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Calling All ART MONKEYS!

Anno Domini is proud to announce that we are an official chapter of DR. SKETCHY'S ANTI-ART SCHOOL!

Dr. Sketchy's is the world's premier alternative drawing movement. Every month, over 3,500 artists gather in nearly a hundred cities (including New York, Hollywood, Sao Paolo, London, Rome, Paris, Tokyo, and Melbourne) to sketch glamorous, subcultural models and compete in drawing contests in an atmosphere of artistic mayhem.

Dr. Sketchy's was started in December 2005 by a 22 year old art school dropout in a dive bar in Brooklyn (Miss Molly Crabapple). An artist and former model, Molly has created an alternative to the dull drawing classes she had posed for and now Dr. Sketchy's has exploded into an international phenomenon.

"If art class had been this cool growing up, 90 percent of Americans might be painters instead of lawyers and presidential candidates." ~New York Post

Join us for the inaugural launch of Dr. Sketchy's San Jose at Anno Domini Gallery!

Thursday, February 18th at 7pm. Come early as seating is limited!
$10.00/Door Bring your sketchy pads and favorite drawing materials.

Special thanks to Mistress Trina Merry & Master Drew Clark, our resident MCs!

Anno Domini // the second coming of Art & Design
366 South First Street, San Jose, CA 95113
www.galleryAD.com  408.271.5155

The San Jose Comics Fest is sponsored by SLG Publishing, America's Coolest Comic Book Publisher.

A quarterly mini-convention, Comics Fest celebrates independent comics, DIY culture and everything cool and good in life.

Produced by the founders of the Alternative Press Expo (APE) Comics Fest hopes to bring the worlds of independent and alternative comics to a general audience.

The first show of the year showcases mostly local talent and mainly SLG creators including: Jamaica Dyer (Weird Fishes), Tom Hodges (Clone Wars web comic), Mel Smith (Gumby) and Vernon White (Birdhouse).

Eric Searlman (VIZ Comics) and Dan Vado (SLG Publishing) will be on hand to review portfolios.

Saturday January 16th, 12pm - 5pm Admission is FREE

SLG Art Boutiki & Gallery 577 S. Market Street San Jose, CA 95113 408-971-8929 www.sjcomicsfest.com

We at Anno Domini are resurrecting our ART of ZINES exhibition (a former annual event) and we are still in need of great zines. We believe zines are one of the last frontiers for freedom of speech and self expression and we need it now more than ever.

We are especially interested in art, music, poetry, photography and other creative disciplines but are open to all zines in any format and content. Current and past issues are accepted, one copy of each is adequate. (If you choose, you may send zine multiples and/or promo cards and we'll put it out on the counter for the taking.)

Our audience is very diverse at our openings, we typically expect 800+ people to come through and the exhibit will run for approximately 6 weeks.

The opening is on First Friday February 5th, 8pm 'til late. We'll have live bands and zine makers in the area are invited to be present to sell their zines (please let us know if you'd like to sell at the opening, there are no vendor fees nor commission on sales, but all spaces must be reserved.)

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Live Webcast of its Cultural Workforce Forum on Friday, November 20, 2009

The public is invited to watch a discussion of how art works as part of the real economy

November 18, 2009

	Contact: NEA Communications 202-682-5570

On Friday, November 20, 2009, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will present a live webcast on www.arts.gov of a forum about America's artists and other cultural workers who are part of this country's real economy. Academics, foundation professionals, and service organization representatives will come together to discuss improving the collection and reporting of statistics about arts and cultural workers, and to develop future research agendas and approaches.

The Envision San Jose 2040 General Plan Update is creating the blueprint for the City's future growth and development, and the City of San Jose would like your input.

With support from The Knight Foundation, the Envision 2040 team has created an online "wikiplanning" site where you can help shape the future of San Jose over the next 30 years!

Complete the City's survey and you will be eligible to win complimentary tickets from San Jose's arts, entertainment, and cultural organizations! You can also learn more about the Envision San Jose 2040 city planning project, provide feedback in the discussion forum, or post and comment on your own and others' photos.

Follow these simple instructions to participate:

1) Go to www.wikiplanning.org

2) Enter your e-mail address

3) Use the password: 2040

The goal is to have more than 10,000 participants, diverse in age and background.

Thank you! Your participation will make a difference in San Jose's future!

The Arts Council for Long Beach and the Long Beach Redevelopment Agency announce a Request for Proposals (RFP) to select artists for temporary public artwork for vacant storefronts in redevelopment areas within the City of Long Beach.

Tribute of Light (photo via kotobuki711)

It seems that every time we hear about a cool new public art installation and/or intervention going on in NYC, you come to find out that CREATIVE TIME is behind it.

They are non-profit and well funded, and yet, are still able to put profound challenging works out in the public realm but don't seem to surrender to the typical pitfalls of public art, typically the diminishing of meaning because of public sector committee and fear of negative public opinion.

One of my all time favorite works of public art is the Creative Time produced Tribute in Light on the six month anniversary of 9/11 (and subsequent tributes thereafter). A seemingly simple idea, two super powered spotlights placed where the towers once were, beaming strong and dignified into the heavens.

The Great Cities Spearkers Series is bringing Anne Pasternak, the Executive Director of Creative Time.

Anne Pasternak will be in San Jose on December 1st to speak about the role that artists can play in reframing people's everyday experiences of their surroundings, the importance of having artists involved in the dialogue regarding enriching public space, and the benefit to artists of providing opportunities for visual dialogue with the public.

Ms. Pasternak has been the Executive Director of Creative Time since 1994. She is committed to initiating projects that give artists the opportunity to innovate their practice and reflect on contemporary society while engaging millions of people with art that permeates everyday urban life. Creative Time derives its values from a historic impetus to foster artistic experimentation, enrich public space and the everyday experience, and forefront artists as key contributors to democratic society.

Creative Time: How Artists Enrich Public Space
Anne Pasternak, president and creative director, Creative Time
Monday, December 1st, 6:00-7:00 pm
Venue: San Jose Repertory Theatre, 101 Paseo De San Antonio
Free admission.

Taken with miPhone, Santa Cruz

The IPPA Competition-Every once in a while someone breaks the convention and changes the way we do things. That's what iPhone did. It changed the way we use the mobile phone. The "IPP Awards" (IPPA) celebrates the simplicity in design and promotes the appreciation of photography. The IPPA strives to discover emerging talent, and to introduce creativity of iPhone users to the design community.

Prize-All photographers compete for the top award, the IPPA Photographer of the Year and an iMac 20-inch, 2.0GHz computer. The work of the top winner and the 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Winners on each category will be publicized on IPPA online gallery and published in the IPPA Annual Book.

There is a small fee to enter and deadline is March 31st. Visit the IPPAwards.com website for complete details.

2007 Computer Animation / Film/ VFX winner Codehunters by Ben Hibon / BlinkInk Productions

For the 22nd time, Prix Ars Electronica, the foremost international prize for computer-based art, calls for entries in the categories Computer Animation / Film / VFX, Interactive Art, Hybrid Art, Digital Communities, Digital Musics, the Media.Art.Research Award and u19 – freestyle computing, Austrian's largest youth computer competition.

More than 3,300 submissions in 2007 have further enhanced the Prix Ars Electronica's reputation as an internationally representative competition honoring outstanding works in the cyberarts. This year, six Golden Nicas, twelve Awards of Distinction and approximately 70 Honorary Mentions as well as the Media.Art.Research Award are presented to participants. The 2008 winners will receive a total of 115,000 euros in prize money.

For a detailed description of the competition, please consult our website Prix Ars Electronica

The deadline for submissions is March 7, 2008.

Are you listening M Dot?

Independent Exposure 2008 - A Worldwide Screening Program of International Short Films, Videos and Digital Works. Curated by Microcinema International and Asthmatic Kitty Records. Presented by Panasonic Broadcast

Grand Prize: Panasonic AG-HSC1U 1/4" 3-CCD High Definition Video Camera, Selected Asthmatic Kitty Discography (20 most recent releases) and Garments

Second Prize: Selected MicrocinemaDVD.com Catalog ($500 worth), Selected Asthmatic Kitty Discography (10 most recent releases) and Garments

Third Prize: Selected MicrocinemaDVD.com Catalog ($250 worth), Selected Asthmatic Kitty Discography (5 most recent releases) and Garments

What We Are Looking For: We are considering short video, film and digital-media submissions of 15 minutes or less and are seeking narrative, artistic, humorous, dramatic, animation, documentary, experimental, alternative, avant-garde, ambient, music videos, and underground works of all genres, formats, and styles. We are primarily interested in innovative artistic presentation and storytelling.

Deadline For Submission: February 29, 2008

Screenings: San Francisco, Asthmatic Kitty Unusual Animals Events, Other Events Worldwide

Entrance Fee: $US 5

For full program information, rules, selection criteria, prizes, and how to submit, click here.