Aurora Picture Show on Kickstarter

Aurora has launched a new Kickstarter campaign to raise money for their relocation. Here’s the link for more information.

Weekly Initiative News 5/14/12

BYOB, Art Cars, and more in this edition. Happy belated Mother’s Day to all the Initiative moms out there.

http://rhizome.org/announce/opportunities/58504/view/ – Artspace

http://legionarts.org/legion-arts-to-host-vermont-theatre-company-residency – Legion Arts

http://www.pitchengine.com/www.vidalexus.com/lexus-moving-expressions – Self Help Graphics

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/may/07/new-childrens-museum-birthday/ – Machine Project

http://www.pressherald.com/life/go/get-around_2012-05-10.html – Space Gallery

Image: From Lexus, Jamie “Vyal” Reyes and Patssi Valdez created work for this CT200h hybrid vehicle.

Weekly Initiative News 5/7/12

An opportunity to work in a Haunted Basement. Unless that’s how you already describe your current offices.

http://fiberartcalls.blogspot.com/2012/04/maryland-art-place-curators-incubator.html – Maryland Art Place

http://timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/art-design/15289721/threewalls-helps-hull-house-museum-open-art-lending-library – Threewalls

http://www.hallwalls.org/community/5245.html – Hallwalls

http://losangelesartresource.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/51-jobs/ – LACE: job opportunity

http://charlottesvillearts.org/blog/arts-education-workshop-with-second-street-gallery-and-vmfa/ – Second Street Gallery

http://rhizome.org/announce/jobs/56997/view/ – Rhizome: job opportunity

http://www.springboardforthearts.org/haunted-basement-company-and-stage-manager/ – The Soap Factory:job opportunity

http://cabinetmagazine.org/events/shell.php – Cabinet

http://www.fh-joanneum.at/aw/home/Studienangebot_Uebersicht/fachbereich_information_design_technologien/ind/News_Events/ind_events/~cjup/120515_allen/?lan=de – Machine Project

http://events.marinij.com/san_francisco_ca/events/show/258085724-southern-exposures-annual-monster-drawing-rally – Southern Exposure

Image of the Soap Factory’s Haunted Basement, via Lindsey Lyford.

Weekly Initiative News 4/30/12

Steal this painting stolen, Frieze Art fair, and opportunities for artists.

http://blogs.artinfo.com/artintheair/2012/04/24/steal-this-art-painting-stolen-from-bushwick-gallery-momenta-art/ – Momenta Art

http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/events/satz.php – Cabinet

http://downtown.wgrz.com/news/arts-culture/65463-cepa-gallery-offers-summer-photography-camps – CEPA Gallery

http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/arts-and-culture/148731875.html – Slought Foundation

http://www.asmk.ca/WP/?p=1044 – Exit Art

http://bayareaartgrind.com/2012/04/25/san-jose-institute-of-contemporary-art-ica-call-for-artists-sandbox-projects/ – San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art

http://blog.calarts.edu/2012/04/26/literary-la-east-of-borneo-black-clock-events-this-weekend/ – East of Borneo

http://artistsspace.org/programs/materials-money-crisis-2/ – Artists Space

http://www.galleristny.com/2012/04/artists-space-plans-frieze-week-club-nights/ – Artists Space and White Columns

http://urbanculturestudioresidents.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/ucp-open-studios-may-18-and-19/ – Charlotte Street Foundation

Image: Detail of a painting from Adam Simon’s “Steal This” series, stolen from Momenta.

Weekly Initiative News 4/23/12

Low Lives Festival, puzzle hunts, artist opportunities and job openings in this week’s roundup.

http://houston.culturemap.com/eventdetail/insightout-diverseworks-presents-stephan-koplowitz/ – DiverseWorks

http://www.sjica.org/uploaded/files/sandbox_application.pdf – San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art

http://bayareaartgrind.com/2012/04/15/headlands-center-for-the-arts-call-for-applications-affiliate-artists-program/ – Headlands Center for the Arts

http://legionarts.org/events/low-lives-festival – Legion Arts

http://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/downright-dotty/Content?oid=2949112 – Spaces Gallery

http://artistsspace.org/programs/w-a-g-e-survey-release/ – Artists Space

http://www.mitchellcenterforarts.org/resources/?p=2027 – Lawndale Art Center

http://bayareaartgrind.com/2012/04/18/job-associate-director-at-southern-exposure-soex-san-francsico-ca/ – Southern Exposure

http://dumbo.is/community/posts/you-will-go-home-a-winner-from-the-smack-mellon-derby-party – Smack Mellon

http://artvoice.com/issues/v11n16/art_scene/the_real_thing – Hallwalls

http://whatsupmiami.blogspot.com/ – Locust Projects

Image: Spaces artist Dott Schneider, via Cleveland’s Scene Magazine.