The Business of Art

MICA Career & Internship Fair- April 3, BBOX

The Internship + Career Fair is on April 3 from 1-4pm in BBOX. There will be 50 + employers who are interested in meeting MICA students and will be ready to collect resumes for available jobs and internships. Here is a just a brief sampling of companies who will be attending the fair:

+ Agora Publishing

+ Art with a Heart

+ Baltimore Clayworks

+ Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts

+ Fastspot

+ Firaxis Games

+ Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

+ Maryland Public Television

+ Mission Media

+ R2Integrated

Please visit the following link to read more information about the fair.  http://micacareerfair.wordpress.com/

 

Art Directors Club Opportunity for Young Professionals

The ADC has an opportunity for students or young professionals looking to add experience to their resume: 

ADC is in immediate need of 1 or 2 people to research and write daily updates for the ADC Young Guns news feed ( http://www.adcyoungguns.org/news/ ). This should take no more than one hour per day, Monday-Friday, and can be done from anywhere - all that's needed is an internet connection. 

Applicant's grasp of grammar and spelling must be flawless, and he/she should be good at self-editing. Must be familiar with Google Reader and Google Alerts. Interest in graphic design, photography and/or illustration is a must. Basic knowledge of HTML and image resizing is helpful.

In lieu of monetary compensation, we can offer a complimentary ADC membership and free access to ADC Young Guns events.

Please respond with a brief introduction (including education/work experience details) and a writing sample (no more than 300 words) to info@adcyoungguns.org with the subject line "ADC Young Guns News Writer." 

American Illustration Deadline Extended to February 27

The deadline for the American Illustration Annual has been extended to February 27th.  Follow this link to learn more or enter online:

https://www.ai-ap.com/reg/cfe/

Grainger Marburg Traveling Scholarship Information

Warren Linn will be handling vetting nominees for the Grainger Marburg Traveling Scholarship this year, given to one graduating senior student for a maximum of $4,000.($1,000 more than years previous).

The Illustration Dept can nominate 5 seniors this year. Students interested in pursuing this travel scholarship and be considered for nomination need to start thinking about travel related to their work, or a specific project linked to and/or inspired by a specific place or places, and contact Warren this week at warrenlinn@gmail.com

He will hold an informational session in the IL Office to review the requirements for applying students this Friday 2.20.09 at 4:30pm. 
He can schedule an alternative time with students having schedule conflicts. Please note that the deadline for the Department putting forward the names of 5 nominees is March 1, so we must hear from you NOW if you are interested. The completed application is due May 1, 2009.
 
Nominations are to be based on the students' outstanding studio work and academic record.  These students should also have a keen interest in traveling to make artwork in another region, either in the U.S. or overseas, and the potential for the experience to positively impact their art.

Warren will work with nominees to develop their proposals and meet the deadline for their final application.

Opportunity to make some money...

This is an excellent opportunity for a couple of our students. 

A good friend of Warren Linn's, Sidney Cash has very interesting work opportunities.

His site is www.sydneycash.com http://www.sydneycash.com

He needs a guy for put up and take down.  February 23, 12 to 5, & May 1, 5 to 9.         

And a friendly talking girl for Feb 27 4 to 8, 28th 11 to 5, Sunday 12 to 9.

The pay is $10/hr  plus meals.


The American Craft Council Show in Baltimore

More than 700 of the country's leading craft artists will gather under one
roof to present their latest designer, handmade work at the American Craft
Council Show in Baltimore, the largest juried, indoor craft show in the
nation. The highest quality of handmade jewelry, furniture, clothing, home
décor, and more, will be available for purchase at the Baltimore Convention
Center, February 27 - March 1, 2009.

Baltimore Convention Center
One West Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

DATES AND SHOW HOURS
Friday, February 27 (10 am - 9 pm)
Saturday, February 28
(10 am - 6 pm)
Sunday, March 1(10 am - 5 pm)

MICA Students or Alumni only, if you are interested,  please contact WARREN LINN directly:

warrenlinn@gmail.com

Instructions for Society of Illustrators Student Show Submissions

For all those who plan on entering, here are the specifications for the SOI competition:

THE DEADLINE IS FEB 4TH, but please do not wait until then to turn in your work.

All submissions should go to the IL office (F316A) Monday, Feb. 2 in order to have time to process and assemble the department's submissions.  

Instructions for Entries:

images for jurying:

72dpi, rgb,saved as a jpg at 500 pixels on the longest side (horizontal or vertical)

(NOTE: you will need to submit a high res version at 300dpi if your piece has been accepted)

please make sure your file names include your last name, a descriptive title and the piece number

example: smith_sunset_02.jpg

entry fees:

$5 per entry, cash or check

please make checks out to MICA

information to include:

in addition to your images, please provide the following information for your pieces either hardcopy (legible!) or as a Word doc on disc:

Piece number

Name of piece

Name of instructor

Medium (all media used to create the work)

CMYK Call deadline EXTENDED to Monday, Feb. 9th

I wanted to announce to you that CMYK Magazine has extended its Call for Aspiring Creatives #44 to Monday, February 9, 2009.

 

This contest is open to current students as well as recent graduates (non-professional work accepted). Copywriters, art directors, designers, photographers and illustrators are eligible. At all levels.

 

Entry fee is $45 -- for up to 15 portfolio pieces. 

 

Contest Link: www.cmykmag.com/site.cfm?page_id=11&sect_id=10

   

Each entrant will receive a FREE CMYK Online Portfolio as well as FREE membership to MyCMYK - our coming-soon, totally revamped contest portal/image library which will allow entrants to manage their image libraries, online portfolios, subscriptions, contest entries, blogs and more. 

 

Everyone who enters CMYK Magazine's Call for Aspiring Creatives #44 will have their work automatically loaded to their image library (so they don't have to re-upload all their images for future contests). All entrants will receive their access codes when MyCMYK goes live this March. 

 

For questions, please email:  curtis@cmykmag.com

 

3X3 Call for Entries- Student Show Deadline Feb. 14th

3x3 Call for Entries - Student Show DL Nears

It's just three weeks until the deadline for our sixth annual student show.  There are no extensions, we must have your student entries either uploaded or if you're sending them via mail, they must be postmarked no later than February 14.

Here's the latest news on our upcoming shows:

3x3 Student Show Entry deadline: February 14, 2009
As always this show is open to all undergraduate and graduate students in all art schools, colleges and universities around the globe. Work must have been completed in calendar year 2008. This year's judges include illustrators/educators Alexandra Kardinar, Germany; Gary Embury, United Kingdom; Clemente Botelho, Canada and Martha Rich, John Hendrix, Nora Krug of the US. Rounding out the judges is artist rep Pat Lindgren, Lindgren & Smith.

Entry fees: $15 for first single entry, $10 for additional entries. Series entries are $35. Click here to enter.

3x3 ProShow Entry deadline: March 14, 2009
Open to all art directors, editors, designers and illustrators. Categories include: Advertising, Animation, Books, Editorial, Gallery, Institutional, Self-Promotion, Sequential, Three-Dimensional and Unpublished. Our judges to date include art directors Alexandre Lagoet, Amsterdam, Raban Ruddigkeit, Germany and SooJin Buzelli and Darlene Simidian, the US as well as illustrators Roman Klonek and Monika Aichele, Germany, Marco Ventura, Italy and Yuko Shimizu, the US. Click here to enter.

Currrent subscribers receive a discount on entry and publication fees.

3x3 Children's Book Show Entry Deadline: April 14. 2009
Open to all art directors, editors, authors, designers and illustrators from around the world. Books must have been produced or published in 2008 are eligible. We have added new categories this year including published and unpublished children's book, young adults, covers and interiors, educational materials, children's programming and editorial as well as an unpublished category.

Our judges to date are David Caplan, Hachette Book Group, Eleni Beja, Holiday House and illustrators Raul Colon, Serge Bloch and Sean Qualls. This year we are judging actual books for the first time. Check out our call for entries later next week for more details including entry fees.

Details about our shows including a list of previous winners are online at3x3mag.com, Shows. All entries must be either uploaded or received by the deadline. Winners will be featured in the 3x3 Illustration Annual No. 6 coming out in late 2009.

Best wishes for the new year,

Charles Hively, Publisher
1/26/09

3x3 Magazine | 244 Fifth Avenue Suite F269

An evening with Emile Cohl-"the father of animation"

Click on the link below to learn about an event on Tuesday, February 3rd, 7-9 pm at the BBOX in the Gateway.  

Download EmileCohl

CMYK Magazine's Call for Aspiring Creatives #44

Deadline: Monday, January 19, 2009 (15 portfolio pieces + FREE CMYK Online Portfolio)
	Upload your current portfolio and represent your school for the opportunity to be rewarded and recognized by the entire industry. Upload as many as 15 pieces for only $45.
Show the industry you are out there More than 100 entries will be showcased in CMYK Vol. 44  Priceless exposure for yourself -- and your school Be seen by over 70,000 CMYK Magazine readers Juried by the most notable creative professionals working today Gain recognition and validation from the industry Deadline: Monday, January 19, 2009
CMYK Magazine's Call for Aspiring Creatives #44 is open to all students, recent graduates and those considered self-taught in the areas of Copywriting, Art Direction, Graphic Design, Illustration and Photography.                 U.S. and international residents welcome. Contest Deadline: Monday, January 19, 2009