[afro-nets] October 16 Deadline: art'ishake Issue 4 (arts and MDGs journal)

["Janet Feldman" <kaippg@earthlink.net>]

October 16 Deadline: art'ishake Issue 4 (arts and MDGs journal)
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Dear Friends:

We would like to remind you of the upcoming submission deadline for the next issue of art'ishake, the arts and development journal. Please find below submission details and if you need further information please visit our website: 
http://www.art4development.net/artishake.html .

We welcome participants to submit papers, articles, news, images of artworks, and announcements on arts and development issues. We invite individuals and organizations to share and explore together the value created, and help inspire each other particularly to address the needs of our global society and overcome the challenges of underdevelopment. The journal aims to provide an outlet for interdisciplinary and international exploration of the concepts and practices of creative and arts-infused development projects.

Submission Areas:

-News, Experiences, and Opinions on Millennium Development Goals [MDGs] in tandem with arts.
-Research and white-papers on arts, human development, as well as the impact within the local, national, and international community [theoretical, methodological, economic, international and intercultural approaches to and perspectives on arts and development, and more - text to be max. 2000 words].
-Auto-story by artists who create artworks and/or conduct workshops aiming for social impact, particularly those that relate to MDGs [text to be max. 1500 words].
-Auto-story by non-profit and/or for-profit organizations who utilize arts to create change and improve community [text to be max. 1500 words].
-Announcements on support material and partnership opportunities such as funding possibilities, awards, grants, fellowships, cause-  related arts exhibitions and benefit events, workshops, trainings, publications.
-Artworks and brief concept paragraphs [jpeg images of any type and style of artworks, material used, titles, purpose/ theme, artist's short bio statement in 150 words].
-Poetry, scripts, and short stories [max. 1200 words] related to arts and MDGs, cultural heritage and diversity; youth empowerment, conflict resolution and peace building, health and HIV/AIDS, and more. 

Submission Deadline: October 16, 2006
Sent submission material to: artishake@art4development.net 

The purpose of art'ishake is to provide an open, collaborative, and learning approach to creative and development sector, share experiences and views from different perspectives, present 'how-tos' through the exchange of best-practice examples, inspire, and add 'knowledge-based' value to the positive-creative change process!

NOTE:  art'ishake no.3 issue is out!  art'ishake is an e-publication on arts, culture, social change and development. It intends to address interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral issues in tandem with arts and development. 

If you are interested in receiving the latest complimentary issue, please send an email to artishake@art4development.net.  To contribute for the next issue please find the submission requirements under
http://www.art4development.net/artishake.html .  If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact mailto:info@art4development.net .

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Janet Feldman
mailto:kaippg@earthlink.net