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Professional development & networking forum for New Jersey visual artists, writers, and performing artists at Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art,  591 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102 on Saturday, November 1, 2008, 9:30am-5:30pm. Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art presents source, an information-packed event that provides professional development workshops and networking opportunities designed to help artists jumpstart their careers. Strategic planning intensives, financial planning, time management, and Artist/Curator Portfolio Review sessions with accomplished professionals in the contemporary art field help artists build the skills they need to reach their goals. Portfolio review sessions are by lottery. Please visit www.aljira.org to download the registration form and learn about source presenters and workshop leaders. Registration deadline is Friday, October 24, 2008. Registration is $35. Posted September 26, 2008.

CALL FOR MONTCLAIR ARTISTS:  May in Montclair proudly celebrates its 30th Anniversary Edition in 2009. Montclair artists are invited to submit artwork for the cover of the May in Montclair booklet. While an honorarium in not available, the selected artist will receive full credit, a short bio in the booklet and distribution of 20,000 copies throughout the region. The subject must be tulips. Artists may enter three images in CD format only along with a copy of their resume to Donna Lehner, c/o Lehner & Whyte, 24 Church Street, Montclair, NJ  07042. Receipt Deadline: October 31, 2008. Posted September 26, 2008.

Call for Volunteer Musicians, Artists, Actors, Dancers, Jugglers, Fashion Shows, Church Choirs, Rock Bands, Rap Groups, Comedians etc. Conversations on Race Tenth Anniversary Celebration at
Unitarian Universalist Church of Montclair - Fletcher Hall. For the past ten years, Conversations on Race, has played an important role in building bridges between Montclair area residents. Over 1,000 people have participated. Conversations on Race continues to offer the people of the Montclair area a forum for dialogue on issues of race and race relations - a central topic affecting every aspect of our society and our community. This October 18, we would like to celebrate the contributions of so many who have made this program possible.  We are also raising much needed funds for materials in order to make this program even more effective. To celebrate, we are inviting the community to an event to be held at the Unitarian Church on October 18,  7:00pm - 11:00pm,  with music, food, and fun.  We are providing a stage and sound system and would like to invite you to contribute your special talents to the event. We would like to make this a true community affair with representation from everyone - if you have a rock band, a rap group, a dance ensemble, church choir, acting company, a magic show, fashion show, or some other talent and are interested in sharing your talents with the community, please contact Myrna Marcarian Mincey at crpmontclair@yahoo.com or call 973-509-4907, and leave a message. Posted September 25, 2008.

Singers Needed: If you love to sing choral music and are looking for a friendly group of down-to-earth people to sing with, the Chorus of Communities welcomes you!!! Our membership ranges from ages 14 to 80. You should have some previous experience singing with a church choir, a high-school or college choral group, or some other singing group. We will be performing excerpts from Handel's Messiah in December. Rehearsals are on Monday evenings. If interested, please call Nathaniel (Nat) Lee at 908-251-8349  or Jennifer DiDino at 973-615-0737. Posted September 20, 2008.

Call for Artists:  Studio Montclair presents “Continuum”, the Twelfth Annual Open Juried Exhibition at the 2,400 square foot George Segal Gallery of Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ from March 10 to April 11, 2009. $25 entry fee for three images in CD format only (DVD’s accepted for videos).  All mediums, including videos and installations, will be accepted.  Patterson Sims, Director of the Montclair Art Museum will jury the exhibition.  Cash awards.  SASE for prospectus to Studio Montclair, 108 Orange Road, Montclair, NJ  07042 or download from our website www.studiomontclair.org. Receipt Deadline: October 31, 2008. Posted September 12, 2008.

Call for Artists–The Smithtown Township Arts Council is now accepting entries for its 32nd Annual Juried Fine Arts Exhibition to be held December 6 – 30, 2008, at the Mills Pond House Gallery with cash prizes. Juror: Tina Kukielski of the Whitney Museum of American Art. Open to all artists working in 2D and 3D except photography and crafts. Work may not exceed 54" in width. Deadline for entries is October 21, 2008, and must be submitted as 300 ppi jpeg files on CD only (1800x1800). For prospectus, visit www.stacarts.org or send SASE to STAC, 660 Rte 25A, St. James, NY 11780. Posted August 26, 2008.

Call for Artists–Slide and CD entries due December 1, 2008 for February 13, 2009 exhibition. Send SASE to Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, 68 Elm Street, Summit NJ 07901 or email mari@artcenternj.org or download prospectus at www.artcenternj.org (see "Exhibitions, Juried Show”). Juror Adelina Vlas, Assistant Curator for Modern and Contemporary Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art where she concentrates on permanent collection displays and contemporary art exhibitions.  Previously, she worked at the National Gallery of Canada. Please contact Jennifer Ayres at jayres@artcenternj.org with questions and/or more information. Posted August 22, 2008.

Call for Artists–Expo 28 International Fine Arts Competition at b. j. spoke Gallery 299 Main Street, Huntington, NY 11743. Annual Juried Competition; Juror, Stina Puotinen, The Whitney Museum, New York, All Fine Arts accepted, no craft. Deadline for submission October 31, 2008.
Winners' show, March, 2009. Download prospectus at www.bjspokegallery.com or call gallery at 631-549-5106. Posted August 21, 2008.