Syndicate: Artist Career Opportunities are a-knockin'!!

[vr@fact.co.uk (iliyana nedkova)]

Dear Artists,

Here is information on two opportunities for your work.  The first is from
Franklin Furnace, as follows:

MONEY TO WORK:
  THE FRANKLIN FURNACE FUND FOR PERFORMANCE ART/
  THE FUTURE OF THE PRESENT NETCAST SERIES

  DEADLINE: April 1st, 1999 (postmark date)

Supported by Jerome Foundation and the New York State Council on the
Arts, Franklin Furnace awards grants of $2,000-$5,000 to performance
artists, allowing them to produce major works anywhere in the State of
New York. Artists from all over the world are invited to apply.

Since its inception in 1985 Franklin Furnace's Fund has boosted the
careers of such emerging artists as Papo Colo, Karen Finley,  John
Fleck, Holly Hughes, Cathy Weis, Pamela Sneed and Murray Hill.

THE FUTURE OF THE PRESENT NETCAST SERIES
This year's Franklin Furnace netcast season at ChannelP.com, THE FUTURE
OF THE PRESENT, is the second in collaboration with Pseudo Programs,
Inc., the largest presenter of Internet television in the world.  We
will continue to present temporal art through the medium of netcasting.
Artists are given the opportunity to present their work to audiences
worldwide via RealPlayer streaming technology. (Upcoming and archived
performances may be viewed at http://channelp.com or
http://franklinfurnace.org.)

Franklin Furnace has no curator; each year a new panel of artists
reviews all proposals. We believe that the peer panel system allows
artists from Brooklyn and Bolivia an equal shot at presenting their work

to the New York art audience. Every year the definition of "emerging
artist," and even the definition of performance art itself changes, so
if at first you don't succeed, try again.

HOW TO APPLY:

  1. Write a 50-word summary of your proposed work. Make your summary as
clear and complete as possible.

  2.  All proposals must have a 1/2 inch videotape (VHS - American
format), cued for five minutes, of your  proposed work or past work.

3.  You may also submit your resume, reviews of previous work, and any
other support materials, including  but not limited to: a detailed
project description, audio cassette, slides, photos, CD-ROMS, Jaz, Zip
or  floppy disks (PC-format).  (All web-based work must be submitted on
removable media!)

4.   You may include a budget (i.e. space rental, equipment, etc.).

5.  You must include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of
materials.

Please send to:
Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc.
45 John Street, #611
New York, NY 10038-3706
T212.766.2606
F212.766.2740
http://www.franklinfurnace.org
mail@franklinfurnace.org

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The second opportunity is from the 1999-2000 National McKnight Artist
Fellowship for Interdisciplinary Artists with a postmark deadline of April
16, 1999.  It is for a four-week residency at Intermedia Arts in
Minneapolis with an artists fee of $10,000 plus travel and lodging money.
You can find out all about it at their website:

http://www.intermediaarts.org

Good luck.  We hope to hear from you by April 1st!


* Call to all artists: Franklin Furnace Fund for Performance Art and The
Future of the Present 1999-2000 * Applications due April 1, 1999 * Details
on our website or contact us directly *
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Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc.
45 John Street, #611
New York, NY 10038-3706
T212.766.2606
F212.766.2740
http://www.franklinfurnace.org
mail@franklinfurnace.org

Martha Wilson, Founding Director
Michael Katchen, Senior Archivist
Harley Spiller, Administrator
Alice Wu, Program Coordinator


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