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Awards, Fellowships, Competitions and Job Offers...
19 February
- JOB OFFERS - PROGRAMME SPECIALIST - Section of the
Diversity of Cultural Expressions, Division of Cultural Expressions
and Creative Industries, Culture Sector, UNESCO. Deadline: 19
April 2010
Under the authority of the Director of the Division of Cultural
Expressions and Creative Industries and the direct supervision
of the Chef of the Section of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions,
the incumbent will be responsible for executing the operational
programme of activities required to implement the Convention on
the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
(2005). He/she requires a comprehensive knowledge of the Convention
as well as of cultural policy and other issues addressed therein.
He/she will act as a focal point for the activities of the main
Convention organs including their statutory meetings.
More information:
http://recrutweb.unesco.org/pdf/CLT936.PDF
18 February
17 February
- (in Italian) Concorso di idee per la
riqualificazione urbana della piazza di Paceco. Sicilia (Italia)
Deadline: 19 March 2010
Il comune di Paceco, in provincia di Trapani, ha lanciato
un concorso di idee, finalizzato ad una raccolta di proposte progettuali
per la riqualificazione urbana della piazza Vittorio Emanuele.
Il concorso rientra all‘interno di una definizione generale
di sviluppo urbanistico del centro di Paceco allo scopo di valorizzare
l‘aspetto della ricerca di nuovi rapporti ed identità
urbane, ad incentivo della prefigurazione e della verifica degli
indirizzi culturali, storici e sociali emergenti dall‘area
di intervento nel quadro complessivo esistente e previsto dalla
pianificazione urbana.
L‘obiettivo generale del progetto consiste nella valorizzazione
della centralità e del valore di un luogo dalla forte valenza
simbolica, per la centralità, la qualità e l‘importanza
delle funzioni presenti (Sede Municipale, Chiesa Santa Caterina
S.M.).
More information:
http://www.tafter.it/2010/02/01/19-03-10-concorso-di-idee-per-la-riqualificazione-urbana-della-piazza-di-paceco/
- (in Italian) Concorso di idee “Ecohousing Art
– Progetti per abitare gli spazi” Monza (Italia) 7
novembre 2009 - 31 luglio 2010. Il termine per l’iscrizione
è fissato al 31 marzo 2010
House Company promuove un Concorso di Ideecostruttive
che richiami le energie mentali, le suggestioni dell’anima,
le competenze specifiche di artisti o aspiranti tali e di futuri
o attuali professionisti in Architettura, Ingegneria e Design,
perché investano creatività e talento per la realizzazione
di opere e progetti che irrompano nella realtà per ricreare
l’equilibrio dell’Ecosistema Uomo-Casa-Ambiente.
Protagonisti del Concorso di Ideecostruttive sono Junior e Senior
Artisti, Designer, Architetti Ingegneri. Il concorso a carattere
nazionale è suddiviso in 3 Sezioni: Arte, Design, Architettura
Ingegneria. Gli Artisti sono chiamati a progettare realizzare
– attraverso qualsiasi tecnica – opere che esprimano,
celebrino, rendano omaggio, sublimino, estetizzino l’indissolubilità
dei legami Uomo-Casa-Ambiente.
More information:
http://www.tafter.it/2009/09/16/31-03-10-concorso-di-idee-ecohousing-art-progetti-per-abitare-gli-spazi/
- AWARDS - I.M. Pei awarded with the RIBA Royal Gold Medal
2010
The RIBA Royal Gold Medal for 2010 goes to an architect whose
renown has been built over several decades of consistently producing
a very particular kind of structure — often aspired to,
rarely achieved. The characteristic buildings of I.M. Pei stand
serene with the elemental dignity of high modernism, while at
the same time expressing both the dynamism of muscular structural
sculpture and some deep subtle touches of sensitivity to context.
Given by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in recognition
of an entire body of work, the Royal Gold Medal is approved personally
by the sitting British monarch and is given to a person or group
who has had a significant influence “either directly
or indirectly on the advancement of architecture.”
In announcing the 2010 award for Pei, RIBA President Ruth Reed
said, “The Royal Gold Medal has been called, often erroneously,
a lifetime achievement award. Seldom has it been so true as it
is in the case of I.M. Pei."
More information:
http://www.archdaily.com/49931/i-m-pei-awarded-with-the-riba-royal-gold-medal-2010/
15 February
- COMPEPTITIONS - 2010 Chicago Prize Competition: MINE
THE GAP. Chicago (USA) Deadline: 3 May 2010
The Chicago Architectural Club is pleased to announce
the 2010 Chicago Prize Competition: MINE THE GAP, a single-stage
international design ideas competition dedicated to examining
one of the most visible scars left after the collapse of the real
estate market in Chicago: the massive hole along the Lake Michigan
shore that was to have been—and may yet be—the foundation
for a singular 150-story condominium tower designed by an internationally-renowned
Spanish architect, a tower which was to have become a new icon
for the city and region. What to do with the gap? Whether or not
the project is resuscitated, what else can we do with this strategic
and highly-charged site? Once the motor of real-estate speculation
has stalled, what can we use to propel ourselves, and the discipline,
forward?
More information:
http://www.archdaily.com/49749/2010-chicago-prize-competition-mine-the-gap/
- COMPEPTITIONS - TownShift: Suburb into City Competition
Shortlist
The international ideas competition “TownShift: Suburb into
City” recently announced the list of finalists. The competition
seeks innovative ideas for five established town centers of Surrey,
Canada: Guildford, Fleetwood, Cloverdale, Newton and Semiahmoo.
The aim of the competition is to “Shift” thinking
and opportunities for each of these “Town” hubs towards
more intense, public-minded and productive urban futures.
More information:
http://www.archdaily.com/49728/townshift-suburb-into-city-competition-shortlist/
12 February
- FELLOWSHIPS - The Clothworkers' Foundation, Royaume-Uni
Bourses. Deadline for Applications: 21 May
2010
We will award one Fellowship a year to enable an experienced conservator
(Senior Fellow) to be seconded within their organisation to a
specialist research and/or conservation project. The post of the
experienced conservator will be back-filled by a junior conservator
(Junior Fellow) at the start of their career. The aim of the scheme
is to:
- Enable an experienced conservator to undertake research
for a period of up to two years to develop their knowledge
for the benefit of the wider profession.
- Provide an opportunity for a recently qualified conservator
to develop their skills and to gain experience through a structured
internship.
Our grant will be for up to £40,000 a year for a maximum
of two years. It will pay for the salary and on-costs of the
Junior Fellow, as well as for the cost of analytical tests,
writing up and publicising results (associated with the work
of the Senior Fellow). The Senior Fellow will continue to be
paid by their employer. The grant may not be used to contribute
to the overhead costs (or ‘budget relief’) of the
nominating institution. The Senior Fellow must commit to return
to their original role for at least one year on completion of
the Fellowship.
More information:
http://www.clothworkers.co.uk/Grant-Making/Conservation-Programme.aspx
- FELLOWSHIPS - Harold White Fellowships now open (Australia)
Applications close on 30 April 2010
Applications for the 2011 Harold White Fellowships at the National
Library of Australia are now open. Each year several Harold White
Fellowships are awarded to allow established scholars and writers
to undertake research at the National Library for periods of between
three and six months. The Fellowships provide a return economy
fare to Canberra, a living allowance, a fully equipped office
and special access to Library collections and services. Honorary
Fellowships are also awarded to scholars and writers who do not
require financial assistance but would benefit from other privileges
associated with the Fellowship. Research projects supported by
Harold White Fellowships can be in any discipline or area in which
the Library has strong collections. Past Harold White Fellows
have undertaken research in fields including Asian studies, history
of science, biography, media history, Australian history, musicology,
religious history, anthropology, children’s literature,
art history, politics, Indigenous history, Australian literature,
Pacific studies, 18th century studies, geography, international
relations and folklore. Past Fellows have included leading Australian
writers Frank Moorhouse, Sara Dowse and David Foster. Fellowships
have been awarded to researchers working across Australia, in
the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Hong
Kong, China, Germany and South Africa.
More information:
http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=289
11 February
9 February
8 February
- (in French) BOURSES - Convocation de
subventions pour des missions d'assistance technique en matière
de culture et le développement. Date limite : 26
mars 2010
Le délai de présentation des initiatives parmi lesquelles
l'Organisation des États américains (OEA) sélectionnera
les propositions qui seront financées en partie par le
Fonds de Coopération pour les Missions d'assistance technique
est désormais ouvert. Le Fonds vise à promouvoir
la coopération bilatérale et multilatérale
entre les ministères de la Culture et / ou d'autres institutions
souhaitant encourager des stratégies fondées sur
l'art et la culture afin de générer un développement
économique, l'inclusion sociale et le renforcement des
valeurs démocratiques.
More information in French: http://portal.oas.org/Portal/Topic/SEDI/EducaciónyCultura/Cultura/tabid/250/language/es-CO/Default.aspx
- FELLOWSHIPS - Convocation de bourses, aides et subventions
en gestion culturelle
Le 23 janvier 2010, la convocation de bourses dénommées
«Culturex » de formation pratique en gestion culturelle
destinées aux jeunes espagnols à l'étranger,
dans les institutions culturelles, les ambassades et les consulats
espagnols, pour l'année 2010 a été publiée
dans le Bulletin officiel de l’Etat, ordre CUL/59/2010 du
4 Janvier. La date limite de soumission des candidatures, pour
les 23 bourses proposées, a été fixée
au 8 février 2010. Les bases de la convocations ainsi que
de plus amples renseignements sont disponibles sur le Centre d'information
des citoyens.
More information:
http://www.mcu.es/becas/2010BecasCulturex.html
- COMPETITONS - European Architecture and Design Competition
in Eco and Agro-materials - You have ADREAM
The Picardy Regional Council and the Free State of Thuringia
produce and process renewable materials. As part of the celebrations
of their 15 years of bilateral cooperation, they are organising
a Europe-wide competition. The competition is open to students
and professionals wishing to submit creative and innovative architectural
and design projects that use eco- and agro-materials. The best
projects will be awarded financial prizes and prototype development
grants, and will afford winners the opportunity to foster contacts
in the scientific and economic fields. To enter, it is necessary
to submit a project made with eco- and agro-materials in the field
of architecture (building design, engineering, interior, town
planning, landscaping, temporary exhibitions and installations)
or design (industry, products, engineering, transport, interiors,
objects, fashion, display and packaging). The submitted projects
should include the technical, cultural and social aspects of sustainable
development: extended life cycles, user approval, comfort, aesthetics.
The submission deadline for phase I ends on 18th of April 2010.
More information:
http://adream-thueringen.picardie.fr/en
- AWARDS - Council of Europe Cultural Events. Deadline:
20 June 2010
The Council of Europe "Cultural Event" (CECEL) label
recognises exceptional and innovative cultural and artistic projects,
which convey strong messages related to the Council of Europe’s
mission and values and address key challenges of the European
societies of today. The CECEL is awarded every calendar year to
a small number of outstanding projects. The selection committee
chooses the projects to be awarded on the basis of artistic value,
relevance to the concerns of contemporary European societies and
the Council of Europe’s mission and values, innovative approach,
diversity of audiences and means of expression, geographical scope,
etc. The Council of Europe will give publicity to the event selected
via the website on culture and cultural and natural heritage.
The awarded projects will be able to use the CECEL label according
to the rules defined by the Communication Department of the Council
of Europe.
More information:
http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cultureheritage/culture/events/default_FR.asp?
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