AIB Internships & Competition

Call for Entries: All-Media Exhibition as Target Gallery Celebrates Twenty-five Years

Deadline for Entry: June 18th, 2012
Exhibition Dates: September 8 - 30th, 2012

Description: This is an all media exhibition that celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Target Gallery. This is open to all artists nationally and internationally. Artists are asked to submit work that responds to world events that have occurred over the past 25 years.

A special catalog and poster will acompany this exhibition.

Juror: J.W. Mahoney is an artist, critic and independent curator who serves as Washington's Corresponding Editor for Art in America. He is an Affiliate Professor of Visual Arts at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, and his latest exhibition, "Carceral," will open at Curator's Office in Washington in May of this year.

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AIB Artists: CALL FOR PROPOSALS | AIB Mass Ave Storefront Art Project

AIB Massachusetts Avenue Storefront Art Project

A juried exhibition celebrating The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University’s
Centennial Year and upcoming move to Porter Square

 

Calling AIB students, alumni, faculty and staff!

As you may know, The Art Institute of Boston will be moving from Kenmore Square to the Lesley University campus in Porter Square in the next few years.  In addition, in the 2012/13 academic year, AIB will be celebrating its Centennial year, having educated artists and designers since 1912.  To celebrate our 100^th year and to prepare for our move to Porter Square, we are hosting the AIB Massachusetts Avenue Storefront Art Project in the fall of 2012.

 

We are very excited about our future neighborhood and would like to start building relationships with our new neighbors. Towards this goal, we will mount exhibitions in many storefront windows along Massachusetts Avenue near Lesley’s University Hall and Doble campuses.  The goal of the project is to showcase a vibrant, exciting group of storefront exhibitions created by the AIB community all along this portion of Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge. All current AIB students, alumni, faculty, and staff members are invited to submit a proposal for a storefront display.  Work in all media is encouraged.  A stipend of $250 will be awarded to all proposals selected.

 

From the Doble Campus along Massachusetts Avenue up to the Porter Square Shopping Center, selected storefront windows will display work created by AIB students, alumni, faculty and staff.  Already, a number of stores have offered to host exhibits in their storefront windows and we expect more to commit to such exhibitions in the coming weeks. Each store boasts a unique personality and takes great pride in the presentation of their windows to the public. These windows are their connection to the outside world, and attract passers-by with their beautiful displays. Storefronts have been selected based on visual potential, their eagerness to work with our artists, and their willingness to let the artwork take the lead.

 

So, we invite you to submit your most compelling work! Work may be two- or three-dimensional such as painting, prints, or photographs; videos or animations; illustration or design pieces; sculptures or site-specific installations; to name a few. You may offer work you have already created or you may choose to create something entirely new for this event. Proposals may be submitted by individuals or by collaborative teams.

 

Submissions will be accepted online from Thursday, May 17 until Friday, June 22.  The application portal can be reached at aib.slideroom.com. Be sure to select AIB Storefront Art Project under Active Programs. Submission costs are $10 per proposal, which will let you upload up to 10 images and supporting documents. Visit our project blog aibstorefrontart.wordpress.com to see more detailed submission guidelines and to see the potential spaces your work may inhabit. Check back frequently as we are actively adding new host windows. Windows sizes range from small, enclosed bays to large, floor-to-ceiling panes that extend across the width of the store. Photos of participating windows are available on our project blog.

 

Winning submissions will be selected by a jury and will be paired up with appropriate host windows.

Selected proposals will be notified by August 1, and will be put in touch with their host business to work out the details. Each window is different and the relationship between the store’s displayed product and artwork will be defined in collaboration with the host business. Work will likely be installed in early September and removed in mid-October. Actual dates may shift slightly and will be verified shortly. Each display will include a specially designed placard with the name of the artist(s), their relationship to AIB (student, alumni, faculty, etc.), a brief artist statement, and the AIB/Lesley logos.

The full details are attached below and also available at aibstorefrontart.wordpress.com.

Please contact Denise Driscoll at ddrisco2@lesley.edu or at 508-561-0306 with questions.

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Illustrator/Information Designer for Visualizing Palestine

Pitch an idea for the AIB Centennial Celebration commercial!

Would you like a chance to become a permanent part of AIB’s history?
 
We are currently conducting a contest to pick an idea for an animated television commercial promoting AIB’s Centennial Celebration!  Yes, that’s right, AIB is turning 100 years old during the 2012/13 academic year.  And we’ll be celebrating in a variety of ways throughout the year, with special exhibitions, visiting artist talks, student and alumni exhibitions, and more.  We will also be spreading the word about AIB through advertisements, banners, billboards, and this television commercial. We are looking for some terrific visual ideas that encapsulate what our school is all about!
 
The commercial will be 30 seconds long and can be done in any visual medium that can be animated.  Your proposal for a commercial should be in the form of a visual script or storyboard of what you are proposing to have produced as an animated work.  The elements that must be included in the commercial are:

1.   our special Centennial motto “Where Ideas Take Shape.”

2.   the college’s full title:  The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University

3.   the AIB and Lesley logos

4.   each of our school’s majors (Animation, Illustration, Design, Photography, Fine Arts and Art History)

We need for the fact that it is our 100th year / Centennial Celebration to be prominent in the commercial you propose.  

Real photos and images of fine art are encouraged in your proposed commercial.

There will be a $200 prize for the commercial concept that is selected. All ideas submitted may wind up in the final commercial and all artists whose work is used in the commercial will be given credit for their contributions to the project.  A team of AIB Animation students will work together to create this commercial over the coming summer. The winner of this contest can choose whether or not they want to be a part of the animation team that works on the final project. There is no obligation to the winner other than providing the artwork that will serve as the inspiration for the commercial.
 
The deadline for submissions of proposals for this TV commercial is May 23! 
We hope you will enter this contest as soon as possible.

All submissions and questions should be submitted electronically to:
Brandon Strathmann,  Acting Chair
Animation Department, AIB
bstrathm@lesley.edu

Author seeking Character Illustrator for upcoming book

Author is looking to hire a character artist to create 16 icons and 16 character drawings of 16 genetic personality types (GPT) for his second book 16 Geniuses — Sixteen Genetic Personality Types (GPT).

The book is based on new scientific psychological work on types.  These 16 types are not astrological, Myers Briggs or any known system of personality types.  Each of the icons and character drawings are archetypal sketches that reflect the high and low personality traits of each of the types.

Portfolio of past and current projects required, electronically if possible.  Review of work will be followed by an interview.

Please contact Bob at BobCooley@TheGeniusofFlexibility.com or 408-687-8995.

Global Resources Needs Part-Time Designer!

Local start-up company, Global Resources (DBA Bare Tree Media) needs a part-time designer with some illustration skills. You'd be creating digital assets and images, organizing content for their mobile apps and virtual worlds, working with licensed brands including Stoopid Monkey, Hallmark's hoops&yoyo, Hello Kitty, etc. Flexible hours, working on-site and from home. Great opportunity for an intern! Email portfolio/resume to CEO Robert Ferrari at ferrari_robert [at] yahoo [dot] com.

Call for Entries: Sustaining / Creating

 

A national juried exhibition of emerging artists, ages 16-25, with disabilities.

Deadline: July 8, 2012

Sustaining / Creating asks emerging artists to showcase work that illuminates innovative viewpoints on sustainability and contemporary creativity. Beyond its scientific definition, sustainability references notions of responsibility and stewardship of our natural world in all facets of human interaction–from the environmental to the cultural. Sustainability indicates the capacity to endure.

Submitted artwork should illustrate these thematic ideas, which may be achieved through broad, abstracted references or detailed personal creations. Your submission might also reflect your experience of living with a disability and its role in shaping or transforming your art.

This exhibition is presented by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ VSA & Accessibility Office and Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

The exhibition
Fifteen artists will be selected for the exhibition and will share $60,000 in cash awards: a $20,000 grand prize, a $10,000 first award, a $6,000 second award, and 12 awards of excellence of $2,000 each.

The exhibition takes place at the Smithsonian Institution’s S. Dillon Ripley Center in Washington, D.C., from September 2012 to January 2013 and may travel nationally to additional venues. Awardees will be honored at an opening reception on Capitol Hill.

Who can apply?
The call is open to artists ages 16–25 living in the United States who have a disability. As defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, a disability is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity. Previous award recipients are not eligible to apply.

Artwork
Submissions must be original work completed within the last three years and after the onset of disability.

Eligible media include but are not limited to paintings and drawings (oil, watercolor, acrylic, pencil, or charcoal); fine art prints; photography; computer-generated prints; digital art; and time-based media (video, film). All work must have a visual component. Two-dimensional artwork should not exceed 60 inches in either dimension. Sculpture should not exceed 24 inches in any dimension.

Fragile or precious materials that cannot withstand handling, storage, and transportation will not be accepted.

The jury process
A panel of distinguished practicing artists, curators, and arts administrators will determine work standards, review submitted materials, and select the 15 artists for the exhibition. The jury looks at the following qualities when selecting exhibit artists:
• Demonstration of original ideas in the work submitted
• Connection to exhibition theme
• Visual cohesion among the images submitted

Work that suggests visual plagiarism, such as a direct copy of another artist’s work, will not be accepted. All decisions are final.

Applying to this call
All materials should be submitted in digital format through CaFE at callforentry.org. No slides will be accepted. Interested artists will be required to create a CaFE profile to apply.

Do not send original artwork.

Please have the following materials ready when applying for this call for art:

1. 4 digital images of selected artwork, formatted to CaFE standards

2. Caption information for each artwork digital image: Artwork title, Year made, Medium, Dimensions, Description

3. A short biography of the artist (one paragraph) that includes hometown, hobbies, interests, academic achievements, honors and awards received, and future goals.

4. Personal statement (2 pages maximum, Word or PDF format) that answers the following questions:
• Describe how your artwork relates to the exhibit theme of Sustaining / Creating.
• What role does art play in living with your disability? Does your disability affect your artwork in any way?
• When did you start creating your artwork and what motivated you to begin?

5. 1 digital image of the artist’s headshot

Supplemental material
Film and video artists must complete an application in CaFE, then should supplement their application by mailing a CD or DVD of their full-length work. On the CaFE application, please allocate at least one of the four JPEG image slots to a still from your video or film.

Any CDs or DVDs received must be ready to play using Windows Media Player, Real Player, or QuickTime. U.S.-compatible formats are encouraged; no VHS tapes or mini-DVDs will be accepted.

The jury will review two minutes of a video or audio file along with the four submitted images. Artists should note a specific two-minute segment to be reviewed, indicating the segment times in their submission. The jury may opt to view the entire video based on this segment.

Supplemental materials should be sent directly to:
Kennedy Center
PO Box 101510
Arlington, VA 22210
Attn: VSA / VW call for art

All supplemental materials must arrive by July 8, 2011.

Other Terms and Conditions

Submitted materials will not be returned.

The Kennedy Center, VSA & Accessibility, or Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. are not responsible for submissions that are incomplete or that fail to upload to a CaFE profile.

To apply, please visit the entry site.

The app development and creative team at Wickedly Sisters is sponsoring a contest to find artists, writers, musicians and animators to expand the storyline of the new iNovel app Spoon and the Moon. Spoon and the Moon is an interactive iNovel app with hot music performed by musicians from North America and Europe, along with whimsical animations and illustrations all woven through a magical storyline.  Currently, Spoon and the Moon is ranked in the Top 20 of downloadable books from Android.

The only fee to enter is the cost of the app, we've made available for you at an introductory .99 cents in the Amazon AppStore.

Full rules and guidelines can be found here: http://contest.spoon-and-the-moon.com/rules.html
More info: www.spoonandthemoonapp.com

Call for Entries: Creative Outlook Magazine Cover Contest

2011 cover winner

Upload your student's artwork to www.creative-outlook.com for a chance to get their art on the cover of the next issue, and a $250 prize!

Entry deadline for contest:
September 1, 2012

About Creative Outlook Magazine:

Distributed and invoiced in October each year, Creative Outlook helps students become informed as to what programs are available to them.

Creative Outlook CoverCreative Outlook is mailed to high schools art teachers for distribution to the most promising students. Teachers know which students have enough desire and talent to potentially take the next step into higher education.

Children's Book Illustrator Wanted

Local author is looking for a children's book illustrator to collaborate with. Seeks an illustrator who is willing to create with her as opposed to for her.
 
"Henry's World" features an 8-year-old boy who is very curious about the world around him. He shares his discoveries with a neighbor, who is a science teacher. There is a strong but light-hearted educational aspect to each tale.
 
There are 2 other series of stories which will need illustrators as well.
 
For more information, please contact Barbara LaMarca Howard at barborbabs@comcast.net