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Call For Proposals 2007
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Deadline for submission of proposals: April 30, 2004 at 3 p.m.

A site visit is not required before registering for the competition.

The State of New Jersey intends to set aside an area of the Northeast end of Liberty State Park for a memorial to the New Jersey citizens who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Proposers are challenged to design a memorial that will communicate the course of events that day, capture the personal and societal feelings of loss, and celebrate the strength of character and resolve those events evoked from all freedom-loving people, in a dignified and respectful way.

This is a national, open, two-stage design competition, the purpose of which is to select a Memorial Park design. The deadline for submission of proposals is April 30, 2004 at 3 p.m. However, registration closes April 1, 2004. Itis possible to register online.

The City of New York Department of Cultural Affairs Percent for Art Program is working with the Departments of Transportation and Design and Construction, and the Manhattan Borough President’s Office on the reconfiguration of Harriet Tubman Square located at West 122nd Street andFrederick Douglass Boulevard in Harlem.

The newly constructed Square will be a permanent memorial to Harriet Tubman, and will include a commemorative sculpture. The City is seeking artists to be considered for this commission. The successful artist must be an experienced professional, with the ability to work well on a team with City agencies and community groups, and with a landscape architect who will design the environment surrounding the sculpture. The project is on a fast track, with a completion date of November 2005.

Artists of color and women artists are encouraged to apply.

The selection of the winning artist will be made according to the

procedures of the Percent for Art program managed by DCA. Artists'

information should include up to 10 properly labeled slides of existing

work, a resume, artist's statement, press clippings and/or additional information. Material will be returned only if a self-addressed stamped envelope is provided. The deadline for submission is March 26, 2004.

Submissions should be sent to:
Percent for Art, Tubman Project
Department of Cultural Affairs
330 W. 42nd Street, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10036

No phone calls please. The Percent for Art web site may be accessed at www.nyc.gov/dcla for additional information about the program.

Biographical information regarding Harriet Tubman's life and

accomplishments is readily available. Below is a (by no means

comprehensive) selection of several sites with this type of information:

www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/0history/hwny-tubman.html

www.harriettubman.org/about_harriet.htm

www.civilwarhome.com/tubmanbio.htm

www.nyhistory.com/harriettubman/life.htm

(Although the postings below are past the entry date deadline, we feel it is important to keep this information posted for those who are interested in following up, and/or have submitted entry materials.)
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The Bronx River Art Center is looking for proposals for the 2004-05-exhibition season.

BRAC has six exhibits annually, three of which are from outside, independent curators. The gallery is approximately 2000 square feet, divided into two rooms.

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AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM
The African American Museum was founded in 1974 as a part of the Bishop College Library. One of the main objectives of the Museum is the presentation of meaningful experiences for children and adult audiences that would not ordinarily visit a museum.

The 38,000 square foot structure, built in the shape of a cross, is made of ivory stone. It has a rotunda with a towering 60-foot gray dome. Natural materials and design motifs are used throughout the Museum in a manner reminiscent of pre-industrialized cultures of the African continent. The window shape represents an abstraction of the Dogon statue that is from Mali , West Africa . The shape also represents the entrance to the group of Ethiopian Orthodox churches that were excavated out of the rock in the 12 th century. Sculpture garden walls emulate those of the Ndebele tribe of southern Africa .

Devoted to the preservation and display of African American artistic, cultural and historical materials, the Museum's permanent collection includes African art, African American fine art, and one of the largest folk art collections in the country.

Located at 3536 Grand Avenue in Fair Park in Dallas , Texas , the African American Museum is located on a main axis in the park that is also home to eight other cultural institutions. The Museum is open Tuesday through Friday from Noon-5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. , and Sunday 1 p.m.-5 p.m.

TWENTY-FIRST CARROLL HARRIS SIMMS NATIONAL BLACK ART COMPETITION & EXHIBITION

In 1976, the African American Museum initiated its first annual competition for southwest black artists. The purpose of the Competition and Exhibition stemmed from the Museum's need to build a distinguished art collection and to provide black artists a venue to display their work.

Over the years, the Southwest Black Art Competition and Exhibition has attracted the attention of artists beyond its geographical boundaries. The Biennial competition has become a national event and has acquired the prestigious distinction as one of the few black art competitions in the nation.

In 1999, the African American Museum Board of Trustees named the Biennial Southwest Black Art Competition and Exhibition the Carroll Harris Simms National Black Art Competition and Exhibition. Renaming the Exhibition is in recognition of Mr. Simms' outstanding contribution to art and art education.

Carroll Harris Simms attended Hampton Institute (now Hampton University ), the University of Toledo , and the Toledo Museum School of Art. Under the direction of Otto Whitman, Jr., Simms was the premiere recipient of the Gasline scholarship presented by the Toledo Museum of Art. Simms was awarded B.F.A. and M.F.A. degrees from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and became the first African American to graduate from that institution.

In 1950, Simms joined the faculty of Texas Southern University (formerly Texas State University for Negroes) and became the co-founder of the art department. He served as Professor of Art until 1987. Professor Simms developed a unique program of ceramics and sculpture at the University. The body of terra cotta shrine sculptures created by Simms' students, represent a distinct contribution to the evolution of twentieth century African American sculpture.

ELIGIBILITY
The 21 st Biennial Carroll Harris Simms National Black Art Competition and Exhibition is open to all African American artists residing in the United States .

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An artist must have produced the work within the last two years and be over the age of eighteen. No collaborative works will be accepted. Each artist will pay a non-refundable entry fee of $5.00 per entry, $20.00 for four entries. Check or money order should be made payable to the African American Museum . Each artist may submit up to four (4) actual pieces regardless of category or categories entered. All work submitted must be for sale and available for exhibition.

Two-dimensional work must not exceed 6' x 6' in any direction and may be represented by one (1) slide. All work must be suitably mounted, framed and supported with wire or metal ring hanging devices only. Oil paintings must be dry; pastels and watercolors must be under plexiglas. Three-dimensional work must not exceed 6' in any direction and may be represented in three (3) slides. Individual works submitted should not exceed a gross weight of 100 pounds.

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ENTRY DEADLINE (October 22, 2003)
Post entry forms to: African American Museum, Attn: Kendall Ferguson , P.O. Box 150153, Dallas, Texas 75315-0153.

Final entrants will be notified by October 27, 2003. Accepted work must be received by November 21, 2003. Upon receipt of the artwork, withdrawal will not be allowed from the exhibition.

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SHIPPING
Accepted work should be sent prepaid in crates or cardboard packages suitable for return to the: African American Museum, Fair Park, 3536 Grand Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75210 .

Delivery hours are Tuesday through Friday from 12 Noon until 5 p.m. only. During State Fair (Sept 26-Oct 19) deliveries must be made before 10 a.m. each day.

Wooden crates must be secured with screws. Nailed crates will be returned unopened.

All in transit shipping and insurance costs are the responsibility of the artist; however, the Museum will insure all work while on display.

At the close of the exhibition, all works will be returned prepaid by the Museum.

All work hand delivered by the artist must be picked up at the close of the exhibition or a daily storage fee will be assessed.

The African American Museum will not be responsible for work left beyond the pick-up date after the close of the exhibition.

SEASON SPONSORS
Official Carrier American Airlines, American Express, AT&T, Bank of America, Texas, N.A., Bank One, BLOCKBUSTER, Bussey Trucking, The Dallas Morning News, Exxon Mobil, Frito-Lay, Inc., Guaranty Federal Bank, KFC, KRBV/KHVN, Oncor, 7-Eleven, Inc., SBC, Sprint, State Fair of Texas, Texas Instruments, 21 st Century Group/Hicks, Muse, Furst and Tate, L.L.C., WFAA-TV, and Wyndham International.

The African American Museum is supported, in part, by the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, the Texas Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
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In the meantime, would all HAA Members please email their personal and organizational information to members@harlemaa.org