Neil Harbisson: I listen to color

Hello Fellow Cyborgs,

Here is a fascinating TED talk on hearing color and seeing sound.
http://www.ted.com/talks/neil_harbisson_i_listen_to_color.html

2011-12 Scholarship Committee has awarded:
• Jordan Perkin-Lewis, as one of 3 candidates to be forwarded to the Headlands for the post-graduate Headland Residency 

• Elia Vargas, for the Stillwell Award

• Christopher Lopez, for the Christine Tamblyn Award

Art Instructor

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

The OMI/Excelsior Beacon center is a community center housed within a public school dedicated to improving the lives of youth and adults by providing educational, recreational, and supportive services. The Beacon Center is located in the James Denman Middle School and is a program of the Urban Services YMCA which is the social services branch of the YMCA of San Francisco.

Position:         Art Instructor

     Reports To:    Associate Director & Evening Community Programs Coordinator

Status:            Part-time (2-3 hrs/week)

                       $18-$25 / hour depending on experience

Job Summary: The Art Instructor will teach a weekly Art Class to adults in a community center setting between the hours of 6:30-9:00pm.

Duties:

• Design, outreach, and implement an Art Class for adults and youth that include a planned curriculum.
• Prepare lessons that reflect accommodations for differences in student learning styles.
• Plan and use appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment that reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of students.  
• Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning by maintaining a safe and positive environment for all.
• Use effective communication skills to present information accurately and clearly.
• Provide strong leadership in supervising diverse populations of participants.
• Perform evaluations of program as requested.
• Develop outreach and marketing strategies to recruit community members for program as needed.
• Maintain a working budget for your programs and adhere to the accounting systems of the Beacon.  
• Maintain, monitor and purchase supplies and other instructional materials
• Submit, in a professional and timely manner, Beacon forms including; incident reports, time-cards, witness reports, budgets, etc.
• Work to carry out the mission of the OMI/E Beacon, work in a professional manner, practice values-based decision-making, and act as a positive role model for participants.
• Be able to substitute other classes when needed.  
• Maintain minimum attendance of 12 students.

      Qualifications:

1. Knowledge and experience teaching an art class such as introduction to art/drawing, intermediate art/drawing, 3D art, figure drawing, sculpture art, basic design, illustration drawing or painting.
2. Must have experience working with charcoal, oil pastels, watercolors, colored pencils, graphic pens, and acrylic paint mediums.
3. Established record of professional exhibitions and/or published work.
4. Ability to interact with diverse groups of constituents and have ample knowledge of cultural norms of adults and families living in urban communities.
5. Possess strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills. And ability to model professionalism, personal responsibility, a strong work ethic and positive character.
6. Experience in classroom and behavior management.
7. Ability to pass TB health clearance and fingerprint clearance from the Department of Justice/FBI.
8. Degree in Art preferred, high school diploma required.
9. Bilingual in Cantonese, Spanish, or Tagalog strongly preferred.
10. Ability to work 6PM-9PM schedule.

    Application Procedure:

• Please email a letter expressing your qualifications and interest as well as a resume to the Community & Evening programs coordinator at jsingh@omiebeacon.org.

The Art Of Protest

Martin Wong Gallery March 12th-29th 2012

Martin Wong Gallery March 12th-29th 2012

Transformation-an idea or action which artists can approach to anchor, meet, and mythicize. What are we focusing on to transform in ourselves with our art or as the art? Through these responses layers of Transformation will be expressed and exposed.

Dates:

Submissions Deadline. February 27th Included Artwork Drop off. March 9th Show. March 12-29th

Submissions:

Please send (.jpg) email submissions to submit.transformation@gmail.com & include name, dimensions, medium and a description. Open to any medium from painting, sculpture, installation,performance, photography, video, text, etc...!!

Contact:

Jenny Galipo submit.transformation@gmail.com

Onion City

Call for Entries The 24th Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival June 21-24, 2012 THE 24th ONION CITY EXPERIMENTAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL CALL FOR ENTRIES Chicago Filmmakers announces the call for entries for The 24th Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival. Onion City will take place June 21-24, 2012. Please read the festival regulations and entry procedures below. Contact Festival Director and Programmer Patrick Friel at onioncity@chicagofilmmakers.org if you have any questions or concerns. You can also enter (with a discount) through Withoutabox at www.withoutabox.com beginning in mid-late February. ************************************************************************************** THE 24th ONION CITY EXPERIMENTAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL Festival Dates: June 21-24, 2012 Regulations and Entry Procedures Entry Deadline: April 20, 2012 Your film or video entry, accompanied by a signed entry form and entry fee (for US entrants; free for international entrants) must arrive at our office by 5:00 PM, April 20, 2012. Send to: Chicago Filmmakers, 5243 N. Clark St., 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60640. Entry Form Please fill out the entry form completely and sign it. A separate entry form is required for each title. Materials In addition to your entry, please enclose a description or synopsis of your entry along with a short biography for the film/video maker(s). We strongly encourage you to include at least one digital image (or indicate that these can be emailed or downloaded). Please also send any press kits, reviews, or publicity materials you might have. Entry Fee US ENTRANTS: Please enclose a non-refundable entry fee (check or money order in US Dollars only) for each entry, made payable to "Chicago Filmmakers." $25 for the first entry and $5 for each additional entry by the same entrant. INTERNATIONAL ENTRANTS: Free (international entries are free due to the much higher shipping costs and the excessive cost and hassle of getting international money orders). Eligibility Any experimental works completed between 2009 and 2012 are eligible. No length restrictions. Chicago premieres are highly preferred but not required. Installation Works Onion City is not accepting submissions of installation and other gallery-based work. Eligible Formats Entries should be submitted for preview on DVD or BluRay (any region; NTSC or PAL; no DVD+RW), digital file, or online preview; contact Onion City if you prefer to submit film prints for preview. Note: preview copies will NOT be returned (except for film prints - contact Onion City before submitting film prints). If your work is available online in a high quality streaming format, you can submit as a link. Note that if you submit this way and are selected for the festival you may still have to send a DVD or tape for promotional purposes and a proper exhibition format. Acceptable formats for exhibition include: FILM - 35mm, 16mm and Super-8mm; VIDEO - DVD (no DVD+RW), BluRay, Mini-DV (NTSC only), and BetaSP (NTSC only). We might be able to accommodate Digital Files for exhibition - if this is your preferred exhibition format, you should also have your work available in one of the other video formats. Foreign language work must be subtitled in English. Authorization By entering the festival, the entrant authorizes a public screening of the work in the festival and agrees to provide an exhibition copy for the period of the festival (June 21-24, 2012). Should the distribution rights for the work change by the time the festival takes place, it is still the responsibility of the entrant to provide an exhibition copy to the festival without charge. Once a film/tape is submitted for entry, it may not be withdrawn. Additionally, the entrant authorizes the festival to make copies of their preview tape or DVD for press use. Notification If your entry is accepted for exhibition you will be notified by May 11, 2012. If your entry is not accepted for exhibition you will be notified by May 18, 2012. These dates are approximate and may change. Receipt of Exhibition Copy: May 25, 2012 If your entry is accepted for exhibition, your exhibition film or videotape should arrive in our office by May 25, 2012. Please inform us if this will be a problem. Exhibition copies will be returned to the entrant by July 13, 2012 unless we are requested in writing otherwise. Transshipments of exhibition copies to other U.S. festivals must be requested in writing. Onion City cannot transship to other international festivals. Festival Prizes The festival will award cash prizes to films and videos selected by our jury. Shipping Exhibition copies must be sent to the festival prepaid. Return shipping via UPS or US Mail will be covered by the festival. Additional charges for express shipping or transshipments to foreign film festivals must be paid by the entrant or the recipient. The festival cannot accept nor assume responsibility for damage or loss of materials while in transit. All film reels, cans, videotapes and cases must be labeled with the title of the entry. Please do not use fiber filled shipping envelopes; fibers damage videotapes and equipment. International Shipping Foreign entries must be shipped prepaid. Exhibition copies must be sent directly to the festival office with all transportation charges, delivery fees, and any duties or taxes prepaid by the shipper. The entrant will have to bear financial responsibility in the event that the festival is charged any brokerage fees. Please be sure to include all proper customs documentation. We recommend that the following declaration be printed on the outside of the package and on customs forms: TEMPORARY IMPORTATION - FOR FILM FESTIVAL EXHIBITION ONLY. NO COMMERCIAL VALUE. Exhibition copies will be returned to the entrant at the expense of the festival. Contact Information Chicago Filmmakers Attn: Onion City 5243 N. Clark Street, 2nd Floor Chicago IL 60640 Phone: (773) 293-1447 Fax: (773) 293-0575 Email: onioncity@chicagofilmmakers.org http://www.chicagofilmmakers.org THE 24th ONION CITY EXPERIMENTAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL Title__________________________________________________ Director________________________________________________ Producer_______________________________________________ Country of Film/Video______________________________________ Year of Release____________          Running Time________________ Entrant Name___________________________________________ Relationship to Entry______________________________________ Address_______________________________________________ City_____________________________________________State_________ Zip/Postal Code_________________Country_________________________ Phone - Day __________________Eve _________________ Cell ________________ Fax__________________________________________________ Email________________________________________________ Website______________________________________________ Are you on Facebook / Twitter / Flickr / other(s) ________________________ Is this film/video publicly available online? No   Yes   URL __________________________________ Distributor or Print Source Contact (if different from entrant) _____________________________________________________ Address_______________________________________________ City____________State___Zip________Country_______________ Phone_____________________Fax_________________________ email_________________________________________________ Exhibition Format (circle all available formats): 35mm     16mm       Super-8mm     Mini-DV (NTSC)   BetaSP (NTSC)   DVD   BluRay     Digital File Sound:                     Optical     Silent     Mono     Stereo     Dolby Film Aspect Ratio: ____________   Video Aspect Ratio: (circle one) 4:3 standard     16:9 standard                  Other (specify) _________________ Preview Format (circle one): Video:     DVD   BluRay   Digital File                   Online at _____________________________________ Film:   (Please contact Onion City about this option) Still Images (circle one): Digital Images Included                                    Emailable if Selected                       Online at:__________________________ If accepted, this festival screening will be a: World Premiere   North American Premiere   U.S. Premiere   Chicago Premiere Has your film/video screened in Chicago or is it scheduled to show in Chicago before June 21?   Yes   No If so, where and when: _______________________________________________________ Please include a Brief Synopsis Release Statement: I certify that I have read, understand, and do hereby agree to be bound by Festival Regulations described herein, and that I have the legal authority to submit this entry. Signature_____________________________________________ Date__________________ For Office Use: Entry #________Fee Encl.________Ack. Sent_______ Onion City is a Production of Chicago Filmmakers, 5243 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60640 www.chicagofilmmakers.org

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CIA-news:summer undergrad residency

February 8, 2012

Work by Mariel Bayona at the 2011 Summer Undergraduate Residency exhibition. Photograph: Howard Flemming.

San Francisco Art Institute IN DEPTH: Summer Undergraduate Residency Program at the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) June 18­–August 10, 2012 Priority application deadline: April 1 San Francisco Art Institute800 Chestnut StreetSan Francisco, CA 94133  academicaffairs@sfai.edu415.749.4594  www.sfai.edu/summer-undergraduate-residency-program

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PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONSFAI's Summer Undergraduate Residency Program offers a rare opportunity for a graduate-quality experience in preparation for advanced study in the fine arts. Unique for its rigorous critique, individualized support, and engagement with internationally recognized artists, this eight-week intensive program is specifically designed for undergraduate students or recent baccalaureate graduates wanting to refine and complete a portfolio. Students who pursue this residency must have significant studio experience and demonstrate a readiness for graduate-level work through their statement of intent, project proposal, and artwork. Residency includes: 3 units of advanced undergraduate college credit Individual studio space at SFAI's historic 800 Chestnut Street campus Professional and technical development through the Residency Seminar Access to SFAI facilities and technical support services, including painting, printmaking, and sculpture studios; darkrooms; digital imaging and film processing equipment; and editing suites Attendance at the Graduate Lecture Series Critiques with visiting artists Excursions to San Francisco museums, galleries, and alternative art spaces Group exhibition at SFAI's Diego Rivera Gallery Access to SFAI's Summer Institute public programs, including symposia and special events Option of enrolling in additional undergraduate courses and tutorials (additional tuition cost) Housing available in SFAI's residence hall (additional fee)  How to Apply Applicants must submit: Residency Application Form A statement of intent / project proposal Ten examples of work (digital images) A letter of support from a faculty member at the applicant's home institution Visit www.sfai.edu/summer-undergraduate-residency-program for the application form and submission instructions. PROGRAM COSTTuition: 4,698 USDHousing (optional): 275–325 USD per week depending on room type and availability 2012 SEMINAR LEADERSLarry Thomas is an accomplished painter and printmaker. He worked for many years at SFAI as chair of the Printmaking Department, Dean of Academic Affairs, and Interim President. His work is in the collections of artist's books at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art.  Sherry Knutson is the Area Manager of Painting, Printmaking, and Sculpture at SFAI. 2012 VISITING ARTISTS AND LECTURERSRhea Anastas is an art historian and Interim Director of the M.A program in Art and Curatorial Practices in the Public Sphere at the Roski School of Fine Arts at USC. She co-founded Orchard, a cooperatively organized gallery on New York's Lower East Side, and has edited three books: Dan Graham: Works 1965–2000 (2001), Witness to Her Art (2006), and Allan McCollum (2012). Bill Berkson is a poet, art critic, and Professor Emeritus at SFAI. A corresponding editor for Art in America, he has also contributed reviews and essays to Aperture, Artforum, and Modern Painters. A new collection of his art writings, For the Ordinary Artist (BlazeVOX), was published in 2011. Allan deSouza is Chair of the New Genres Department at SFAI. His photographic, installation, and performance works investigate themes of landscape, modernity, and colonialism. He has had recent solo exhibitions at the Fowler Museum, Los Angeles; the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.; and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco. Jeannene Przyblyski is an artist and historian whose work includes scholarly publications on art, urbanism, photography, and new media, as well as conceptual and media-based site-specific artworks exploring history, ecology, and urban form. She is Dean of Academic Affairs at SFAI and Executive Director of the San Francisco Bureau of Urban Secrets. Susan Silton works across diverse media including photography/video, installation, performance, text, audio, lithography, and Internet technologies, and within diverse contexts such as public sites, social network platforms, and traditional galleries. Her work has been exhibited widely, including at SFMOMA and LACMA. Hans Winkler has realized actions and interventions in public space since 1984. In 2008 he curated the exhibition Looking for Mushrooms, about the art movement in San Francisco from 1955–1968, at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Germany. Pamela Z is a composer/performer and media artist who combines a wide range of vocal techniques with electronic processing, samples, gesture-activated MIDI controllers, and video. Her work has been presented at Bang on a Can in New York and the Venice Biennale, and awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship and an Ars Electronica honorable mention. San Francisco Art InstituteFounded in 1871, the San Francisco Art Institute is one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious schools of higher education in contemporary art. It boasts an illustrious list of faculty and alumni in all of its areas of focus. But most importantly, SFAI has consistently held fast to a core philosophy of fostering creativity and critical thinking in an open, experimental, and interdisciplinary environment. At SFAI, we focus on educating artists who will become the creative leaders of their generation.

TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL

TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL
California State University Student Research Competition
Calling for Submissions
Application Deadline: Monday, February 20th
PURPOSE: The CSU Student Research Competition is held to promote excellence in undergraduate and graduate scholarly research and creative activity by recognizing outstanding student accomplishments throughout the twenty-three campuses of the California State University.
WHO MAY APPLY: All currently registered undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to submit their work, in addition to alumni/alumnae who received their degrees in spring, summer, or fall of 2011. Research involving human or animal subjects must have an approved protocol on file with the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs -Human and Animal Protections,http://research.sfsu.edu/protocol/.
FOR ENTRY FORMS AND GUIDELINES, GO TO THE GRADUATE STUDIES WEBSITE:http://www.sfsu.edu/~gradstdy/research-competition.htm

Crown Point Press Internship

Gallery Intern

Established in 1962, Crown Point Press is a publisher of limited edition fine art etchings and woodcuts by internationally recognized artists. The etching studio and gallery are in a historic landmark building located in the South of Market neighborhood within two blocks of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

This is a part-time position for an individual seeking to gain entry level experience in the workings of a contemporary art gallery. The position is designed for a college student with some work experience who is extremely detail oriented and self-motivated.

Requirements and skills:

Gallery Intern duties revolve around providing administrative support to the gallery and will learn many different aspects of gallery operations. An ideal candidate should be self-motivated, and enthusiastic with strong organizational skills, attention to detail and a professional demeanor.

Gallery responsibilities include answering phone, greeting visitors to the gallery, photocopying articles, updating and organizing artist files, email correspondence, some internet research, and other administrative tasks.

This is an internship for college credit with a commitment of 1-2 days a week. Wednesdays and Saturdays are preferred, but we can be flexible with school schedule.   If interested please reply by email only to gallery@crownpoint.com. Please include cover letter, resume, and three references. No phone calls. We will contact you if an interview is appropriate.