UPCOMING DEADLINES FOR ARTISTS AND WRITERS

(POETS) Frost Place Resident Poet Award
A prize of $2,000 and a two-month residency at Robert Frost’s former home in Franconia, New Hampshire, is given annually to a poet who has published at least one poetry collection. Submit four copies of five poems, a resumé, and contact information for two references with a $20 entry fee by July 3. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.Frost Place, Resident Poet Award, P.O. Box 74, 158 Ridge Road, Franconia, NH 03580. (603) 823-5510. Therese Reger, Administrator: [email protected] or visit: www.frostplace.org.

(WRITERS) Richard J. Margolis Award
A stipend of $5,000 and a monthlong residency at the Blue Mountain Center, an artists colony in Blue Mountain Lake, New York, is given annually to a writer of nonfiction (including creative nonfiction with the exception of memoir) whose work recalls that of Richard J. Margolis, a journalist, essayist, and poet who wrote about those whose voices are seldom heard. Submit three copies of two writing samples totaling no more than 30 pages and a project description by July 1, 2009. There is no entry fee. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. Blue Mountain Center, Richard J. Margolis Award, c/o Margolis & Bloom, 535 Boylston Street, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02116. www.margolis.com/award.

(MEDIA ARTISTS) ETC Media Arts Residencies
Experimental Television Center in Oswego, New York. Deadline: 07/15/09
The Experimental Television Center next deadline for the Residency Program is July 15, 2009, for residencies between September 2009 and January 2010. The Residency supports contemporary electronic media art projects. The studio workshop environment offers access to an image processing system, intensive individualized instruction and time for exploration and personal creative growth. Artists have complete aesthetic and technical control over all aspects of the creation process. Please visit: http://www.experimentaltvcenter.org for more information.

(ARTISTS) Community Based Artist Residency
Cleveland State Community College, Deadline: 07/01/09.
Artists are invited to submit proposals based on the idea of sustainability, both in material and in community. Artists are encouraged to explore materials that are readily and freely available yet do not lend themselves to typical art making practices. Local recycling centers, environmental groups, school groups and more will be available to aid in securing materials and assist with production depending on the artist’s needs. eight accepted artists will be invited to spend two weeks (October 18-31) creating artworks that are easily accessible to the community, both while in production and in their finished state. Lodging, meals, and a modest stipend are provided. Artists are invited to submit: Letter of Intent, 10 jpg images on CD, 240 ppi, 8” by 10” (slides not accepted), Current Resume, Artist Statement, SASE for return of materials, Please submit materials to: Mark Mcleod, Art Instructor, CSCC, 3535 Adkisson Drive, Cleveland, TN 37312 For more info, go to: www.accessibilitycleveland.com