Altered Surface / Photography
Workshop supervised by
Sama Alshaibi
14/6-2/7/2008

Art Omi International Artists Residency
3-week artist residency at the The Omi International Arts Center in New York, USA. Application open to Jordanian artists.

 

Opportunities

Photography Workshop

The Photographic Project:
Mastering the Next Step”
by Sama Alshaibi

Workshop outline:

This workshop is for the photographic artist ready for the next step, to create a body of work that is a visual expression of a place, a time, a point of view or a state of mind. Together we'll work to create your unique statement from concept, to image capture, to editing, processing, and presentation. In addition, you will receive mechanical and technical guidance on how to use your camera effectively to your desired end, and how to use the digital darkroom to improve the quality of your images. Cameras should have the capability to capture RAW files to be processed at Darat Al Funun. Please check with Darat Al Funun if your camera does not meet the criteria.

This intensive workshop focuses on the cutting edge of digital photography, from shooting to image editing, color management and printing. If you've made the move to digital but feel stuck at the intermediate stage, this workshop will jumpstart your progress with the latest information and techniques, taking your digital imaging skills to a whole new level.

In a supportive and personable atmosphere, the instructor will help each participant create a body of work that can be presented in a presentation of high end, exhibition quality prints. A last and exciting component of the workshop includes altered and experimental techniques to printing. At least 2 different experimental techniques will be covered, and possibly more if time allows.

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Artist Residency

Art Omi (USA)
The International Artists Residency is a three week Residency Program for visual artists in upstate New York. Art Omi provides artists with a studio, living quarters and meals at no cost to the artist. Darat al Funun, the Khalid Shoman Foundation has secured a full fellowship and is inviting artists to apply. The Residency takes place for three weeks during the month of July. Each year, a different critic-in-residence is on hand to lead discussions and make one-on-one studio visits. Because of the proximity to New York City, there are also visits by many prominent critics, gallerists, curators, and artists. Valuable contacts are made through these informal encounters. In the evenings, after dinner, the group gathers for lectures, slide presentations and panel discussions.

The Art Omi Center
The Omi International Arts Center is located approximately two and a half hours north of New York City in the historic Hudson River Valley. The facilities, set on 300 acres of rural farmland, include a large two-story barn with ample space for indoor studios, as well as several large, covered sheds, suitable for sculpture. Housing is made available on the grounds. Group activities and meals are at Ledig House. The final Sunday of the residency is set aside for the public to view the works produced by participating artists during the residency.

The Omi International Arts Center is a non-profit foundation supported entirely by private donations, Funding comes from a number of sources, including interested individuals and institutions throughout the world such as the Khalid Shoman Foundation.

Application is open to professional visual artists (no students) from Jordan. The deadline for receiving (not postmarked) applications is March 1st. No exceptions. Please include the following materials only.

1. Six (6) jpeg images at 180 dpi maximum on a CD. Images should be numbered and or titled. Digital images only. No slides!

Video and/or new media artists: please submit a DVD of up to 5 individual clips that are no longer than 5 minutes each. Please create a menu on the DVD that lists the various works and cannot be seen well in still format. No Powerpoint presentations. Brochures or catalogues of previous exhibitions.

2. A numbered list of the images submitted (or CD/ video script) with title, date of work, medium and size. If essential, a brief (2-3 sentences) description of the work can be included. At the top of the page list the artist's name, address, telephone number, email address, nationality, age, sex and languages spoken.

3. CV listing education and exhibitions.

4. A brief artist statement.

Application deadline March 15, 2008

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برنامج فنان مقيم


تقوم مؤسسة خالد شومان – دارة الفنون بدعم فنان للالتحاق في برنامج إقامة الفنانين في مركز الفنون العالمي "أومي". وهي تقوم حالياً باستقبال طلبات الترشيح للمشاركة في البرنامج لشهر تموز/ يوليو ومدته ثلاثة أسابيع من قبل فنانين من الأردن، وأقصى موعد لتسلّم الطلبات هو 15آذار / مارس 2008.

تأسس مركز الفنون العالمي "أومي" سنة 1991 كمؤسسة غير ربحية متمركزة في مقاطعة كولومبيا – نيويورك. تقوم رسالتها على خدمة الفنانين ورعاية حوار دولي من خلال الموسيقى والأدب والرقص والفنون البصرية بواسطة برنامج "فنان مقيم" الذي يستضيف فنانين من جميع أنحاء العالم. لمزيد من المعلومات، يمكن للمهتمين زيارة موقع مركز الفنون العالمي "أومي".  

برنامج "فنان مقيم" التابع لمركز "أومي" يدعو ثلاثين فناناً من جميع أنحاء العالم. ويوفر لكل فنان مساحة شخصية في مبنى قديم تم تحويله إلى محترف فني، بالإضافة إلى تأمين المسكن وجميع الوجبات. كما يوجد في المركز ناقد فني مقيم يقوم بزيارات دورية للمحترفات ليلتقي مع الفنانين شخصياً، بالإضافة إلى زيارات ميدانية شبه يومية للمركز يقوم بها العديد من المحترفين في عالم الفن في "نيويورك"، كأصحاب الجاليريهات ونقاد الفن والفنانين البارزين.

الفرصة متاحة للفناين الناشئين والمحترفين وليس للطلاب.

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