SEPTEMBER 2013NEWSLETTER 

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Curate Award

Fondazione Prada and the Qatar Museums Authority are accepting submissions for Curate, the global search for curatorial talent. Participation in the competition is not limited to aspiring or established curators, and there are no limits on form, language or medium. Submissions will be judged on creativity and social importance. The winning curatorial idea will be realized in an exhibition in either (but not limited to) Qatar or Italy.

For more information and to submit, please click here.

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Alwan for the Arts and 3rd i NY are accepting submissions for the firstAlwan 3rd i Awards. Films and videos can be by Arab, Middle Eastern, North African, South or Central Asian directors or about those regions, and must have a run time of under twenty minutes.
For more information and to submit, please click here.  
Deadline Oct 20

Submissions are now being accepted for ONE.4, the Fourth AnnualManifest Prize. There is no required theme for the work(s). Traditional and non-traditional visual arts genres and media are welcome. The winning entry will receive $1,000 award and a solo exhibition at Manifest's Parallel Space Gallery.

For more information and to submit, please click here.
Deadline Nov 1

Submissions are now being accepted for the 2014 Chicago Palestine Film Festival (CPFF). Submitted films should be by Palestinian directors or about Palestine, addressing various aspects of Palestinian society, art, culture and humanity.

For more information and to submit, please click here.
Deadline Nov   

Funding Opportunities 

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Madad Grant to Support Culture In Egypt

Deadline October 20

Madad (The Cultural Support Initiative) will offer 20 grants of up to L.E. 5,000 to support 20 cultural projects that seek to offer cultural service to culturally deprived communities in Egypt. Such services could include, but are not limited to: theatrical performances, literary seminars, concerts, artistic and cultural programs in schools, film screenings and art exhibitions.

For more information and to apply, please click here.

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Goethe-Institut and Ashkal Alwan are accepting applications for Beirut Film Station 2014 residency. The call is open to young filmmakers from the Middle East and North African countries for a residency in Beirut. The selected filmmaker will be provided with air ticket, accommodation, free usage of technical equipment, and 1,000 USD/month to cover daily needs.
For more information and to apply, please click here. 
Deadline  Oct 1

The New York Art Residency & Studios Foundation (NARS) offers a residency program that supports emerging and mid-career artists as well as artists with established national and/or international reputations for whom a change of environment may offer refreshment and inspiration. The program offers full or partial residential fellowships for three to twelve months. 
For more information and to apply, please click here. 
Deadline Oct 4

The International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) is accepting applications for its residency program. In addition to 24-hour access to studio space and ISCP's common areas, participants will be provided with a stipend for accomodation, living expenses, travel and materials. 
For more information and to apply, please click here. 
Deadline Ongoing

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Sharjah Art Foundation Adult Education Program

Sharjah Art Foundation offers an Adult Education Programto young artists who wish to deepen their practice and develop professional and practical skills. The program consists of seminars, intensive workshops, discussions and networking opportunities with art professionals and takes place over the course of six months.

For more information and to apply, please click here. 

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Modern Heritage Observatory will host a one-day symposium at theAmerican University of Beirut. The program will assemble experts and representatives from institutions across the MENA region and beyond to discuss crucial issues pertaining to the preservation of modern cultural heritage.
For more information, please click here. 
Deadline Nov 1

Boston University will host Transcultural Exchange’s 2013 Conference on International Opportunities in the Arts. This year’s conference theme is “Engaging Minds.” Laurie Anderson will serve as keynote speaker. The conference panel will focus on topics meant to inspire and address many artists’ desire to engage in other fields of disciple and will include networking opportunities, portfolio reviews, and workshops.
For more information, please click here. 
Dates Oct 10-13

Mosaic Room will host a one-day poetry workshop, led by Pascale Petit. Using the current exhibition of paintings and drawings by the artist Lawand for inspiration, participants will be given exercises and methods to develop poetic responses to contemporary art. 
For more information and to register, please click here. 
Date Oct 14

Jobs and other announcements.

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NYU Abu Dhabi Visual Arts Professor Opportunity

NYU Abu Dhabi seeks an innovative and accomplished professor of painting and/or sculpture for its Visual Arts Program. Candidates for this position should hold an MFA and/or have extensive professional experience as an artist as well as significant experience teaching. The appointment will begin September 1, 2014 with a later start date possible.

For more information and to apply, please click here.

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Culture Resource (Al Mawred Al Thaqafy) is seeking a new Director. The candidate must be a cultural manager with no less than ten years of experience in directing major cultural organizations or projects. 
For more information and to apply, please click here. 
Deadline Nov 30

Delfina Foundation is accepting applications for a new curatorial position to oversee reside
ncy and public programmes. Applicants must have an MA in curatorial studies or relevant area of visual culture and 3+ years of experience working as a curator in an institutional or independent context.
For more information and to apply, please click here.
Deadline Oct 1 

Beirut Art Center (BAC) seeks an experienced and innovative Director. He or she will work in close partnership with the Executive Board to successfully implement the artistic and strategic direction of the Center, ensuring the Center delivers on its mission in a financially sustainable way. The appointment is expected to begin January 2014.
For more information and to apply, please click here. 
Start Date Jan 2014 

Industry News

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"She Who Tells a Story" at Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Museum of Fine Arts Boston is currently exhibiting She Who Tells A Story: Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World. The show introduces the pioneering work of twelve leading women photographers: Jananne Al-Ani, Boushra Almutawakel, Gohar Dashti, Rana El Nemr, Lalla Essaydi, Shadi Ghadirian, Tanya Habjouqa, Rula Halawani, Nermine Hammam, Rania Matar, Shirin Neshat, and Newsha Tavakolian.

For more information, please click here. 

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Filmmaker Haifaa Al Mansour’s “Wadjda,” the first ever feature from a Saudi Arabian woman, is to be the country’s official nomination for best foreign film at the 2014 Oscars. The film opened in the UK in July and in select US theaters September 20th.
For more information, please click here.

Iran Modern at the Asia Society in New York is the first major museum exhibition mounted with loans from the United States, Europe and the Middle East to focus on Iran's dynamic modern art scene. Co-curated byFereshten Daftari and Layla S. Diba, the exhibition spans the three decades prior to the 1979 Revolution and includes over one hundred works by 26 artists. 
For more information, please click here.  
Date Sept 6 – Jan 5

At least 400 objects that were looted from the Mallawi Museum in Minia, Egypt following violent protests there last month have been recovered. A police sting operation resulted in 13 artefacts and the first arrest connected to the thefts. 
For more information, please click here.