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In this issue of Palette-Online:

Call for Art: Abilities Festival, Toronto - deadline: June 30, 2005
Call for Entries: ART ABILITY:  An International Juried Exhibition of
Art and Fine Crafts by Artists with Disabilities, deadline: July 22, 2005
Call for Art: (book cover) The Drenk Center celebrates its 50th Year
with a Graphic Art Contest, submit artwork between August 18 - Sept. 15,
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Call for Art: Abilities Festival, deadline: June 30, 2005

ABILITIES FESTIVAL - A Celebration of Disability Arts and Culture, October
27-30, 2005

Musicians, authors, visual artists, poets, dancers, playwrights, comedians
and actors with disabilities will come together in Toronto in the fall of
2005 for four days in an extraordinary multifaceted and multidisciplinary
festival that showcases and celebrates talents, strengths and achievements
as artists with disabilities.

We are seeking works of art that exemplify the diverse and exceptional
quality of artistic talent within the disabled communities.

For more information:
http://www.abilitiesfestival.org/

To download the entry form:
http://www.abilitiesfestival.org/artentryform.html

To find out how to apply, please see our entry conditions:
http://www.abilitiesfestival.org/artentry.html

Or

Write us at [ mailto:[email protected] ][email protected]

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Call for Entries: ART ABILITY:  An International Juried Exhibition of Art
and Fine Crafts by Artists with Disabilities, deadline: July 22, 2005

Artists with physical, cognitive due to brain injury, visual and hearing
disabilities are eligible to apply.  Only work executed after the onset of
disability or injury will be considered. All media are eligible including:
* Works on Paper     * Paintings
* Sculpture           * Jewelry
* Photography           * Pottery
* Fiber arts                 * Other crafts

Exhibition will be on view November 7, 2005 - January 8, 2006 at Bryn Mawr
Rehab Hospital, Malvern, PA.

Over $5,000 in prizes awarded last year.  No submission fee.
Submission deadline is July 22, 2005 and requires a submission form.
For a complete prospectus and submission form send a SASE to:

Patricia Perla
Art Ability
Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital
414 Paoli Pike, Malvern, PA 19355
or request a prospectus by email to:
[email protected]

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Call for Art: (book cover) The Drenk Center celebrates its 50th Year with
a Graphic Art Contest, submit artwork between  August 18 - Sept. 15, 5005

The Lester A. Drenk Behavioral Health Center is celebrating in 2005 its
50th anniversary as a leading behavioral health provider in Burlington
County, N.J. The Drenk Center, formerly the Burlington County Guidance
Center, was founded in 1955 by Judge Lester A. Drenk to help the troubled
adolescent boys who appeared before him in court. Since then, the Drenk
Center has grown to serve more than 8,000 severely mentally ill children,
adults and seniors throughout southern New Jersey. The Drenk Center
believes that recovery is possible for all consumers. Its mission
statement states, "Partnering with people to provide accessible mental
health and social services that will improve our communities."

As part of our celebration, we have scheduled a ball on April 9, 2005, in
honor of Judge Drenk and the work of the Drenk Center. We need graphic
artwork for a ball book cover and for the advertisement for the ball. It
should reflect who we are and what our core beliefs are. It should be
eye-catching and make the reader want to read more in the advertisement or
in the ball book. The ball's proceeds will go toward helping severely
mentally ill children and adults throughout southern New Jersey through
the Drenk Foundation. The ball will be held at the Regency Palace in Mt.
Laurel, N.J.

All entries for this contest become the property of the Drenk Foundation.
The winner of the contest will receive a cash prize of $1,000 and
recognition for his or her graphic artwork at all events during the
anniversary year. The contest begins on Aug. 18 and ends on Sept. 15. The
winner will be announced on Sept. 20.

Entries are to be sent to:
 The Drenk Foundation
 205 High St.
 Mt. Holly, NJ 08060 USA

 Entries must include both a hard copy of the design and a copy stored
graphically in a medium (jpeg, gif, tiff) that can be read easily. Visit [
http://www.drenk.org/ ]www.drenk.org for more information about the Drenk
Center. For more information about the project, contact Mark Whitehead at
609.261.7315 or [ mailto:[email protected] ][email protected].


The Tactile Mind Weekly seeks artists for a weekly column

The Tactile Mind Weekly, a popular web magazine, is incorporating a new
feature that would allow pictures to show up in email browsers. We are
looking for artists who are interested in having a weekly column.  We
would expect one image per week, with 50 words accompanying it, as an
artist's statement. Payment is negotiable. Please email Adrean Clark -
[email protected] - if interested and for more information.

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War & Peace Between Mind & Body, a Juried Exhibition of Work by
New Mexico Artists with Disabilities is showing at The Governor's Commission
on Disability, 491 Old Santa Fe Trail, Room 117. The public is invited to a
reception for the artists hosted by the Commission and VSA arts of New
Mexico on Friday, May 6, from 2pm-4pm. The show runs April 18-June 30, 2005.

War & Peace Between Mind & Body features work by Nat Dean, No.B.Coe, Irenner
Clough, Theresa Elwood, Barbara Goodmiller, Helene Valdez, Linda ViVona and
Ann Williams. This exhibition and other statewide opportunities for artists
with disabilities are generated through STUDIO 4, a career development
initiative of VSA's North Fourth Art Center. For more information call (505)
345-2872 x 18 or email: [email protected]

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Call for Entry. ROLE PLAY: The Definition of Self in Society, deadline: July 11, 2005
Surdna Foundation Offers Arts Teachers Fellowship Program, deadline: November 18, 2005
PLoS (Public Library of Science) Medicine Seeks Cover Art, deadline: ongoing

Call for Entry

ROLE PLAY: The Definition of Self in Society - VA

Deadline: July 11, 2005

Juror: JW Mahoney. Independent Curator and Corresponding Editor, Art in
America. This exhibition is open to all visual artists in the United
States and abroad working in all media. Artists are encouraged to think
broadly in responding to the theme. Award amounts up to $650. Exhibition
dates: September 8 to October 16, 2005. Submission fee: $25 for images of
3 works (slides or JPEG).

For prospectus, email: [email protected] or send SASE to:
Target Gallery, 105 North Union Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 or Phone:
703.838.4565.

Funding Opportunity

Surdna Foundation Offers Arts Teachers Fellowship Program

Deadline: November 18, 2005

The Surdna Foundation ( http://www.surdna.org/ ) announces the sixth year
of its Arts Teachers Fellowship Program, a national initiative to support
the artistic revitalization of outstanding arts teachers in specialized,
public arts high schools.

Through the program, fellows design individualized courses of study that
provide both immersion in their own
creative work and the opportunity to interact with other professional
artists in their fields. The program's
approach to professional development is designed to enhance the
effectiveness of arts teachers and directly
benefit the young people they teach.

Twenty awards of up to $5,000 each, with a complementary grant of $1,500
to the fellow's school to support post  fellowship activities, will be
made. The award may be used to defray the costs of tuition and other fees,
room
and board, travel, purchase of materials and/or equipment for personal
art-making, childcare, and other relevant
expenses.

All permanently assigned full- and part-time arts facultyin specialized,
public arts high schools are eligible.Teachers of the visual arts
(including film, video, and other media), theater arts, music, dance, and
creative writing are invited to apply. Applicants must have been teaching
arts in high school for a minimum of five years,
and plan to continue as an arts teacher in 2005-06.

Visit the Surdna Foundation Web site to download complete program
information and guidelines and the application
materials.

RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1754/surdna

For additional RFPs in Education, visit:
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_education.jhtml

Call for Art

PLoS Medicine Seeks Cover Art

Deadline: ongoing


Submissions accepted on an ongoing basis. PLoS Medicine, a global health
journal, seeks cover art. Artists are invited to submit visually
compelling, thought provoking art work for consideration. Open to all
themes of medicine and health. Accepting work, in any media, that will
reproduce well in a two-dimensional field. Artist will receive $500 and
copies of the journal. The artist's contact information and statement will
appear in the journal. For information, contact: PLoS Medicine Art
Committee, 185 Berry St., Ste. 1300, San Francisco, CA 94107; email: 
[email protected]; or check website: http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?req
uest=get-static&name;=plme_callforart

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An exhibition of artwork by the Native American class at VSA North Fourth Art Center is a featured exhibit by The University of New Mexico’s Alfonso Ortiz Center for Intercultural Studies and the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology. 

Native American Visions: Illusions of Traditional Life will show through November 2005, in the Ortiz Gallery of Maxwell Museum on UNM campus. The exhibit opens on Friday, June 24, 2005, when the public is invited to a reception from 6:00 P.M. – 7:30 P.M. for light refreshments and an appearance by storyteller and musician Ernie Dogwolf Lovato. The Ortiz Gallery is open Tuesdays-Fridays, 9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.; Saturdays 10:00A.M. – 4:00 P.M. (closed Sundays and Mondays). Admission is free. 

Exhibiting artists and Native American students include Nicky Arango, Elaine Archuleta, Cari Lynn Carlston, Lannette Silver, Joe Tenorio, Helene Valdez, Derrick Wanoskia and their teacher Sam Bautista. 

A Native American class began several years ago at VSA North Fourth Art Center as a way for Native Americans with developmental disabilities to learn about Native American culture. Artist/ Teacher Sam Bautista is from Laguna Pueblo and knows from nearly ten years teaching art to people with disabilities that Native Americans with disabilities suffer culture loss just as other Native Americans can when they are not in touch with their traditions. “For Native Americans,” Bautista explains, “art is not just a form of expression but is a culture we carry within ourselves.” 

What began as art instruction in a weekly classroom setting soon expanded to include visits to feast day celebrations and the annual Gathering of Nations Pow-Wow, library field trips and searches on the Internet. The study of traditional Native American culture informed the students’ artwork and strengthened their identity as artists and as advocates of disability culture. While not a part of traditional Native American life, through their artwork and experiences they celebrate it. 

In January 2004, a partnership was formed with VSA North Fourth Art Center and the Alfonso Ortiz Center that has included educational programming, poetry readings, performances, visits to Maxwell Museum collections and opportunities for exhibition. 

Native American Visions: Illusions of Traditional Life is sponsored by the Alfonso Ortiz Center for Intercultural Studies, the McCune Foundation and the Maxwell Museum Association, and is funded in part by William E. and Judith P. Boebert.

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VSA arts of New Mexico does not make any claim or guarantee about the following opportunities for artists re-printed from the Art Deadlines List January 2005 issue. 

Jun 30, 2005 CALL FOR MULTIMEDIA DISPLAYS Seeking entries for the More
Than Minutes Contest. $5,000+ in total prizes. No entry fee. The
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists wants creative thinkers and artists
to design online/interactive/multimedia displays for a "virtual
museum." For details, entry form, and more contact: More Than Minutes
Contest, 6042 S Kimbark, Chicago IL 60637 OR
http://www.thebulletin.org/contest OR mmcontest[at]thebulletin.org

Aug 15, 2005 CALL FOR NOVELLAS Seeking entries of novellas of up to
40,000 words for annual contest. Open to all genres. For more info
please send SASE to: MELG, Box 90387, Nashville TN 37209 OR
http://home.earthlink.net/~middleenglish OR
[email protected]

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Student requests information from artists for Master's Degree project in
assistive technology. Please contact Katie Jacobson directly through email
address or phone number listed below. Thank you.

Dear Artist,

My name is Katie Jacobson, I am a graduate student in occupational therapy
working on my master's project. I have a minor in art and am very
interested in the use of assistive technology for painting.  I want to be
able to produce a device to give people with limited range of motion a way
to creatively express themselves in the visual arts, and have a leisure
activity that they can enjoy with independence.  My idea is to develop a
mechanical arm that is controlled by a joystick for horizontal movement
and a large button-switch like a BigMacT for vertical movements.

I am contacting you because I am interested in your painting technique and
any adaptations you use to assist you in painting. I would also like to
know if you are familiar with other types of adaptations for painting. Any
information you could contribute would be much appreciated.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Katie Jacobson, MOTS

Department of Occupational Therapy
University of Missouri-Columbia
E-Mail: [email protected]
FAX: 884-2610
Phone: (573) 881-5283

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International Juried Art Exhibition Seeks Entries from Artists with
Learning Disabilities

Entry Deadline:  May 12, 2005

The ninth annual Brian Ayers Memorial Art Exhibition, on display in Boone
Mall, Boone, North Carolina in the spring of 2005, seeks entries from
talented artists, ages 11-19, with learning disabilities.  Thirty artists
will receive $50 awards for works showing special artistic merit.  No
entry fee.  Visit  www.LDart.org, for an Entry Form.

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Bilingual Website for Latinos with Disabilities

The World Institute on Disability (WID) has established the Natural Technical Assistance Center for Latinos with disabilities living in the United States.  The Proyecto Vision Web site features information in Spanish and English on employment writing, employment success stories, assistive technology and worksite accommodation.  There also is news about employment initiatives of government agencies and service providers, legislation, and articles about the transition from school to work.  New information is added to the Web site bimonthly.  Visit Proyecto Vision at www.proyectovision.net

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The Harwood Emerging Artist Fund

The Marion & Kathryn Crissey Award

The Marion & Kathryn Crissey Award is intended to support the endeavors of emerging artists who demonstrate a commitment to their artwork, their on-going education and the community in which they live.  Each award is approximately $300.

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Call for Illustrator
Illustrator needed for a 24 page children’s book, written by the mother of a boy with cerebral palsy and benign rolandic epilepsy. 

The working title “Mommy told me about seizures” is targeted for children 3 to 8 years old.

The book will be submitted to publishers for consideration or published
through self-publishing.  Terms are negotiable.  Illustrators with any seizure disorders are encouraged to apply, and all inquires will be considered.

if interested, please send your full color illustration in JPEG or TIFF format along with a short biography (100 words or less) to