FAD's pick of the art events this week is Dogs Vs Wolves - "Gallery Giveaway" at the Dazed Gallery on Thursday: 

Opening event - December 6th – 7pm –9pm

Exhibition continues December 7th - December 21st 2007 10am - 6pm Monday to Friday
112-116 Old Street, London, EC1C 9BG

Outline
Audience literally becomes artist in the latest in a series of convoluted processes from two gangs of Art Quadrupeds.

As we are approaching the season of good will art collectives Black Dogs and The Werewolves of London have decided to collaborate with the exhibition ‘Dogs vs Wolves’ and provide two lucky punters with a yuletide gift: The opportunity to display their work in Dazed and Confused gallery.

For the opening event on 6th December you are urged to bring along small change and proposals for what you’d do with the gallery space. Black Dogs and Werewolves will act as competing arts councils vying for your attention with the submission fees starting at one pound creating the budget to fund two winning projects, one chosen by each group.

Additionally, in return for your submission fee you will be provided with a proposal form and a service from the art collective of your choice, ranging from fantastical live-soundtracked movies to sound artistic advice and nibbles. The more money you spend, the more you increase your chances of having the Dazed gallery for Xmas and the bigger the final budget for your work!

Your bright ideas and informed discretion will be necessary to bag yourself the prize of a show at the centre of the art universe. Will your proposal be more likely accepted by a group of art-hungry lupines or by booze-hound art-upstarts?

The selected artists will have one week to produce and install the work and the shows will then have a joint opening on 13th December, 7-9pm at Dazed Gallery. On this occasion the public attending will be allowed to vote for the show they think has been most successful thereby declaring that artist and their group sponsor the winner of Dogs Vs Wolves.

The event
Here’s how it all works:

1. Browse the Black Dogs and Werewolves work. Choose which art collective you will hand your proposal to.
2. Pay your submission fee and receive your proposal form and partake in service.
3. Use the forms provided to write down your proposal (refer to the guidelines provided).
4. Your proposal will be checked over by the relevant artist council and once passed will be placed in either the Black Dogs or Werewolves hat.
5. You may return to the show and enjoy other services. The more proposals you make, the more services you experience and the bigger the budget for the works.
6. At the end of the evening one proposal from each hat will be selected and the money made from the services will be awarded to the successful artist. You must be present for the draw to be declared a winner.
7. The audience members who have had their proposal chosen then have until the13th December to realise the work they have proposed with the guidance and resources from their sponsoring art collective Black Dogs or Werewolves.

www.dazeddigital.com/incoming

www.black-dogs.org

www.thewerewolvesoflondon.org

DIRECTOR OF LEARNING

Salary based on experience

The ICA wishes to make a senior appointment to develop an ambitious education agenda which focuses on developing contacts with educational establishments and youth groups in London to encourage visits to the ICA; establishing innovative creative partnership projects between schools, the ICA and private companies; preparing downloadable teaching resources for primary and secondary schools; and developing an archive of images, videos and information about ICA programmes.

The successful candidate should be an experienced professional with at least three years relevant experience who can demonstrate a proven track record of excellence with a wide variety of groups and is able to develop a dynamic and challenging Learning programme. Successful expertise in fundraising is essential.

PRODUCTION EDITOR

£23 - 25,000 p.a.

The ICA is looking for a creative and highly organised production editor to manage the production, writing and subbing of its monthly programme, ads, brochures, posters and other promotional materials on and off line

The successful candidate will be able to chase and collate information from a variety of sources and will be an excellent communicator, capable of dealing with people at all levels. They will have impressive organisational skills, be a talented wordsmith and have eagle-eyed proof reading skills. They will have a strong track record in producing wonderfully clear and effective communications.

The successful candidate will have at least three years relevant experience. They will have strong experience in print buying and schedule setting, and be familiar with Quark Xpress, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and web content management systems. A strong interest in contemporary arts and culture is essential.

For this position, please send with your application three ideas of how the ICA could make its communications more effective.

DESIGNER

£21 - 24,000 p.a.

The ICA is looking for a creative and highly organised designer to design and layout the monthly programme, ads, brochures, posters and all other in house print/ promotional material.

The successful candidate will have a flair for design and be an excellent communicator capable of dealing with people at all levels. They will have an excellent creative ability and artworking experience plus proven project management skills.

The successful candidate will have at least three years relevant experience and will have excellent knowledge of Quark Xpress, InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.

 Job descriptions are available from www.ica.org.uk. To apply for any of these positions please send C.V. and covering letter, making clear which vacancy you wish to apply for to The Administrator, ICA, The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH; fax 020 7873 0051; e-mail administrator@ica.org.uk.

Closing date: 26th March 2007.

PROJEKTAR at Seven Seven by The Projection Gallery with Continental Breakfast 

The Projection Gallery showing at Seven Seven Contemporary Art in East London. Consisting of 26 artists' works on video, this event will showcases the strength of The Projection Gallery's collection. 

The show runs from 8-25 February, 

The Projection Gallery.com is an artists' short film group and portal, established in 2004, and with over 150 artist members from around the globe. Recently acclaimed in the successful and highly popular show at Liverpool Biennial 2006, the team at The Projection Gallery collate and present artists' works on video, film, animation, installation, installation, performance and across other media.

The team is run by volunteer artists and curators, with the aim to bring works of the highest quality to the international stage, to explore inter-media collaboration, and to provoke dialogue and discussion between participants. 

They are now preparing for entries to shows in Artminus, National Gallery, Czech Republic and Deviant! festival, Sweden, plus a bulletin and entrance to film festivals are also in progress, so let them know if there is an event you would like them to be part of. The Projection Gallery is now operating an open submissions policy, so if you are an artist or wish to assist friends, please do pass on  website details!   

  www.theprojectiongallery.com www.sevenseven.org.uk

Artists nationwide will have a chance to promote their works-in-progress and works-to-be when the nonprofit arts organization Creative Capital accepts proposals for its 2007 grant cycle supporting projects in the visual arts and film/video. To apply, artists must first submit an inquiry form, which will be available February 5 on the foundation’s website, http://www.creative-capital.org . The deadline for completed forms is March 5; those invited to submit an application with work samples will be notified in June.

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objectif_exhibitions is a non-for-profit organization, focusing on the research, production and presentation of contemporary art. Since its establishment in 1999, objectif_exhibitions has been at the centre of significant artistic and cultural developments. The organization’s permanent negotiation of artistic, curatorial and public positions has resulted in showcasing exhibitions and publications conceived as well defined, precisely timed and carefully executed interventions.

Located at the heart of the Antwerp gallery and museum district, objectif_exhibitions plays a vital role in mediating and promoting cultural exchange both within Belgium and beyond. Moreover, through ongoing collaborations with established (inter)national artists and art institutions, objectif_exhibitions has developed a solid international network, encouraging both reflective prospecting, presentation and public address.

As the new artistic director of objectif_exhibitions you will continue and further develop the organizations’ artistic program and social reach. You are a contemporary art professional with a thorough knowledge of recent artistic trends and their relevance in society. Your innovative personal vision leads you to the conception and realization of a wide range of thought provoking artistic projects and their publications. Though working at an international level, you are prepared to critically engage in and stimulate the flourishing local Antwerp art scene. Your excellent networking and communication skills enable you to reach an (inter)national audience and raise public awareness on various levels of society. You have experience coping with fundraising in both private and public realms.

You possess that ceaseless energy that motivates those around you, be it staff, artists, public, sponsors or the government.

Please send your application before February 20, 2007 to

objectif_exhibitions
Coquilhatstraat 14
B-2000 Antwerp
Belgium
http://www.objectif-exhibitions.org

Legendary designer Peter Saville , one of the curators of NOISE festival , the online festival for young artists, will take part in the next NOISE Curator Forum. This is a rare chance to hear the opinions of one of the world’s leading image makers; perhaps you want to ask about one of Peter’s campaigns, about the state of the graphic design industry, about his role as a university tutor or about his NOISE selections?

Post your question to Peter Saville by clicking here - you’ll need to submit it to the FORUM by Wednesday, the 10th January. The best ten questions will be put to Peter and his answers will be posted on the website, after the 15th.

Tees Valley Arts on behalf of Middlesbrough Council with partners Halcrow are seeking expressions of interest from Landscape Architects, Designers, Artists and Architects for an ideas competition for 'roadscape'.

The project offers an opportunity to prototype an idea with a view to seeing its adoption in significant adjacent areas in both East and West Middlesbrough.

An initial brief is available at www.ribacompetitions.com take the link to 'new competitions'. A DVD of the site with interviews with the client group, maps aerial photography and background documents can be obtained from the Riba Competitions office at RIBA Competitions Office | 6 Melbourne Street | Leeds LS2 7PS | Tel: 0113 2341335 | Fax: 0113 2460744

In the first instance you are asked to submit an expression of interest by the 8th  January 2007. Details of how to do so are available from the initial brief that can be downloaded from www.ribacompetitions.com

Original artwork + photo: Tine Bech  

Artscape is currently accepting applications for the Gibraltar Point International Artist Residency Program taking place June 1 – 30, 2007.

Submission Deadline: February 21, 2007, 4pm EST 2007 Program Dates: June 1 – 30

For further information including the Guidelines for Submissions, Application Form and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions, please visit Artscape’s website at LINK

The Deviant Art Festival is inviting submissions from UK artists for its second annual show in the town of Trollhättan, Sweden. For details see the Deviant Art Festival website .

A message from Go:

This is Sheffield calling. Our city needs your help.
 
We've had an idea to change the way the world sees Sheffield. To make our city better. It's a project called Cooling The Towers. But it's all under threat. Please take five minutes to read this email. Then forward it to everyone else.

This is the best idea Sheffield ever had.

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COOLING THE TOWERS

There are two cooling towers on the edge of Sheffield, next to Meadowhall and the M1.

Currently they mean grey, industrial, Full Monty. Sheffield is over.

We want to turn them into massive works of public art that mean what Sheffield is now: green, creative and different. And amazing.

We've been working on this for two years and from running an initial competition for ideas in our fanzine GO ( www.dontgo.co.uk ), we're now working with Channel 4 as one of the winners of their Big Art Project ( www.channel4.com/bigart). Channel 4 love the idea, and have applied for funding to make it a reality. This is possible. We're almost there.

BUT there's a baddy in the story. They're a big baddy. The owners of the site are called Eon. They own Powergen. After four months of negotiations, and all our arguments for why this is a good idea (which you can find on our website) they've decided to knock the towers down and build another industrial shed.

Sheffield wins again.

We think this is too good an idea and too good a chance for Sheffield to just give up, and let them have their way. Knocking these towers down will be a tragedy.

So we need your help.

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What if you're not from Sheffield? This still affects you. It's just another example of A Big Corporation with no brains doing what they want and ignoring people like you and me. We're not luddites and we're not revolutionaries. We've just got a good idea and they're not interested in listening. Who decides how our cities develop, what they mean? Us or them?

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HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN DO:

SIGN THIS PETITION. Someone's already set a petition up. You can see how strongly people feel. Sign it here http://www.petitiononline.com/tct2/petition.html

GO TO OUR MYSPACE. We're working on a proper website, but for now this is the digital HQ. This is where you'll information and updates. Be our friend. Get your friends to be our friends. www.myspace.com/coolingthetowers

EMAIL EON. Tell them why they're wrong. For some sample text, click here. Email the chief exec here: paul.golby@eon-uk.com That's Dr Paul Golby to you. Evidently he's not got a doctorate in Doing The Right Thing. It only takes five minutes. Do it now.

TURN EON OFF. If you're a customer, tell them you'll change power suppliers if the towers are knocked down. In fact, just do it now. Why not go a bit greener? Eon produce more CO2 every year than the whole of Croatia. Change to Ecotricity www.ecotricity.co.uk/switch

SHOW YOUR FACE. We're going to create a photographic petition. As well as a list of names, we want to actually show the world how many people support these towers and this project. So if you do, take a picture of yourself, or the towers, or of you holding the phrase 'THE TOWERS ARE OURS' and send it to us with your name and location. We'll put it on the website. And tell your friends to do it too. Send it here go.sheffield@gmail.com

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We love this city so much. We're not going to sit back and watch it lose out again. We're tired of Sheffield being the loser. We want people across the world to know what this city means, realise how brilliant it is.

We don't want another toys r us.

Please help us.

Love from

GO X