job openings

adcd call for entries

2008-04-21T13:45:00.000-07:00

2008 Annual Show

Friday, September 26th
at the Brown Palace Hotel

We are proud to have some of the best
names in the business on board again this year.

Judges:
Joe Duffy - Duffy & Partners
Howard Schatz - Howard Schatz Photography
Jim Landry - mono
Rob Sweetman - rethink Communications

New online entry requirements
To eliminate transcription errors, we are requiring that everyone submit their entries online. You will still need to fill out the master entry form to place in the envelope with your payment, but individual entry information must be entered online. Once you have submitted each entry’s info from our website, you will be prompted to print 2 copies of the page to attach to your physical entry - so be sure the computer you use is connected to a working printer. Call for Entries hard copy. info@adcd.com for more info.

GET THE LEAD OUT: CAI Annual Show

2008-03-28T20:36:00.000-07:00

CAI is getting you noticed! The annual show, previously scheduled for April has moved to May. We’re creating big buzz this year as AIGA Colorado + ADCD + NDAC are offical partners and will be promoting to all their members. So get the lead out and submit your work for our 18th Annual Members Show hosted on Block 7 in Belmar.

Work by illustrators, created between April 1, 2007 and April 18, 2008, published or unpublished, submitted by professionals or students.

Accept either framed or unframed. Work should not exceed 24 inches in width or height and framed pieces must be wire hung (not saw tooth). Artwork may be rejected if it does not reach a standard judged by CAI as acceptable.

Click here for more details and to reserve your space on the wall!

3X3 Professional Show: Call for Entries No. 5

2008-03-05T23:43:00.000-08:00

You are invited to enter the fifth annual 3x3 illustration competition. This year you’ll find we’ve simplified the entry process, less paperwork to send in, fewer forms to fill out and you can enter and pay for your entries online. So if you’ve entered before we think you’ll notice a dramatic difference with the ease of entering. But what hasn’t changed is our selection of judges– the very best as always.

For more information visit: http://www.3x3mag.com/callforentries.html
or Download Entry Form Here

Deadline: March 14
New categories. Easier to enter. International show. And some of the top judges in the industry. Check out our categories, all work done during the calendar year 2007 is eligible.

Our international panel of judges include:
» Steven Heller, Art Director/Author/Editor
» Hanoch Piven, Spain
» Beppe Giacobbe, Italy
» Mario Wagner, Germany
» Vanessa Dell, United Kingdom
» Robert Neubecker
» Matteo Bologna, Designer
» Tyler Darden, Design Director
» Sarah Hollander, Art Director
» Markus Rasp, Art Director, Germany
» Isabel Warren Lynch, Executive Art Director, Knopf
» Denise Cronin, Art Director, Viking Children's Books
» Eddie Guy
» Vivienne Flesher

Invitation to REVIEW

2008-02-27T08:46:00.000-08:00

Art Directors Club of Denver and AIGA, in collaboration with our generous sponsors, would like to invite you to be amongst the esteemed professionals asked to participate in "THE REVIEW," our annual portfolio review event for college students studying in the creative fields such as graphic design, illustration and photography.

THE REVIEW gathers students and professionals for a night of constructive portfolio feedback and in-depth discussion about the glamorous world of the working creative professional. THE REVIEW is open to any and all design, photography, multimedia and illustration students. As THE REVIEW committee, our job is to seek out and ask only the top creative communications professionals in our region to review student portfolios in order to raise the level of work in our region and to keep our own best young talent here in Colorado.

Please help us, help our next generation of creatives by sharing your professional expertise and providing guidance to them in fine tuning their portfolios. This is your chance to give back to the creative community and to help the next generation of designers, illustrations and or photographers to succeed in this industry.

This year's event will be held at the Adirondacks in the Auraria Campus (room 440) on Thursday, April 24 from 6:00 to 10:00pm.

Simply e-mail Kimberly Carey Putnam at KimberlyC@rmcad.edu if you are interested in participatting. Feel free to e-mail me with any questions you may have.

Sincere regards,

Kimberly Carey Putnam
Art Directors Club Denver Education Committee Chair

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April 24, 2008 - The Review
The Review gathers students and professionals for a night of constructive portfolio feedback and in-depth discussion about the glamorous world of the working professional.The Review is open to any and all design, photography, multimedia, and illustration students.

Register early as space is limited to 100 spots.Please note that this is a pre-registration event only. Fill out the following registration form and pay on-line, or send in your fee and you're set.6:00pm - 10pmAuraria Campus, The Adirondacks Room 440Denver, CO$10.00 student members of ADCD, AIGA or AMA$20 for those of independent affiliation

Students and Reviewers who would like to register click here

Sponsors:Metropolitan State College; Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Red Rocks Community College, Future Leaders of Design, ADCD, AIGA, Denver Business Centers, Quark, and Carte d'Or.

Graphic Designer

2008-02-25T22:18:00.000-08:00

Graphic Designer needed for fast-paced, multi-paper group in Southeast Colorado. Create advertising for diverse clientele, design promotional pieces and build web presence as you build your portfolio and gain practical experience. Full time position with benefits including health insurance and 401K program. Must have experience with Quark, PhotoShop. Internet experience a plus. The Tribune Democrat, La Junta, is a member of GateHouse Media Inc. one of the largest and fastest growing community newspaper companies in the country. Send
resume, cover letter w/ salary expectations to design.agjournal@gmail.com

Posted November 5 - until further notice / November Editor
(source: Colorado Press Association http://www.coloradopressassociation.com/Jobs/)

SCBWI Shows off Ilustrators' Work

2008-01-24T10:44:00.000-08:00

The Rocky Mountain Chapter SCBWI member illustrators have an
opportunity to be featured in a show at The Madison & Main Gallery in
Greeley, CO during the months of March and April.

The space for hanging is limited to approximately 30 pieces, but
there is also space available to sell related books and merchandise.
Depending on the response, each artist may show 1-3 pieces. Since
there is a rather short time to organize the show - the show will be
hung March 3, 2008 - please reply to Joyce Turley at
scbwi@dixoncovedesign.com no later than Thursday, January 31, 2008 -
if you are interested in participating.

At this time, please do NOT attach any artwork to your reply. In your
reply, please include:
- contact info including phone number
- approximate number and frame size(s) of piece(s) you would like to
submit, if known
- type of merchandise, including prints, you would like to include,
if known

Here are a few details:

The Madison & Main Gallery
927 16th St
Greeley, CO 80631

The show will feature the works (for sale) of Rocky Mountain Chapter
SCBWI Illustrators including:
- original art
- prints (must be shrink-wrapped)
- books related to the art
- note cards and other merchandise

The gallery will take a 45% commission on artwork, prints, and
merchandise. There may be a reduced commission on books, though this
is not yet decided.

Works will be hung Sunday March 3, 2008
Reception for the artists Friday, March 7, 2008

Show runs for approximately 2 months, March 4 through the end of
April.

Again, please reply by January 31 to scbwi@dixoncovedesign.com

DIA Art Program Call for Artists

2008-01-10T15:49:00.001-08:00

Denver International Airport is pleased to announce a call to Colorado artists, galleries, museums, cultural centers, and Colorado destinations to participate in a juried exhibition highlighting our beautiful state. The exhibition will be on display from April 2008 to January 2009, during the Democratic National Convention and the airport's busy holiday travel season. The exhibition, titled " Colorado , See the New West Like a Local," will express the essence of Colorado as interpreted by the residents who live here. The exhibition will be made up of poems and short written statements about Colorado that will then be illustrated through visual, tactile, sound, and multimedia original artworks produced by Colorado artists.

Written statements were submitted from around Colorado , and the selection committee identified 137 to be considered for interpretation by artists.

DIA Art Program is requesting Colorado artists, galleries, museums, cultural centers, and Colorado destinations select their favorite statement or statements from the list provided and submit an original artwork that best illustrates the statement. Each applicant can select up to two statements and submit up to two artwork entries.

The call is open to an applicant's interpretation of a statement, either representational or abstract. Historical artifacts or artworks already created that an applicant believes artistically conveys or relates to a statement, or new works inspired by a statement, will be accepted.

Deadline: Midnight (MDT) Friday, January 25, 2008.
http://www.flydenver.com/guide/art/call.asp

GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR ARTISTS, ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS

2007-12-27T16:51:00.000-08:00

Colorado Council on the Arts

The Colorado Council on the Arts announces that the new guidelines for the 2008-09 Grants to Artists and Organizations (GAO) are now available on CCA's website. There are also guidelines for the new Success through Art (StART Schools) grants for schools and school districts that want to use the arts as a strategy for student success. The deadline for both categories is March 13, 2008. The online application will be available on January 4, 2008. Only online submissions will be accepted.

Colorado artists, nonprofit organizations and government agencies may submit Grants to Artists and Organizations proposals.

In addition to addressing the Council's goals, applicants must demonstrate artistic excellence, community involvement and benefit and implementation capacity. A key requirement of the GAO program is that applicants must have matching funding support from local, regional or national sources.

To assist applicants, CCA will have extensive application tools available on its web site. www.coloarts.state.co.us/grants/apply.
For general information on the Grants to Artists and Organization contact coloarts@state.co.us. For questions specific to the new StArts Schools program, contact Sheila Sears, Arts Education Consultant at Sheila.Sears@state.co.us

12/5/07 JOB OPENINGS

2007-12-05T22:14:00.001-08:00

Graphics Journalist Position

The Denver Business Journal is looking to fill a new newsroom position of "graphics journalist." The ideal candidate will have the necessary Adobe design tool experience and journalistic background to research and produce attractive informational graphics and illustrations to augment the stories in the Denver Business Journal print edition and later, we suspect, on the Web. The successful candidate will do original research and work closely with reporters and editors to conceive and then create complementary graphics to accompany the award-winning writing in the Denver Business Journal. Proficiency with InDesign, Illustrator and PhotoShop is required. We will consider full-time, part-time or a full-time internship for the right candidate who is still in school. Contact: Neil Westergaard, Editor, The Denver Business Journal. or via e-mail at nwestergaard@bizjournals.com .

ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGE OF ART + DESIGN
ANIMATION DEPARTMENT LOOKING FOR
INSTRUCTOR AND TECH SUPPORT PERSON

1. Looking for an Adjunct instructor for Animation Department at RMCAD to teach either History of International Animation or Business Ethics and Copyright. Both are lecture classes meeting 3 hours a week. Instructor will be supplied with sample syllabus and outline. Interested parties should have extensive experience in the animation or related industries. They should also have a Bachelors Degree (Masters preferred) or equivalent experience. Course obligations begin January 3rd with classes starting the week of January 7th.

2. Looking for a part time Maya animation production support person. Applicant should have industry experience in delivering tech support as well as in-depth knowledge of production and rendering work flow for Autodesk Maya 8 (or above). This is a part time (without benefits) 20 hour a week job on campus to support instructors in the classroom as well as to support student 3D animation film-making. Applicant should have working knowledge of distributed rendering with Renderman or Mental Ray. Trouble shooting and problem solving of 3D production pipeline issues will be expected. Mel scripting it a definite plus. The job has the opportunity to grow with a growing department.

Please contact Dan Seely, Chair of the RMCAD Animation Department. dseely@rmcad.edu

Seeking Animator

Looking for creative animator to work on a project. Work for hire, good pay.
Please email or mail resumes/weblinks/portfolios to:

Claire Rados
1215 Spruce Street Suite 200
Boulder,CO 80302
clairerados@hotmail.com