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GET LISTED!
If you are looking for exhibiting artists or have an opportunity for artists (in any medium) and would like to be included in the GAAC "Call for Artists" the GAAC Calendar and other site announcements please email your information (PDF or MSWord format only) to: events@augustaarts.com.

Arts in the Heart of Augusta Festival
September 17-19, 2010!.
The Arts in the Heart Festival is coordinated by the Greater Augusta Arts Council. In 2008 the Festival is a featured event during the Westobou Festival; The featured cultural group was the Philippine American Association. The event has won numerous awards including ‘Top 20 Events” from the Southeast Tourism Authority “Top 100 Events” from the American Bus Association and Augusta Magazine's "Best of Augusta" for 2009!

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Call for Artists: Local
Wet Paint Party Returns
After much discussion we have decided to bring back the Wet Paint Party for 2010. The event will take place December 2, 2010 at Sky City. We are currently seeking artists to sell their items - you set the minimum bid and recieve the minimum bid if it sells. We are also seeking individuals to be part of the planning committee. If you are interested or need more information email Grace.

Westobou Festival Signature Artist Competition
Entries must be postmarked by September 30, 2010.

The entry fee is $30.00 non-refundable, and it entitles each artist to submit up to five entries. Check or money order should be made payable to: Westobou Festival. Award is $500.00

Exhibition opportunity during festival (details to be determined upon selection).
Representation as the Signature Artist for 2011.Each year, a visual artist will be selected to “represent” the festival in marketing and promotional materials including – but not limited to – print advertising, billboards, t-shirts, tickets, programs, and press releases.
The 2010 artist is international artist, Philip Morsberger. This application is for the consideration for the 2011 Festival.

For more information and an application click here!

Creel-Harison Community Art Gallery
Entry deadlines: 12/1, 3/1, 6/1, 9/1
The Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art announces the establishment of the newly renovated third-floor Creel-Harison Community Art Gallery. The Institute’s Artist Members living in the Central Savannah River Area are invited to submit exhibition proposals. Applications will be considered quarterly by the GHIA Exhibition Committee and must include the following: an exhibit proposal, artist statement, artist resume, and a minimum of twelve (12) highquality
.jpegs or slides of current artwork.   Learn More   Prospectus

Call for Plays
Le Chat Noir is looking for original plays for future 10-Minute Play Festivals. Scripts should be 5-7 pages in length with a performance time of approximately 10 minutes. Scripts can be mailed to:

Quickies! c/o Le Chat Noir
304 8th Street, Augusta, GA 30901.
Or e-mail info@lcnaugusta.com.

Call for Artists: Out of Area
Arts & Culture Alliance Consignment Sale
Delivery deadlinel: July 27-30, 2010
This is an annual sale of artwork, handmade items, bric-a-brac, fine crafts, jewelry, antiques, arts supplies, and more handled entirely by the Alliance. Bring your items to sell! 40% commission donated to the Alliance (30% for members)...More Information

Third Annual National Juried Show sponsored by the Southern Appalachian Artist Guild
Entry deadline: July 31, 2010
Attention all 2-Dimensional and 3-Dimensional Artists: You are cordially invited to enter the Third Annual National Juried Show sponsored by the Southern Appalachian Artist Guild.

Best in Show 2D and 3D - $1500
Total $5000 in Prize Money and Merchandise
Blue Ridge is located in the beautiful north Georgia mountains. The show will run from October 16th - November 12th.

This is a traditionally heavy traffic time for Fall leaf viewers. Leaves are typically at their peak, attracting interest from the metropolitan areas of Atlanta, Chattanooga, Knoxville and Asheville. The selection judge is Annette Blaugard. Art works selected will be displayed in the Richard Low Evans Gallery. The gallery is in the historic courtroom of the Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association. For more information and a prospectus please visit blueridgearts.net/SAAG.cfm

Knoxville’s Arts District Banner Competition
Receipt deadline: August 20, 2010
The winning design will be printed on 26 banners to be hung from street poles in the Arts District (primarily along the 100 & 200 Blocks of Gay Street).  Banners will hang indefinitely.  Enter up to three designs, no entry fee...
Downoad application

City of Duluth"Living Honorarium"
A Tribute to Duluth's Firefighters, Police Force and Veterans
Request for Proposal (RFP)
Entry deadline: September 15, 2010
The City of Duluth desires to recognize and pay tribute to the living members of its Firefighter and Police forces, as well as Veterans who have served its citizens. The Duluth Fine Arts League (DFAL), on behalf of the City of Duluth, is seeking qualifications from professional artists and/or artist teams for the design, execution and installation of original artwork embodying the aforementioned project. Response to this Artist Call is open to professional artists residing in the Southeast United States, (defined as: N.C., S.C., Va., Tenn., Ky., W. Va., Ga., Al., Miss., and Fl). Artists working in any media are eligible to apply. Preference will be given to artists or teams that have demonstrated experience in creating, executing and installing works of comparable scale and importance to this project...Details!

Arts in the Airport
Receipt deadline: September 17, 2010
This is a biannual juried exhibition showcasing work at McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville for a six-month period. Enter up to five pieces of work, no entry fee. Up to $1,000 in awards are given...Download application

Emporium Artist-in-Residence
Receipt deadline: September 17, 2010
This is a biannual opportunity for college students and other young, emerging artists providing free studio space at the Emporium in downtown Knoxville as well as a solo exhibition at the end of the six-month residency. Free membership in the Alliance for one year. No application fee...
Download application

National Juried Exhibition
Postmark deadline: September 26, 2010
This is an annual juried exhibition showcasing work at the Emporium in downtown Knoxville from mid-December through end of January. Enter up to three pieces of work for $40 ($25 for members) and three additional works for $7/each ($5/each for members). Up to $1,000 in awards are given...
Download application

Grants
The KARS Consulting Group, LTD Offers Free Assistance for Organizations, Nonprofits & Small Businesses
As a way of introducing themselves to the community, The KARS Consulting Group, LTD is offering free assistance to community organizations, nonprofits and small businesses.  If you: have an organization, have ever wanted to start one, have wanted to launch your own business but didn't know how or where to turn, give KARS a call to see if they can help.  They're providing free assistance to select organizations with grant proposals, business plans, volunteer recruitment, donation requests, fundraisers, press releases, and more.  Call (706) 715-3211 or visit their website at www.karsconsultinggroup.com. 

Grants. Gov to Offer One-Stop Site for Federal Funding
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) unveiled a single, comprehensive website that will contain information on all federal grant programs once fully operational. The website, Grants.gov, is expected to make it easier for organizations to learn about and apply for federal grants.

Grants.gov presently has information for more than 800 available grant programs involving all 26 federal grant-making agencies. The website provides information in a standardized format across these agencies and features a search tool to help applicants find potential funding opportunities. The cross-agency website also simplifies the application process by allowing applicants to download, complete and submit applications for specific grant opportunities. To date, application packages have been posted to Grants.gov by five agencies — the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Education, Energy, Justice and HHS. This list will be expanded in the coming months as federal agencies continue to post application information about additional grant opportunities.

Grants.gov is a key element of President Bush's E-Gov initiative, which aims at harnessing Internet-based technology to make it easy for citizens and businesses to interact with the government, save taxpayer dollars and streamline citizen-to-government communications. The White House Office for Management and Budget named HHS as the lead agency for the Grants.gov initiative. HHS is joined in the collaborative effort by the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Justice, Labor and Transportation, as well as the National Science Foundation. More information on Grants.gov is available at http://www.grants.gov.

Georgia Council for the Arts offers Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant
These grants are the only "direct to the artist" offered by the Georgia Council for the Arts. The grant helps to ensure Georgia's living traditions remain vibrant, visible parts of community life by pairing Master Artists with Apprentices.
Past apprenticeship grants have brought together master weavers, quilters, storytellers, basket makers, luthiers, visual artists, musicians, dancers, folk artists, craft makers, artisans and others with interested, qualified apprentices to learn a tradition. These grants are supported through funds from the NEA.

Please Click here for more information regarding the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant (msword format)

About Creative Capital
Founded in January 1999, Creative Capital Foundation is a national nonprofit organization that supports individual artists pursuing innovative approaches to form and content in the visual and performing arts, film/video, and in emerging fields.
Creative Capital Foundation 65 Bleecker St. 7th Fl.
New York, NY 10012
Tel: 212.598.9900 Fax: 212.598 4934
info@creative-capital.org      www.creative-capital.org
Past apprenticeship grants have brought together master weavers,
quilters, storytellers, basket makers, luthiers, visual artists,
musicians, dancers, folk artists, craft makers, artisans and others with
interested, qualified apprentices to learn a tradition. These grants
are supported through funds from the NEA.
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Le Chat Noir now offering theatre instruction to adults (and teenagers with parental consent)
For information call 706-722-3322.

Dance Extreme Offers Free Jazz Classes!
Free jazz class to everyone of all ages for the second semester. There are no gimmicks the class is absolutly free until the end of the semester in June! Everyone enrolled in the free jazz class will also be eligible to participate in our end of the year show. For class times and more info please call 706.364.6060 or check out our website www.dancextremeaugusta.com!

The Art Deadlines List
The Art Deadlines List collects and publishes information about opportunities for artists and art students, of all ages and skill levels. If you have any or all of the following:
call for entries/art
art contests/competitions
call for proposals/projects/papers
art-related job or internship
art scholarship/grant/fellowship
arts & crafts festivals/fairs
film/video festival
artist residencies
auditions/tryouts/casting calls

All disciplines, including:
drawing
painting
sculpture/ceramics/pottery
writing (poetry, essays, books)
music (singing, instrumental, solos, bands)
film/video
mixed media/collage
photography
playwriting/screenplays/scriptwriting

Send your announcement here: submission@artdeadlineslist.com

WonderRoot Launches Literary and Visual Art Magazine Project
Loose Change: a literary collection of community voices
Atlanta, GA - WonderRoot, a non-profit organization located in Reynoldstown announces the launch of a new literary and visual art magazine called Loose Change. Loose Change is a publication that strives to facilitate a supportive artistic environment for those who seek to express themselves in the world of literary and visual arts. We are devoted to allowing participants to explore their craft, allowing range of language and medium while participating in an evolving dialogue. We are committed to being a nurturing theater of learning for those who seek aesthetic growth.

Loose Change is a quarterly publication currently scheduled to release the first issue in January 2010. The magazine will appear online each quarter and in print once per year. Loose Change was created for writers and artist who are interested in being part of a collective literary project for the state of Georgia. All ages are welcome to submit fiction, non-fiction, poetry, lyric, visual art, and other forms we are yet to imagine. To submit or inquire, please email loosechange@wonderroot.org. There is no submission fee

Georgia Tourism Foundation
Georgia Tourism Foundation announces GaMadeGaGrownProducts.org. This website is an excellent resource when searching for vendors that make and sell unique, authentic product; sourcing for potential vendor partners/exhibitors for festivals, events and professional development opportunities; local corporate retreats; looking for venues, destinations, state parks, historic and cultural centers to include on day trips, vacations, school and church field trips.

You can now search the site by travel region, so finding information is even easier. This website is designed to market and promote Georgia's artists, entertainers, museums, galleries, farms, agritourism venues, crafters, theaters and so much more.

Registration with Electronic Copyright Office (eCO)
The U.S. Copyright Office has updated their website and now promotes on-line filing for copyright registration for all media, visual, literary, performing, music, etc. Paper forms are available only by mail request, fees are more and paper not encouraged. To file a claim to copyright in your work, we recommend you use the Copyright Office online system. Advantages include:

Lower filing fee of $35 for a basic claim (for online filings only).
Fastest processing time.
Online status tracking.
Secure payment by credit or debit card, electronic check, or Copyright Office deposit account.
The ability to upload certain categories of deposits directly into eCO as electronic files.

Take the tutorial for the new procedures at:
http://www.copyright.gov/eco/eco-tutorial.pps

Remember that you must file within 90 days of publication to acquire maximum protection of your work with all of the remedies provided in Section 501, et seq. For more infomation on Federal Copyright Registration visit http://www.copyright.gov/. For Access to infomation regarding forms and process visit http://www.copyright.gov/forms/.

ArtPerk: Helping you perk up your aspirations...always free for artists!
Site based on the needs and suggestions of artists and sponsoring organizations across the country and the world. Soon, the site will feature discussion forums, articles on art business formation and success, even better ways to search, art related news feeds, and more interactive features to help you grow as an artist and as a sponsoring organization. www.artperk.com

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