Visual Arts Fellowships—Apply, Apply, Apply

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is now accepting applications for 2013-14 Visual Arts Fellowships!

$8,000 Professional artists

$6,000 Graduate students (includes art history)

$4,000 Undergraduate students (includes college-bound high school seniors)

Application deadline: Friday, November 9, 2012.

Application, eligibility guidelines, and PDF flyer available at:

http://www.vmfa.museum/fellowships

 

FRANCESCA WOODMAN EVENT AT GUGGENHEIM

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is pleased to announce the afternoon symposium Art in the 1970s: Through the Lens of Francesca Woodman, presented in conjunction with the exhibition Francesca Woodman, on view through June 13.

On Friday, May 18, beginning at 4pm, scholars and artists examine the relationship between the still and moving image in Francesca Woodman’s and other artists’ production during the 1970s, particularly as associated with Post-Minimalism, performance, and video. Using the framework of Woodman’s work, which the New York Timescalls “a rare and beautiful thing,” this series of brief talks and group conversations reconsiders artistic video in the 1970s, notions of time and space in Woodman’s work, and feminist practice during the transformative artistic juncture of the period. Woodman’s recently released short videos will be screened.

Organized by Jennifer Blessing, Senior Curator, Photography, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. 
Topics and speakers include: 
Corner Pieces
George Baker, University of California, Los Angeles 
The Odd Geometry of Time
Jane Blocker, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 
Memoir on the Work of Francesca Woodman
Moyra Davey, New York 
Artist Conversation
Joan Jonas, New York, with Jennifer Blessing 
Francesca Woodman and Feminist Video in the 1970s
William Kaizen, Northeastern University, Boston 
The program is immediately followed by a private reception and includes an exhibition viewing of Francesca Woodman. 
For tickets visit guggenheim.org/publicprograms. Student tickets are FREE with a valid ID and RSVP to boxoffice@guggenheim.org.

Summer Internship—Environment and Art—a winning combo ;)

The Environmental Art Department at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education seeks an intern to provide support to the management and organization of the Environmental Art Department’s activities. The Environmental Art Program and The Schuylkill Center: The Environmental Art Department at the Schuylkill Center incites curiosity and sparks awareness of the natural environment through art, and works collaboratively to create exhibitions of the highest quality that attract, educate and inspire the public.offers an alternative both to traditional art venues, and to formal methods of presenting environmental education to the public. The Art department challenges established and emerging artists to reflect on environmental issues, to consider the natural context in which the artwork is being created, and to explore working with innovative and non-traditional materials. visit http://www.schuylkillcenter.org/departments/art/ for more information. Internship Description: The Art Department intern will work closely with Department Director and independantly on projects relating to our ongoing Exhibition Program. Internship responsibilities include assisting with general support, written and spoken communication with outside organizations and businesses, program research, promotion, vital database and information management, exhibit preparation and maintenance in the gallery and on our trails. In addition to day-to-day operations, the intern is invited to participate in and offer support at exhibit related events, usually scheduled on weekends. The Art Department intern may also work with our Public RelationsCoordinator and with our Director of Development, providing support on a project by project basis. This is an excellent position to gain foundational office and research skills within a dynamic, unique and successful not-for-profit organization. Interns will also learn a great deal about the field of Environmental Art and the mechanics of no profit arts management and exhibition planning and execution. Both students and graduates are encouraged to apply. Internships are unpaid. Internship periods dependent upon the intern, interns are hired and accepted throughout the year. Requirements: Excellent written and verbal communication skills a must. Must have an interest in exhibition programming and/or environmental art. Visual art related experience a plus. Having a car strongly preferred. Weekend availibility at times needed. Proficiency with Google docs, MS Word, Excel, Photoshop, Facebook and Twitter needed. Web design encouraged. Applicants must be reliable with a positive attitude and collaborative spirit. Internships are part-time, tailored to your work and school schedule. 8-12 hr a week minimum required. Course credit available. Application Procedure: Please send a cover letter of interest. Attach a current resume, including three references with email addresses. Please email or mail to Jenny Laden Director, Environmental Art Department The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education 8480 Hagy’s Mill Road Philadelphia, PA 19128 jenny@schuylkillcenter.org