GRANTS FOR ART IN PUBLIC SPACES

Lower Manhattan is one of New York City’s oldest neighborhoods, rich in sites of historical, cultural, and architectural significance.
The presentation of public art projects and cultural events in the area further enriches the cultural life of downtown, encouraging a vibrant street life and engagement with the urban environment in new and unexpected ways.

General Program Description

Grants for Art in Public Spaces will enable the creation andpresentation of art in the myriad public spaces of Lower Manhattan, including parks, plazas, building lobbies and atria, and construction sites. Grants of up to $20,000 will support artists and arts organizations producing public art projects.
Public art projects should reach beyond the typical arts audience, engage the public in unusual ways, and take place in contexts outside the gallery, performance hall, or theater space.

DEADLINE EXTENDED
Application Deadline:
Tuesday, January 29, 2008, 5:00pm

For more information:
http://www.lmcc.net/grants/downtown/grantpubspaces/index.html

Threshold Exhibition opens Sat Dec 15th

THRESHOLD
Curated by Christine Callahan - December 15 2007- January 26 2008
Please join us for the opening reception on Saturday, December 15th from 6-8pm

Includes Photographs by:
John Arsenault
Sebastian Lemm
Jeanne Mischo
Carolyn Monastra
Lori Nix
Ves Pitts
Athena Waligore


This exhibition marks the reopening of CCNY in The Arts Building, where the Club
moved in 2007 after 20 years on Union Square.

Today CCNY offers classes,
workshops, lectures, exhibitions and a darkroom residency program.

Address:
The Camera Club of New York
The Arts Building
336 West 37th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues)
Suite 206
New York, NY 10018
212 260 9927

Updates from National Geographic

Submit a favorite photo of your own on any topic of your choosing for possible publication in an upcoming issue of National Geographic.

Selections will appear in both the print and online magazines.

Entering is easy.

http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/yourshot

Jonathan Torgovnik Presented by the Camera Club of NY

The Camera Club of New York Lecture Series presents in association with the School of Visual Arts: Jonathan Torgovnik

DATE: Thursday, December 6th

TIME: 7pm

LOCATION: School of Visual Arts Amphitheater, 209 E. 23rd St. (2nd/3rd Aves.)

ADMISSION: Free to CCNY members, SVA students, faculty, and staff. General admission $10, $5 for other students with ID

Jonathan Torgovnik has traveled around this country and the world, camera in hand, in pursuit of visual stories about some of the more complicated issues facing people from all walks of life.

On assignment in places near and far for such publications as Newsweek, Paris Match, the Sunday Times Magazine, Stern, and others, Torgovnik's photographs spotlight life in our world through ordinary and not so ordinary people and places.

2007 Nature Conservancy Photo Contest

The Nature Conservancy invites you to enter your stunning nature images in our second annual digital photography competition. Theme: beautiful nature photography representing the diversity of life on Earth.

Images can be submitted to one of 2 categories:

Best Photo from a Place We Protect

Best Nature Photo. Lands, waters, plants, animals and people in nature are all eligible for the competition.

Photo submissions must be uploaded by 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time on December 31, 2007.


For More Information:
http://www.photoaxe.com/2007-nature-conservancy-photo-contest/