We covered Anthony Schrag’s Its Not Hard back in February. A few of us stood up and took notice. Our very own A&K, who’s show Not Particularly Tall open this Saturday, as well as Found(er) Brady Brim-DeForest, were selected for inclusion in the Emerging section of the soon to be published book Its Not Hard. Each submitted a proposal for an unrealized/unmade work of art. The submissions spanned the gamut of artistic disciplines and involve convertibles, umbrellas and the world’s longest wall.

For our friends across the pond, there will be a panel discussion in Glasgow on Saturday, June 7th at CCA/InterMedia. Thanks to Shawnzlea for the photo.

*grammatical error intentional

UPDATE: The book finally arrived!

Check out this open call from the Directors Lab in London [note, the entire message is [sic]]:

its not hard

A new publication that aims to create connections and crossovers between visual art and performance and opens up a critical discourse of Live Art in the context of a contemporary art landscape.

It doesn’t want to suggest answers, nor be a survey of work, but instead gather together broad conversations and threads of discourse.

Part of this publication is to support emergent practitioners in a “new workers/projects” section and are currently looking for submissions of ‘projects’ by new practitioners, students and emerging artists in the field.

Please submit a proposal of unrealized/unrealizeable projects of NO MORE THAN 300 words. these could be projects that you are planning to do, have done, or are impossible to do and can only exist as an idea. The best of these proposals will be published in June, and two will be selected for presentation at an event in June that accompanies the launch of the book.

Please note, submissions due Feb 28th, 2008, and those that do not adhere to the word limit will not be considered.

Visits www.itsnothard.eu for more information.

UPDATE: Apparently, the limit is now 250 words. Better start trimming.

UPDATE 2: Rumor has it that some of our very own have been chosen… Read all the details.

UPDATE 3: The book finally arrived!

Have an art project you’ve been dying to fund? The California Community Foundation has announced requests for proposals for over $260,000 in fellowships for fourteen (14) Los Angeles based artists. There are ten fellowships of $20,000 each (for mid-career artists) and an additional four fellowships of $15,000 each (for emerging artists).

To be eligible, artists must pratice their craft in one of the following mediums: painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, sculpture, installation, experimental film and video, interdisciplinary/mixed media. Sorry folks, filmmakers, animators, musicians, and actors need not apply.

The deadline for submissions is March 7, 2008 at 5pm. There are three fellowship workshops still open (it is strongly suggested that you attend a workshop before applying (Dates: 02/22/08 – Downtown Los Angeles, 02/15/08 – South Los Angeles, 02/13/08 – South Bay / Harbor Area). In order to attend, you must RSVP.

To apply, visit the California Community Foundation Visual Arts Fellowship, read the guidelines, or fill out the application. Best of luck!