Scholarships for Artists and Architects, German Academic Exchange Service, Germany

These study scholarships aim to provide foreign applicants from the field of Fine Art, Design, Film, Music and Architecture as well as Performing Arts (Drama, Direction, Dance, Choreography etc.) with an opportunity to complete a course of extension studies, without gaining a formal degree or qualification, at a German state (public) or state-recognised higher education institution.

Duration

Study scholarships are generally awarded for one academic year. In individual cases and upon application, scholarships may be extended

Call for entries - Commonwealth Connections

The 2011 Commonwealth Connections residency programme is now open for entries.
In addition to visual artists,applications are now invited from dance practitioners. For more information on eligible art forms, please visit their website.

Seven winning applicants will receive awards of up to £8,000 to develop their art in another Commonwealth country.
www.commonwealthfoundation.com/artsresidencies

Deadline 30 November 2010

Call for applications - The Edinburgh Fund from Ideastap

Ideastap launch their Edinburgh Fund, a £30,000 award to youth theatre companies, to bring their work to the Edinburgh Fringe for 2011.

The £30,000 fund is available to members of promising theatre companies aged between 16-25 hoping to attend the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2011. An established platform for launching new talent, performing at the Fringe can be a huge financial risk – IdeasTap are offering young performers the chance to showcase their talent without this risk.

This is the second year of the Ideas Fund, the annual funding award that sees IdeasTap giving away £150,000 on youth-led creative projects from across all of the arts.

Bourses de doctorat à l'Université Tulane (Nouvelle Orléans)

Le Département de Français et d'Italien à l'Université Tulane souhaite recruter des étudiant-e-s pour son nouveau doctorat en études françaises. Le programme jouit d'une forte orientation interdisciplinaire et de ressources financières conséquentes. Les doctorant-e-s bénéficient de cinq ans de soutien financier sous forme de bourses de recherche et d'enseignement. Les bourses comprennent les frais d'inscription aux cours ainsi qu'une allocation de 20.000 dollars. La plupart des candidats acceptés au programme seront en bourses de recherche au cours de leur première année et lors de l'année de thèse.
Située à la Nouvelle-Orléans, ancienne ville coloniale française et espagnole, et à proximité des régions cadiennes et créoles de la Louisiane, Tulane est l'une des universités de recherche les plus réputées et les plus sélectives aux Etats-Unis.

Veuillez postuler en ligne sur notre site :

http://tulane.edu/liberal-arts/french-italian/french-phd.cfm

Poste de professeur(e) adjoint(e)

Le Département d'études françaises de l'Université de Waterloo sollicite des candidatures pour un poste de professeur(e) adjoint(e), menant à la permanence et ayant pour date d'entrée en fonction le 1er juillet 2011. Le/La candidat(e) sélectionné(e) doit avoir un doctorat en études françaises, avec spécialisation en littérature et culture québécoises.  :poirier@uwaterloo.ca. Tous les candidats qualifiés sont invités à soumettre leur candidature; cependant, priorité sera accordée aux citoyens canadiens et aux résidents permanents du Canada. L'Université de Waterloo encourage les candidatures de toutes les personnes qualifiées, y compris les femmes, les membres de minorités, les autochtones et les personnes handicapées. L'attribution de ce poste dépendra des fonds disponibles.

Responsable : Monsieur Guy Poirier, Directeur
http://www.french.uwaterloo.ca

Bourses d'études pour doctorants de la Maison Française d'Oxford

La Maison Française d'Oxford (Institut Français de Recherche à l'Etranger) propose des bourses d'un mois pour doctorants désireux de poursuivre un travail de recherche. Outre le montant de la bourse (250 livres sterling), l'établissement offre au doctorant l'accueil en chambre avec petit déjeuner et l'accès aux bibliothèques d'Oxford.



Le dossier de candidature doit comprendre les pièces suivantes :
- Une lettre de motivation rédigée en français et adressée au Directeur de la Maison Française d'Oxford.
- Le formulaire dûment complété (à télécharger sur notre site: http://www.mfo.ac.uk/fr/pratiques/bourses/etudes)
- Un bref CV.
- Une lettre du directeur/de la directrice de thèse justifiant de la nécessité de travailler à Oxford.

Les dossiers sont à adresser au Directeur de la Maison Française d'Oxford, soit par la Poste, soit par courrier électronique (secretary@mfo.ac.uk).

Master en lettres françaises à Miami University

L'UFR de français de Miami University (Ohio, États-Unis) recherche des étudiants doués et motivés, de toutes origines, pour son Master en lettres françaises à compter de l'année universitaire 2011-2012.

Les étudiants acceptés au programme bénéficient d'une bourse de plus de $11,000 par an pour vivre et une aide adaptée aux formalités d'obtention de visa. L'université paie la totalité des frais de scolarité. Il faut avoir un bon niveau d'anglais (écrit et oral) et il faut passer le TOEFL (un examen d'anglais) avant de poser votre candidature. Pour plus de renseignements sur le TOEFL, veuillez consulter ce lien http://www.ets.org/toefl.

Cultural Winter Program Invitation - Israel 2010/2011

Galilee International Management Institute opens new cultural programmes.

Following the success of the Summer 2010 Cultural Program (7 July – 10 August), the Galilee International Management Institute invites you to participate in the 2010/2011 winter to two new similar events:

-         Two Nations and Three Religions in Israel and Palestine (29 December – 10 January 2011)

-         Israeli and Jewish Art, A Study Tour (3 – 10 January 2011)

The programs are destined to young people, students, teachers or researchers directly interested in the topics and in taking part in a unique cultural experience. All courses, study trips and events are exclusively in English.

The brochures attached to this email contain general information regarding the program of activities and the fees. More detailed information is available following the Israeli and Jewish Art and the Two Nations and Three Religions in Israel and Palestine link.

Deadline: 2010/11/01

IHS Journalism Internship Program, Summer 2011

The IHS Journalism Internship Program places aspiring journalists who support liberty at media companies and non-profit investigative newsrooms. Talented writers and communicators have the opportunity to learn or improve their journalism skills and expand their professional network.

Journalists can advance liberty by producing balanced stories incorporating the ideas of individual rights, free markets, and peace. Journalists can draw on these ideas when choosing which stories to cover and how to report breaking stories. An IHS intern who understands spontaneous order and public choice theory will produce stories far different and more unique than a journalist steeped in the notion of central planning by altruistic, government officials.

If you have an eye for news and want to get the story and if you believe individual rights precede government, then start or enhance your journalism career with an internship through the IHS Journalism Internship Program. Past interns have worked at 20/20, the Orange County Register, Reason.TV, Fox News, and many other companies and organizations.


http://www.theihs.org/node/455

Deadline: 2010/11/15

15th International Solo-Dance-Theatre Festival 2011, Stuttgart, Germany

The application procedure for the 15th International Solo-Dance-Theatre Festival Stuttgart is open until November 11th 2010 for young dancers and contemporary choreographers to apply with their latest productions.




The online formulary for registration can be found on the homepage of TREFFPUNKT Rotebühlplatz

In this webform applicants should give some information about their education, engagements and mainly about their piece and its intention.

After the deadline a pre-jury selects participants who will perform their productions between march 17th and 20th 2010 in front of the jury and the audience. The jury awards altogether six prizes, three for each of the two categories "choreography" and "dance". The 1st prizes are awarded with € 3.500,- each, 2nd prizes with € 2.500,- each and the 3rd prizes with € 1.500,- each.

Apply now: www.treffpunkt-rotebuehlplatz.de

Click here for more information about the Solo-Dance-Teatre Festival.

Deadline: 2010/11/11

Media Arts Director

http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=90018040&JobTitle=Media+Arts+Director&brd=3876&vw=b&FedEmp=Y&FedPub=Y&x=42&y=14&jbf574=AH01&AVSDM=2010-08-12+12%3a14%3a00

National Endowment for the Arts
USA
Applications close 11 November 2010

As the Media Arts Director you will:

Serve as the Agency's nationally recognized expert and authority for the field of Media Arts, including independent media arts centers, media artists' collaborative, emerging and interactive platforms, as well as a variety of arts service organizations.


Provide national leadership and direction concerning Agency assessments of funding and other assistance for the rapidly changing Media Arts field.  Study and analyze conditions and trends as they relate to and affect the Media Arts field.


Work with Senior Agency Officials and Program staff, constituents, private and public funders, and top-level officials of other organizations to formulate, design and recommend appropriate grant programs, leadership initiatives and partnerships that advance the Media Arts field including new forms of art creation using mobile, web-based and interactive platforms and tools.


Review proposals from the Media Arts field, manage the panel review process for applications, propose funding amounts, and present grant recommendations for consideration by the Senior Agency Officials, and the National Council on the Arts.


Select experts in the Media Arts field to serve as pre-screening and panel reviewers and chairs or co-chairs panel meetings. Organize groups of reviewers and consultants to assist in evaluating proposals and planning future programs and initiatives.

Associate Professor in Cultural Policy Studies

University of Warwick
England
Applications close 15 December 2010
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ABU391/associate-professor-in-cultural-policy-studies/
The Centre for Cultural Policy Studies is an international centre for research and postgraduate teaching in the fields of cultural policy, cultural management and the creative and media industries. We wish to appoint an Associate Professor in Cultural Policy Studies, to play a leading role in the Centre's research and teaching. This is an exciting opportunity to develop research and teaching in a wholly postgraduate context, working with a small and committed team of colleagues. You will initially be expected to lead the Centre's MA in International Cultural Policy and Management for a period of three years whilst also developing new areas of research and postgraduate teaching as part of the Centre's strategic development. You will be encouraged to pursue your own research interests within the broad fields of international cultural and media policy, including arts and media management.

You will have a PhD and an excellent research and publication record in a field relevant to the Centre's teaching and research, and have the ability to generate research funding. You will have substantial teaching experience, as well as some experience of leadership / management in a university context.

Vacancy for WIPO Indigenous Intellectual Property Law Fellow

http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/tk/en/training/fellowship/pdf/program.pdf


World Intellectual Property Organisation
Switzerland
Applications close 05 November 2010

The Fellow will work in the Traditional Knowledge Division of WIPO and in so doing inter alia:
• assist in the development of and in the organization of activities related to intellectual property and genetic resources, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions;
• undertake research, drafting and the preparation of publications and other awareness raising materials;
• participate in the Secretariat of the IGC and related meetings;
• undertake outreach consultations and training activities focused on indigenous peoples; and,
• perform such other tasks as needed.

The Fellow would not be expected to work as an independent scholar, advisor or analyst, but would operate within the WIPO Secretariat and would directly participate in the delivery of core program outputs.

Trainee Project for Young Film Critics

40th International Film Festival Rotterdam
January 26 – February 6, 2011

IFFR Trainee Project for Young Film Critics

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
The International Film Festival Rotterdam welcomes applications for the 13th IFFR Trainee Project for Young Film Critics taking place during its 40th edition (January 26 - February 6, 2011).
If this message does not apply to you, please bring it to the attention of of colleagues that might be interested!


Deadline for applications: Friday November 5, 2010.
Information / applications: IFFR Press Office, press@filmfestivalrotterdam.com

INTRODUCTION
The International Film Festival Rotterdam supports film making, film producing and journalistic talent on several levels: the main festival section 'Bright Future' (including competitions for feature length and short films) presents recent works by first and second time filmmakers; Rotterdam's Hubert Bals Fund contributes to film projects in developing countries and CineMart organizes a talent development project for young film producers (Rotterdam Lab) in close collaboration with its partner organizations. Recognizing the important role of film criticism to the perception of independent cinema, the Rotterdam film festival organizes a trainee project for young film critics.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The IFFR Trainee Project for Young Film Critics is a talent development program that offers up to six young (under 30 years), motivated and talented professional film critics from outside The Netherlands a chance to travel abroad for covering a major international film festival, to get acquainted with the Rotterdam film festival in particular and the broad range of independent cinema it offers.

The project was created in 1998 motivated by the fact that young and upcoming film critics get less opportunities to explore and sharpen their knowledge and views on independent and experimental cinema - and the festivals, like the International Film Festival Rotterdam, that present it.

TRAINEE PROGRAM
The program of the Trainee Project includes taking part in the Rotterdam FIPRESCI Jury meetings; exploring an assigned part of the festival; publishing a blog on the IFFR website and writing up to three contributions for the festival's newspaper Daily Tiger; taking part in expert meetings; reporting about the festival for own affiliation(s).

The past editions the Rotterdam film festival welcomed trainee film critics from:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, France, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Turkey, UK and USA.

WHAT TO EXPECT
- Complimentary IFFR 2011 press accreditation
- Budget hotel accommodation in Rotterdam from January 27 - February 5, 2011
- Part of travel costs according to country of origin
- The IFFR wants its trainee film critics to really participate in the festival. The trainees will form a team, hosted by the IFFR Press Office and supported by the Daily Tiger Editorial Staff. Each trainee will take part in the trainee program. There will however be time to explore all aspects of the International Film Festival Rotterdam - screenings, exhibitions, Q&A sessions, debates.

CRITERIA FOR APPLICATION
- Age under 30 years
- Fluent command of the English language (written and spoken)
- Demonstrable experience in film criticism (printed media, radio/television, online)
- Not yet established enough to profit from facilities as attending international film festivals outside your country
- Have agreement(s) with printed and/or online media to publish a report or reports on the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2011

Your application will only be taken in consideration if you match all the above criteria.

HOW TO APPLY
Your application should include all of the following documents and information:
- A motivation letter to support your application: explain why this project and the Rotterdam festival appeals to you.
- Your resume (CV) including your contact details and date of birth.
- Up to three proofs of recent work you published on (independent) film or film festivals. If not in English, provide English translations to demonstrate your command of this language. If you work for a print medium, send in a complete copy.
- Information about your affiliation(s): title, name of chief editor, postal address, phone number, email account, periodicity, circulation, web address, estimated unique page views per month.
- A recommendation letter (on company letterhead) of your principal affiliation’s chief editor assigning you to cover IFFR 2010 and confirming that your IFFR 2011 report will be published.

You may send in your application:
- by mail to press@filmfestivalrotterdam.com
- or by land mail to IFFR Press Office, PO Box 21696, 3001 AR Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Deadline for applications: Friday November 5, 2010.
Applications received after this date risk not to be proceeded. Notification before Dec 4, 2010.

Please note: if you are selected and participate in the IFFR Trainee Project for Young Film Critics, you agree that your work produced as part the project may be published by IFFR in print or online in the festival's publications and on the FIPRESCI website.

For further information, please contact:
IFFR Press Office
Nancy van Oorschot, Press Officer & Trainee Project Manager
phone +31 10 8909090 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +31 10 8909090      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
e-mail press@filmfestivalrotterdam.com

www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com

Valery Ndongo en spectacle à Garoua

Dans le cadre de la tournée du réseau culturel français au Cameroun, l’humoriste Valery Ndongo fait la joie de présenter son nouveau spectacle mis en scène par Sonia Ristic ce vendredi 29 otctobre 2010 à Garoua  Les amateurs d’humour et de stand up seront comblés par le contenu de ce spectacle hilarant. Une bonne occasion de se détendre et de rire de bon cœur.

Cultural Diplomacy in Africa: A Forum for Young Leaders

The Next Weeklong Seminar will take place in Berlin, from 05th - 11th December 2010
Participation Cost
The participation cost for the next Weeklong Seminar for Cultural Diplomacy in Africa: A Forum for Young Leaders is 195 Euros. If offered a place in the Weeklong Seminar, applicants are then required to transfer the participation cost to reserve their position.

Public Transportation in Berlin
We are able to purchase a weeklong public transportation ticket for you at an additional cost of 26 Euros. For further information, please contact your program director.

Accommodation
As a not-for-profit organization the ICD is able to book accommodation for your time in Berlin at preferred rates.

The ICD is able to book this accommodation for the following preferred rates:

1. Single Room: 69 Euros per night, including breakfast.
2. Double Room (to be shared with another participant): 37 Euros per night, including breakfast.

For further information, please contact us at: cda@culturaldiplomacy.org
Further information about the hotel can be found under http://www.motel-one.com/uk/motel-one-suchen/berlin/hotel-berlin-ku-damm.html

Conference - the 15th biennial Ausglass conference - Peripheral Vision - Sydney/Australia

Sydney welcomes international and Australian artists, makers, collectors and enthusiasts for the 15th biennial. The conference will address contemporary practice, technical exploration, education, critical discourse, institutions and galleries.

Date : 20-23 January 2011
More informations

Call for Residence - KiK -Nijeveen/

The former dairy factory in which KiK is located, provides an opportunity to the artist in residence to work and live at an extraordinary place given its industrial heritage.

Call for residencie - Yorkshire Artspace/UK

Yorkshire Artspace is offering residency opportunities to internationnal artist.
Discipline: Ceramics, Drawing & Painting, Graphic Design, Multi Media, Photography, Visual Arts

Deadline : 5 November 2010

Call for Applications - International Contemporary Art Festival Videobrasil - São Paulo/Brasil

The 17th International Contemporary Art Festival SESC_Videobrasil opens enrolment for the Southern Panorama competitive exhibition, and will accept work of various natures produced from May 2009 onwards by visual artists born in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Oceania.

Deadline : 10 March 2011