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International Opportunities for ArtistsSource: Leonardo, Vol. 8, No. 1 (Winter, 1975), pp. 71-72Published by: The MIT PressStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1573193 .

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Leonardo, Vol. 8, pp. 71-72. Pergamon Press 1975. Printed in Great Britain

INTERNATIONAL

OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS

AID TO ARTISTS PROGRAMS, THE CANADA COUNCIL, OTTAWA, CANADA

Under Aid to Artists Programs the Council provides a variety of assistance to professional artists. Art teachers are not eligible unless their program is for their development as professional artists. To be eligible, an applicant must be a Canadian citizen or must have held landed immigrant status for at least 12 months.

Senior Art Grants are intended for programs requir- ing at least four months to complete and may provide up to C$ 15,000 to cover living expenses, production costs and travel costs necessary to the program. Eligible artists are those who have made a significant contribu- tion over a number of years and want to carry out a well-defined program or undertake a period of free work.

Art Grants may provide up to C$ 6,000 plus an allowance for travel. Where required, a production cost allowance, not exceeding C$ 800, is available. Eligible candidates include artists who have finished basic training, are not yet eligible for Senior Art Grants, and would benefit from a period of 4 to 12 months of free work or advanced study.

Short Term Grants (C$ 450 per month for a maximum of 3 months plus travel allowance) are intended to relieve artists of financial pressures, so that they may devote themselves to a particular program such as finishing a novel, preparing paintings for an exhibition, taking a short intensive course of advanced studies, or working freely. An additional program cost allowance not exceeding C$ 600 is also available.

Travel Grants are intended for professional artists to enable them to travel on occasions important to their professional career. Travel grants do not include living expenses.

Project Costs Grants, up to C$ 2,000, are intended to help professional artists defray the cost of a par- ticular project. Suitable projects might include the purchase of materials for work in various media; costs related to an exhibition, etc.

All correspondence should be addressed to The Canada Council Arts Division, P.O. Box 1047, Ottawa, Ontario KIP 5V8, Canada.

BERLIN WORKSHOP FOR EXPERIMENTAL ART, BERLIN, FED. REP. GER.

The Center of Art and Communication (CA YC) at Buenos Aires is planning to set up a Workshop for Experimental Art in Berlin. Its purpose is to provide an international center for information on experimental

art. Also, to stimulate the diffusion and discussion of ideas, it plans to schedule an annual international meeting.

For further information, write to Centro de Arte y Communicacion, Elpidio Gonzalez 4070, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

CORRESPONDENCE COURSE IN ART TEACHING,

NORTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY, MISSOURI, U.S.A.

Leon Karel at the Northeast Missouri State Uni- versity has been propagating the notion that broader integration of knowledge about the arts and of the arts with the social background out of which they have grown would facilitate their understanding and enrich educational curricula at the secondary level.

Since 1962 he has been offering a sequence of courses leading to certification to teach allied arts in the public schools. Teachers can also earn three hours of graduate credit in the area of Related Arts and Humanities through individual study at home, a course that treats community problems, the performing arts as mass media and the position of photography as a visual art. This course is not a traditional correspondence course, since cassettes are used for direct communication with instructors. Slides and other mechanical aids are provided.

Detailed information can be obtained from James E. Paulding, Division of Fine Arts, Northeast Missouri State University, Kirksville, MO 63501, U.S.A.

EXPANSION PROGRAM, THE MONTREAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS,

MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA

The Museum has launched a C$ 6,000,000 expansion program that will more than double existing gallery space. The expansion will provide greater opportunity for solo exhibitions, additional library, workshop and storage space, a modern auditorium with projection and closed-circuit TV facilities and equipment for transmission of TV and radio programs originating from the Museum.

Scheduled to reopen in advance of the 1976 Summer Olympic Games, the Museum during its expansion is circulating works from its permanent collection to centers across Canada. The permanent collection includes works by the old masters as well as decorative arts dating back to 3,000 B.C. Its collection of Canadian

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art is one of the largest and most comprehensive in existence, with special emphasis on the works of artists such as Krieghoff, Morrice, Borduas, Riopelle and Pellan.

For further information, write to Mr. David Giles Carter, Director, The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1379 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal H3G I K3, Quebec, Canada.

HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN,

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A.

The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Collection is a gift to the U.S.A. consisting of 19th- and 20th-century art works. Its 4000 paintings and 2000 sculptures provide a unique opportunity for visitors to study the develop- ment of modern art from the 19th century to the present. The Museum's Inaugural Exhibition, which opened in October 1974 consisted of approximately 900 works displayed in historical sequence.

The multi-leveled terraced outdoor garden, as well as the plaza area around the museum building, contain a permanent exhibition of 75 pieces of monumental sculpture. Film showings, lectures, musical and dance programs are scheduled regularly. Volunteer guides are available for school children and adults.

For further information, write to Ms. Geraldine Sanderson, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Independence Ave. at 8th St., Washington, D.C. 20560, U.S.A.

MUSEE NATIONAL MESSAGE BIBLIQUE MARC CHAGALL,

NICE, FRANCE

The Museum, inaugurated on 7 July 1973, was realized as a result both of Mr. and Mrs. Marc Chagall's donation to France of a collection of his works inspired by the Bible, and of the French Government's decision to construct the building. It differs from traditional museums in that space is provided for cultural events that harmonize with the spirit of the collection. The Association of Friends of the Museum exists to assure the continuation of such events.

Two rooms contain as permanent exhibitions Chagall's Biblical Message series and his Song of Song Series. A gallery is provided for temporary exhibitions. In addition, there are a library and a concert or con- ference hall, containing three of Chagall's stained glass windows on the creation of the world.

Further information may be obtained by writing to the Association des Amis du Musee National Message Biblique Marc Chagall, Avenue du Docteur Menard, 06000-Nice, France.

NEWSLETTER, COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF

TECHNOLOGY (M.I.T.) CAMBRIDGE, MASS., U.S.A.

The NewsLetter is a means to inform those in the arts and in the sciences of recent developments within the Council and in the various artistic disciplines at M.I.T. It contains not only news and feature articles but also reports in depth on projects of particular interest, discussions of undergraduate work, a selective calendar of future events etc. It is a quarterly and it may be received without charge.

Further information may be received by writing Mr. Peter Spackman, Executive Director, Council for the Arts, Room 20D-220, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, U.S.A.

SECOND JOAN MIRO INTERNATIONAL PAINTING PRIZE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS,

PALMA DE MAJORCA, SPAIN

A second international art (painting) competition has been organized by the Majorca Daily Bulletin with the aid of the Sala Pelaires art gallery. A jury will select the recipient for the prize, 70,000 pesetas and a silver medal. The winning painting will remain with the organizers and later will be donated to the C.E.A.C. (Joan Miro Foundation) of Barcelona. Four bronze medals will be given to those receiving honorable mention.

All artists born after 31 December 1948 are eligible to submit a previously unshown painting done in 1974 or in 1975. Any technique may be used but a work should not exceed size No. 100 (International canvas scale: 162 X 130 cm. or 63 x 50t in.) or the equivalent area. It should be submitted prepared for hanging, with a frame or without. All paintings should be received before 31 October 1975. All those accepted for the competition will be exhibited in Palma in the following winter, at which time the awards will be announced.

Interested artists should request full information from Sala Pelaires, Calle Pelaires 63, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

STUDY ABROAD, 1975-1977 OF UNESCO

Study Abroad, the 20th edition published in January 1975, is a directory of scholarships and travel grants open to students and scholars for study, training and research in countries other than their own. It covers the outward movement of recipients from their home countries and their reception in host countries (an earlier list of opportunities available in the visual fine arts was published in Leonardo 3, 115 (1970)).

Copies may be purchased from national distributors of Unesco publications or from Trade Services, The Unesco Press, Unesco, Place de Fontenoy, 75700-Paris, France.

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