AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

A Studio of their Own: The Legacy of the Fresno Feminist Experiment documents the foundation of the nation's first feminist art program at Fresno State University & its' enduring legacy in contemporary art.Exhibition & Symposium highlight the international reputation of first-year alumni in feminist video, performance and new genre public practice. Current work as well as early work will be shown.

Symposium: Thursday September 17- Friday September 18
artists' presentations, performances, and a panel discussion moderated by Moira Roth.

http://www.astudiooftheirown.org

Yesterday was published in CD Baby the sixth album Asnografia (Donkeygraphy).
Inspired the book Platero y yo by spanish writer Juan Ramón Jimenez, but isnt´a second part of Plateroideologia (Plateriodeiology) 2.006. This album the secondaries actos are more important that Platero. Traditional, folk, spanish music with arrangments clasicals instruments.

Screenwriters and documentary filmmakers in the Middle East and North Africa are invited by the Abu Dhabi Film Commission to take part in its international screenwriting and pitch competition designed to identify, develop and launch the careers of outstanding filmmakers. The deadline to submit materials is July 15.

The program exposes emerging filmmakers to high-level industry decision makers and facilitates financing for talented writers and directors from around the world.

Applicants should have completed a short film or documentary that has previously been broadcasted or screened at a film festival, or received a prize.

Youth ages 9 to 25 are invited to submit short videos promoting harmony in diverse societies to the PLURAL+ video festival, to be held at the Paley Center for Media in New York City on December 18. Deadline for submitting entries is September 30.

PLURAL+ is a video festival for youth-produced media aimed at building a more inclusive, tolerant society. The festival will address key issues in today's youth communities, such as migrant integration, inclusiveness, identity, diversity, human rights and social cohesiveness.

Applicants must meet the age requirement by September 30. Entrants may work together in groups, but the entry will be judged in the age category of the eldest youth.

The Water Integrity Network (WIN) is sponsoring a photography contest for photographers around the world, which asks the question: what does water integrity mean and how can you visualize it? The deadline for submission is June 28 at midnight.

Entrants can submit up to three photos visualizing either the impact of corruption and/or the effort of anti-corruption work in the water sector. Each one should have a short conceptualized caption with a maximum of 30 words per caption.

A jury will select the winning photo and award the final prize of a trip to the Stockholm World Water Week 2009, from August 16 to 22, including a return economy class fair, visa/insurance fees, registration fees, per diems and accommodation for the entire week.

Call for projects for the Council of Europe "Cultural Event" label for 2009

The Council of Europe is launching a call for cultural and artistic projects which through their work convey strong messages related to the Council of Europe's mission and values and address key challenges of the European societies of today. This call is open to all disciplines of contemporary art: visual and video arts, music, dance, theatre, literature, poetry, cooking, etc. Deadline for submission is 30 June 2009. The application form and the guidelines can be found on: http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cultureheritage/Aware/Events/default_en.asp#Top...

Irene WEIDMANN
In charge of Art Exhibitions
and Cultural Events
Council of Europe
F-67075 STRASBOURG CEDEX
T: +33 (0) 3 88 41 26 28