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INVIDEO - Exhibition of Video Art and Cinema Beyond (Milan, Italy) A.I.A
The Festival will take place in Milan from November 10th to 14th 2004.
Click below for application and complete entry information.
The deadline for entries is June 18th 2004.
Also informations and events are available in the ufficial site of the AIACE/INVIDEO: www.mostrainvideo.com
If you have any questions concerning the entry conditions, please contact
We are looking forward to receiving your contributions.
AIACE-INVIDEO
Community Programs Manager
My name is Delano Androzzo, Community Programs Manager at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago and curator of the AfroFolk Live! series, a FREE weekly concert series celebrating the music and culture of the African Diaspora.
The Old Town School is a not-for-profit organization that teaches and celebrates music and cultural expressions rooted in the traditions of diverse American and global communities. The AfroFolk Live! series is FREE to the public and is intended to showcase a variety of music from throughout the African Diaspora.
The AfroFolk Live series is a wonderful community event which promotes the development of music and local musicians. We normally work with local musicians presenting the "folk" music of their respective communities. The series is full of variety and our goal is to generate excitement for the music of the immigrant and African-American communities which are represented in the series.
The Old Town School of Folk Music is a very unique organization and serves a unique role in the community. It is the largest independent non-profit school of music in the world, serving over 6000 students weekly. We have a small intimate concert hall which seats 450 and has some of the finest acoustics in Chicago. There are many other great things I could tell you about this place but I don't want to write a super-long email so I'll keep it short.
We have a limited budget for the concerts we present and I'm hoping there is a possibility we could work with you to collaborate in some way. My goal is to make AfroFolk Live the hottest community event to hit Chicago in years.
We have 36 FREE concerts planned for the 2004 season, Saturdays (Mar - Apr and Sep - Oct) at the South Shore Cultural Center (Chicago Park District) and Wednesdays (May - July and Nov - Dec) at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Thanks. Look forward to speaking with you.....
Please check our website for more info about AfroFolk Live and the Old Town School of Folk Music www.afrofolk.org www.oldtownschool.org
Thank You!! Sincerely, Delano
Delano Androzzodandrozzo@oldtownschool.org
Posted by Delano Androzzo, 13-Dec-2003.
Chrildren of God - Nigeria West africa C.O.G
Listen to the pure Acapella voices of the "144,000" Virgins (teenagers) from the Efik people of Nigeria singing "Efik Edemere K'idap" in Praise of Jesus Christ.
The music is a joy and a blessing to hear.
Posted by Tim Freeman, 12-Dec-2003.
Dahlonega International Film Festival www.diff.tv
Posted by Barry Norman, 13-Nov-2003.
Emerging artists: Submit your art, prose and poetry
Posted by Ben Arnold, prose/poetry co-editor, 15-Sep-2003.
BLACK PRESIDENT: THE ART AND LEGACY OF FELA ANIKULAPO-KUTI
New York, NY (May 20, 2003) - The New Museum of Contemporary Art announces Black President: The Art and Legacy of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, a group exhibition exploring the cultural impact of the famous Nigerian musician and activist who died in 1997. Thirty-four artists will examine and respond to this cultural icon through approximately forty works of painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, mixed media and sound installation, video, film, computer animation, and music. Guest curated by Trevor Schoonmaker, Black President will be on view from July 11-September 28, 2003.
Musician and activist Fela Anikulapo-Kuti created Afrobeat, the infectious fusion of American funk and jazz with traditional Yoruba and highlife music. Through politically-charged lyrics, electrifying stage performances, and his counter-culture lifestyle, Fela preached against social injustice and corruption. Troubled by the political and economic corruption of Nigeria and the repressive governments of sub-Saharan Africa, Fela built a commune called the Kalakuta Republic, which he declared immune from Nigerian law, and created his own political party. At the height of his popularity in the mid-1970s, Fela took to calling himself the "Black President." Since his death in 1997 from an AIDS-related illness, Fela`s status as a pan-African icon has continued to grow.
Black President is a critical multimedia exploration of the influence and artistic legacy of Fela. Artists included in this exhibition are from countries as diverse as Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, Côte d`Ivoire, England, Germany, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and the United States. Some, like album cover artist, Ghariokwu Lemi, and photographer, Femi Osunla, were part of Fela`s artistic retinue in Lagos. Other younger participating artists were not yet born. Their work speaks to the many sides of Fela-musical pioneer, political dissident, utopian visionary, consummate showman, husband to 28 women, and legendary lover.
Tour
Black President: The Art and Legacy of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti will travel to the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Franciso (April 17-July 4, 2004) and to the Barbican Centre in London, England (September 9-October 24, 2004).
New Museum of Contemporary Art
(between Houston and Prince Streets in SoHo)
Telephone 212-219-1222
Museum Hours
For more information please contact the Public Relations Office at 212-219-1222 ext. 394 or email press@newmuseum.org www.newmuseum.org www.newmuseum.org
Oxford University Press: Get access to professional journals
International Artgallery in Hamburg, Germany is seeking artists
In June 2003 I will open a new gallery in the center of Hamburg, Germany. We will start with group shows with artists from all over the world. I´m an artist too with best connection to the art-scene of our town. If you are interested in getting more information about conditions/location etc., visit the website below.
Best regards
Posted by Marion Zimmermann, 27-May-2003.
Independent Exposure 2003 - A Monthly Microcinema Screening Program of International Short Films, Videos and Digital Works
2003 is the eighth season of Independent Exposure, which is based out of the 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco, CA and the Firestation #3 in Houston, TX. We want to show your work to audiences throughout the world, so please submit your work(s) now!
Independent Exposure - Call for Works and Distribution through Exhibition Information
For our Independent Exposure compilation series we accept short video, film and digital-media submissions of 15 minutes or less and are currently looking for narrative, humorous, dramatic, animation, experimental, alternative, avant-garde, erotic, and underground works.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
NO DEADLINE, NO FORMS
Please submit a VHS (NTSC, PAL, or SECAM), mini-DV (NTSC only) or DVD (NTSC only) clearly labeled with name, title, length, phone-number and email. Due to the increased amount of tapes and the added costs for processing, there is now a US$5.00 entry fee for United States and Canadian artists (please write check to "Microcinema International". We are waiving entry fees to filmmakers from outside the US and Canada. Please include any supporting materials including photos! (preferably in digital format). Due to the large amount of entries, we are unable to return your submission but we will get back to you regarding your submission(s)!
Microcinema will contact you before including any entry at its monthly Independent Exposure screening in San Francisco and/or Houston. All artists will be paid an honorarium when their work is screened in the San Francisco and Houston shows. Artists also will qualify for a non-exclusive Microcinema Distribution through Exhibition Agreement for subsequent international screenings. Microcinema pays its artists royalties for screenings, TV broadcast, VHS/DVD and Internet sales.
Send submissions to:
Call For Art: The Bill Clinton Show
Contact: Director, Audrey Regan at email below, or telephone 212-681-8366.
Funding available: The Global Film Initiative
We are currently accepting applications for feature film production and distribution grants. The application is available on our web site and the deadline is August 15, 2003.
Seeking Comedian or Personality for Performance at VGC CLUB, Lagos
Posted by Mr. Omer , 21-Mar-2003.
International ArtExpo 2003 > Madrid
Luca Curci -- art director
Call for entries: Dahlonega International Film Festival
The DIFF is for filmmakers from all over the world who like to execute good concepts that play well. The DIFF doesn't see short film as the thing we make when we don't have enough funding for a feature, or as a way of killing time until we "hit it big," or at least gain entrance into a Park City Mall festival. The DIFF shows the work people want to make, not what they think "people with clout" want to see.
The DIFF encourages entrants to submit their work as early as possible:
2ND NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LITERATURE (2nd NACOLI)
The 2nd National Conference on Literature (2nd NACOLI) on the above theme will take place in Abia State University, Uturu, Abia State, between Thursday 25th and Saturday 27th September, 2003. Scholars who wish to present papers at the event are hereby invited to send in abstracts of the papers that they wish to present at the Forum to either of the below organisers:
HYBUN READERS CLUB,hgnl2000@yahoo.com
Mr. Austine Amanze Akpudaamanzeakpuda@yahoo.com
On or before Monday 30th June, 2003.
Posted by Toyin Ajayi Frankel, 14-Mar-2003.
CALL FOR WOMEN ARTISTS: 2003 NATIONAL WOMEN'S MUSIC FESTIVAL, JUNE 5-8
For more information, contact:
Women In the Arts, Inc.
Posted by Toyin Ajayi Frankel, 14-Mar-2003.
