Socially Engaged Art
Live online Thought-Provoking Conversations
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This is your opportunity to be on the ground floor of a movement to create the future of participatory thought-provoking entertainment.
Seeking engaging self-starters to coordinate live online thought-provoking conversations. Successful candidate(s) will gain leadership skills and while using technology to foster community engagement and encourage conversations about innovation, faith, the environment, or people-to-people ambassadorship.
Learning Outcomes:
- Leadership skills
- Teamwork with in-person and remote colleagues
- Effective methods for online community-building
Responsibilities:
- Invite organizations and individuals to participate in live conversations
- Participate in live online conversations on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday evenings
- Recruit users to participate in ThinQ.tv conversations on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings
- Share announcements and content on social media
Qualifications:
- Demonstrated an ability to accomplish goals through previous academic, volunteer, or work experience
- Excellent conversational and writing skills
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Call for Entries "America Is ..." National Juried Show, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC
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Founded in 1976, Touchstone Gallery, located in a modern street-level space in downtown Washington, DC is seeking entries for "America Is ..." a National Juried Show scheduled for August 2 - 29, 2019. Artists are asked to submit artwork that will Explore, Ask and Answer: What is America today?
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- Rachel Adams, Chief Curator and Director of Programs, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts (Omaha, NE)
- Taylor Bythewood-Porter, Assistant History Curator, California African American Museum (CAAM)
- Jen Mergel, Independent Curator; Vice President, Programs, Association of Art Museum Curators (AAMC); Founding Director, Curatorial Network Accelerator of Boston
- Jennifer M. Williams, Public Programs Manager, New Orleans Museum of Art
AWARDS Four artworks will receive Juror's Best in Show Prize of $250
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In the Making- Annual Art Commission 2019
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The Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) is working to empower local people to shape and influence the development plans for UK’s largest regeneration project. In March 2017, we were awarded funding from Heritage Lottery Fund and Arts Council England as part of their Great Place Scheme initiative. This national fund puts arts, culture and heritage at the heart of successful communities. Using this funding and along with local people, businesses and organisations we’ve curated an ambitious, three-year cultural programme that uncovers, connects and showcases the culture, creativity and heritage of London’s largest and most vibrant industrial area, Old Oak and Park Royal.
We’re now seeking expressions of interest from artists to engage with communities working, living and/or socialising in the area and locally based businesses to deliver the 2019 Annual Art Commission which responds to the heritage of Old Oak and Park Royal. The call is open to individual or groups of artists, you could be living and working both nationally or internationally, but a commitment to understanding the local context is essential. The Annual Art Commission will be managed and delivered by Create London, the Creative Programming Partner for OPDC’s Great Place Scheme.
Up to £50,000 is available which includes all artist fees and production costs.
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MA Art and Social Practice at Middlesex University
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The MA Art and Social Practice at Middlesex University is for artists who want their work to make a difference.
Applicants are invited from any creative discipline to develop practice and critical thinking in social engagement through the arts. You will work beyond the institution, building on your own interests, networks and communities, while part of a highly supportive environment that offers one-to-one and group interaction, debate, group visits and opportunities for participation in external events.
Both one-year full-time and two-year part-time options are available, during which time you will have access to studio space and an extensive range of workshop facilities on the university’s state of the art campus.
Next Open Evening Wednesday 15th March 2019
