KINOWATT Screens New Film ‘Cultures Of Resistance’

KINOWATT, curated by Maori Karmael Holmes (LTA ’06, ACG ’06, ACG ’05) and Sara Zia Ebrahimi (ACG ’09) features documentary and narrative films that seek to illuminate injustice, spark debate, and incite action. On February 3, Cultures Of Resistance  will screen at 8:00pm at Asian Arts Initiative (1219 Vine Street) by Director Iara Lee. In 2003, on the eve of the Iraq war, director Iara Lee embarked on a journey to better understand a world increasingly embroiled in conflict and, as she saw it, heading for self-destruction. After several years, travelling over five continents, Iara encountered growing numbers of people who committed their lives to promoting change. This is their story. From IRAN, where graffiti and rap became tools in fighting government repression, to BURMA, where monks acting in the tradition of Gandhi take on a dictatorship, moving on to BRAZIL, where musicians reach out to slum kids and transform guns into guitars, and ending in PALESTINIAN refugee camps in LEBANON, where photography, music, and film have given a voice to those rarely heard, CULTURES OF RESISTANCE explores how art and creativity can be ammunition in the battle for peace and justice. Tickets are $8 general admission and $5 student admission. Purchase tickets here.

Free Business Advising at UArts’ Corzo Center

The Corzo Centerfor the Creative Economy offers free business advising to the community.  By appointment only, discuss your plans, strategy, and tactics for your creative start-up or established organization with local professionals.

Marketing for Artists Lecture

This session will introduce artists to the basics of marketing. Participants will learn how to identify a target audience, build a business value proposition, and use a range of marketing and promotion tools. The lecture will be held on Monday, February 6^th, 6:00 – 9:00pm at the CBS Auditorium, Hamilton Hall (320 S Broad St) at the University of the Arts. The event is free for UArts students, alumni, and the general public. Seating is limited, registration required. RSVP at corzocenter.ticketleap.com

16th ANNUAL ARTURO SCHOMBURG SYMPOSIUM

Each year, this event explores a different aspect of the complex relationship of the African Diaspora influences within Latin American Culture. Presentations by distinguished scholars, this event, offers an opportunity to increase knowledge and understanding, foster dialogue, and provide a forum to educate participants and speakers alike. The film screening will be held on Friday, February 17th  6:30-8:30pm at the Episcopal Cathedral, 3723 Chestnut Streets. The all day symposium will be on Saturday, February 25th. 9:30am – 4:30pm at Education Building Taller Puertorriqueño 2557-59 N5th St.. For information about Registration, group rates and more, please call 215-426-3311

Philly Info Session for Creative Capital Artists’ Grant

Creative Capital supports artists creating adventurous and imaginative work in Emerging Fields, Film/Video, Literature, Performing Arts and Visual Arts. The online Letter of Inquiry form opens on February 1, 2012 and closes on March 1, 2012. 
They will be holding an information session on Friday, February 3, 12:30pm, The Painted Bride, 230 Vine Street. Kemi Ilesanmi, Creative Capital’s Director of Grants & Services, will be present to answer questions regarding Creative Capital’s current and upcoming grant rounds. Sessions are free and open to the public; RSVP here and specify “Philadelphia info session” Learn more about how to apply in 2012 click here.

Full-Time Programs Available At The International Center Of Photography

Explore the Visual Image Through Full-Time Programs at the International Center of Photography. The International Center of Photography (ICP) brings together people from around the world to explore the possibilities of the visual image. ICP embraces photography from historical to contemporary and from photojournalism to fine art—making the School at ICP a preeminent educational environment with unparalleled resources.  ICP offers two One-Year Certificate Programs, one in General Studies and one in Documentary Photography and Photojournalism. These Programs provide advanced students with an intensive yearlong course of study that strengthens personal vision, teaches professional practices, and explores the many disciplines that inform media and art today. The year culminates in a final student exhibition in the School’s Education Gallery. For students who wish to take their practice to the next level, this is a wonderful opportunity to build a portfolio for editorial work, gallery exhibition, or entry to graduate school.  Application Deadline: Friday, March 9. For more information, call 212-857-0065 or visit icp.org.

FiberPhiladelphia 2012 Presents Opening Lecture ‘Fiber In The 21st Century Art World’

FiberPhiladelphia 2012 kicks off March 2 at 2:30pm at Moore College of Art and Design. This opening event will feature Elissa Auther, Keynote Speaker that will lecture on the topic Fiber in the 21st Century Art World.  Elissa Auther will discuss the explosion of fiber and fiber-based practices in contemporary art and everyday life. The 21st century has witnessed a tremendous increase in the visibility of fiber in art, a rise related to the broader currency of craft within the context of DIY and artisan movements, among other social, political, and cultural forces. In this talk, Auther discusses this terrain, with an emphasis on the unique role fiber has played in the expansion of artistic practice today. To register for the opening event. click here. To learn more about FiberPhiladelphia, visit their website.

 

 

Request For Proposal For Arts Facility And Program Development Consultant

The Borough of Lansdowne has issued a request for proposals for an Arts Facility and Program Development Consultant. The proposal deadline is  Wednesday, February 29, 2012.The Borough of Lansdowne, located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, is seeking a Consultant (consultant) experienced in economic development, community engagement, artistic program development and project management to assist the Borough with the initial programmatic development of a new arts center, 2020 House to be located on the same grounds as the borough’s historic The Twentieth Century Club.  The 2020 House building is under renovation and tentatively scheduled to open in January 2013. The center’s programming will specifically focus on print making with an emphasis on environmentally sound techniques, creative writing of all genres and music composition with professional residencies in all three fields, classes for all skill levels, art salons, professional arts development seminars and presentations or work products resulting from the residencies that will serve as a lasting benefit to the wider community but especially for Lansdowne residents. Questions should be submitted by email only, not by phone, by the end of the business day on Friday, February 10 to: Craig Totaro, Borough Manager, Borough of Lansdown totaroC@borough.lansdowne.pa.us.  Please submit your electronic response to the RFP by the end of the business day on Wednesday, February 29 to: Craig Totaro totaroC@borough.lansdowne.pa.us

California Institute Of The Arts Is Looking To Hire A Digital Media Artist

California Institute of the Arts is looking to hire digital media artist.  The successful candidate will be expected to teach two graduate level courses per semester in the Program in Art and Technology, as well as to supervise independent study and workshop projects at the Center for Integrated Media. Significant record of exhibition or production, ability to address a broad range of critical theory, art making, media production, technology and software is necessary. At least two years teaching experience at the graduate level within the field of art and technology is required. In addition, at least five years practical experience in the fields of electrical engineering, programming, hardware and physical computing is required. Include CV, letter of application (include teaching philosophy), names and addresses of 3 references, work samples that exhibit a technical and creative competence. These work samples should include a relevant combination of the following: writing samples, URL’s, up to ten digital images and/or five Quicktime video excerpts no longer than 3 minutes each on CD or DVD. Please note that materials will not be returned.  Brief course proposals encouraged.  Application Deadline:  March 1, 2012.

Chicago Artist Activist Mary Patten at Print Center This Friday

Mary Patten’s Revolution as an Eternal Dream: the Exemplary Failure of the Madame Binh Graphics Collective examines the political practice and visual propaganda of a now-obscure women’s poster, printmaking, and street art collective based in New York City between 1975 and 1983, calling up the perpetual desire for revolution, but also the frailty of such dreams. Published by Half Letter Press, this 84-page book is with full color graphics throughout and includes a preface by the writer and critic Lucy Lippard as well as an afterword by the artist and writer Gregory Sholette. The book will be available for purchase in our Gallery Store that day. Friday, January 27, 2012, 1:00 – 3:00 PM at the Print Center (1614 Latimer Street). RSVP to Eli VandenBerg or 215.735.6090 x1, this event is free and open to the public.