City of Kent
Deadline: 3/5/2012 (postmark deadline)
The City of Kent seeks prints, photographs, paintings, works on paper and other types of artwork for the juried Kent Summer Art Exhibit. All accepted artwork is then eligible for City Art Purchase Awards and Kent Arts Commission Exhibit Awards.
This annual juried art exhibit is displayed salon style in the Centennial Center Gallery and adjacent conference rooms to accommodate over 40 regional artists. Work is on display June 15 through August 31, 2012.
The City Art Purchase Awards total $5,000. Multiple artworks may be purchased from several artists. The awards panel will also choose between 3-5 artists to receive the Kent Arts Commission Centennial Center Gallery Exhibit Awards for the 2013 season. Artists are eligible to receive multiple awards.
Open to Washington State artists.
World Affairs Council
Deadline: 4/4/2012
The World Affairs Council is hosting Games Without Borders Youth Challenge. Students in grades 4-12, individually or in teams of up to four, are invited to submit a game design/proposal for an educational game on a global topic (may be a board game, a video game, or any type of game).
Games that are fun and increase global awareness are hard to find. Youth can be a pioneer in this field! The World Affairs Council challenges students to create a game that they will love to play and that will raise global awareness.
The top three winners in three categories: grades 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12 will tour a local game company.
Visit the World Affairs Council website for a Getting Started Guide and resources to assist students in designing games. For Challenge rules, click here.
If you have any questions contact Games@world-affairs.org.
Seattle Theatre Group
Registration deadlines: 4/4/2012 and 5/2/2012
Advanced ballet/contemporary dancers (ages 14-22) are invited to audition to perform in works by Mark Haim and Sonia Dawkins in Seattle Theatre Group’s Dance This performance on July 12-13 at The Moore Theatre in downtown Seattle. All performers will also rehearse and perform in a cross-cultural finale choreographed by Daniel Cruz. Tech/performance week commitment July 7-14 is intensive and includes workshops, finale and tech/dress rehearsals. Auditions will include a modern warm-up with choreography taught by the choreographers.
Auditions are Sunday, April 8, with Mark Haim and Sunday, May 6, with Sonia Dawkins. Pre-registration is required. For more information about Dance This visit www.stgpresents.org/education
Auburn Valley Creative Arts
Deadline for proposals: 2/24/2012
Auburn Valley Creative Arts welcomes proposals from artists who wish to teach classes in AVCA’s new gallery space at 113 Main Street in downtown Auburn. Currently scheduling classes for March, April and May. The location has convenient parking and nearby restaurants. Art instructors interested in applying for a teaching space should visit the City of Auburn’s Arts & Entertainment website.
Auburn Valley Creative Arts
Deadline: 2/24/2012
Auburn Valley Creative Arts members have a new gallery space (113 Main Street, downtown Auburn) in which to gather, create, interact, and talk about their art, their art challenges, their specific media techniques, paint and create together – whatever they want to do.
If you would like to be part of a Meet?up Group click here and then go to the link for “Group meet-ups for shared interests.”
AVCA will make every effort to create meet up times that work with your schedule. If unable to do so, they will put out a notice that states your interest and preferred times to meet.
Auburn Valley Creative Arts has a new storefront gallery at 113 Main Street in downtown Auburn. Artists who are interested in displaying their work during the months of March/April/May in this venue should visit the City of Auburn’s arts website for more details.
If you have any questions after reading about the call contact Marie Lyndemere at mlyndemere@comcast.net or 253-887-0290.
White Center Art Walk
Deadline: 3/1/2012
Let your imagination roll wild at the Southgate Roller Rink in White Center. There’s plenty of room on the walls, and hundreds of skates just waiting for you and your ideas to be a permanent part of the rink.
Sculpture Criteria and Instructions: Max out your design at 4? wide x 2? tall; utilize up to (5) pairs or (10) skates; make it wall mountable. Include as much of the roller skate as possible (ie; the boot, truck and wheels). A surplus of clay wheels are also available for use. Sculptures must be completed by May 9th
Participation fee is $20 which covers skates, hanging and promotion of the May 3rd Saturday Art Walk. The roller rink will play host to a fundraiser benefiting WCA on May 16th which will serve as an early unveiling of the art work before the Art Walk on May 19th.
E-mail whitecenterartwalk@gmail.com by March 1 if you would like to participate and get details about skate pick up.
Auburn Valley Creative Arts
This year, Auburn is hosting two weekend opportunities to exhibit your art!
Friday, May 11, 5-9 PM and Saturday, May 12, 11 AM – 3 PM and
Friday, August 3, 5-9 PM (with wine!) and Saturday, August 4, 11 AM – 6PM (in conjunction with ArtRageous)
Please submit the call to artists Auburn Art Walk application. Follow the link and if you have further questions please e-mail auburnartwalk2@gmail.com.
New Music USA
Deadline: 3/19/2012
Countless new and important works have come into being through commissions. Commissions also provide a vital source of income and artistic development for composers. To ensure that composers and their commissioners have the knowledge and resources to successfully complete their goals, New Music USA offers support through its Commissioning Music/USA program. This support takes the form of subsidized commissioning fees as well as technical assistance in managing the entire life-cycle of a commissioning project.
Once a project is completed, New Music USA will make information on the commissioned work and the composer available to presenters and performers looking for new repertoire or new composers to commission. Explore the Commissioning Music/USA repertoire in MTC’s Commissioning History: our searchable repertoire database.
Applications are submitted by a single commissioner or consortium of commissioning organizations and are evaluated by an outside panel of artists and presenters. If selected to participate in the program, Commissioning Music/USA offers between $10,000 and $20,000 in support of the composer’s commissioning fee and copying expenses.
Commissioning Music/USA alternates annually between supporting concert works and collaborative works. The 2012 round of Commissioning Music/USA will commission collaborative works that involve music with other visual, media, or performing art forms in integrated and inseparable ways. The works supported will be created by a collaborative team involving at least one composer or sound artist and other collaborator(s) working in different disciplines. The work itself may take an established form (ballet, opera, musical theater, etc.) or other new, idiosyncratic, or emergent forms. The new work can be for any instrumentation, type of ensemble or electronics, and can be in any style.
For more information click on the link above or contact Scott Winship, Program Manager, swinship@newmusicusa.org
Muzak Heart & Soul Foundation
Deadline: 3/31/2012
NOISE! is a summer program for teens who long to understand and someday be a part of the music industry. NOISE! takes music education to the next level by giving talented high school students an innovative and unique opportunity to gain first-hand experience inside the music industry. Highly gifted music students, selected from across the country, spend 10 intense days immersed in every aspect of the music business, learning directly from industry professionals about essential music and business-related skills.
The Muzak Heart & Soul Foundation presents its 11th annual NOISE! camp, held in the Charlotte, NC area from July 18 -28. At NOISE! teens 15 to 17 years old learn from a wide range of role models including artist managers, record label producers, music critics, audio architects and other industry insiders. The students receive a first-hand look at the environments within which music industry professionals work. They are given the opportunity to explore various careers within the music industry—better equipping them to pursue their dreams.
Students accepted for NOISE! receive scholarships provided through funding from the Muzak Heart & Soul Foundation. 16 students are selected to attend NOISE! Scholarships include all NOISE! curriculum, field trips, meals and lodging. Transportation to and from Charlotte is the responsibility of the applicants and/or their potential sponsors. Applicants must be a student, age 15 to 17. They must also be a practicing musician, songwriter or vocalist who possesses a passion for all types of music, a drive to succeed and a curiosity to learn about a variety of careers in the music industry. For more information, visit heart.muzak.com/noise/
Rainier Youth Choirs
RYC seeks outstanding singers, boys and girls with a desire to sing in an exceptional choir. Interested singers and their parents may observe and/or participate in a rehearsal at anytime. Grades 6 and up trebles rehearse at 4:30 PM, and high school through college singers rehearse at 7 PM. Please contact RYC prior to your visit by calling 253-347-0180. Rehearsals are held in Covington.
Auditions by appointment are held throughout the school year.
Artist Trust
Deadline: 2/26/2012
Artists practicing in Craft, Literary, Media and Music Arts in Washington State are eligible to apply for the 2012 Artist Trust Fellowship. This program recognizes practicing professional artists of exceptional talent and demonstrated ability, acknowledging an artist’s creative excellence and accomplishment, professional achievement and continuing dedication to their artistic discipline.
The award amount is $7,500; $7,000 is unrestricted and $500 is payable to artists upon completion of a Meet the Artist event. Meet the Artist events are offered by Fellowship recipients to a community that has little or no access to the artist and their work. Past Fellows have conducted events around the state, enriching community life throughout Washington.
Application guidelines and workshop information can be found at www.artisttrust.org or artists can request guidelines by mailing a business sized, self-addressed stamped envelope to: 2012 Fellowship Application, Artist Trust, 1835 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122.
Tacoma Film Festival
Early bird deadline: 3/15/2012
The 2012 Tacoma Film Festival call for entries is now open, with a new submission category for Northwest filmmakers. The date for the 7th annual Tacoma Film Festival is October 4-11. For more information click here.
City of Burien Cultural Arts Department
Deadline: 2/24/2012
The City of Burien and the Burien Arts Commission are seeking an artist or artist team to create a dynamic, innovative mural on the exterior surface of a downtown Burien building. This project is open to all Northwest artists and the budget is $12,000, inclusive of materials. The deadline for application materials is Friday, February 24th. For more information please contact Gina Kallman, Cultural Arts Supervisor, City of Burien, ginak@burienwa.gov, 206-391-6605. Call can also be found on www.burienparks.net , click on “Arts and Culture.”
The Washington State Arts Alliance will host the 20th annual Cultural Congress from Sunday, April 22 to Tuesday, April 24, 2012 in Yakima. The statewide arts conference brings together a diverse group of arts professionals and volunteer community leaders to gain valuable tools and information, cultivate partnerships and seek inspiration.
The Planning Committee is currently seeking proposals for conference sessions on topics including arts education, arts advocacy, fundraising, technology, nonprofit management, and community programming.
For more information visit www.wsartsalliance.com.
International Conservation Photography Awards
Deadline: 2/29/2012
The International Conservation Photography Awards (ICP Awards) is a premier worldwide photography event focused on conservation and the environment. The 2012 edition of the biennial juried photo competition, along with awarding cash & merchandise to selected photographers, will include an online exhibit, a 5-month museum gallery exhibit at the prestigious Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture in Seattle, Washington, and publication in national photography magazines and other printed communications. There are several categories, including the region-specific “Puget Sound at Risk.”
4Culture
Deadline: 3/7/2012
The Landmarks Rehabilitation Program supports projects that help preserve designated King County Landmarks and landmarks in interlocal cities, to protect these special places for future generations. Eligible applicants include private owners as well as organizations and local governments.
For more information on this and other 4Culture funding programs, visit www.4culture.org or call Preservation 4Culture lead Flo Lentz at 206-296-8682. Online applications will be available at the first of the year.
4Culture
Deadline: 2/29/2012
4Culture’s Heritage Special Projects funding program promotes the identification, documentation, exhibition and interpretation of historic and cultural materials pertaining to the heritage of King County. The program has produced outstanding videos, web sites, publications, oral histories, events and award-winning exhibits. The Special Projects funding program is open to both organizations and individuals.
For more information on this and other 4Culture funding programs, visit www.4culture.org or call Heritage 4Culture lead Eric Taylor at 206-296-8688. Online applications will be available at the first of the year.
4Culture
Deadline: 2/29/2012
4Culture’s Heritage Cultural Education program builds awareness of King County’s rich and diverse past, and provides opportunities for organizations and heritage specialists to partner with teachers and students to develop and present innovative classroom-based heritage education projects.
All funded projects must align with Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALRs) and Classroom Based Assessments (CBAs), especially those that focus on Social Studies, and must be designed to be distributed electronically via the Internet. For more about EALRs and CBAs, go to www.k12.wa.us.
For more information on this and other 4Culture funding programs, visit www.4culture.org or call Heritage 4Culture lead Eric Taylor at 206-296-8688. Online applications will be available at the first of the year.
Smithsonian Institution
Ongoing
Through Shout, the Smithsonian Institution uses interactive, Web-based technologies to encourage continuous exploration by learners of all ages. In this challenge the Smithsonian is collecting narratives from people across the US who have memories to share about environmental change in their town or neighborhood. Have fun and make a valuable contribution to your community—you’ll be adding voices to its history!
The Smithsonian will post a selection of the videos received to the Shout website. The goal is that all members of the Shout community will learn about the different ways that people in communities across the U.S. value the land.
The Des Moines City Council is accepting applications for candidates wishing to serve on the Des Moines Arts Commission. The Des Moines Arts Commission provides community programs such as Arts Alive family events, summer concerts in Beach Park, Poverty Bay Arts Festival and commissioning of murals in downtown locations. Arts Commissioners serve three year terms and are appointed by the Mayor with City Council confirmation. The Commission meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month from 4-5:30 PM at the Des Moines Activity Center. Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled.
Interested persons should complete an application form and submit it to the City Clerk’s Office at 21630 11th Avenue S, #A; Des Moines, WA 98198. Click here for an application form.
Tarragon Books, a small press publishing Pacific Northwest novelists, is pleased to announce a new not-for-profit program that offers a showcase for promising student novelists. Tarragon Books invites queries for publication from writers who have been enrolled in high school or college classes within the past year, and who have not yet published a novel commercially.
Please send an e-mail to Sara Stamey, managing editor of Tarragon Books, with the following information in the body of the e-mail — no attachments: a brief introduction about yourself and your student status, as well as any previous publications of short creative writing. Describe your completed novel (no partials considered) in 1-3 paragraphs. Look for tips on writing a query letter at www.agentquery.com. If interested in your novel idea, Tarragon Books will e-mail you to request sample chapters.
This program publishes novels as Print-on-Demand and eBooks, and publishes non-exclusively so that authors will be free to publish elsewhere as they gain recognition.
The City of Enumclaw curates a display case at Enumclaw City Hall that is available for exhibiting jewelry and other small works of art. Please call the Cultural Programs office at 360.802.0239 for more information.
Ongoing
The Plateau Community Orchestra is recruiting members for upcoming concert season. Particularly seeking string players, but musicians in all sections, and of all ages and abilities, are welcome – no audition required. Rehearsals are held Tuesdays, 7-9 PM in the music room at Enumclaw Middle School, Highway 410 at 550 Semanski Street S in Enumclaw. For more information call Suzanne at 360-825-8520.
Free Consultation on Good Management Strategies for Cultural Organizations. This offer is exclusive to SoCoCulture members only.
Marcia Holland, CAE, CEO, of Outcomes Unlimited, LLC, and a member of the SoCoCulture leadership team, is offering free, two-hour consultations on how to make your organization more effective. Marcia has spent 20 years working with boards of directors and volunteers, helping them focus on going forward into the future with a sense of excitement. She is available to sit down with any SoCo member organization to talk about how to have a peak performing board of directors, how to get new people to volunteer, and how to develop a simple but effective strategic plan. Contact Marcia at mhollandrisch@comcast.net.
Ongoing
Come play with the Gateway Concert Band. We particularly need more trumpeters, clarinetists, and an oboist, but anyone playing a band instrument is welcome. We rehearse Monday nights, 7-9 PM, at the Enumclaw Middle School music room in Enumclaw. Call our Director at 360-825-5369 for information, and visit http://www.gatewayconcertband.org. No auditions, no dues, just fun and a lot of playing time.
Ongoing
The Rainier Symphony is seeking violists, percussionists and a timpanist for the orchestra. Auditions are scheduled upon request. Visit http://www.rainiersymphony.org for more information or contact Marisa Hartman, Orchestra Manager, at 206-781-5618 for audition details.
