International ArtExpo is selecting all interesting video/short.films to include in the next 2006 Exhibitions:

- Indiana International Video Art & Architecture Festival - Video Art & Architecture event at the Indiana University Art Gallery (USA). Two nights of videos from around the world (March 17 and 18, 2006, 6 to 9 PM).

- Temporary Identities digital and videoart event at Novosibirsk State Art Museum (Russia - March 2006). The festival will consist of the exhibition of digital works, videoart works and short experimental films.

The number of works with you can participate is unlimited. All works must be on DVD (PAL or NTSC), no matter what the original source medium. The duration may be any, with a preference given to a max lenght of 15 minutes. If you are interested, send your video submissions (Name/Surname, City/Country, Film title, Running time, Brief film synopsis) with a CV/biography, videography and an introduction about the piece to:

Luca Curci
via Casamassima, 75
70010 - Capurso (Bari) - Italy

International ArtExpo is a not for profit organization that provides a significant forum for cultural dialogue between all artists from different cultures and countries. We depend on the support of you. ArtExpo is grateful to all of the institutions, corporations, and individuals who support our efforts. We work with a number of national and international galleries as well as publishers, museums, curators and writers from all over the world. We help artists through solo and group exhibitions, gallery representation, magazine reviews and advertisements, press releases, internet promotion, as well as various curatorial projects.

Participation open to: professional artists, architects and designers, associate groups and studios.
submission deadline: January 31, 2006
email: artexpo@lucacurci.com
more details: www.lucacurci.com/artexpo

Theme “Sound of the Icon”
Händel was popular – so popular that his music survived his life time and last but not least, gave the matrix for many following composers. Händel’s music therefore was of value. Following generations had reason and occasion to combine more with the music as a pattern of composition and acoustic experiences. The figure Händel as a composer of music, known all over the world, was risen up to an icon. But which value has this icon and for whom? What does the Händel-Festival carry in creating meaning and value regarding this icon? Which icons are being installed and for what reason by whom and what kind of mechanisms are used for that “instalment”? The contact with an icon moves a vibe in the artist as well as in the audience. This vibe, the sound and the movement resulting out of this, are goals of this years theme.

Announcement
For participating in this announcement, artists are called to present musical, sculptural, pictorial, as well as medial contributions regarding this year’s theme “Sound of the Icon”. These works will create one main focus of the Festivalclub.

Procedure
Until the 10th of January 2006, a short conception (max. 2 pages) and adequate referencematerial (DVD, VHS, catalogue, pictures, program, press-releases etc.) must be passed in together with the announcement sheet. Received concepts will be seen by the curators. Out of the received ideas, the most interesting ones are going to be chosen and will be integrated into the program of concerts, the exhibition, installations and performances within “Electric Renaissance”2006. A jury will be formed until the beginning of February 2006. The organizers will get in contact with the artists, to make a proper realization of the contribution possible. If the reference-material should be sent back, please enclose the appropriate postage.

Venue / Time
The Festivalclub is the Festival’s basis of communication. At daytime a café, it’s getting transformed into a Club at night, where discussions as well as musical events are held.

METROPOLIS Magazine is currently collecting applications for the 2006 Next Generation Design Competition. Submit your Big Idea to help make our designed environment better and more sustainable.
METROPOLIS is looking to identify the next generation of Big Ideas by the next generation of designers. We are offering a $10,000 award to an individual or team of designers who develop a Big Idea that will make our designed environment better, safer, and more sustainable. The Next Generation Design Competition was established in 2003 to recognize and encourage activism, social involvement, and entrepreneurship among designers.

The call for entries is taking place now through December 15th (late entry: January 15th). For complete information visit: www.metropolismag.com/nextgen.
Open to: The Next Generation Design Competition is open to any designer practicing for ten years or less. The prize is intended to support designers who address sustainability, universal acccess, and emerging technology. We encourage submissions from all design disciplines.

entry fee: $75 for each submission
awards: A $10,000 cash prize will be awarded to an individual, office, or team of collaborators whose Big Idea will benefit people and the environment.
organization: METROPOLIS Magazine
information: Laurie Manfra - lmanfra@metropolismag.com

99 Silhouettes
Silhouettes are becoming an increasingly popular technique used across the spectrum from high profile TV campaigns, product identities, magazine and book illustration to web graphics. Our forthcoming publication '99 Silhouettes' will be an accessible visual resource for designers and creatives, whether simply looking for inspiration or interested in commissioning artwork and illustration in this genre.

Any artist or designer, either student or professional, chosen for inclusion will benefit from this invaluable form of self-promotion, having artists' and designers' credits and contact details displayed as either footnotes or in an index of artists. The publication will reflect the diverse approaches, versatility and influences adopted when producing silhouette based artwork.
What do we mean by silhouette? An image consisting of the outline of a person or object, mainly filled in with a solid color, which usually appears dark against a light background, light against a dark background, or in some other way in contrast to the background. An instant visual impact is created by extracting and using the most basic forms of an object, figure or structure, whilst still retaining the most communicative elements, and therefore, the overall presence of the subject itself.
What is eligible for inclusion? Photography in which the subject is silhouetted against its background (this technique could incorporate ceramic pieces or sculpture), fine art, lino-cut, photocopies, etching, typography, stencil art, graphic design, fine art, painting and illustration - including vector illustration where the predominant feature is a silhouette, or could be described as a silhouette of any particular subject. if you are in any doubt as to whether a piece of artwork would be eligible for inclusion, please feel free to contact us prior to submission.

submission deadline: January 31, 2006
contact: Steve Campbell
email: info@debutpublications.co.uk
download entry form: www.debutpublications.co.uk

"35th Annual Lake Wales Art Show"

The Lake Wales Arts Council announces a call to artists for the 35th Annual Lake Wales Art Show. The show runs March 25 and 26, 2006 on the shores of Lake Wales in Lake Wales, Florida. Open to all fine art artists working in any medium. Best of Show $2,000, Judges Awards, Presidents Awards, 18 other awards. Juror: Dale Clifford.

Entry Fee: $15 jury non-refundable and $135 booth fee if accepted.
Download prospectus at www.lakewalesartscenter.org
Deadline: January 6, 2006.

info:
William E. Dickinson
lwartsss@verizon.net

"City as Nature". Afif Gallery, Philadelphia

Afif Gallery in Philadelphia is seeks work about: urban decay; explorations of urban life; human relationship to environment; or finding the beauty, poetry, psychology, mood, or spirituality of the city for a juried exhibition taking place in January - March 2006. Artists working in any media may enter; work must be able to fit through a standard door.

entry fee $20 / 1 - 4 slides, $5 each additional slide.
entries may be in the form of slides or online entries.
deadline: December 29
info: http://afifgallery.com

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