The Take Action 4 Mental Health Art Show, hosted by the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance City of Angels Chapter, is set to take place on Friday, May 17, 2024\. Featuring the creative works of 10 Los Angeles-based artists exploring mental health themes, this event invites submissions from talented individuals to show their work in a professional gallery setting.

  
Selected artists will each receive a **cash prize of $1,000**. This art show is made possible through the generous Take Action LA Grant provided by the California Mental Health Service Authority and the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health.

  
We're on the lookout for artists whose creations or personal journeys resonate deeply with mental health themes. This connection isn't confined to diagnosed conditions; rather, we're interested in artists whose creative expression or life experiences reflect a meaningful relationship with the mental health challenges we as people face every day.

Our exhibition revolves around the theme "Take Action 4 Mental Health," aligning with the CalMHSA initiative. The Take Action 4 Mental Health campaign strives to empower Californians to nurture their own mental well-being and that of their loved ones. The slogan "Take Action for Yourself, Take Action for Others, and Take Action for Your Community," underscores the collective effort needed to foster mental health resilience statewide.

Our aim is to assemble an inclusive and varied group of artists that amplifies voices from all walks of life, including those from backgrounds where mental health awareness or acceptance may be less common. Artists from diverse communities throughout the greater Los Angeles area are encouraged to submit their work.

Each of the 10 chosen artists will receive **a $1,000 award** for their participation in the event and will retain all proceeds from the sale of their artwork.

  

**Submission Guidelines:**

The call is open to Painters, Photographers, Illustrators, digital artists and any other 2D artists living in the Greater Los Angeles area.

* An artist statement that focuses on how your relationship with mental health connects to your art. (max 200 words)
* Artist Biography - (max 100 words)
* 3-5 high-resolution images of proposed work(s) saved as a PDF titled \[Last Name, First Name\_Artwork\]. **Please include title of work, dimensions, year made, and price under pictures of artworks. All Artworks must be hang-ready.**
* Instagram Handle and/or Website
* Submissions will be accepted until April 15, 2024 11:59 pm PST \* **no late submissions will be accepted\***

**Selection Process:**

Selections will be based on artistic merit, creativity, relevance to the theme, and overall quality of the work.

Selected artists will be notified via email by May 1, 2024.

Important Dates:

Submission Deadline: Apr 15, 2024 11:59pm

Notification of Acceptance: May 1, 2024

Delivery of Artworks: Wednesday, May 15, from 4pm-7pm

Date of Show: May 17, 2024 6pm-9pm

Venue: Studio Buckman: 820 N Hollywood Way, Burbank, 91505

**How to Submit:**

Click the link below to apply. You will be prompted to sign in with Google or to create an account.

https://forms.gle/EQ4j3EeXL1eo6DNeA

For inquiries and further information, please contact curator@dbsacityofangels.com

**Join us in celebrating creativity and expression! We look forward to seeing your amazing artwork.**

Take Action for Mental Health Art Show

**Are you a designer/artist/collective looking to present work or a project? A creative citizen who wants to engage children around art experiences? A digital artist looking for a venue or partner to show or develop an installation? A student who wants to roll out a workshop for schools?**

  
SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL FOR WONDER!

  
Do you have an idea or proposal without concrete elaboration? WONDER initiates collaborations and will work with you to find a suitable location and partners.

  
WONDER wants to inspire a very broad target group around creativity and innovation in the broad sense of the word. We not only want to enthuse, but above all to encourage reflection and open-mindedness, as well as offering a glimpse of the future. We want to be a platform for high-quality innovative and inspiring ideas, projects and products within the following thematic tracks: product innovation (e.g. materials, design, etc.), sustainability/circularity, digitalisation, social challenges (such as care, inclusion, mental health), urbanisation, etc. These will also be strongly highlighted for visitors this year. WONDER is diverse, we think it is very important to give a platform to initiatives from individuals as well as initiatives from e.g. companies and schools. Different creative sectors are covered. Anyone can submit a proposal, if the content, presentation and quality match the festival.

  
WONDER Creativity Festival pays tribute to the creativity and innovative ideas of young talent. WONDER challenges the limits of our imagination, and confidently looks ahead to the future. Therefore, the city festival gives a forum to inventive minds who come up with remarkable solutions to the societal challenges we face today and in the future.

  
The beating heart of WONDER is on the BUDA island, with lots of exhibitions and installations by and with creatives from all over Belgium and internationally.

  
The Kortrijk city centre provides the backdrop for the rest of the festival. At the many locations, public and private partners annually present exhibitions, lectures, workshops or events that celebrate imagination and creativity through a range of disciplines in the broadest sense.

  
Together with designers, artists, entrepreneurs and students, the festival aims to be an impactful platform for innovative, sustainable, digital and social ideas, projects and products. WONDER encourages reflection and open-mindedness, and enthuses visitors to shape the future boldly and colourfully together.

Selected participants will be included in the official programme. This means:

* You will be included in following WONDER communication channels: website, social media etc;
* You will receive an extensive communication package;
* Professional photos will be taken of your initiative;
* You receive posters and city plans;
* An outdoor signage element will be offered to an external location.

Wonder Creativity Festival 2024

**Digital Culture Grant Scheme**

For projects that develop alternative perspectives and explore the boundaries of digital tools, media and technologies. Research, experimentation, critical reflection and innovation are key.

  
€ 450,000 - budget current round

€ 1,573,561 - budget 2024

  
This scheme applies to applications for projects initiated by professional makers, observers, agencies or cultural institutions. The projects contribute, in the context of digital culture, or in the context of a crossover between digital culture and other disciplines, to strengthening the quality, development or understanding of digital culture. 

  
The scheme complements the Fund’s following general objectives: 

  
a) promoting the development of artistic quality; 

b) stimulating experiment and research; 

c) supporting reflection and debate.

The following grants may be provided:

\- regular project grant, co-financing is required

\- starting grant up to a maximum of € 7,500, co-financing is not required

  
_Please note: From 2024 you will no longer have to submit a project plan if you apply for a starting grant. Instead, we will ask you questions in the online application environment about the project for which you are applying for a starting grant._

Digital Culture Grant Scheme

The 39th printed issue of AAP Magazine will feature the best projects showcasing the theme “SHADOWS.”

  
“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.“ Diane Arbus

  
Mysterious, magical, intense, timeless, sometimes nostalgic… mastering the shadows in photography is an art in itself. It is a story in its own right, a unique form of expression.

  
Send in a - cohesive body of work or portfolio- capturing the poetry and the power of shadows! The subject is totally up to you. Your photos can be in color or black and white, and be landscape, portraiture, street photography or any other genre. Any capture method or process, whether digital or analog, including monochromatic toning, is welcome.

  
Winners will receive $1,000 in cash awards, their winning portfolio published in AAP Magazine#39, extensive press coverage and global recognition.

**1st Place winner**

* Cash Prize: $500 (US Dollars)
* Exclusive interview and winning image(s) or portfolio published in AAP Magazine, Volume 39: Shadows
* One free copy of AAP Magazine that will be for sale and distributed on Blurb.com
* Winning work showcased on the online Winners Gallery of All About Photo

**2nd Place Winner**

* Cash Prize: $300 (US Dollars).
* Winning image(s) or portfolio in AAP Magazine, Volume 39: Shadows
* One free copy of AAP Magazine that will be for sale and distributed on Blurb.com
* Winning work showcased on the online Winners Gallery of All About Photo

**3rd Place Winner**

* Cash Prize: $200 (US Dollars).
* Winning image(s) or portfolio published in AAP Magazine, Volume 39: Shadows
* One free copy of AAP Magazine that will be for sale and distributed on Blurb.com
* Winning work showcased on the online Winners Gallery of All About Photo

AAP Magazine #39 Shadows

The Losito Kressmann-Zschach Foundation announces the Losito Art Prize for painting and drawing/graphics every three years. The aim of the Losito Art Prize is to promote and honor outstanding contemporary artistic achievements. A topic is not specified. The works to be submitted should not be older than three years, i.e. not created before 2021.

  
A five-person jury from the fields of art studies, museums, painting/graphics and art criticism works in three stages. The jury will first make an initial selection from all applications with photographs of a maximum of five works each. Their artists are invited to the second jury stage with the request to submit an original work of art from their application. Other works are not permitted. The jury makes a selection of around 20 works in total, which will later be shown in an exhibition. In the final step, the jury decides on the award of the three prizes.

Application is only possible by post and related expenses are born by the artist.

Three individual prizes are worth a total of 15,000 euros: **1st prize: 7,000.00 euros, 2nd prize: 5,000.00 euros and 3rd prize: 3,000.00 euros.**

  
An **art book** will be published at the award ceremony/**exhibition** opening, presenting the award winners and their works as well as the other exhibiting artists and their works.

  
The award ceremony will take place as part of an exhibition of the shortlisted works of art. The exhibition will be shown in the Löwenpalais Lounge of the Starke Foundation at Koenigsallee 30-32 in 14193 Berlin.

Losito Art Prize 2024

Casa África launches the tenth edition of Purorrelato, its **micro-story contest** that aims to promote literary creation that encourages us to feel and think about Africa and to continue showing different realities that approach us to the continent, away from the stereotypes that have marked it for so long.

**Awards:**

* First award: 750 euros
* Second award: 375 euros
* Third award: 225 euros

  
In addition to the financial awards, Casa África may grant runners-up prizes or special mentions to authors whose texts are ranked between fourth and sixth place

  

Purorrelato 2024: Micro-story Contest

The Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants (AWAW EAG) will support environmental art projects that inspire thought, action, and ethical engagement. Projects should not only point at problems, but aim to engage an environmental issue at some scale. Proposals should illustrate thorough consideration of a project’s ecological and social ethics. Projects that explore interdependence, relationships, and systems through Indigenous and ancestral practices are encouraged to apply.

  
The intended impact of the project is an important factor in the selection process. Environmental art projects that qualify for this program may focus on the following themes, but are not limited to:

* Regeneration
* Eco-social engagement
* Decarbonization as decolonization
* Ecofeminism
* Climate change/climate collapse
* Systems-restoration
* Interspecies relationships
* Natural or built systems
* Recycling and repurposing
* Clean energy production
* Bioplastics

  
Selected projects must benefit the public in some way, and are required to have a public engagement component by August 31, 2025\. The public engagement component must be free to attend, open to the general public, and must add value to the public sphere rather than solely benefiting the artist’s private gain. Online events are acceptable as long as they are attended by a live audience.

Environmental Art Grants

In 1996 Mudflat began offering a one-year residency position to clay artists. This highly competitive program provides a private studio space at no cost with access to Mudflat’s facility, a monthly materials stipend, a monthly housing stipend, and opportunities to teach and sell work.

  
**Residency Requirements:**

* This is a one year commitment: September 1 through August 31
* Artists are expected to spend a minimum of 20 hours per week in their studio
* Artists are required to work 5 hours per week for Mudflat, assisting with technical jobs
* 2 public presentations during the residency. The first, in September, is a slide show of the artist's work.
  
  

**Residency Includes:**

* Private 90 square foot studio space
* 24/7 access
* A monthly stipend of $75, to be applied to clay materials and firing costs
* A monthly stipend of up to $800 for housing assistance
* Paid teaching opportunities in our educational programs
* Opportunities for retail sales at our Open Studio events and at Mudflat Gallery
* Solo exhibition and reception at Mudflat in July to showcase work created during the residency year

Year-Long Residency

This grant is designed to assist emerging artists in South Carolina through project grant funding as well as mentorship and professional support during the grant period.

  
The combination of funding and mentorship is intended to:

* deepen artistic practice
* encourage career growth
* foster artistic growth, relevance, and sustainability
* provide professional development and opportunities for collaboration

  
This grant is awarded **twice** per fiscal year. Applications are accepted in:

* fall for winter/spring projects
* winter/spring for fall projects

  
**Terms:**

* “Emerging artists” are defined as those who are at an early stage in their career development (specifically, artists who are starting their careers and have been active for one to five years).
* Age is not a factor in determining an emerging artist.
* An “active” or “practicing” artist is one who is creating work regularly (i.e., more than a few times a year).
* The term “emerging” refers to professional accomplishments and recognition, not to stylistic evolution.
* An emerging artist is expected to have a limited performing, publishing, or exhibition record.
* Emerging artists may demonstrate potential in their practice through risk-taking and pushing their work in dynamic ways.
  
  

This grant provides project grant funding as well as mentorship and professional support during the grant period.

  
**Funding:**

Up to $1,800

Emerging Artist Grants

Through Fellowships for Digital Publication, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) supports competitive awards granted to individual scholars pursuing interpretive research projects that require digital expression and publication. To be considered under this opportunity, your plans for digital publication must be integral to your project’s research goals. That is, you must conceive the project as a digital publication because the research topics and methods demand presentation beyond traditional print. Competitive submissions embody exceptional research and rigorous analysis, and clearly articulate a project’s value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. 

  
Fellowships for Digital Publication provide recipients with time to conduct research and develop digital publications. Successful projects will likely incorporate images, video, audio, manipulatable elements, datasets, and/or other interactive materials or flexible reading pathways not possible in traditionally published books. Successful projects also typically have an active dissemination plan. Projects may be at any stage of development. 

  
NEH invites research applications from scholars in all disciplines of the humanities and related subfields of the social sciences, and it encourages submissions from independent and junior scholars

Successful applicants will receive a stipend of $5000 per month for full-time work. The minimum award is $30,000 for a six-month period of performance. The maximum award is $60,000 for a twelve-month period of performance.

Fellowships for Digital Publication

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