Calls for Entry

“26th Annual Northwest Folklife
Festival”, Applications for this free annual
celebration are now available. [c is held
every Memorial Day weekend (May 23 - 26)
in Seattle, Washington and attracts over
200,000 visitors. Artisans from BC are
encouraged co apply, Call 206) 684 - 7300
or fax 206/ 684 - 7190,

Entry deadline is January 13, 1997,

“Vancouver Parks’ Board Artist in
Residence Program” seeks artists from all
disciplines. The program's purpose is ro
support artists working in community
contexts and to encourage che development
of a wide variety of interactions between
artises and community members. The
residencies are for projects of three monchs
duration, provide an artist's fee of $4000
and a materials budger of $1000. Projects
may take place at any time of the year as
long a they are completed within 1997.
Information evening 7 pm, January 14 at
Douglas Park Community Centre, 810 West
2ind Ave. Coneact Jill Weaving at 604/
877 - 0379 for more information.

Entry deadline Friday, January 24, 4 pm.

“Trophies'. Now most often associated
with sports (the stuffed marlin, the bowling
trophy), they have a broader meaning:
souvenirs of conquest in love and war and
everything in between: ticket stubs, framed
diplomas, names to drop, tattoos, lipstick
smudges, engagement rings... What are they
to you? Fisse Hand, a store and gallery in
Toronto's Harbourfront area is looking for 3
maximum of 3 pieces from any given artise.
All pieces will be considered for sale unless
otherwise indicated at a 60/40 splic. Pieces
will be selected for the show by jury.

Contact Firsthand, Queen's Quay Terminal,

207 Queen's Quay W.. Box 100, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada, M5] LAT. Tel: 416/203
- 7773 or fax 416/ 205 - 7781

Entry Deadline January 26, 1997,

“Face the Nation III” An international
mask competition to be exhibited at the
Design Gallery, Davis, California. Open to
all artists, work muse be wearable. Contact
Rhonda O’Brien, Face the Nation,
Department of Environmental Design,
Universicy of California, Davis, CA, 93616
or call (916) 752 - 4139.

Entry deadline January 31, 1997.

“City of Vancouver Public Art
Program” invites proposals for are work
thar will be permanently mounted on top
of 14 utility poles at 7 sites along the
Ridgeway Greenway. Works must be safe,
highly durable and low maintenance. A
budget of $30,000 must cover all fees.
fabrication, taxes for all 14 pieces. There
are fairly specific requirements so contact
Jeannie Bares ar 604) 874 - 4488 for the
information package.

Entry Deadline is Friday, Jan, 31st, 4
pm.

“International Exhibition of Works
Spiritual, Liturgical or Religious”
(March 16 - April 13, 1997). Juried from
slides. Awards $2500, including an award
for installations. Fee $24 for up to 3
entries. Sponsored by che Licurgical Art
Guild. For prospectus send #10 SASE to
Contemporary Works of Faith, 214 East
Selby Blvd., Worthington, Ohio, 43085,
Encry deadline February 1, 1997.

“The Clay Cup VI" (April 23 - May 31,
97). Juried from slides by Mark Burns.

Awards toral $2500. For prospectus write:

Clay Cup VI, School of Arr & Design,
Mailcode 4301, Southern [linois Univ.,
Carbondale [L 62901 - 4301.

Entry deadline February 7, 1997,

***First Annual Coombs Country Craft
Fair*** (July 18 - 20, 1997), will be held
at the site of the Blue Grass Festival at
Coombs Rodeo & Fair Grounds. Because
we krvow che fair will be successful, we've
booked the third weekend in July for
subsequent years

ensuring the continuity of times and dates
this offers. Our intention is to offer a
juried, quality, reasonably priced, money
making summer craft fair of mot more
than 80 - 85 participants. Coombs is one
of the heaviesc tourist draws on
Vancouver Island. Every person on their
way to the West Coast passes by the fair
site. All work will be juried from five
clear photographs of your work. Fees are
$275 for a 10 x 10 ourside booth, §550
for a 10 x 20 outside booch, and $300 for
and inside § x 10 booth. There is a
maximum of 2 exhibitors per beoth.
Contact Joy Speight and Allan Armstrong
at: Coombs Country Craft Fair, 8342
Sabre Road, Lanezville, BC, VOR 2HO.
Phone: (250) 390 - 2387 or fax: (250) 390
- 0560

Entry deadline February 15, 1997.

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“International Collegiate Ceramic
Competition" (March 29 - April 26, 97)
open to students enrolled in a2 of 4 pear
cefamic program during 9% - 97 academic
year, Juried from up to 2 slides per entry,
up to 2 entries. Juror: Philip Corneliys.
Fee $10(US). Awards: $2000 (LIS),
Contact John Hopkins, [OCC 97,
Riverside Community College, 4800
Magnolia, Riverside, USA 92506 - 1242.
Entry deadline is February 18, 1997,

“Second Annual Silverhawk Fine Crafts
Competition”. Juried from 3 slides,
Entry fee $15 (US). For entry form send
international SASE to Silverhawk
Internet Marketing, Box 2290, Ranchos
de Taos, New Mexico, USA, 87557.
Entry deadline is March 1, 1997

“Kutani International Decorating
Ceramics Competition 97" open co
designs for decoration of a large porcelain
plate using only these colours: red, deep
blue, yellow, green, purple, underglaze
blue, rust, gold, silver. Juried from design
on paper, Awards totalling 5,500,000 yen
(approx. $55,000 CAN). Contace the
Executive Committee, [International
Decorative Ceramics Fair '97, Kormarsu
City Hail, 91 Konmade-machi, Komatsu,
Ishikawa 923 or fax 81 - 761 - 23 -2000,
Entry Deadline is March 5, 1997.

“Surprise Us" The Roundhouse
Community Centre invites artists to
submit proposals for projeces and programs
you would be interested in developing.
These should provide recreational, social
of cultural benefits co che cormmunity,
encourage community participation and
demonstrate feasible and appropriate
budget projections, The project should be
a maximum of four monch's duration, For
mare information contact Roundhouse
Community Arts & Recreation Centre,
(YO Vancouver Parks and Recreation,
2099 Beach Avenue, Vancouver, BC,
V6G 124 or call 604/ 257 - 8431.

Entry Deadline is March 30, 1997.

The Coastal Incident, a new gallery in
Yaletown (Vancouver) is seeking
submissions for its art and gift gallery.
Contact (604) 669 - 2500

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