Call for Entry - 48th Annual Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, the Original
Deadline: Midnight (EST), January 4, 2007
Artists interested in participating in the 2007 Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, the Original may now apply online through ZAPPlicationT. The Street Art Fair is the Original of the now four award winning Ann Arbor Art Fairs together attracting more than 500,000 visitors from across the country. The 2007 Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, the Original will be July 18 - 21 and is held on North University Avenue, Ingalls Mall and the Diag in the area surrounding the University of Michigan's landmark Burton Carillon Tower.

Please visit http://www.artfair.org/participate_application.php and click on Apply Now!, or go directly to http://www.zapplication.org/. After the artist creates their user profile and uploads images of their artwork, applying to the 2007 Ann Arbor Street Art Fair is just a click away.

Applications are due by midnight January 4, 2007. More information and a downloadable copy of the application are available on http://www.artfair.org/ or by calling 734-994-5260.

Shary Brown

Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, the Original

PO Box 1352

Ann Arbor, MI 48106

Phone: 734-994-5260

Fax: 734-994-0504

http://www.artfair.org

Call for Entry
Deadline: January 5, 2007
The Anton Art Center is looking for artists to submit work of all media for our Michigan Annual XXXlll. Rebecca Hart, head of Contemporary Art for the Detroit Institute of Arts will be this year’s juror. All submissions must be either in digital or slide format. The final submission date is January 5^th, 2007. The exhibit will open on February 9^th, 2007. Save these dates and contact the Anton Art Center at info@theartcenter.org for applications or call (586) 468-8666 after November 15^th, 2006.

Tessa Stein

Exhibit/Education Coordinator

The Art Center

125 Macomb Place

Mount Clemens, MI 48043

Phone: (586) 469-8666

Call for Entry - BBAC 2007 Michigan Fine Arts Competition
Deadline: January 12, 2007
The Michigan Fine Arts Competition is a showcase of current work created by Michigan artists, and an educational opportunity for regional artists.
The Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center will host the 26th annual Michigan Fine Arts Competition from March 16 through April 13, 2007. The postmark deadline for entry is January 12, 2007. A panel of representatives from major arts institutions across the state will jury this year's competition. For more information about the jury panel, visit www.BBArtCenter.org. The 2007 prospectus can be downloaded on the BBAC website (under Exhibitions) and copies are also available at the Art Center.
Chelsea Romero
Exhibitions and Facilities Coordinator
Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center
1516 S. Cranbrook Rd.
Birmingham MI 48009
Phone: 248.644.0866 x103
www.BBArtCenter.org

Wood Art Show - Call for Artists
Deadline: January 13, 2007
Woodworker Dave Gendler is organizing a woodworking competition and exhibition at Riverside Arts Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan, through a grant from the Southeast Michigan Resource Conservation and Development Council. He is currently recruiting artists to create woodwork made from ash trees and other locally salvaged timber. The Riverside Arts Center is a multipurpose cultural arts venue providing performance, exhibit, studio, office and reception space for artists and arts and cultural organizations to enrich the Ypsilanti community. Deadline for photos: January 13, 2007. Cash prizes will be offered. A second showing elsewhere in southeast Michigan is to be arranged.

Check the website www.semircd.org/ash/woodshow.pdf for important information and entry form. www.semircd.org/ash/news/news.php also works.

Contact Dave Gendler, michiganwoodart@gtlakes.com for more information.

Call for Sculptors
Deadline: January 15, 2007
We are calling for sculpture artist entries for the 1st annual "Art in the Eye", 2007, art in public places outdoor sculpture exhibit in Marshall, Michigan. The exhibit will officially open June 2007. Selected artists' sculptures will be viewed in highly public places throughout the Marshall, Michigan community. Potential exposure for selected artists will be to thousands of visitors and tourists who come to the area throughout the year. Entries MUST include artist's name, title of work, medium, dimensions, weight, and artist's contact information. If you wish to have slides or photos returned, please accompany submission with a self-addressed and stamped envelope.
Email JPEG entries to:
vee@artintheeye.com
Send slide or photo entries to:
Vee Kalnins

Art in the Eye
PO Box 646
Marshall, Michigan 49068

Phone: 517-767-4765

http://www.artintheeye.com
vee@artintheeye.com

Call for Entry - Venus of Willendorf: Redefining the Goddess
Deadline: January 15, 2007
The Feminist Art Project, facilitated by Rutgers University, is a nationwide celebration of women's contribution to art. Beginning in 2006, museums, universities and other institutions are planning to commemorate several historic anniversaries in the Women's Art Movement.
In conjunction with this effort, artists are invited to submit work for Venus of Willendorf - Redefining the Goddess. The exhibit will examine contemporary visions of the goddess figure, notions of female beauty, conformity and nonconformity to the norm, and how we are shaped by cultural and personal expectations/ definitions of gender identity, "attractiveness" and body image.
The exhibition will be at the Duderstadt Gallery in the Duderstadt Center on the North Campus of the University of Michigan. This exhibition is partially funded by a grant from Arts at Michigan.

Delivery: Wednesday February 7 from noon to 4pm or 6-9pm.

Eligibility: Open to all artists, recent original works only, all media, submit up to 3 works .

Guidelines and Deadlines for Entry:

Submissions by digital file - cd or email only - files must be in jpeg, tiff or psd format. File size no larger than 8" wide and 6" tall at 180dpi. Submit by mailing a disk to Feminist Art Project PO Box 148, Milan, MI 48160 OR email your entry to goddess.showATgmail.com with the subject "Venus show". You must mail a check though - we have no abililty to accept electronic payment. If you want your cd returned you must included a stamped self-addressed envelope in your submission.

$25 entry fee except for students thanks to a grant from Arts at Michigan, University of Michigan. Make checks out to The Feminist Art Project Michigan

Jurors: Jurying will be done by a panel of three jurors: Christy Kelly-Bengten, Margaret Parker and Leslie Sobel.

Feminist Art Project c/o Leslie Sobel

214 W. Main St.

Milan, MI 48160

Phone: 734 439-8562

Fax: 734 662-8102

Call for Entry - Hot Seats in a Cool City
Deadline: January 31, 2007
The Midland (MI) Downtown Development Authority is partnering with Northwood University for its sixth summer sculpture contest, and this year the subject is: benches! As a Michigan "Cool Cities" designate, the DDA discovered that downtown visitors dreamed of one thing: benches to sit on to enjoy the bustle of the city’s tree-lined, shop-filled Main Street. Thus the 2007 competition was born.
What: Artists, craftspersons, construction and carpentry experts (on their own or partnering is fine) are invited to create a bench… and the more creative the better.
When: Drawings with specifications for the proposed bench (or a model if preferred) submitted no later than January 31.
Specs: Artists/craftspersons will receive a $400 stipend to build or purchase and decorate a bench of their own design. Bench must be safely constructed, weight bearing for public seating, weatherproof. Size, shape and materials at designer’s discretion. Proposals will be reviewed by a structural engineer. Otherwise: your imagination is all!
Contact: For detailed specifications and further explanation, email Nancy Barker at barkermid@aol.com with BENCHES! as your subject line.

Looking for a Foundry
I am working with a bronze sculptor who is looking for a foundry that will be able to cast her pieces. The pieces range from 8" to 4'. If you know of an arts or industrial foundry that will cast for artists, I would be grateful for the contact information. This artist is located in Marshall, MI and will happily travel a reasonable distance to find a facility.

Kathy Eftekhari

Executive Director

Arts & Industry Council

77 E. Michigan Avenue, Suite 190

P.O. Box 1079

Battle Creek, MI 49016

tel. 269.441.2704

fax. 269.441.2707

eftekhari@bcunlimited.org

Call for Entry – Art & Apples Festival

Deadline: February 2, 2007

The 42nd Annual Art & Apples Festival will be held on September 7-9, 2007 in Rochester Park. Art & Apples Festival is a juried festival of fine art and fine crafts, featuring over 265 top quality exhibitors and an estimated attendance of more than 100,000. Proceeds benefit the non-profit Paint Creek Center for the Arts located in Downtown Rochester.

Applications available online at www.artandapplesfestival.com or call 248-651-7418. Applications must be submitted with a $25 fee by Feb. 2 or by Feb. 16 with an additional $25 late fee. Results of slide jury will be mailed on April 11. Single booth fee: $375, Double booth fee: $600, Corner booth fee: additional $100, Electricity fee: additional $60. Booth space is 11'x11' with 4' storage in back

Karen Cuthbertson

Paint Creek Center for the Arts

407 Pine Street

Rochester, MI 48307

Phone: 248-651-7418

Fax: 248-651-4757

www.artandapplesfestival.com

Call for Entry
Deadline: February 2, 2007
CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS: 34th annual festival of spiritual arts hosted by First United Methodist Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Celebration of the Arts represents one of the largest juried spiritual art exhibits in the country featuring over 125 artists from throughout the region in a variety of mediums including oils, acrylics, watercolor, sculpture, fiber, photography and more. Tim Lowly, Chicago-based painter will serve as the juror for Celebration of the Arts 2007. See www.timlowly.com.
Media: oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, prints, drawings, sculpture, ceramics, fiber, textiles, collage, photography, etc. Fees: $10.00 for each work. Entries are limited to two pieces per person. Requirements: Works should express a religious or spiritual quality. No slides of artwork will be accepted. Only original artwork will be accepted. Pieces must be ready for presentation.

Opening Artists’ Reception is Friday, February 9th from 7pm to 9 pm. Exhibit is open to the public from 10am to 6pm beginning Saturday, February 10th through Tuesday, February 20th and 10am to 4pm Wednesday, February 21st, 2007.
Artwork will be received Friday, February 2 and Saturday, February 3 , 2007 from 10am to 4pm at:

Mark Loring, Director of Music and Arts

First United Methodist Church

227 East Fulton Street (Downtown)

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Phone: (616) 451-2879 ext 108

Entry forms are available at www.grandrapidsfumc.org/celebration.htm.

Call for Entry - Jewelry and Metalsmithing

Deadline: February 5, 2007

Jewelry + Objects: MSG 2007 Members Exhibition, a competitive metalsmithing and jewelry exhibition sponsored by the Michigan Silversmiths Guild in collaboration with the Ann Arbor Art Center. Original jewelry, sculpture, holloware, flatware, decorative or functional objects executed in precious and non-precious metals alone or in combination with other materials are eligible.

William Fitzpatrick

Michigan Silversmiths Guild

13779 Hamilton

Riverview, MI 48193

Phone: 313-443-1576

Fax: 313-443-1576

http://misilversmith.org

Call for Artists - 21^st West Michigan Regional Competition

Deadline: February 8 – 10, 2007

The 21^st Annual West Michigan Regional (art) Competition at the Lowell Area Arts Council runs from February 18 – March 24, 2007 with an opening reception on Sunday, February 18 from 2:00 – 4:00 pm. Gallery hours for the Lowell Area Arts Council are Tuesday - Friday from 12:00 - 6:00 pm and Saturday from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. The Lowell Area Arts Council is located at 149 S. Hudson, Lowell, Michigan.

This year’s West Michigan Regional Competition juror is Pravin C. Sevak. Pravin is an Associate Professor of Design at Western Michigan University. A native of India, Pravin has taught and practiced design in India and in Ohio, Missouri, Kentucky and Michigan. In more than twenty-five years as designer and teacher, he has participated in numerous design projects, workshops, exhibitions and conferences.

Entry forms for the 21st West Michigan Regional Competition are available. Drop-off dates are February 8 - 10 and each artist may submit up to two entries. There is a non-refundable total entry fee of $20 for Lowell Area Arts Council members and students, and $25 for non-members. Five prizes will be awarded in the following categories: Best of Show - $500; 1stPlace - $400; 2nd Place - $300; 3rd Place - $200; and Honorable Mention - $100. Awards are underwritten by local and regional businesses and art suppliers.

For more information on this exhibition and to receive a CALL FOR ENTRY FORM contact the Lowell Area Arts Council: (616) 897-8545 / e-mail: info@lowellartscouncil.org or download an application at www.lowellartscouncil.org

Steven T. Samson
Director of Marketing
Lowell Area Arts Council
phone: 616-897-8545 ext.12
e-mail: steven@lowellartscouncil.org
website: www.lowellartscouncil.org

Call for Entries – West Michigan Area Show

Deadline: February 17, 2007

The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts’ West Michigan Area Show will be on exhibit March 24-May 6, 2007, and regional artists are again invited to take part.

This annual, juried competition is open to artists living in the following Michigan counties: Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Eaton, Ionia, Kalamazoo, Kent, Muskegon, Ottawa, St. Joseph and Van Buren. Artists must be 18 years of age or older to enter.

Entries must be hand-delivered to the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts between Saturday, February 17 and Sunday, February 25.

This year’s guest juror will be Louis Marinaro, professor of art at the University of Michigan School of Art and Design.

Eligible works for the exhibition include those of any medium in a two- or three-dimensional format. All works must have been completed within the last two years. Each artist may submit no more than two works with a non-refundable entry fee of $15 per work.

Cash prizes of $100 to $1,000 are awarded to the juror’s selection of the top five works. The competition also includes purchase prizes and named awards for works in specific media.

A complete entry form is available by visiting the KIA, by calling (269) 349-7775, or on the KIA website at www.kiarts.org/museum/exhibitions.shtml

Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 South Park Street

Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007
Phone: 269.349.7775

www.kiarts.org

Call for Submissions - Gibraltar Point International Artist Residency Program
Deadline: February 21, 2007
Artscape is currently accepting applications for the Gibraltar Point International Artist Residency Program taking place June 1 - 30, 2007.
The Gibraltar Point Residency transcends political, aesthetic and geographic boundaries, welcomes diversity and provides a spawning ground for unique cultural alliances. The program is open to Canadian and international artists who are engaged in the research, development or creation of work. Emerging, mid-career and established professional artists are invited to apply. Participants in the residency program receive accommodation, a private work studio and all meals at no cost. Travel and material costs are the responsibility of participating artists.
The residency program aims to further the professional development of artists by: enabling the creation and production of new work; fostering an exchange of ideas and influences; encouraging the sharing of expertise; inspiring new works of art and creative collaborations; and building relationships between artists working in different media. The program is designed and managed by Artscape and takes place for a single 30-day term each calendar year at the Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts on Toronto Island.
For further information including the Guidelines for Submissions, Application Form and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions, please visit Artscape's website at http://www.torontoartscape.on.ca/gpiarp
Mail submissions to:
GIBRALTAR POINT INTERNATIONAL ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Artscape
Suite 111 - 60 Atlantic Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M6K 1X9
Canada
http://www.torontoartscape.on.ca/gpiarp
residency@torontoartscape.on.ca

Call for Entry - 2007 19th Annual Art in the Sun

Deadline: March 1, 2007

June 16-17, 2007. Northville Chamber hosts the 19th Annual Art in the Sun Juried Fine Art Show. Show has 135 artists. Currently, all mediums are open. The show is in the streets of Historic Downtown Northville. Art in the Sun also has musicial entertainment, a mural for festival goers to paint, and a food court area. Please view our website, www.northville.org, for more information. You can contact the Northville Chamber at 248-349-7640 or chamber@northville.org to ask for an application.

Janet Bloom

Northville Chamber of Commerce

195 S. Main St.

Northville, MI 48167

Phone: 248-349-7640

Fax: 248-349-8730

http://www.northville.org

Call for Entries – 56^th Annual KIA Art Fair

Deadline: March 1, 2007

The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts will hold its 56th Annual Art Fair on Saturday, June 2, 2007, and artists are invited to apply for entry.

The first Saturday of June has marked the unofficial kick-off of the summer season in Kalamazoo for more than half a century, and the KIA Art Fair is a highlight of that weekend. The fair, now the second oldest, continuously running art show in the nation, features the work of 200 artists and each year attracts more than 60,000 visitors. Sales are typically brisk.

The KIA will accept artist applications through March 1, 2007. An anonymous jury of art professionals will review all submissions and select exhibitors for the fair, based on the creativity, concept and craftsmanship of the work.

The fee to apply for the Art Fair is $20 (non-refundable). If an artist is selected to exhibit and sell work at the Art Fair, the exhibit fee is $110. Cash prizes are offered for first ($500), second ($300) and third ($200) place, as selected by a guest juror.

Application forms and more details are available online at www.kiarts.org or by calling (269) 349-7775, ext. 3100.

Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 South Park Street

Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007
Phone: 269.349.7775

www.kiarts.org

Call for Entry - Sculptors

Deadline: March 30, 2006

The Art Cafe, a nonprofit art center in Davison Michigan, is seeking donations of art sculptures for their sculpture garden area. The project is called, "Community Beautification" and art sculptures may have a theme related to the history of Davison or Michigan but this is not required.

Please submit art photos or cd with jpegs (slides-optional), resume, biography, statement as to why they should be part of this project to Art Cafe 217 Shoppers Alley Davison MI 48423. Email staff@artcafeonline.org for more info.

Cora Smilkovich

Art Café

217 Shoppers Alley

Davison, MI 48423

Phone: 810-624-9385

http://www.artcafeonline.org

Call for Entry - Sterlingfest

Deadline: April 30, 2007

The Sterling Heights Cultural Commission is looking to expand its Sterlingfest Art & Jazz Fair invitation list to encourage quality artisans and fine crafters to participate in the 2007 show slated for Aug 2-4 in the heart of the City of Sterling Heights. A mixed "park/street fair" setting with continuous entertainment provides vendors with the perfect setting for a profitable event. Applications will be mailed out by January 1, 2007. To add your name and contact information to our mailing list, please call the Community Relations Department at 586-446-2489 or email us at cityhall@sterling-heights.net

Steve Guitar

City of Sterling Heights

40555 Utica Road

Sterling Heights, MI 48313

Phone: 586-446-2489

Fax: 586-276-4065

http://www.sterling-heights.net

Call for Entry

Deadline: May 2007

OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS FOR GALLERY SUBMISSIONS

The University Art Gallery on the campus of Saginaw Valley State University is seeking artists and show proposals for consideration as part of its 2007-2008 and future exhibition seasons. Artists should submit slides or photographs of work with dimensions and written exhibition proposals for review, as well as contact information, and name and examples of work from all artists included in the proposal and a SASE.

Proposals can be sent to:

Hideki Kihata, Chair, Department of Art

Saginaw Valley State University, University Art Gallery

7400 Bay Road

Saginaw, MI 48710

Phone: 989-964-7103

Fax: 989-964-7104

www.svsu.edu/artgallery

Call for Artists – Musicians, Photographers, Writers & Other Creators

Deadline: June 2007

I have started a project on behalf of missing and exploited children. I am creating an ALTERED BOOK and I'm looking for creative people to collaborate and help create a unique piece of art. When it is finished, this art will be auctioned off and all proceeds will go to charities that advocate for the cause. All artists who help will be acknowledged for their contributions and will ultimately be working for a great cause. To find out more about this project go to www.honorwithart.com and if you are interested please either sign the guestbook while you're there or email me at info@honorwithart.com
I am looking for small works of art on paper, card, fabric, thin metal, or anything small that can be incorporated into the pages of a book or affixed to the front or back cover. Work can be created specifically for this project, or it can be something that was created in the past. If you have a piece of art, poem, story, photograph, song, quotation, or just an idea, please let me know that you would like to participate and I will do my best to accommodate your creation.
Deadline for art submissions - June 2007, but the sooner you have it to me the better - I will be able to start putting the book together as I receive work. All work-in-progress will be documented at www.honorwithart.com in the Gallery as it happens.

Art should be sent to:
Shawn Marie Hardy
Our Children: Honor With Art
2260 Park Lane #2
Holt, Michigan, 48842

Phone: 517-281-9927

info@honorwithart.com

Call for Entry – Sunday Art Market

Deadline: Ongoing

All Artists Welcome in Ann Arbor's outdoor art market going on every Sunday from 9-4, April through December. See our website for more infomation. Just drop in Sunday morning, or contact our office anytime, and simply set up for only $12 a day. Only $12 a day, tax id information required by at least the 3rd returning trip.

Samantha Misiak

Sunday Artisan Market

315 Detroit Street

Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Phone: 734-913-9622

www.artisanmarket.org

Independent Artist Sales

Deadline: Ongoing

Seeking painters, singers, musicians, authors, movie producers and photographers for a new website designed for independent artists. www.UnderdogArts.com is an online gallery and music store for independent artists. Commissions range from 16%-26% and will be based on sales. There is a no fee set up option that allows you to upload your own product information and process your own orders. There are also other options available including warehousing and order processing. Underdog Arts can also create your profile and upload all product information for an additional fee.

For more information, send us information about you, your art, and samples to artists@underdogarts.com. Please place ARTIST REQUEST in your subject line.

Brian Winter

Underdog Arts Inc

P.O. Box 68

Excelsior, MN 55331-0068

Phone: 952-486-8077

Fax: 952-486-8096

http://www.underdogarts.com

Sales Gallery Artists
Deadline: Quarterly
The Starkweather Art and Cultural Center, a non-profit art center, located in the Village of Romeo, Michigan seeks innovative work in any medium by artists 18 and older for its sales and gift gallery. Sales & gift gallery submissions are juried once per quarter. Notification will be provided following the end of the quarter in which the submission was made. For application and submission requirements please call the SACC at 586.752.5700 - please leave your name, phone number and address. You can also e-mail your request to Starkweather@core.com.
Michelle Hutton Rebar
Starkweather Art & Cultural Center
P.O. Box 631, 219 N. Main
Romeo, MI 48065

Saginaw Art Museum

Deadline: Ongoing

The Saginaw Art Museum welcomes unsolicited materials from and about Michigan artists. This museum accepts appropriate works of art in all media from artists and collectors as unrestricted gifts. We sometimes accept art on an extended loan basis. We are especially interested in artists and objects having some direct relevance to Michigan or other aspects of our collection.

WHAT TO SEND (Non-returnable)

1. Not more than 5-10 properly labeled images (35mm slides, photographs, photocopies, CD-ROM etc.) Label with your name, title, year, size, medium and an arrow or dot for "Up".

2. Your current complete resume (i.e. chronology of your life and work)

3. A written statement by you about your work

4. Copies of any significant reviews or academic analyses of your work

5. Show announcements

6. Copies or originals of correspondence, obituaries, manuscripts, family photos etc.

7. Catalogues

8. Photographs of you or your studio.

8. Documents not to exceed 8 ½ x 11" in size.

What we do

1. All materials are gathered and maintained by the Curator of Collections and Exhibitions

2. Once monthly everything appropriate is routed to other museum staff for their information.

3. Materials are kept in alphabetical order for reference as part of our research function, for review by our staff, other professional colleagues and the general public, or it may be returned to the sender if desired.

4. The Curator receives and reviews all proposals for exhibitions and collections and, in consultation with the Executive Director, makes selections based upon the mission of our museum.

ARCHIVES OF MICHIGAN ART

We are especially interested in artists of every kind and age who by birth, education, family ties or career have or ever had a particular self-identified relationship with the State of Michigan, from any period of history. In this archive we collect primary source material as well as copies of documents. There is no deadline for contributing because archives accumulate in perpetuity. Updates can be sent at any time.

EXHIBITIONS

This museum presents quarterly changing shows annually in the new Sargent wing, while all seven galleries of the original Ring family mansion are devoted exclusively to rotating and study of the permanent collection. Our schedule is planned three+ years in advance.

Questions?

Please contact: Michael S. Bell, Curator of Collections and Exhibitions at mbell@saginawartmuseum.org, or #989-754-2491 x204, or by mail to:

1126 N. Michigan Saginaw, MI 48602.

Performing Arts

Call for Choreographers
Deadline: January 19, 2007
Ann Arbor Civic Ballet will showcase works by emerging choreographers
that reflect the diversity and creativity in dance.
We would like to give the future choreographers of Michigan an
opportunity to perform their works in front of a large audience and see
other choreographer's pieces. The dancers participating will have a
chance to partake in a full-length concert featuring new works performed
by high schools, dance studios, colleges, and companies. The concert
will take place at the Saline High School Ellen Ewing Center for the
Performing Arts, featuring an 1,100-seat auditorium with full-fly tower,
green room, scene shop and dressing rooms.
Participation is free. Please contact Mary Combi at mcombi@comcast.net
for an application and more information.
Ann Arbor Civic Ballet
Phone: 734-262-9882

Dance Workshop – Kinesiology

Deadline: January 21, 2007

Sunday Dance Workshop Series for Teachers - Kinesiology for Dance Teachers

Sunday, January 21st, 2-4pm at Detroit Opera House, Laurie Eisenhower will teach Kinesiology for Dance Teachers. Laurie is Artistic Director of Eisenhower Dance Ensemble and Director of Dance at Oakland University, where she has been teaching dance kinesiology for 20 years. She will lead an investigation of dance kinesiology through lecture, hands on and movement exercises. Anyone interested in learning about dance injuries, healthy anatomical alignment and extended physical health should attend. Laurie will bring to the class her unique perspective of a professional dancer, dance company founder and college professor. The workshop is $45. Call 313.237.3251 to register. Teachers may earn sb-ceu credits through MAPHERD.

Kamilah Levens

Detroit Opera House

1526 Broadway

Detroit, MI 48034

Phone: 313-237-3251

Fax: 313-237-3412

http://www.motopera.org

Dance Workshop - Publicity and Promotion for Dance Professionals

Deadline: February 4, 2007

Learn how to get your message out! Sunday, February 4, Nicole Manvel will teach the 3rd teacher workshop: Publicity and Promotion for Dance Professionals. Nicole is Community Relations Manager at University Musical Society where she promotes dance performances and the importance of dance audience education. Nicole will show teachers and studio owners how to increase marketability while staying within budget. The first course, 1-4 pm, is an intro for those who have limited publicity and promotion experience. The second course, 4-7 pm, is advanced level. Students may take one or both classes for $45 each.

Teachers can earn sb-ceu credit through MAPHERD by taking four or more workshops - Call 313.237.3251 for details or to register.

Kamilah Levens

Detroit Opera House

1526 Broadway

Detroit, MI 48034

Phone: 313-237-3251

Fax: 313-237-3412

http://www.motopera.org

NEA/TCG Career Development Programs for Theatre Directors and Designers
Deadline: February 5 & 12, 2007
The National Endowment for the Arts and Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American theatre, are pleased to announce the 2007 deadlines for the NEA/TCG Career Development Programs for Theatre Directors and Designers. These programs are administered by TCG, in association with the National Endowment, and are supported in part by The Ford Foundation.
The NEA/TCG Career Development Programs for Theatre Directors and Designers provides support of $22,500 each to seven stage directors and seven designers who are exceptionally talented and see a career in America's not-for-profit professional theatre. Early-career directors, as well as scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers benefit from the opportunity to spend six months within a two-year period developing their creative skills and expanding their knowledge of the field. An independent, national selection panel composed of theatre professionals chooses the recipients. Program activities may include assistantships, observation, research and travel. Recipients may also direct or design projects under the guidance of one or more designated mentors. Each recipient's program is hand-tailored to match their goals to appropriate and challenging assignments.
The postmark deadline for applying to the 2007 Designers Program is February 5, 2007. The 2007 Directors Program postmark deadline is February 12, 2007. For more information on these programs, log onto TCG's web site, www.tcg.org, email grants@tcg.org or call 212-609-5900 and ask for the Artistic Programs department.

Emilya Cachapero
Director of Artistic Programs,
Director, International Theatre Institute/U.S.
Phone: 212-609-5900 ext. 244

Dance Space Needed
I am in search of economical dance space to rent on a regular basis, at least 1 hour each week to teach Polynesian dance lessons (Hawaiian, Tahitian, Maori New Zealand, Tongan, Samoan). Also, need additional time to rehearse with dancers.
Kalena Iwalani
Tropical Polynesian Productions

13854 Edmore

Detroit, MI 48205

313-527-4086 (Home)

313-433-9194 (Cell)

http://www.marksdesigns.com

Call for Dancers

Deadline: Open

Tropical Polynesian Productions is looking to train new dancers in authentic Polynesian dance, which includes: Hawaiian, Tahitian, Maori New Zealand, Samoan, Tongan and Fijiian. Must attend rehearsals on a regular basis, and be committed and available to perform at shows. Call for details and explanation of dance company.

Kalena Iwalani
Tropical Polynesian Productions

13854 Edmore

Detroit, MI 48205

313-527-4086 (Home)

313-433-9194 (Cell)

http://www.marksdesigns.com

For History-Related Speakers, Storytellers & Musicians
To help HSM members who provide history related services to schools, civic organizations, historical societies and other groups and those that are looking to find such services we are creating a new online directory for history related Speakers, Storytellers, & Musicians on our website at www.hsmichigan.org. If you would like to be included in this directory please send us a picture, a brief biography or description of your program as well as any other pertinent information you would like to include to the email address below. You can view a sample profile page at http://www.hsmichigan.org/speakers.php. If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact us.

This service is available to any member of the Historical Society of Michigan. If you are not currently a part of HSM, annual membership starts at $25 (see www.hsmichigan.org or call toll-free 800-692-1828). Please e-mail your materials to hsm@hsmichigan.org or mail to the address below.
The Historical Society of Michigan
1305 Abbott Rd.
East Lansing, MI 48823

Film/Video

Call for Entry: Detroit, In Focus

Deadline: Ongoing

Detroit, In Focus is a screening series at the Detroit Film Center that showcases documentary, fiction and experimental film from Detroit filmmakers or work that relies on the city of Detroit in some way.

The DFC is looking for an innovative mix of films and videos for screening consideration in our 2006 program. There is no entry fee. Submissions can be on mini DV, DVD, Beta SP, 16mm or super 8 (VHS is okay for preview).

Brandon Walley

Detroit Film Center

1227 Washington Blvd.

Detroit, MI 48226

Phone: 313-961-9936

Fax: 313-961-9938

http://www.detroitfilm.org

4^th Annual Kalamazoo Teen Filmmaker Festival Accepting Submissions

Deadline: January 29, 2007

Attention, all would-be Peter Jacksons, Sofia Coppolas and M. Night Shyamalans! The fourth annual Kalamazoo Teen Filmmaker Festival, presented by the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts and Kalamazoo Public Library, is now accepting submissions. The deadline to enter is Monday, January 29, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. There is no fee to participate.

Films must be created by area teens (aged 13-18), and must be no more than 15 minutes long. The festival is a juried event, and all winning entries will be shown at a public screening on Friday, March 2, 2007 at the KIA.

That evening, a panel of celebrity judges will award prizes for best film, best cinematography, best documentary, best editing, best screenplay, best special effects and best short film (five minutes or less). Audience members will select a People’s Choice Award winner.

Filmmakers should deliver entries in person, on DVD or videocassette, to Teen Services at the Kalamazoo Public Library, 315 South Rose Street, Kalamazoo. The deadline is 9 p.m. on Monday, January 29, 2007.

For complete rules and an entry form, please call the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts (269-349-7775 ext. 3162), the Kalamazoo Public Library (269-553-7807), or visit http://www.kpl.gov/teen/filmmakerfest/.

Call for Entries - Kalamazoo Animation Festival International
Deadline: January 30, 2007
ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS: Only works created on or after January, 2004 will be accepted. FESTIVAL AWARDS- $15,000 in prize money. No Entry fee.
Deadlines/Dates
November 1, 2006 - Call for Entries open.
January 30, 2007 – Call For Entries closed.

February 7, 2007 - Entries and Confirmation Form due at KAFI.

February 19-23, 2007- Finalists notified.

May 17-20, 2007 KAFI

REGISTRATION PROCESS

All entries must be registered via the KAFI on-line Registration Process through the KAFI Website.

Each entry will be given a unique Registration Number after all required data is successfully entered. One Registration Number per film/title entry.

The Registration Number must be written directly on the entry DVD in permanent ink. This is for accurate identification purposes in case the disc cover is separated or damaged during shipment. (The Registration Number may also be written on the disc cover.)

Use this Registration Number as the ´file name´ on the DVD. Do NOT use the film title as the file name.

One entry per DVD.

Entrant will receive one (1) Confirmation Page per registration number after a successful registration on their computer. The Confirmation Page will include their unique Registration Number and the Copyright/Permission Statement.

Entrant will print two (2) copies of the Confirmation Page, one copy for Entrant, one for KAFI. This is your only copy of Registration Number and Permission Statement. Please keep in a secure location for reference and verification.

Sign and date one copy of the form and mail with the two (2) copies of the DVD to KAFI at:
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Center for New Media- KAFI
PO Box 4070
Kalamazoo, MI 49003-4070
Or, if you cannot ship to a PO Box, mail to:
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Center for New Media – KAFI
202 N Rose Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49007

Independent Artist Sales

Deadline: Ongoing

For more information, send us information about you, your art, and samples to artists@underdogarts.com. Please place ARTIST REQUEST in your subject line.

Brian Winter

Underdog Arts Inc

P.O. Box 68

Excelsior, MN 55331-0068

Phone: 952-486-8077

Fax: 952-486-8096

http://www.underdogarts.com

Crafts/Festivals

Call for Entry - 48th Annual Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, the Original

Deadline: Midnight (EST), January 4, 2007

Artists interested in participating in the 2007 Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, the Original may now apply online through ZAPPlicationT. The Street Art Fair is the Original of the now four award winning Ann Arbor Art Fairs together attracting more than 500,000 visitors from across the country. The 2007 Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, the Original will be July 18 - 21 and is held on North University Avenue, Ingalls Mall and the Diag in the area surrounding the University of Michigan's landmark Burton Carillon Tower.

Please visit www.artfair.org and click on Apply Now!, or go directly to

www.zapplication.org. After the artist creates their user profile and uploads images of their artwork, applying to the 2007 Ann Arbor Street Art Fair is just a click away.

Applications are due by midnight January 4, 2007. More information and a downloadable copy of the application are available on www.artfair.org or by calling 734-994-5260.

Shary Brown

Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, the Original

PO Box 1352

Ann Arbor, MI 48106

Phone: 734-994-5260

Fax: 734-994-0504

http://www.artfair.org

Call for Entry – Art & Apples Festival

Deadline: February 2, 2007

Karen Cuthbertson

Paint Creek Center for the Arts

407 Pine Street

Rochester, MI 48307

Phone: 248-651-7418

Fax: 248-651-4757

www.artandapplesfestival.com

Call for Entry - 2007 19th Annual Art in the Sun

Deadline: March 1, 2007

Janet Bloom

Northville Chamber of Commerce

195 S. Main St.

Northville, MI 48167

Phone: 248-349-7640

Fax: 248-349-8730

http://www.northville.org

Call for Entries – 56^th Annual KIA Art Fair

Deadline: March 1, 2007

The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts will hold its 56th Annual Art Fair on Saturday, June 2, 2007, and artists are invited to apply for entry.

Application forms and more details are available online at www.kiarts.org or by calling (269) 349-7775, ext. 3100.

Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 South Park Street

Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007
Phone: 269.349.7775

www.kiarts.org

Call for Entry - Sterlingfest

Deadline: April 30, 2007

Steve Guitar

City of Sterling Heights

40555 Utica Road

Sterling Heights, MI 48313

Phone: 586-446-2489

Fax: 586-276-4065

http://www.sterling-heights.net

Music

40th Annual Music Competition

Deadline: January 6, 2007

Competition in Piano, Voice, Percussion and Keyboard. Divisions include Classical, Pop, Ensembles(Duets, Trios, Quartets), Vocal Broadway and Inspirational Categories and Evaluations for each instrument. February 23,24,25, 2007. Held at the Novi Sheraton Hotel, 21111 Haggerty Road, Novi, Michigan. All students who enroll must enter under their teacher who must be a member of MMA. MMA members are private teachers currently teaching in the state of Michigan.

Georgette Sarzyenski

Michigan Music Association

53807 Oakview Dr.

Shelby Township, MI 48315

Phone: 586-484-1768

Fax: 586-781-3806

http://michiganmusicassociation.org

Brass and Percussion Students Needed
Deadline: January 11, 2006
Motor City Brass Band (MCBB), a regional 40-member British-style brass band known for excellent musicianship and entertaining performances, is pleased to announce the formation of the Motor City Youth Brass Band (MCYBB), a new ensemble for brass and percussion players aged 15-21. The youth band is being formed to provide high quality instruction and performance opportunities for students throughout the metro area. MCYBB will supplement current band programs and serve as an outlet for students whose schools do not offer music classes. The music will vary from classical to rock to traditional and everything in between. Brad Laibly, Director of Bands at Hartland Middle School, and Erin Hufford, Assistant Director of Bands at Algonac Public Schools, will direct the band. Tom Shaner, retired Director of Bands at Lincoln High School in Warren, will serve as Artistic Advisor.
MCYBB’s first open rehearsal will be held January 11 from 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. at Clarenceville High School Auditorium, 20155 Middlebelt Road in Livonia. There are no tryouts; all brass and percussion players between the ages of 15 and 21 are encouraged to attend. There is no cost to join the band. The band will rehearse each Thursday evening from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. The initial season will run through May 20, 2007. Youth brass band members will have the opportunity to attend masterclasses and workshops with guest soloists and professional clinicians, including Woody English, trumpet soloist for the U.S. Army Band. Motor City Youth Brass Band will perform a concert on March 25 at Shriner’s Auditorium in Southfield and on May 20 at Clarenceville High School’s Schmidt Auditorium in Livonia.

More information and an application form can be found at www.mcybb.org. Contact Brian Jobin at 734-626-4464 (bjobin@gmail.com) with questions.

Call for Artists – Musicians, Photographers, Writers & Other Creators

Deadline: June 2007

Art should be sent to:
Shawn Marie Hardy
Our Children: Honor With Art
2260 Park Lane #2
Holt, Michigan, 48842

Phone: 517-281-9927

info@honorwithart.com

Independent Artist Sales

Deadline: Ongoing

For more information, send us information about you, your art, and samples to artists@underdogarts.com. Please place ARTIST REQUEST in your subject line.

Brian Winter

Underdog Arts Inc

P.O. Box 68

Excelsior, MN 55331-0068

Phone: 952-486-8077

Fax: 952-486-8096

http://www.underdogarts.com

Teaching Artists

Learn How to Teach Children Art Workshop

Deadline: January 26, 2007

A program for people with a background in art and for people with little to no art experience. Learn to work with a classroom full of students or just teach one child at a time. Begin your training now, and become able to teach art to children or your own, in summer programs, camps, after school programs, or start your own at program

The intent of this program is to enrich and support arts education, not to supplant or in any way furnish a substitute for services more appropriately provided by trained and certified arts educators

Learn About:

Buying Art Supplies and Materials, Writing Lesson Plans, Classroom Management, Organizing Your Space and More... "Learn From the Professionals"

For More Information and how to register:
Lynne Bozeman

New Day

29629 Everett

Southfield, MI 48076

Phone: 313-574-0900

Fax: 800-520-0853

newday_2005@email.com

Call for Nominations – 2007 Coming Up Taller Awards
Deadline: January 31, 2007

At a previous Coming Up Taller awards ceremony, Mrs. Laura Bush remarked that "the arts and humanities are critical building blocks for a child's development, and they provide a strong foundation for a lifetime of learning… The study of the arts and humanities gives children the chance to be extraordinary -- the power to be themselves."

The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) is inviting nominations for the 2007 Coming Up Taller Awards. In partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), we are embarking on the tenth year of the Coming Up Taller Awards, which recognizes the accomplishments of exceptional arts and humanities after-school and out-of-school programs. Coming Up Taller finalists receive $10,000, an individualized plaque, and an invitation to attend the Coming Up Taller Leadership Enhancement Conference.

We encourage you to share this link to the Coming Up Taller website, www.cominguptaller.org. The postmark deadline for nominations is Wednesday, January 31, 2007.

If you have questions, please visit our website or contact the President’s Committee at (202) 682-5409.

Tidings Chan

Coming Up Taller Program

President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities

1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 526

Washington, DC 20506

p. 202/682-5571

f. 202/682-5668

tchan@pcah.gov

African American Art and Resources

Deadline: February 2, 2007

Tour African American art in the galleries with Stephanie James, assistant curator of the DIA's General Motors Center for African American Art. Then cross the street to tour Detroit Public Library resources on African Americans in the performing arts, and explore internet resources in the Technology Training Lab. Includes your own copy of the African American Booklist for 2007.

Evenings for Educators
Member fee: $15; nonmember fee: $20
Student teacher fee: $10
Includes admission to the DIA Fridays and special programs for all ages, 6-9 p.m.
All Evening for Educator Workshops begin in the Lecture Hall.
Friday February 2; 5-7 p.m.
Valerie Parks

Detroit Institute of Arts

5200 Woodward

Detroit,