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Competitions & OpportunitiesParis Residency for a NYC-Based Visual Artist LMCC is proud to partner again with the Mayor’s Office of the City of Paris to provide one New York City artist or collaborative pair with the opportunity to live and work at Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, France, for six consecutive months (May – October 2012). The selected artist will be assigned a live/work studio/flat in Central Paris and be provided with a monthly stipend. For more information, visit http://lmcc.net/residencies/paris_residency. Young Arts 2012 Founded in 1981, Young Arts is the core program of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA), the signature national program that recognizes and supports America’s most talented 17-18 year olds in the visual, literary and performing arts. All high school seniors or 17-18 year-old high school graduates demonstrating excellence in these arts are eligible. Winners are eligible for financial awards and scholarships, once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to participate in workshops with master artists and perform with fellow winners, and access to a nomination for the title of Presidential Scholar in the Arts, the highest award that can be given to any artistically talented high school senior. www.youngarts.org; 305.377.1140. Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2013 The competition is open to all artists, 18 years of age and older as of Jan. 1, 2011, who are legal residents of the U.S. or its territories with an address in the U.S. at the time of the competition. The work entered should be understood as a portrait in the broadest sense. It may be a traditional, representational work or it may be a more experimental portrait, but it must be based on the artist’s direct contact with any living individual(s). Self-portraits are eligible. Entries will be accepted in all visual arts media, including but not restricted to painting, drawing and watercolor, sculpture, weaving, ceramics, photography, prints, video, film and other digital or time-based media. NOTE: The NPG reserves the right to limit the number of entries accepted and may close online entry at any time between Sept. 1 and Oct. 31, 2011. The Grand Prize winner receives $25,000 plus more. www.npg.si.edu/competition/site3/about/rules.html. National Endowment for the Arts The NEA’s Office of Research & Analysis has announced the availability of grants to conduct research into the value and impact of the U.S. arts sector on the nation, whether on individuals or communities. Grantees may use either existing or newly established datasets to conduct their research. The resulting projects will help determine the usefulness of various datasets to arts-related research. Through this grant opportunity, the NEA hopes to further expand the pool of researchers knowledgeable about arts and culture datasets. The NEA encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds, including those who have not specialized in arts-related research. They anticipate awarding up to 25 grants in the range of $10,000 to $30,000, and projects can begin as early as May 1, 2012. www.nea.gov. Textile Symposium This symposium is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Weaving Abstraction: Kuba Textiles and the Woven Art of Central Africa (opening reception on Oct. 14). A panel of six renowned scholars and authors will bring to light new insights on the role textiles and basketry play in Central Africa’s cultures, past and present, and their influence on Western and African-American art. Share and discuss your own African textile treasures with the experts on Sunday, Oct. 16. Register: www.textilemuseum.org/symposium; or call 202.667.0441, ext. 64.
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