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Artist Resources

The Arts Opportunities Newsletter is published monthly and includes articles featuring Prince George’s County Artists, information on arts related news within the metropolitan area, audition notices, artist calls, grant opportunities, arts-related jobs, advertising for artist services, and a calendar listing events and exhibitions of local art centers and organizations.

Submissions for the Arts Opportunities Newsletter should be emailed to christel.stevens@pgparks.com by the 19th of the preceding month for listings in the following month.

The newsletter is available online here , or by mail.

Current Competitions/Call for Artists

Please refer to the current edition of Arts Opportunities newsletter for current Calls for Artists.

Year-Round Programs

Auditions For 29th Annual Choreographers' Showcase At Maryland

Audition Days: November 19 & 20, 10 am-6 pm
Application Deadline: November 14
Concert Date: Saturday, January 28, 2012, 3 pm and 8 pm, Dance Theatre, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Adjudicators: J.R. Glover, Director of Education, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Becket, MA & Professor Joseph Fontano, National Dance Academy, Rome, Italy

The Choreographers' Showcase at Maryland is open to choreographers 18 years and older who reside in Maryland, Virginia, or the District of Columbia. Any modern work not exceeding 15 minutes in length created within the last two years is eligible. Six choreographers will be selected for performances in January. Choreographers presented will receive an honorarium of $700 and a DVD of their performance.

For more information call Christel Stevens at 301-446-3238.
For additional information call 301-446-3232, TTY 301-446-6802

Annual World Dance Showcase

Eligibility: Open to performers of traditional, culture-specific dance styles, aged 16 years and older.
Application Deadline: January 16, 2012 at 5 pm

Apply online to the 10th Annual World Dance Showcase
Download the 10th Annual World Dance Showcase application

Audition Location: The Publick Playhouse, 5445 Landover Road, Cheverly, MD 20782
Audition date: January 22, 2012, 10 a.m. to 6 pm

Entries: Any traditional work not exceeding 15 minutes in length, in any culture-specific dance style. Work must be auditioned in finished form with costumes. Six dance groups will be selected to perform in concert. Selected groups will receive an honorarium of $500 .

Concert Date: Saturday, March 17, 2012, at 8 pm