Various crew members are needed to work on a two-week film shoot in Berkshire County. Production on this low-budget, psychological thriller is scheduled to begin on April 30; interviews to be held immediately. The producers are seeking to fill the following positions locally.

CAST

Paid Positions:

Actor #1: Female, 30′s (From May 1 through May 4)
Actor #2: Male, 30′s (From May 1 through May 4)

Unpaid Positions:

Extras: 10 – 15 people for a crowd scene; Anyone over the age of 18 is eligible. (Needed for one day between May 1 through May 4)

To apply for any of these positions, please email a photo of yourself along with your contact information to Micah Brandt, at ufopictures@gmail.com

CREW

Paid Positions:

Production Coordinator/Office-PA (NOW through May 12th)
Digital Imaging Technician (From April 30th through May 12th)
Editor (From April 30th through May 30th)
1 Professional Photographer for 3-5 days in total (April 29th through May 12th)

Interns/Unpaid Positions: (Needed during the principal photography – April 29th through May 12th)

1 or 2 Interns for Camera Department
1 or 2 Interns for Grip & Electric
1 or 2 Interns for shooting the making

To apply for any of these positions, please email your resume to Sam Ranganath, at visualfest@yahoo.com
About berkshirefilm.com

The Berkshire Film and Media Commission promotes and facilitates film, television and media production as an economic initiative for the Western Massachusetts region.

The Berkshire Film and Media Commission is a non-profit organization and a fund of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, a 501 c(3) public charity.
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Berkshire Film and Media Commission

PO Box 323
Great Barrington, MA 01230

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$10,000 Public Art Design Commission

RFQ Deadline: April 27, 2012

The Cambridge Arts Council (CAC) in Cambridge, MA is seeking qualifications from artists and designers interested in a two-dimensional public art project for the Cambridge Street Underpass. The site is a large vehicular underpass at the west end of Cambridge Street near Harvard Square. From this RFQ six finalists will be invited to submit proposals, one of which will be selected for the final commission. The $10,000 commission will cover all design services through final installation, including artist fee, travel, all drawings and documents, and coordination with City staff and contractor.

The City of Cambridge will be doing repairs to the walls of the underpass, and the artistic design will need to be created using the protective coating material selected by the City. This material comes in a specific and somewhat limited palette (possible, but not final, example: http://tinyurl.com/c53y8fe). The four walls of the site comprise approximately 2,750 running feet of wall and over 33,000 square feet of surface.

The Cambridge Street Underpass public art project presents a unique challenge to turn long expanses of concrete wall into an active and vibrant visual experience using a limited color palette. It is a highly visible site, with approximately 30,000 cars travelling through daily. The surrounding context of this main thoroughfare includes historic Harvard Square, the Cambridge Common, a fire station, and the Harvard University campus, including Memorial Hall, the Law School, and Harvard Yard.

The Cambridge Street Underpass process will be as follows:

· Artists submit images of previous work and biographic information online

· Art Jury selects 6 finalists

· 6 finalists paid $750 each to create a proposal and a visual presentation

· All proposals exhibited in the CAC Gallery for consideration and discussion by the public/Committee

· Site Committee selects one artist to be awarded with the $10,000 commission

· The selected artist then creates detailed drawings and coordinates the execution with city staff and the contractor

Timeline:

April 27, 2012 All Electronic Submissions due

Early May, 2012 Notifications of finalists sent

June 15, 2012 Final proposals/presentation Materials due at CAC

June 25 –July 31, 2012 Gallery Exhibition of proposals

Mid July, 2012 Announcement of final selection

Late September, 2012 Artwork Installation

How to Submit:
Submit images past work and biographic information at http://cac.slideroom.com.

Registration is free and easy – upload digital files of work samples and complete a form of information and you will be considered for the Cambridge Street Underpass as well as all future public art commissions within the City of Cambridge.

For more information about Cambridge Arts Council programs please visit www.cambridgeartscouncil.org. For technical support using Slideroom, please e-mail support@slideroom.com. For other questions please contact CAC Public Art Administrator, Jeremy Gaucher at jgaucher@cambridgema.gov; 617-349-4388.

/ THE SCREENING
The screening is conducted by submitting Jpeg [.JPG] image files versions of the works send inline or attachment to info@artaddiction.net. Applicants will be notified by e-mail immediately after reception. Submitters whose entries pass the screening are included in Media 3. Art Biennial competition /exhibition.
/ MATERIALS TO BE RECEIVED
Applicants may enter minimum 4 works and maximum 12 works along with the works details: title, year, medium, size, and sale price.

/ COMPLETE THE ENTRY FORM
Entries without a fully completed entry form will not be accepted. If you are not able to feel the PDF application form you can submit a letter that includes: name, country, number of the works submitted, the method of entry fee payment.

/ IMAGE SIZE AND RESOLUTION
Submit the exhibition 4-12 image files /JPG 72 dpi /800 pix along the work title, year, medium, size and price.

/ ENTRY FEE
Please note that after the works will be included in exhibition you will be asked to provide the entry fee of Euro 50 /US$70 for 4 works and Euro 10 /US$12 for each additional work two-years on display beginning with the date of the inclusion. Payment by PayPal, WU and direct transfer in account.

/ AWARDS
/ Grand Prize: One Artist will be awarded two-pages in Art Addiction 100 Contemporary Artists collective art books series edited by WOA publishing. Award value US$4,490.00.
/ Prize of Excellence: Two Artists will be awarded one-page in in Art Addiction 100 Contemporary Artists collective art books series edited by WOA publishing. Award value $2,250.00 /each.
/ Honorable Mention: Selected artists will be awarded for Diploma of Excellence (Honorable Award)

/ EXHIBITION PERIOD
2012 – 2013 Two-years beginning with the date of the inclusion.

/ DEADLINE
Submit today. Your works will be exposed one-year beginning with the date of the inclusion.

/ E-MAIL TO
Submit your works to info@artaddiction.net
If your work is chosen as a winner then we will need the pictures at print resolution for publication in our collective art books.
We send out a monthly [digital] files of artists in our displays to very important customers, collectors and art lovers interested in buying art. If art buyers are interested in purchasing any artwork featured on Art Addiction, they need to contact the gallery via e-mail*

/ HISTORY In August 1991 Sir Tim Berners-Lee created the first website. In June 1992 Art Addiction launched the first ever online art gallery. From 1992 to 2012 Art Addiction curate 54 int’l exhibitions and exposed over 6000 fine artists.

Submit Your Work Now!

Deadline for Submissions is May 15, 2012

Made in the Berkshires will run Columbus Day weekend, October 5, 6 and 7, 2012 at the Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield and the Unicorn Theatre, Stockbridge.

Submitting artists must live and work at least part time in the Berkshires.

Submissions may include short and full length plays, poetry, short story, music, performance art/spoken word, film and dance.

All material must include artist’s name, address and contact information; written material must be bound and two copies submitted. Music, dance and film must include 2 CD’s or 2 DVD’s with the artist name and contact information.
No online submissions will be considered.

Submissions may be mailed to:
Made in the Berkshires, P.O. Box 797, Stockbridge, MA 01262.

http://www.berkshiretheatregroup.org/events/special/234-made-in-the-berkshires.html

DownStreet Art invites one and all to submit proposals for art projects. As well as more traditional gallery type exhibitions, we also welcome happenings, events and art-related performances to be held between June 28th and October 25th. If you have an idea, a project or a proposal that does not fill our requirements, please contact us. We would love to discuss this opportunity with you.

DownStreet Art welcomes international applicants!

Artist Opportunities:

Exhibition in a gallery like setting (most likely an empty storefront)
Curator Opportunities:

Curate an exhibition in a gallery like setting (most likely an empty storefront)
Requirements:

A Guest Curator or Artist/Curator is required to submit a proposal for an exhibition to take place in Summer/Fall 2012 in North Adams, including participant artist(s) and educational activities.
The Guest Curator can be an artist and can be part of the show he/she curates.
The exhibition can run from June 28th till October 25th. The proposal may specify a different time frame.
The exhibition can run for one, two, three or fourth months between June 28th till October 25th
Opening Receptions have to take place on the last Thursday of the month (June 28th, July 26th, August 30th, September 27th, October 25th) in conjunction with DownStreet Art Thursday events.
In case of exhibition, DownStreetArt will provide a location and will

Locate and arrange exhibition space, including where applicable negotiating highly favorable terms with local landlords (average of $200 a month with all utilities included).
Aggressively market all exhibitions, as well as branding DownStreet Art and North Adams. Marketing materials will include, but not be limited to street signage, printed art maps, events calendar, weekly e-blasts, vibrant web presence (including links to all major cultural institutions, city governments and Berkshire Visitor’s Bureau, ads in programs for all major area museums, press releases etc…). DownStreet Art can process all sales of art if desired.
Artist/Curator will

Curate, install and de-install the exhibit(s).
Provide for shipping of the work.
Market the gallery, artist(s) and exhibit(s).
Provide staffing***
Participate in DownStreet Art activities such as DownStreet Art Thursday (last Thursday of each month between June 28th till October 25th) according with the time frame specified in the proposal (for instance, if your project will take place between July 26th and October 25th you will be required to join DownStreet Art Celebration on Thursday, August 30th, Thursday, September 27th, and October 25th).
Participating in education activities and workshops in relation with your exhibition when possible.
***Please note that DownStreet Art can help staffing your gallery. We run an Associate Gallery Manager program which trains college student to run gallery while taking specific class and gaining a real hands-on experience. The Associate Gallery Manager get a weekly stipend of $200 provided by you.

http://downstreetart.org

DownStreet Art is pleased to announce a call for artists for a mural project as part of the 2012 season. This is a great opportunity to make a mark in the history of North Adams. MCLA’s Berkshire Cultural Resource Center will partner with the City of North Adams, MASS MoCA, local real estate and artists to realize a series of murals throughout the City. Please read details carefully and fill the application accordingly. DownStreet Art welcomes individuals or groups. If you are a duo/trio or a group of artists willing to realize a mural together please apply!

http://downstreetart.org

Applicants please forward cover letter, resume, and three references by April 15, 2012, to Jon Provost, attn. Human Resources, 39 South St., Pittsfield, MA 01201, or via email to jprovost@berkshiremuseum.org. Berkshire Museum is an EOE.

Click here to see full job description

Starts shooting June 2012 in Massachusetts

Females: 20’s-50’s, to play newcasters, blue collar workers or shoppers.
Female: 60′s/ 70′s, A grandmotherly baker.
Male: 30′s–50s, to play blue collar workers, attorneys, and newscasters.
Female: 16, dates Henry in high school

Young Henry shares his life in New Hampshire with his agoraphobic divorcee mother, Adele. On the Thursday before Labor Day weekend, Henry persuades his mother to go on a shopping trip. It is there that they meet Frank and agree to his request for a ride in their car. Frank admits that he is a convicted murderer that has escaped prison, but there is more to the story, and as the weekend progresses, it becomes clear that he may be just what these two lonely people need.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE EMAIL A RECENT PICTURE, AGE AND CONTACT INFO TO:
labordaymass@gmail.com
NO PHONE CALLS OR DROP-OFFS, PLEASE.

Chrystie Street Casting has cast the films YOUNG ADULT, PRECIOUS, SHAKESPEARE
IN LOVE, GOOD WILL HUNTING, CIDER HOUSE RULES, PINEAPPLE EXPRESS, THE
WRESTLER and 200 more major movies, as well as the TV series PAN AM.

Deadline April 1, 2012

DownStreet Art is a program of MCLA’s Berkshire Cultural Resource Center (BCRC) a non-profit organization that provides professional development training, resources, and support to the artists, art managers, and creative workers of Berkshire County run by the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, MA. Through its multiple programs and presentations, BCRC brings the best of performance and art to the Berkshires and showcases the best of the Berkshires to the world.

DownStreet Art is a public art project designed to revitalize downtown North Adams. A post-industrial city in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts, North Adams first began its cultural revitalization with the opening of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) in 1999. More than ten years later, the city is in its second wave of economic development through the arts and other creative economy businesses.

By harnessing existing arts organizations and events and transforming vacant and open spaces into arts destinations, DownStreet Art defines North Adams as a cultural haven, driving tourists and community members’ downtown in a four month celebration of the arts. Since its inception in 2008, over 65,000 visitors came downtown and through the doors of DownStreet Art’s galleries and exhibits. For DownStreet Art 2012 our goal is to build on what we have accomplished to date while deepening the dialogue between our community and the arts. DownStreet Art gives artists and curators competitive opportunities to exhibit their work and to be promoted on a national and international level.

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DownStreet Art 2012

DownStreet Art is pleased to announce a call for artists and curators for the 2012 season. This is a great opportunity to have your work/project showcased in an art-friendly community, to be in touch with artists, curators, and professionals in the art world, and to be part of a larger discourse about contemporary art. Please read details carefully and fill the application accordingly to your needs. DownStreet Art welcomes any form of art and any art work team. If you are a duo/trio or a group of artists willing to show together please apply!

DownStreet Art 2012 will run from June 28th till October 25th. It will begin with a kick-off celebration on June 28th and will hold five “DownStreet Art Thursdays” on June 28th, July 26th, August 30th,September 27th and October 25th (with all galleries hosting opening receptions and downtown performances).

Please note that as a public art project, DownStreet Art is dependent on available/empty spaces, sufficient funding and adequate staffing. While we are planning for 2012, the number of available/empty spaces (and thus opportunities) is uncertain at this time. What we do know is that, due to the success of DownStreet art in attracting permanent tenants for empty storefronts, for 2012 we will be working with fewer stores downtown.

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OPEN CALL DESCRIPTION

DownStreet Art invites one and all to submit proposals for art projects. As well as more traditional gallery type exhibitions, we also welcome happenings, events and art-related performances to be held between June 28th and October 25th. If you have an idea, a project or a proposal that does not fill our requirements, please contact us. We would love to discuss this opportunity with you.

DownStreet Art welcomes international applicants!

Artist Opportunities:

-Exhibition in a gallery like setting (most likely an empty storefront)
Curator Opportunities:

-Curate an exhibition in a gallery like setting (most likely an empty storefront)
Requirements:

A Guest Curator or Artist/Curator is required to submit a proposal for an exhibition to take place in Summer/Fall 2012 in North Adams, including participant artist(s) and educational activities.
The Guest Curator can be an artist and can be part of the show he/she curates.
The exhibition can run from June 28th till October 25th. The proposal may specify a different time frame.
The exhibition can run for one, two, three or fourth months between June 28th till October 25th
Opening Receptions have to take place on the last Thursday of the month (June 28th, July 26th, August 30th, September 27th, October 25th) in conjunction with DownStreet Art Thursday events.

In case of exhibition, DownStreetArt will provide a location and will
-Locate and arrange exhibition space, including where applicable negotiating highly favorable terms with local landlords (average of $200 a month with all utilities included).
-Aggressively market all exhibitions, as well as branding DownStreet Art and North Adams. Marketing materials will include, but not be limited to street signage, printed art maps, events calendar, weekly e-blasts, vibrant web presence (including links to all major cultural institutions, city governments and Berkshire Visitor’s Bureau, ads in programs for all major area museums, press releases etc…). DownStreet Art can process all sales of art if desired.

Artist/Curator will
-Curate, install and de-install the exhibit(s).
-Provide for shipping of the work.
-Market the gallery, artist(s) and exhibit(s).
-Provide staffing***
-Participate in DownStreet Art activities such as DownStreet Art Thursday (last Thursday of each month between June 28th till October 25th) according with the time frame specified in the proposal (for instance, if your project will take place between July 26th and October 25th you will be required to join DownStreet Art Celebration on Thursday, August 30th, Thursday, September 27th, and October 25th).
Participating in education activities and workshops in relation with your exhibition when possible.

***Please note that DownStreet Art can help staffing your gallery. We run an Associate Gallery Manager program which trains college student to run gallery while taking specific class and gaining a real hands-on experience. The Associate Gallery Manager get a weekly stipend of $200 provided by you.

DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION HERE

Questions? Please contact valeria.federici@mcla.edu

DownStreet Art 2012 will run from June 28th till October 25th. It will begin with a kick-off celebration on June 28th and will hold five “DownStreet Art Thursdays” on June 28th, July 26th, August 30th,September 27th and October 25th (with all galleries hosting opening receptions and downtown performances).

Please note that as a public art project, DownStreet Art – The Mural Project is dependent on available spaces, sufficient funding and adequate staffing. While we are planning for 2012, the number of available walls (and thus opportunities) is uncertain at this time. What we do know is that the City of North Adams is a art-friendly environment where locals and institutions support art and artists.

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DownStreet Art invites one and all to submit proposals for a mural project. Work has to be realized between June 1st and October 25th. In occasion of DownStreet Art Thursday, we will organize a big ribbon-cutting celebration to inaugurate the mural. DownStreet Art Thursdays will take place on June 28th, July 26th, August 30th,September 27th and October 25th. If you have an idea, a project or a proposal that does not fill our requirements, please contact us. We would love to discuss this opportunity with you.

DownStreet Art welcomes international applicants!

Artist Opportunity:

Realizing a mural downtown North Adams, Massachusetts

Requirements:

Artist(s) is required to submit a proposal, possibly including renderings or images of past work, to be realized in Summer/Fall 2012 in North Adams.
The work can be realized during the month before any of the DownStreet Art Thursday although it has to be finished in conjunction with one of the dates above.
The proposal has to specify a time frame.

In case of acceptance of the proposal, DownStreet Art – The Mural Project will
-Provide a location and will
-Locate the wall and provide for measurements.
-Aggressively market the realization of the mural, as well as branding DownStreet Art and North Adams. Marketing materials will include, but not be limited to street signage, printed art maps, events calendar, weekly e-blasts, vibrant web presence (including links to all major cultural institutions, city governments and Berkshire Visitor’s Bureau, ads in programs for all major area museums, press releases etc…).

Artist(s) will
-Be in North Adams for the time he/she/they will be working at the project.
-Provide for tools.
-Market the work on view.
-Participate in DownStreet Art activities such as DownStreet Art Thursday (last Thursday of each month between June 28th till October 25th) according with the time frame specified in the proposal (for instance, if your project will take place between July 26th and October 25th you will be required to join DownStreet Art Celebration on Thursday, August 30th, Thursday, September 27th, and October 25th).
Participating in education activities and workshops in relation with your exhibition when possible.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION

DEADLINE APRIL 5, 2012

Questions? Please contact valeria.federici@mcla.edu