How do you go from struggling, emerging or even semi-established artist to selling a complete show for $198 million? It’s a big art world out there, but maybe this is one place to start!

Magical Elves (Peabody Award-winning Project Runway, Emmy Award-winning Top Chef) and Sarah Jessica Parker (Golden Globe- and Emmy Award-winner) and her production company, Pretty Matches, are teaming up for an hour-long creative competition series among aspiring contemporary artists who will create and compete to conquer the art world!

If you’re an emerging or mid-career artist with a unique, powerful voice that demands a bigger stage – well. . . Here. It. Is.

We want contemporary artists. Your medium could be one of many (or several of many) – painting, sculpture, installation, video, photography, mixed-media – we want voices that believe in their art and want the world to know.

Attend one of our four regional casting calls around the country and we will consider you for participation in this groundbreaking show.

DATES:

LOS ANGELES
Saturday, July 11 & Sunday, July 12, 10 AM – 2 PM
LAXART
www.laxart.org

MIAMI
Tuesday, July 14, 10 AM – 2 PM
Fredric Snitzer Gallery
www.snitzer.com

CHICAGO
Thursday, July 16, 10 AM – 2 PM
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Sullivan Galleries, 33 State Street
www.saic.edu

NEW YORK
Saturday, July 18 & Sunday, July 19, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
White Columns
www.whitecolumns.org

PLEASE BRING THE FOLLOWING TO THE OPEN CASTING CALLS:

1) YOUR COMPLETED AND SIGNED APPLICATION FROM THE WEBSITE (NOTE: YOU WILL NOT BE ADMITTED TO THE OPEN CASTING CALL UNLESS THIS APPLICATION AND THE CERTIFICATION OF VERACITY IS COMPLETED AND SIGNED);

2) A “DIGITAL PORTFOLIO” WITH REPRESENTATIONS OF AT LEAST 10 PIECES OF ARTWORK, PREFERABLY MORE. THE DIGITAL PORTFOLIO MUST BE ON A CD-ROM OR USB FLASH DRIVE/JUMP DRIVE THAT IS CLEARLY LABELED WITH YOUR NAME, PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS. THE DIGITAL PORTFOLIO WILL BE LEFT WITH CASTING AND NOT RETURNED TO YOU;

3) A HARD COPY PORTFOLIO THAT SHOWS YOUR RANGE/DEPTH OF WORK. THIS HARD COPY PORTFOLIO WILL BE REVIEWED ON-SITE BY CASTING, SO PUT YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD. THIS HARD COPY WILL NOT BE LEFT WITH CASTING;

4) IF POSSIBLE, ANY ORIGINAL ARTWORK THAT IS EASILY TRANSPORTABLE. THESE PIECES OF ARTWORK WILL BE FOR REVIEW ON-SITE AND YOU WILL NOT LEAVE THIS ARTWORK WITH CASTING; AND

5) AN UPDATED RESUME.

For more info visit: www.bravotv.com

 
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She is a Bad B#tch! Men Want Her and Women Want to be Her. Known for her strength and seductive ways, she's Gun-Ho and all about the "Get Yours!" She is irony incarnate. She is your fantasy...which one?!? That's up to you. Just keep in mind, she is available to invade your space..just say the word!

www.soundofart.net

Limité Magazine is an academic journal dedicated to capturing the echelon of modern world culture - elevating the unique and inspiring in fashion, design, travel, the arts, and pure expression. Fueled by a desire to serve as the voice uniting cultures from around the globe, Limité celebrates diversity, creativity, and the modern lifestyle of today’s man and woman.

Whether derived from the styled catwalks of Milan or the graffitied streets of Brooklyn, it is the select works that alter the way we see our world that become Limité features. The men and women who are the tastemakers, entrepreneurs, visionaries, and determined underdogs all contribute to the living trans-world culture that is Limité.

Ideal Candidates:
We feel this position is ideal for college students (but not limited to) looking to gain valuable REAL experience with a fast-paced, up & coming online media company that focuses on dissecting pop culture in a relevant and intelligent manner.

Contributor Duties:
You will be responsible for various cultural and product reviews, conduct interviews and manage press release submissions for the online magazine. Experience is not necessary for the position, although we do recommend a writing background (literature, communication or any other liberal arts majors).  Most importantly, we need those with a lot of fire and enthusiasm and the ability to learn and contribute great editorial ideas. 

Incentives:
The position/internship is currently unpaid, but affords lots of networking opportunities at exciting industry events, school credit, work reference and valuable editorial experience. We also give you the opportunity to bolster your writing portfolio and provide an expansive PR platform to build on your own creative projects.

Contact:
If you are interested in this position, please drop an email inquiry to the Limité Staff at: limite@freshmediainc.com

Starting in June, CODE magazine, based in the Netherlands, will be going international. CODE, is a fashion magazine that specializes in documentary photography. Currently, distribution covers Benelux, Paris and Japan and starting in June New York City. CODE is looking for an amazing free-lance American editor. Someone who loves pop culture. But also understands and loves style, journalism and perfect edits.
For more info on CODE visit: www.codemagazin.eu or www.code-mag.nl.
For more info on the job, e-mail: peter@codemagazine.eu

Talk about environmentally friendly art!  iri5 showcases a number of portraits of musicians made out of recycled cassette tape with original cassette. Also included are portraits made from old film and reels. This is what we call creativity!!!

For more visit: iri5

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This year Younity's 3rd exhibition entitled FRESHER! will host 40 female urban artists who will participate on an exhibition indoors and outdoors dedicated to bringing community awareness to environmental issues like; recycling, consumerism, global warming, pollution, health and renewable energy. Along with the exhibit YOUNITY will self publish it's second collectors book series that will help keep the message alive. Throughout the exhibit YOUNITY will host youth workshops, mural projects, and panel discussions to help educate the community about the importance of living GREEN.

FRESHER! CALL FOR ENTRIES - ( WORLDWIDE )
10 -15 new artists will be chosen to showcase their work at the Younity FRESHER exhibition in the fall of 09'.
Each artist is asked to create a piece based on one or more of the environmental issues listed below.
• Please note that if your work is chosen each artist will be responsible for shipping to and from YOUNITY NYC studio.
• Please be conscious of size, weight, and fragile artwork.

RE-FRESH THE STREETS!  -  ( WORLDWIDE )
Artists / crews worldwide are asked to participate in a street art/mural project entitled "RE-FRESH THE STREETS" using one or more of the following environmental issues below. The street art/mural created must include Younity's FRESHER! stencil logo provided to be able to unite and identify the project worldwide. We will select 10-15 images from various cities/ streets/ communities which will be included in the 2009 "FRESHER!" exhibit.

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES INCLUDE:
• recycling
• consumerism
• global warming
• pollution
• health
• renewable energy

REQUIREMENTS:
• Entry Fee: $10.00 per submission ( limit 3 submissions per artist )
• Paypal: contribute@theyounity.com
• For Checks or Money order payments please email us at: info@theyounity.com
• e-mail your JPG submission to: info@theyounity.com with the subject heading:

FRESHER & SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Please include the following:
• Artist Name:
• City:
• Website link and/or myspace link:
• Size:
• Title:
• Medium:
• Short Bio:

* * * DEADLINE: JUNE 1st 2009 * * *

For more info, click here here to download the call for entries guidelines or visit:

WEBSITE: www.theyounity.com
BLOG: www.theyounity.wordpress.com 
MYSPACE: www.myspace.com/younityspace

The 5th Annual Connecticut Film, Writers, Music & Interactive Festival and Conference is accepting film and script submissions for the June 2-7, 2009 festival being held in downtown Danbury and on the campuses of Western Connecticut State University, the Northeast's gateway to the film, music and digital media industry. The festival and conference will feature the exhibition and competition of more than 130 independent films, 100 music performances and 100 workshops, panels and keynotes as well as dozens of parties, industry VIP events and network opportunities. The last day for submissions is April 15th, 2009.

Connecticut has become a hotbed of filmmaking activity in the last 2 years generating more than $600 M dollars of business as a result of the most competitive film, music and digital media state tax credits in the nation.  The festival is part of the marketing push to create new jobs and businesses in the state, which in turn is now attracting top talent who are relocating to the state and creating new talent through the abundance of educational opportunities and immersive courses offered by public and private universities and the state film office. 

For more info visit: www.ctfilmfest.com

Today must be product packaging day! Here is another cool packaging concept, once again for kicks. To celebrate the Lunar New Year, Nike has designed a red lacquer “Chinese Candy Box” for its Nike Clot Air Force 1. The box comes complete with sweet edible treats.

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In what's sure to be a very limited release, Converse for its 100th anniversary is releasing The Chuck Taylor High wrapped in books.

"To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the canvas all star basketball shoes, converse have produced a limited edition of 1000 books containing a pair of shoes. using the theme of ’star’, the book details the history of the canvas all star brand and features interviews by 100 of today’s biggest stars."

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