Gasworks Exhibitions Intern Opportunity

Gasworks is looking for a committed intern to assist the Exhibitions Curator at Gasworks on the exhibitions programme, events and the new reading area.

Tasks involve assisting on all aspects of Gasworks’ Exhibitions Programmes. In this role an intern will gain valuable experience of working alongside the curator on solo and group exhibitions, research projects, and events, with an insight into the organisational and administrative skills necessary to run a leading artistic programme.

Please read more about the Exhibitions and Events on Gasworks’ website before applying.

Internship duration: ideal commitment of six months on a two-day a week basis. The days can be flexible.

The intern will be responsible to the Exhibitions Curator and will have excellent communication skills, be enthusiastic, organised, autonomous and hands on, with an ability to problem-solve. An interest in research-oriented and discursive practices, film and performance is particularly relevant to this position. Good writing skills are preferable.

Tasks and experience gained may include:
- Assisting artists and liaising with them on a variety of projects
- Organising events
- Sourcing material and equipment
- Supervising installations and in some instances contribute to them
- Liaising with the Audience Development Co-ordinator and designers
- Undertaking research for and contributing ideas to certain aspects of the exhibitions, the events, the reading area and the bookshop
- Drafting texts
- Helping to organise local and international transport of artists as well as works
- Collating expressions of interest in the exhibitions programme and responding to requests
- Filing, documentation and archival responsibilities
- Helping at the level of fundraising and seeking sponsorship

Please send a cover letter and CV by email ONLY:
Anna Colin | annacolin@gasworks.org.uk

This is an unpaid position, however paid work may arise on an ad hoc basis.

Gasworks is committed to equal opportunities in recruitment and employment. We welcome applications from people from ethnic minorities. Disabled applicants who meet the role specification will be guaranteed an interview.

Deadline: Friday 13 June, 5pm
Interviews: Thursday 19 June 2008
Starting date: Monday 30 June 2008
For more information about Gasworks: see website

Call for Artists: TULIPAMWE 2008 PROJECT

www.artshost.org/tulipamwe

ARTISTS ARE INVITED TO APPLY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TULIPAMWE 2008 PROJECT WHICH WILL BE HELD FROM 16 – 30 AUGUST 2008 IN A RURAL VILLAGE IN NAMIBIA.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

To apply, please send:

1. Résumé (CV)

2. A brief motivation of not more than one (1) page, dealing with (a) your personal philosophy and (b) why you wish to participate in this workshop

3. 10 images of your recent work

4. If you are applying from abroad, please state whether you are able to raise funds for your air
travel to/from Namibia·

Preferably please send your application by email. Attachments should be in MSWord, Jpeg or PDF format.

If you send your application by post, please send no originals. Include a self-addressed
envelope for return of mailed material if required. Ensure sufficient, valid postage.

· No faxes will be accepted.

· Deadline: 30 June 2008

Address:

hviljoen@unam.na

Prof Hercules Viljoen
Visual & Performing Arts Department
University of Namibia
Private Bag 13301
Windhoek
Namibia

Call for Applications for the 2009 KHW Residency

The Künstlerhäuser Worpswede are one of the largest residencies in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Among former grant holders are many well-known international artists such as Emmett Williams, Koeken Ergun, Yuri Leiderman, Dan Perjovschi, Katharina Sieverding or Egill Saebjoernsson.

The Künstlerhäuser Worpswede are supported by the Barkenhoff Stiftung, Worpswede, and the private initiative Atelierhaus e. V., which collectively make the studios available. Besides the regular presentation of works produced in the studios both within and outside Worpswede, there are also, on a discursive level, artists' discussions, workshops and symposia on artists' support, which take place at the Barkenhoff.
The grant body is also supported by the state of Lower Saxony through the award of a monthly grant of 1.400 Euro.
A restriction concerning age or nationality does not exist.
Selection is made by a specialised jury in the fine arts and sound art respectively.

Applications for the 2009 residencies in the fields of fine arts and sound art for a duration of up to 6 months are requested as of now. The deadline is July 10th 2008 (date of postmark).

Application forms and further information can be found on the website:

www.kuenstlerhaeuser-worpswede.de/en/application/index.html

EASTinternational 2009

EASTinternational is an open submission exhibition that takes place at Norwich School of Art and Design. EASTinternational is part of Contemporary Art Norwich produced by the Norfolk and Norwich Festival.

Closing Date Friday 4 July 2008

Selectors EAST 09
Raster Gallery
Lukasz Gorczyca and Michal Kaczynski run Raster independent art space in Warsaw. They work both internationally and locally to combine progressive art with a spirit of everyday social existence. They are also known for "Raster" art magazine launched in Warsaw in 1995. In Autumn 2000 it was transformed into an online weekly journal www.raster.art.pl. Raster has been instrumental in promoting the work of Wilhelm Sasnal, Marcin Maciejowski, Rafal Bujnowski, Aneta Grzeszykowska and Michal Budny.

Art & Language
EAST 09 will be selected by Michael Baldwin and Mel Ramsden of Art & Language. The name Art & Language was adopted in 1968, to refer to a collaborative practice that had developed over the previous two years. The journal Art-Language was first published in May 1969. By the mid 1970s some 20 people were associated with the name, divided between England and New York. From 1976, however, the genealogical thread of Art & Language’s artistic work was taken solely into the hands of Baldwin and Ramsden, with the theoretical and critical collaboration of these two with Charles Harrison. Art & Language have also collaborated with BANK, the rock band The Red Krayola and on theory installations with The Jackson Pollock Bar. They have been included in many international exhibitions including Documenta in 1972, 1982 and 1997 and Galerie Foksal in 1975. They have also had several major exhibitions in recent years at the Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, Paris (1993), F.A.T Barcelona (1999), P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, New York (1999) and the Musée d'Art Moderne, Lille (2002). They are represented by the Lisson Gallery and are preparing a show at EMMA, Finland in 2009. They live in South Northamptonshire.

Downlaod English Version of EASTinternational 2009 Application Form

Johan Thom at the KZNSA Gallery

Following other seminal performances such as Theory of Gravity (2006) and Come in Peace/Go to Pieces (2008), Johan Thom once again appropriates from a variety of sources: the title of his new work Twilight (of the Idols) is a clear reference to Twilight of the Idols by Friedrich Nietzsche (1888). The physical action comprises that of the clenched fist, associated with so-called leftwing political groups but also, more generally, with anger, violence and frustration, and found materials such as ordinary washing detergent and black sump oil. These materials will be combined in order to create a ritualistic performance lasting approximately two hours in which a group of performers will repeat a series of actions with military precision.

The Bind/Ontbind (series 1) video installation, first presented at the 2003 Venice Biennale - as part of the exhibition 'Recycling the Future: Viverevenezia2' - is an extension of a sculptural process where Thom binds or wraps objects with rope, tape, plastic, etc. The artist writes that, 'For me, the work is a metaphor for the constant processes of decay and of regeneration, of affirmation and negation - for example, the way various identities and ideologies bind themselves to us. They may disfigure us, but whenever we attempt to replace them with new systems of thought we are in fact simply disfiguring ourselves anew: this is the void - our inability to exist without disfiguring ourselves and others through our limiting gaze.'

Thom (b 1976) lives and works in Johannesburg, South Africa. He holds a BA Fine Arts degree (1999) from the University of Pretoria and a Master's Degree from the Tshwane University of Technology (2003, Cum Laude).

Opens: May 13
Closes: June 8

The Bag Factory seeks to fill three, three month internships

The Bag Factory is looking for suitable individuals to fill three, three month part-time internships at the artists’ studios. The interns will be involved with three specifically focused aspects of the running of the organization:

- Administration
- Education Programme/Exhibition Logistics
- Marketing, Design and Website

Administrative Intern

The administrative intern will be required to assist in the day to day running of the office including answering phones, running errands and assisting on the running of the international residency programme.

Requirements:

Passionate about the Arts and a keen interest in arts management
Computer Literate
Familiar with MS Office: Word; Excel, Outlook etc.
Good Communications Skills
Basic competency in office work
Self Motivated
Own transport a benefit

Education/Exhibition Intern

The education programme/exhibition logistics intern will be required to assist the education officer in the facilitation of educational workshops as well as help co-ordination exhibition logistics.

Requirements:

Computer Literate
Familiar with MS Office: Word; Excel, Outlook etc.
Good Communications Skills
Self Motivated
Own transport a benefit
Experience in workshop/exhibition co-ordination a plus

Marketing, Design and Website

Computer Literate
Familiar with MS Office: Word; Excel, Outlook etc.
Basic experience with design programmes: Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Freehand
Good Communications Skills
Self Motivated
Commercial experience with print and web design a plus

The Marketing, Design and Website Intern will be required to assist the digital co-ordinator in the management of content and updates for the website and e-newsletter as well as assisting on the compiling of the marketing and design for the residency programme.

Remuneration will be discussed during the interview process.

Please send your CV and a letter of motivation (in which you state for which of the internships you would like to be considered) to:
info@bagfactoryart.org.za

Deadline: 20 May 2008

Short listed candidates will be called for interview dates by June 3 2008.

PUSHPLAY>> Exhibition of Emerging Video Art

The Bag Factory and SAartsEmerging.org present

PUSHPLAY>>

Opens: 12 March 2008 @ 6 for 6:30
Closes: 14 March

a selection of video art by up-and-coming South African artists. The exhibition, to be opened on 12 March 2008, runs in conjunction with the Johannesburg Art Fair to be launched on the 13March 2008.

SAartsEmerging.org is a collaborative web platform which promotes the work of South African artists though feature reviews, exhibition advertisements and other news links following the career paths of its associated artists. SAartsEmerging.org has an open call for applications to join the website.

The Bag Factory welcomes 'Push Play' as part of its exhibition programme which aims to further the needs of the local Johannesburg art scene.

'Push Play' is SAartsEmerging.org's fourth physical manifestation having exhibited previously in Johannesburg, Cape Town and most recently in February as part of the fringe of the Rotterdam Art Fair.

Line up includes: Lester Adams, Nina Barnett, Shane de Lange, Anthea Moys, Anthea Pokroy, Rat Western, Dean Henning and Rike Sitas and a live performance by MTKIDU and Ismail Farouk.

Enquiries:
Rat Western
rat@bagfactoryart.org.za
+27 72 802 9447
www.bagfactoryart.org.za
www.saartsemerging.org