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If you are looking for exhibiting artists or have an opportunity for artists (in any medium) and would like to be included in the GAAC "Call for Artists" the GAAC Calendar and other site announcements please email your information (PDF or MSWord format only) to: events@augustaarts.com.

Arts in the Heart of Augusta Festival
September 14-16, 2012
The Arts in the Heart Festival is coordinated by the Greater Augusta Arts Council. In 2011 Greece was the featured cultural group. The event has won numerous awards including ‘Top 20 Events” from the Southeast Tourism Authority “Top 100 Events” from the American Bus Association and continues to be voted "Best Local Festival" in Augusta Magazine's Best of Augusta!" ...Learn More!

Call for Artists: Local
ENOPION Theatre Company Announces Auditions for The Prince is Giving a Ball
Auditions: Each Thursday, February 16, 2012 - March 15, 2012.
ENOPION Theatre Company announces auditions for The Prince is Giving a Ball - an original musical production. Auditions will be held at the Kroc Center - 1833 Broad Street, beginning Thursday, February 16 and will run each Thursday through March 15, 2012. All Auditions are by Appointment Only.

Parts are available for men, women and youth 15 years and up. Performances will be held August 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 and 19, 2012 at the Kroc Center. For more information or to schedule an audition, call 706.771.7777 or visit Enopion.com!

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Call for Artists: Out of Area
Southern Exposure Application Now Open
Submission Deadline: February 10, 2012
The Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation announces the availability of the online application for the innaugural grant round of Southern Exposure: Performing Arts of Latin America, a program designed to bring exemplary contemporary and traditional dance, music and theater artists from Latin America to audiences across the United States. Southern Exposure will support projects that are developed collaboratively by presenter consortia based in the United States and its territories that include public performances and complementary activities intended to build appreciation for the artists' work and cultures. The program will invest in projects in which the presenting organizations work with a variety of community partners to offer the public opportunities for significant engagement with the visiting artists.

The application receipt deadline for the 2012-2013 Southern Exposure program is February 10, 2012. Click for program guidelines and application!

Smoky Hill River Festival Fine Art Show
Application Deadline: February 25, 2012
We welcome your application to the Fine Art Show (90 exhibitors) and Four Rivers Craft Show (50 exhibitors). These two outstanding venues are highly acclaimed among artists for incredible organization, quality of exhibition, artist hospitality, sales promotion, and community support. The Festival has earned a stellar reputation as an award winning and well juried visual arts venue. Both shows are recognized by many artists' resource publications online and in print, including ArtFair SourceBook, The Crafts Report, and Sunshine Artist,
with extensive statewide and regional marketing.

Applications at riverfestival.com and zapplication.org! 

SunFest
Application Deadline: February 27, 2012
Founded in 1982, SunFest, Florida's largest waterfront music and art festival invites you to apply to be an exhibitor. Held annually in downtown West Palm Beach, Florida the first weekend in May, SunFest attracts more than 275,000 guests. The festival and the patrons that it attracts have a very positive impact on the community.

SunFest Juried Fine Art & Craft Show 2012 will be held May 4-6, 2012 in West Palm Beach, Florida. For more information and applications please visit www.sunfest.com!

Creative Capital's grant application opens Feb. 1, 2012
Application Deadline: March 1, 2012
Save the Date! On February 1, 2012, Creative Capital will begin accepting online Letters of Inquiry for grants in Emerging Fields, Literature and Performing Arts. The Inquiry Form will be open until March 1. Visit creative-capital.org/apply to read the grant guidelines and learn more about the application process, or attend an in-person or online information session.

Creative Capital provides integrated financial and advisory support to artists pursuing innovative and adventurous projects. Acting as a catalyst for the development of exceptional and imaginative ideas, we support artists whose work is provocative, timely and relevant; who are deeply engaged with their art forms and demonstrate a rigorous commitment to their craft, yet are also boldly original and push the boundaries of their genre; who create work that carries the potential to reshape the cultural landscape. Selected grantees receive up to $50,000 in direct support and a suite of services valued at more than $40,000.

To be eligible to apply, an artist must be:
* A U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident
* At least 25 years old
* A working artist with at least five years of professional experience
* Not a full-time student

Questions? Visit creative-capital.org/apply or email grants@creative-capital.org.

USArtist International 2012 Guidelines Now Available
Third Round Deadline: April 20, 2012
Guidelines are now available for the 2012 USArtists International (USAI) program. USAI provides support for American dance, music, and theater ensembles and solo artists invited to perform at significant international festivals or engagements that represent extraordinary career opportunities anywhere in the world outside the United States and its territories.

April 20, 2012 is the deadline for projects taking place between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013.

Click for a copy of program guidelines. Questions about USArtists International should be directed to Sara Nash.

Main Street Square On-Site Sculpture Commission Request for Qualifications
Applications Deadline: April 17, 2012
The Rapid City Arts Council (RCAC) along with Destination Rapid City (DRC) announce an international call for artists interested in an on-site commission to sculpt the 21 granite boulders at Main Street Square in downtown Rapid City, SD. Mary Maxon, Curator for the Rapid City Arts Council announced the call on January 10, 2012 stating that “this is an incredible opportunity for an artist, or team of artists, to create an important work of art which adds to the cultural and natural history of the region. Rapid City is uniquely located between the northern Great Plains, Badlands, and Black Hills. Our area is home to some of the most beautiful and inspiring sculptures. We are surrounded by natural works of art like Cathedral Spires, Jewel Cave, Harney Peak, Bear Butte and Devils Tower. We are also the home of infamous and monumental, manmade sculptures at Mt. Rushmore National Memorial and Crazy Horse Memorial.” The sculpture project is expected to be completed on-site by the artist(s) during the next 3-5 years...More Info!

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Grants
The KARS Consulting Group, LTD Offers Free Assistance for Organizations, Nonprofits & Small Businesses
As a way of introducing themselves to the community, The KARS Consulting Group, LTD is offering free assistance to community organizations, nonprofits and small businesses.  If you: have an organization, have ever wanted to start one, have wanted to launch your own business but didn't know how or where to turn, give KARS a call to see if they can help.  They're providing free assistance to select organizations with grant proposals, business plans, volunteer recruitment, donation requests, fundraisers, press releases, and more.  Call (706) 715-3211 or visit their website at www.karsconsultinggroup.com. 

Grants. Gov to Offer One-Stop Site for Federal Funding
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) unveiled a single, comprehensive website that will contain information on all federal grant programs once fully operational. The website, Grants.gov, is expected to make it easier for organizations to learn about and apply for federal grants.

Grants.gov presently has information for more than 800 available grant programs involving all 26 federal grant-making agencies. The website provides information in a standardized format across these agencies and features a search tool to help applicants find potential funding opportunities. The cross-agency website also simplifies the application process by allowing applicants to download, complete and submit applications for specific grant opportunities. To date, application packages have been posted to Grants.gov by five agencies — the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Education, Energy, Justice and HHS. This list will be expanded in the coming months as federal agencies continue to post application information about additional grant opportunities.

Grants.gov is a key element of President Bush's E-Gov initiative, which aims at harnessing Internet-based technology to make it easy for citizens and businesses to interact with the government, save taxpayer dollars and streamline citizen-to-government communications. The White House Office for Management and Budget named HHS as the lead agency for the Grants.gov initiative. HHS is joined in the collaborative effort by the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Justice, Labor and Transportation, as well as the National Science Foundation. More information on Grants.gov is available at http://www.grants.gov.

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More
Formation of the Traditional Arts Network of Georgia, Inc. - TANGA
TANGA is a new statewide service organization launched by its founding board in an effort to provide a valuable working network of support for Georgia’s folk and traditional arts community. Learn More!

Dance Extreme Offers Free Jazz Classes!
Free jazz class to everyone of all ages for the second semester. There are no gimmicks the class is absolutly free until the end of the semester in June! Everyone enrolled in the free jazz class will also be eligible to participate in our end of the year show. For class times and more info please call 706.364.6060 or check out our website www.dancextremeaugusta.com!

The Art Deadlines List
The Art Deadlines List collects and publishes information about opportunities for artists and art students, of all ages and skill levels. If you have any or all of the following:
call for entries/art
art contests/competitions
call for proposals/projects/papers
art-related job or internship
art scholarship/grant/fellowship
arts & crafts festivals/fairs
film/video festival
artist residencies
auditions/tryouts/casting calls

All disciplines, including:
drawing
painting
sculpture/ceramics/pottery
writing (poetry, essays, books)
music (singing, instrumental, solos, bands)
film/video
mixed media/collage
photography
playwriting/screenplays/scriptwriting

Send your announcement here: submission@artdeadlineslist.com

WonderRoot Launches Literary and Visual Art Magazine Project
Loose Change: a literary collection of community voices
Atlanta, GA - WonderRoot, a non-profit organization located in Reynoldstown announces the launch of a new literary and visual art magazine called Loose Change. Loose Change is a publication that strives to facilitate a supportive artistic environment for those who seek to express themselves in the world of literary and visual arts. We are devoted to allowing participants to explore their craft, allowing range of language and medium while participating in an evolving dialogue. We are committed to being a nurturing theater of learning for those who seek aesthetic growth.

Loose Change is a quarterly publication currently scheduled to release the first issue in January 2010. The magazine will appear online each quarter and in print once per year. Loose Change was created for writers and artist who are interested in being part of a collective literary project for the state of Georgia. All ages are welcome to submit fiction, non-fiction, poetry, lyric, visual art, and other forms we are yet to imagine. To submit or inquire, please email loosechange@wonderroot.org. There is no submission fee

Georgia Tourism Foundation
Georgia Tourism Foundation announces GaMadeGaGrownProducts.org. This website is an excellent resource when searching for vendors that make and sell unique, authentic product; sourcing for potential vendor partners/exhibitors for festivals, events and professional development opportunities; local corporate retreats; looking for venues, destinations, state parks, historic and cultural centers to include on day trips, vacations, school and church field trips.

You can now search the site by travel region, so finding information is even easier. This website is designed to market and promote Georgia's artists, entertainers, museums, galleries, farms, agritourism venues, crafters, theaters and so much more.

Registration with Electronic Copyright Office (eCO)
The U.S. Copyright Office has updated their website and now promotes on-line filing for copyright registration for all media, visual, literary, performing, music, etc. Paper forms are available only by mail request, fees are more and paper not encouraged. To file a claim to copyright in your work, we recommend you use the Copyright Office online system. Advantages include:

Lower filing fee of $35 for a basic claim (for online filings only).
Fastest processing time.
Online status tracking.
Secure payment by credit or debit card, electronic check, or Copyright Office deposit account.
The ability to upload certain categories of deposits directly into eCO as electronic files.

Take the tutorial for the new procedures at:
http://www.copyright.gov/eco/eco-tutorial.pps

Remember that you must file within 90 days of publication to acquire maximum protection of your work with all of the remedies provided in Section 501, et seq. For more infomation on Federal Copyright Registration visit http://www.copyright.gov/. For Access to infomation regarding forms and process visit http://www.copyright.gov/forms/.

ArtPerk: Helping you perk up your aspirations...always free for artists!
Site based on the needs and suggestions of artists and sponsoring organizations across the country and the world. Soon, the site will feature discussion forums, articles on art business formation and success, even better ways to search, art related news feeds, and more interactive features to help you grow as an artist and as a sponsoring organization. www.artperk.com

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