Opportunities

Artists, cultural workers and arts activists interested in collaboration, networking, dialogue and exchange in Asia are now welcome to apply for the Arts Network Asia (ANA) Grants 2011 scheme. For more details >>>>

KHOJ CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Programme Officer for the New Media Interfaces and Public Engagement Program.

KHOJ Invites applications for the post of Programme Officer to lead the New Media Interfaces and Public Engagement Programme at the KHOJ Studios.

Through this new project initiated in 2010, KHOJ plans to develop an open access institutional repository which will allow for engagement of past KHOJ projects and new projects on community and public art /urban redevelopment  through new media technologies. The Interfaces for New Media and Public Engagement Project will be informed by new media and urban studies and will invite artists, cultural practitioners, civil society groups, researchers, natural and social scientists in conjunction with local communities, to work on and help develop projects which are site- specific and have an inter-disciplinary approach that combines research and cultural and media production.

Job Description

Role: Programme Officer for  New Media Interfaces and Public Engagement Program
Reporting to: Executive Director
Location: KHOJ Studios, New Delhi with possiblity of travel
Work arrangement: Full-time permanent position

Responsibilities:

•    The Programme Offcier for this project will be expected to work with the KHOJ Executive Director to develop and deliver against clear timelines, deliverables and milestones for the program,.
•    The Programme Officer will also play a significant role in overseeing the design and building of the architecture  as well as coordinating and managing technical implementations for the project   in consultation with new media networking experts.
•    The Programme Officer will implement and track all programme plans as and lead the content development for all social media projects of KHOJ. He/she may be required to  curate new projects  if necessary .

Eligibility: Knowledge, skills and attributes required:

•    As a significant part of this post is learning and engaging with diverse forms and applications of web-based technologies, new media and social media, it is prefered that applicants have an active interest in this area and have a grip over social networking tools as well as some writing skills for the web.
•    In addition, as the project requires working with a diversity of people, practitioners and stakeholders across disciplines, applicants with strong management and relationship skills are preffered.

Eligibility: Minimum education qualification and work experience requirements:

KHOJ is looking for an individual based in New Delhi who should have: 
•    A Post-graduate Degree with a specialization in media/communications is preferred.
•    5+ years of work experience in the media, arts and/or communications field.
•    An Exposure to contemporary and emerging arts.
•    A demonstrated track record of managing projects.

Monthly Salary – Rs 30,000/-
Application
Applicants should submit a detailed C.V., and a covering letter describing their reasons for wanting to apply for the post by email (to interact@khojworkshop.org)

Deadline 
The deadline for receipt of applications is September 25, 2010. Interviews will be held shortly thereafter and the successful applicant will be expected to take up this position by October 1, 2010. 

For more information on KHOJ, its mission, objectives and programmes, please visit www.khojworkshop.org

We are pleased to announce the 6th Asian Museum Curators' Conference to be held in India from Tuesday, October 19 to Friday, October 22 hosted by India Foundation for the Arts in collaboration with the Japan Foundation.

The outline of the full conference timetable would be as follows:
October 19-22 (Delhi & Bangalore)
18 Mon Participants to arrive in Delhi
19 Tue  Site visits in Delhi
20 Wed-22 Fri  Conference/paper presentations in Bangalore
23 Sat  Departure

Curatorship From Empire to Republic >>>
Acceptance Letter Final >>>
Letter of Invitation Final >>>

Greetings from the Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan!
We are happy to forward some information about the Scholars in Residence Programme 2011/12. Details are in the attachements. Please feel free to pass on this information to anyone who might be interested.

scholars in residence application form  >>>
scholars in residence programme details >>>
scholars in residence programme benefits and conditions for application >>>

CALL FOR FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS
The Society for the Humanities invites scholars to reflect this year upon the theme of "Sound: Culture, Theory, Practice, Politics" as a means of analyzing the resonance of historical and contemporary representations, movements, ideas, and negations of sound.

For more details >>>>

Dear All,

Greetings. Please find enclosed information regarding ARThinkSouthAsia (ATSA), a fully funded Fellowship in Arts Management (2011-12), addressed to today’s cultural practitioners. The Fellowship is being initiated and sponsored by the South Asian network of Goethe Institutes, the cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany.

The ATSA Fellowship is designed to help develop skills, knowledge, networks and experience of potential leaders in the cultural sector of South Asia which include museums, the visual and performing arts and digital media.

We welcome applications from practitioners working across a wide range of creative and cultural activity, as also from those who are working outside it who demonstrate a knowledge, understanding and passion for culture. Artists and persons with unconventional careers and experiences are also invited to apply.

Please feel free to forward to anyone you would like to recommend or you think would be interested.

Kindly note that the deadline for receipt of applications is 15 November 2010. For more information please log onto www.arthinksouthasia.org

please find the attachments >>> ATSA-Mailer, ATSA-Application form

With warm regards,

Pooja Sood
Project Director
ARThinkSouthAsia

Call for Entries: One Month Left to Enter the Aesthetica Creative Works Competition!
Aesthetica Magazine is looking for artists, photographers, writers and poets to enter the Aesthetica Creative Works Competition. Now in its third year the competition is dedicated to celebrating and championing creative talent across the disciplines.

    * Winners receive £500, as well as a selection of other prizes including art books from Prestel & Bloodaxe.
    * Winners and finalists are published in the Creative Works Annual.
    * Entry is £10 for the submission of two pieces of work.
    * Deadline for entry is 31 August 2010
    * Visit www.aestheticamagazine.com for more information and to enter now.

THEMATIC RESIDENCY

14 Revolution 2012 with Adrian Stimson
Program dates: January 5 - February 22, 2011
Application deadline: August 31, 2010
First Nations, Métis, and Inuit artists will conduct critical and reflective research. Discussions will inform and create a basis for the investigation of ancient ideas and contemporary artistic process.

15 What's Love Got To Do With It? with Ashley Neese
Program dates: January 5 - February 22, 2011
Application deadline: August 31, 2010
This is a residency dedicated to the investigation, critique, and cultivation of love in contemporary art. Through a variety of group activities and individual creative projects, participants will reflect on what it means to love, and how artists can express love in effective ways.

SELF-DIRECTED RESIDENCY WINTER

Program dates: February 28 – March 30, 2011
Application deadline: November 1, 2010

For more information and to apply:
Office of the Registrar
Email: arts_info@banffcentre.ca
Phone: 403.762.6180 or 1.800.565.9989
http://www.banffcentre.ca/va

Application are invited for the following positions in India foundation for the Arts (IFA) project entitled "Curatorial Exhibition Policy Research" Centre for culture, Media and Governance (CCMG), Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025. Applications (both hard and soft copies) with updated CV including contacts number and

mail ID, shall reach the undersigned on or before 06.08.2010. The duration of the project is 24 months.

please find the attachments >>>   more details >>>

SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Centre) invites submissions for its seventh annual experimental short film and video screening program, Monitor 7.
Monitor 7 is dedicated to the presentation of experimental short films and videos by/and/or about South Asians from Canada and around the world. We invite independent and innovative short films and videos that explore the aesthetic and form of the moving image and its relation to narrative. Monitor 7 encourages new, experimental and risk-taking work that challenges the viewer’s active engagement.

more details >>>