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Call for Artists
FedEx Global Education Center Exhibitions

The FedEx Global Education Center (GEC) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is now accepting proposals from artists wishing to display work in the Center during the 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 academic years. Proposals are accepted on an ongoing basis and will be reviewed by the Art Committee which meets quarterly. Proposals should be submitted via mail to FedEx Global Education Center - Laura Griest, Campus Box 3268, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 or hand delivered to the Center located at 301 Pittsboro Street (corner of Pittsboro & McCauley Streets). The committee consists of representatives from the Global Education Center who are dedicated to global education through the arts.
 
The FedEx Global Education Center Art Committee considers display submissions in accordance with the following priorities:

• We seek to display works by artists from various world regions who create through paint, sculpture, textile, and other mediums.
• The Committee will consider the extent to which work reflects contemporary international issues of significance and complexity.
• Works with an educational dimension consistent with the mission of the Global Education Center are encouraged.

 
All artists must submit the following to be considered:

• Resume
• Artist’s statement
• 5 to 10 images of the proposed exhibition pieces, accompanying text, dimensions of pieces and explanation of how pieces will be displayed (discuss framing, mounting, etc.)
• Explanation of international focus and educational benefit
 
The gallery space within the GEC is housed on three levels and contains approximately 12 to 14 linear feet on each of the five walls in the space (one wall on the first floor and two walls on the second and third floors). Most exhibitions should utilize all three levels of the gallery space, but exhibitors may share gallery space on some occasions. Glass display cases (approximately 11.5’W x 8.5’H x 18”D) containing maple pedestals (14” squared, 2 in each height Ð 2’, 3’, and 4’) in the Center’s atrium may also be used to highlight 3-D work.
 
Artists may provide contact information for those wishing to purchase artwork, but prices cannot be listed. The Global Education Center cannot be responsible for the security of artwork, though some pieces may be covered by the University’s fine arts policy. Exhibitions typically show an average of one to three months. For questions: contact Laura Griest, (919)962-0318, or .
 

Call for Entries
2008 Exhibition of the Appalachian Pastel Society

Best of Show prize $1000 cash!
Juror: Margaret Dyer http://www.margaretdyer.com
Opening Reception is October 3, 2008. The show runs to November 22, 2008 at the Gallery of the Arts Council of Henderson County, 538 N. Main Street, Hendersonville, NC, 28739. The deadline for CD entries is August 1, 2008. Instruction for making a CD can be found at http://www.appalachian-pastel-society.org/HowToCreateCDsForArtShowEntry.pdf. Other prizes include cash for top awards, pastel sets and other awards donated by pastel product suppliers. A prospectus a will be available on the Appalachian Pastel Society Web site May 1, 2008. http://www.appalachian-pastel-society.org/. For more information, contact Kay Gordon, (828) 649-3363.
 

Teaching Artist Training Program at Artspace

The Artspace Outreach Program was created in the fall of 2001 to provide children and young adults with a voice through art - providing them with the language of art through which they can express their thoughts and ideas, and share them with the community in a positive way. Over the past six years, the program has provided visual arts opportunities for approximately 4,000 children and adults through partnership with neighborhood social service organizations and local schools. Together with these partners, Artspace provides safe, engaging and constructive environments for young people who lack adult supervision during non-school hours, a time when they are most vulnerable to delinquent behavior.
 
Artspace is currently seeking artists for a special training program in conjunction with our Outreach Program. The program will train artists from September 2008 - May 2009 (5 meeting times, 2.5 hours per session), with 2009-2010 devoted to teaching and mentoring experiences.
 
To apply for the training program artists should submit the following materials by July 9, 2008:

• Resume
• Description of previous teaching experience
• Narrative addressing interest in teaching at-risk youths and teaching specifically in the Artspace Outreach Program.
• Two-sentence description of a proposed project/concept that the artist would like to develop and realize through the Artspace Outreach Program.

 
Selected artists will be expected to provide a deposit (financial needs considered), with all but $50 to be refunded at the completion of training. More information about the Outreach program as well as past projects can be found by visiting www.artspacenc.org.
 

Cary Visual Art’s Call for Artists:
Temporary Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition

Cary Visual Art cordially invites you to apply to enter work in our 2008 Temporary Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition. Ten finalists will be selected to exhibit their works on Cary’s Town Hall Campus from August 2008 through June 2009. The launch of the exhibition is timed so that the projected 50,000 people attending Cary’s Lazy Daze festival on August 23 will have the opportunity to visit the exhibition. An artists’ reception will kick off the event in mid-August, allowing finalists to meet local art enthusiasts and collectors.
 
Each finalist will receive a $1,000 stipend, and one “Best of Show” prize of $5,000 will be awarded. Hank ForemanThe show’s juror is , Director and Chief Curator of the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts at Appalachian State University. Applications and entry fee of $25 may be submitted through http://www.carysculpture.org or by US post to CVA’s PO Box address on their website. Deadline for submissions is May 16, 2008. For full information about exhibition and application guidelines, please visit www.carysculpture.org.
 

The North Carolina Symphony Presents
The 2008 Youth Concerto Competition

Preliminary Rounds take place on May 4, 2008, 11:30 am, Meredith College. Final Rounds take place on May 11, 2008, 12:30 pm, Peace College. Pre-registration is required. Application and $25.00 registration fee is due by April 20, 2008.
 
The 2008 Youth Concerto Competition is open to instrumental musicians, ages 10 to 21 years. Each applicant should prepare a 10- minute excerpt from any instrumental concerto for the Preliminary Rounds. Applicants should provide their own accompanist. Applicants who are called back to audition for the Final Rounds will be expected to perform the same concerto movement in its entirety for the judging panel.
 
Auditions will be adjudicated by the North Carolina Symphony. First and Second place winners will receive a cash prize. First Place Senior Division winner will have the opportunity to perform with the North Carolina Symphony. Forms may be found at www.ncsymphony.org/education. For more information, contact Jessica Nalbone at or 919.733.2750 ext. 239.
 

Holly Springs Cultural Center March-April Events

Theatre
 
Cary Players Present Don’t Drink the Water, by Woody Allen. April 25, 8 pm; April 26, 2 and 8 pm; May 1, 7:30 pm; May 2, 8 pm; May 3, 2 and 8 pm. Communists, spies, New Jersey caterers, and a priest who loves card tricks...it’s just another day at the American embassy! From the comic genius of Woody Allen comes an hysterical play about a family of American tourists during the cold war. Visit www.caryplayers.org. Tickets $7 to $15 via www.etix.com
 
The Town of Holly Springs is proud to present the Holly Springs Cultural Center, the new center for the arts, entertainment, and special events in Southwestern Wake County. Located a block from Town Hall in the Downtown Village District of Holly Springs, the new Center is convenient to the entire Triangle and is just 20 minutes south of Cary and Raleigh’s I-440 Beltline. Visit online at CulturalCenter.HollySpringsnc.us.