16 March

• AWARDS - Nominations For South African National Parks Kudu Awards 2010 Now Open. Deadline for submission: 30 April 2010
  Nominations for the 6th Annual Kudu Awards, organised by the South African National Parks (SANParks), are now open. We encourage members of the public to nominate individuals, groups or companies they feel have made a significant contribution towards conservation in the categories available.
  More information: http://www.sanparks.org/about/news/2010/march/kudu-awards-now-open.php

• COMPETITIONS - Mowing to Growing: A Design Competition for Creating Productive Green Space in Cities. Deadline for Applications: 31 March 2010
  One Prize is launching this competition in the context of larger issues concerning the environment, global food production and the imperative to generate a sense of community in our urban and suburban neighborhoods. From Mowing to Growing is not meant to transform each lawn into a garden, but to open us up to the possibilities of self-sustenance, organic growth, and perpetual change. In particular, they seek specific technical, urbanistic, and architectural strategies not simply for the food production required to feed the cities and suburbs, but the possibilities of diet, agriculture, and retrofitted facilities that could achieve that level within the constraints of the local climate.
  More information: http://www.archdaily.com/52815/mowing-to-growing-a-design-competition-for-creating-productive-green-space-in-cities/

• (in French) CONCOURS - Concours Nos moulins ont de l'avenir! Edition 2010 (France) Date limite de candidature: 1 mai 2010
  La Fondation du Patrimoine, dont la mission est de promouvoir la connaissance, la conservation et la mise en valeur du patrimoine national, a souhaité créer un concours pour la restauration et la mise en valeur des moulins.
  Elle soutient ainsi l'action de deux associations nationales chargées de la préservation des moulins: la fédération des Moulins de France (FDMF) et la fédération française des associations de sauvegarde des moulins (FFAM). Ce concours, doté d'un montant de 10 000 €, s'adresse aux porteurs de projet tant publics que privés. Les lauréats ont jusqu'au 1er Mai 2010 pour candidater.
  More information in French: http://www.fondation-patrimoine.net/fr/actualite.php4?id=132

• (in Spanish) BECAS - Convocatorias Posgrados Universidad Nacional de Colombia
  La Universidad Nacional de Colombia en cada período académico ofrece becas a los mejores asapirantes admitidos y estudiantes de los programas de doctorado, maestría y especiadidad. Contacto: programabecaspo@unal.edu.co
  More information in Spanish: http://www.admisiones.unal.edu.co/

• AWARDS - Communiqué: The Japan International Biodiversity Award (JIBA) Established
  In partnership with the AEON Environmental Foundation, the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity is pleased to announce the establishment of the Japan International Biodiversity Award (JIBA). The award has been established to mark the twentieth anniversary of the establishment of the AEON Environmental Foundation and to celebrate the 2010 International Year on Biodiversity.
  More information: http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-03-15-japan-en.pdf

• (in French) PRIX - Exposition: Laureats des Nouveaux albums des jeunes architectes et des paysagistes 2009/10 Paris (France) 11 juin - 5 septembre 2010
  Depuis 2001, la Cité a participé à la relance de ce prix créé en 1980 par Joseph Belmont afin de soutenir la jeune création architecturale et, depuis 2006, paysagère. Tous les deux ans, le ministère organise un jury qui distingue de jeunes professionnels de moins de 35 ans. Les lauréats font l’objet d’une campagne de valorisation orchestrée par la Cité : exposition itinérante en région et à l’international avec CulturesFrance, édition d’un catalogue, rencontres et site Internet. L’objectif étant de permettre un meilleur accès à la commande de ces jeunes talents, la Cité a, par ailleurs, confié l’aménagement de plusieurs de ses espaces (escaliers Carlu et Bodin, Salles de réunion Carlu et Davioud) et des scénographies d’expositions à des lauréats des Nouveaux Albums.
  More information in French: http://www.citechaillot.fr/exposition/expositions_temporaires.php?id=141

• AWARDS - Communiqué: 2010 Winners Announced for the Indigenous Tourism and Biodiversity Website Award
  • Winner of the judged 2010 ITBW Award
    Nutti Sami Siida, a company that arranges nature and culture tours based on the Sami culture. Owners Nils Torbjörn Nutti and Carina Pingi are both Sami from Gabna Sameby, Sweden.
  • Winner of the popular count 2010 ITBW Award
    TIME Unlimited Tours from New Zealand, operated by the Maori-European couple Ceillhe Tewhare Teneti Hema Sperath and Néill Sperath, and providing personalized and interactive Auckland & Maori Indigenous Cultural Tours.
    Other finalists were:
    Brambuk National Park and Cultural Centre, which introduces visitors to the Grampians National Park (Gariwerd) in Victoria, Australia;
    Kakadu Culture Camp, which is owned and operated by Fred and Jenny Hunter, Aboriginal people from Australia’s Kakadu National Park;
    Chalalan Ecolodge, which is 100 per cent run and owned by the indigenous community in Bolivia;
    Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre, which shares the cultures of two distinct indigenous cultures in a visionary partnership on shared traditional territories in Canada;
    Te Urewera Treks, which strives to operate in a sustainable manner in accord with Maori principles and values in New Zealand ;and
    Xe Pian National Protected Area, which features tours and accommodation owned and managed by local communities in Xe Pian NPA, southern Laos.

  More information: http://www.cbd.int/tourism/Award2010.shtml

15 March

• COMPETITIONS - World Monuments Fund seeks your vote
  World Monuments Fund is one of 49 non-profits competing for a $200,000 grant through the American Express Members Project. This is an online voting campaign that, at the end of a three-month cycle, will award the grant to the nonprofit that gets the most votes in its category. Anyone who is interested in voting can click on this link.
  More information: http://www.takepart.com/node/54047

• FELLOWSHIPS - 2010 Community Heritage Grants (CHG 2010) now open (Australia). Deadline for Applications: 14 May 2010
  The Community Heritage Grants (CHG) program aims to preserve and provide access to nationally significant, Australian cultural heritage material held by community groups across the country. Grants of up to $15 000 are available for preservation projects and training through community based workshops.
  Community organisations such as historical societies, museums, public libraries, archives, Indigenous and migrant community groups which collect and provide public access to their cultural heritage collections are eligible to apply.
  More information: http://www.nla.gov.au/chg/

• AWARDS -2010 Cultural Policy Research Award: Call for Applications now open!. Deadline: 24 May 2010
  The European Cultural Foundation, the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond and the European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centres have officially launched the call for applications for the 2010 Cultural Policy Research Award. Designed to foster academic and applied cultural policy research and to explore issues at stake in contemporary Europe, the Cultural Policy Research Award aims to contribute to new competence building among young scholars in comparative cultural policy research.
  The winner of the CPR Award 2010, worth 10.000 euros, will be publicly announced on 6 October during the 18th ENCATC Annual Conference taking place in Brussels (6-8 October 2010). The Cultural Policy Research Award was launched in 2004 by the European Cultural Foundation (ECF) and the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, and since 2008, is developed in partnership with the European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centres (ENCATC).
  More information: http://www.encatc.org/pages/index.php?id=19

12 March

• JOB OFFERS - Nouveau site d'offres d'emploi destinées au secteur culturel européen
  Culture Jobs International (CJI) is a new European website that keeps cultural operators informed about jobs in Europe, and enables cultural organisations to recruit from across Europe. Our main collaborator is Changing Room (Trans Europe Halles project to stimulate cross-border mobility of cultural operators).
  More information: http://www.culturejobsinternational.org/

11 March

• FELLOWSHIPS - Research grants Academic year 2010 – 2011. Deadline for Application: 2 May 2010
  Every year, the musée du quai Branly offers pre- and post-doctoral grants to help doctoral students and young Ph.D. graduates in pursuing innovative research projects. The academic fields concerned are: anthropology, ethnomusicology, art history, history, archaeology, sociology, studies of heritage law/property rights, performance studies.
  The research topics concerned are: Western and non-Western arts, material and immaterial heritage, museum institutions and their collections, technology and material culture.
  The projects most likely to benefit from the environment of the musée du quai Branly will be examined with particular attention. Laureates will be required to deliver a detailed scientific report to the museum’s research department at the end of the grant.
  More information: http://www.quaibranly.fr/en/enseignement/grants/research-grants-academic-year-2010-2011.html

10 March

• COMPETITION - Young Hands Together for Diversity! International Art Competition. Deadline: 15 June 2010
  The Young Hands Together for Diversity International Art Competition is part of a worldwide youth education initiative on biodiversity to provide children and young people with useful information and help them participate in protecting, preserving and improving biodiversity in their communities.
  The theme for the competition is “biodiversity” and what it means to young people around the world. For example, in their artwork, children and youth may explore the amazing variety of life on the planet, the richness of ecosystems, the reasons why biodiversity is being lost, or the things people are doing to protect biodiversity.
  The winning artwork may be used to make the activity badges and logos for the “Young Hands Together for Diversity” initiative. All submissions will be considered for use in “Young Hands Together for Diversity” posters, publications and T-shirts and in other United Nations publications.
  The competition is open to children and young people between 6 to 20 years in three age categories: 6- 10 years, 11-15 years and 16-20 years.
  The competition was launched on 28 January 2010 and all entries must be received no later than 15 June 2010. We invite young people around the world to submit their biodiversity artwork. Last year there were 1,400 entries from 46 countries around the world. The organizers of the competition are Bioversity International (BI), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). The competition is an activity of the Youth and United Nations Global Alliance (YUNGA) and The Green Wave for biodiversity.
  More information: http://greenwave.cbd.int/files/Biodiversity-Art-Competition-en.pdf

• FELLOWSHIPS - Call for Applications 2010 - International Graduate School of Heritage Studies at BTU Cottbus University - GERMANY - Doctoral Scholarships for the newly established PhD Programme in "Heritage Studies". Deadline: 15 March 2010
  The scholarship is tenable for up to 3 years for the completion of a PhD dissertation. Scholarships are initially limited until 31.12.2010. Depending on budget allocation as well as on the programme’s approval through the Branden­burg Ministry of Science, the scholarship shall be extended for respectively 1 year for a maximum extension of two years (i.e. scholarships are awarded until 31.12.2011 and 31.12.2012, respectively). Applications for research areas 1, 3 and 4 as well as in cross-cutting research topics shall be particularly considered. Applications shall be sent to the Head of the International Graduate School of Heritage Studies at Cottbus University. Yet it is strongly recommended to contact the relevant advisors of the research area(s) of interest in advance in order to discuss the relevance of potential research topics and research interests for the International Graduate School of Heritage Studies at Cottbus University. The Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus offers an interdisciplinary PhD program­me in Heritage Studies that is aimed at national as well as international prospective students.
  More information: https://www.tu-cottbus.de/btu/de/gradschool/heritage-studies/announcements.html

9 March

• FELLOWSHIPS - Lucy Karanja wins AWARD fellowship. Laboratory Technician at CABI Africa
  We are delighted to report that Lucy Karanja - a Laboratory Technician at CABI Africa - has been chosen for an AWARD fellowship (African Women in Research and Development). The rewarding 2 year programme aims to increase a fellow's contribution in the service of fighting hunger and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lucy was chosen from 500 applicants.
  More information: http://www.cabi.org/default.aspx?site=170&page=1019&sid=k0032

• FELOWSHIPS - OPAL Grants Scheme 2010 - 'New generation of nature enthusiasts'. Deadline to Apply: 4 May 2010
  The OPAL Grants Scheme aims to help natural history societies and recording schemes grow and flourish. They are awarding grants in 2010 and 2011 to support and enhance the day-to-day operation of societies and schemes, as well as for projects that develop these groups' activities or expand their outreach into the wider community.
  More information: http://www.nbn.org.uk/News-and-Events/Biodiversity-news/Grants.aspx

8 March

• (in Italian) COMPETITION - “MACRO 2%” : concorso per 2 opere d’arte nel nuovo museo di Roma (Italia) Deadline: 8 April 2010
  Il MACRO, bandisce un concorso internazionale fra artisti finalizzato all’acquisizione di 2 opere d’arte destinate al MACRO-Museo d’Arte Contemporanea di Roma, localizzato in Via Reggio Emilia, 54.
  Il concorso, denominato “MACRO 2%”, prevede la scelta, la realizzazione e la messa in opera di 2 opere da collocare in due spazi di passaggio singolari all’interno della nuova area espositiva del MACRO. L’Amministrazione intende far eseguire due opere d’arte in armonia con lo stile architettonico della nuova struttura.
  Si richiede un intervento per due spazi: l’uno situato all’entrata secondaria tra il livello del parcheggio e quello del foyer del MACRO, l’altro ubicato lungo la scala che collega Via Nizza alla parte superiore dell’edificio.
  More information: http://www.tafter.it/2010/03/05/08-04-10-macro-2-concorso-per-2-opere-darte-nel-nuovo-museo-di-roma/

• JOB OFFERS - Senior Policy & Assessment Officer, SA Heritage Branch. Adelaide (Australia). Deadline to Apply: 19 March 2010
  The Senior Policy and Assessment Officer will assist the Cultural Heritage Policy and Assessments Team to implement key South Australian Government strategies for heritage management. It combines skills in assessing heritage significance with analysis an improvement of processes. You will develop assessment reports; assist with developing policies and guidelines; provide expert advice on the significance of heritage places to the South Australian Heritage Council and Register Committee; and help improve the South Australian Heritage database.
  More information: http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/deh/vacancies/index.html

• AWARDS - South Australia Heritage Heroes 2009 (Australia)
  The Awards provide an opportunity to acknowledge the outstanding contribution of volunteers to conserving our heritage and recording its history. The first Awards were presented by the Minister for Environment and Conservation on 25 August 2009. The Awards are an initiative of the SA Heritage Council and is being run by the Department for Environment and Heritage in partnership with the Hawke Centre of the University of South Australia.
  More information: http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/heritage/about/latest.html

• FELLOWSHIPS - Built Heritage Research Fellowships (Australia)
  The collections of the Architecture Museum in the School of Art, Architecture and Design provide a rich and unparalleled resource for research into South Australia's social and cultural history through the lens of architecture and the built environment. The Museum has the generous support of the South Australian Department for Environment and Heritage (DEH) through the SA Built Heritage Research Fellowship. This annual Fellowship provides the opportunity for in-depth investigation into an aspect of the state's built heritage. Since mid 2005, the Department for Environment and Heritage has been offering the DEH SA Built Heritage Research Fellowship at the Architecture Museum, University of South Australia.
  More information: http://www.unisa.edu.au/artarchitecturedesign/architecturemuseum/fellowship.asp

• COMPETITION - BCN 2000 Urban Sustainable Transport Center Competition. Barcelone (Spain) Submission deadline: 15 April 2010
  The goal of this assignment is to achieve an architectural ensemble that responds to the multiple scales that these kind of projects require. The project to develop must not only attend to the specific function it’s designed for but also to its urban insertion and impact. Because of the hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Cerda’s master plan for the expansion of Barcelona the project takes place on a site located in a consolidated sector of this rectangular grid that is considered one of the first examples of modern urbanism. As many of the master plans that followed after Cerda’s the expansion is based on a rectangular abstract grid that is only interrupted by important avenues, topography or landmark buildings.
  More information: http://www.archdaily.com/51984/bcn-2000-urban-sustainable-transport-center-competition/

• JOB OFFERS - Antarctic Heritage Trust (AHT), Various positions (Conservation Programme, Antarctica)
  The Trust employs a team of professionals to ensure these sites remain for future generations. Disciplines involved in the project have included (or currently include) conservation architects, conservators, archaeologists, historians, structural and fire engineers. Approximately once a year the Trust calls for applications from professional conservators interested in working on the Trust’s conservation project in Antarctica. Recruitment for the 2010 and 2011 seasons is now closed.
  Interested in being advised when the next recruitment round opens?
  This is a long term project which will extend to at least 2014. There will continue to be opportunities for both summer and winter positions and the needs of the conservation work programme will evolve each season. The selection process for conservators generally takes place in the first quarter of each year. If you are a professionally trained conservator and missed the above intake or wish to apply at a later stage, complete the Registration of Interest form below and we will notify when the next round of applications are open.
  More information: http://www.nzaht.org/AHT/Vacancies/

6 March

• Landslide 2010: Every Tree Tells a Story. Deadline: 31 March 2010
  Sentinel and specimen trees, allées and boulevards, hedgerows and urban forests— they surround us and are living reminders of our heritage. Either formal or vernacular, these irreplaceable trees and tree groupings are often associated with historically important people and events that have shaped the development of communities and cultures. They stand as living reminders to our country’s past and have the potential to bear witness to coming generations. For this, these natural elements command the same awe and admiration that our culture bequeaths upon brilliant artists, poets, and scholars. In order to honor and help preserve our country’s heritage of trees, the Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) and Garden Design magazine are again teaming up with their 2010 Landslide: Every Tree Tells a Story. TCLF is also pleased to welcome The Davey Tree Expert Company as Landslide's 2010 Presenting Sponsor and American Forests as a sponsor.
  Since its inception in 2003, the Landslide initiative has spotlighted more than 150 significant at-risk parks, gardens, horticultural features, and working landscapes. This year’s theme will again do so by calling attention to the places that embody our shared landscape heritage. Selections will be announced this fall.
  More information: http://tclf.org/landslide/2010

5 March

• COMPETITION - Museum of the Second World War Design Competition. Gdansk (Poland)
  This Competition concerns the development of the architectural conceptual design of the building to house the Museum of the Second World War in Gdansk, intended to become a new identity landmark of the City of Gdansk, and the conceptual site landscape design commensurate with the nature, status, and location of the site. The purpose of this Competition is to arrive at the architectural concept of the building to house the Museum of the Second World War in Gdansk, appended with the site landscape design, that will be best in terms of its city-planning, architectural, functional, aesthetic, and operational aspects, and recognise the site’s nature, status, and location, and to obtain recommendations from the Competition Jury with respect to awarding the public contract to the winner of the Competition. Registration deadline is March 26, submission deadline is August 13. For information on the requirements, go to the competition’s official website. Seen at Death by Architecture.
  More information: http://www.archdaily.com/51828/museum-of-the-second-world-war-design-competition/

• FELLOWSHIPS - History of Art: Kress Travel Fellowships. Deadline: 30 November
  • Fifteen to twenty Kress Travel Fellowships in the History of Art for travel required for the completion of dissertation research on European art. Stipends generally range from $3500 to $10,000. Dissertation research must focus on European art before 1900.
  • Restrictions: Restricted to pre-doctoral candidates in the history of art. Nominees must be U.S. citizens or individuals matriculated at an American university.
  • Application procedures: Candidates must be nominated by their art history department.
  • Each art history department is limited to one nominee.

  Advanced training in European art history requires direct exposure to the object of study, prolonged access to key information resources such as libraries and photographic archives, the development of professional relationships with colleagues, and immersion in European cultures. These related needs are often best satisfied by flexible opportunities for travel in Europe. Kress Travel Fellowships are intended to provide promising young professionals with the opportunity to experience this kind of engagement.
  More information: http://www.kressfoundation.org/fellowships/default.aspx?id=44

• FELLOWSHIPS - Conservation Grants Program. Application Deadlines: January 15, April 15, and October 15
• Support for the professional practice of art conservation, including conservation research, scholarly publications, international conferences and symposia.
• Grants are awarded to non-profit institutions with 501(c) 3 status, based in the United States, including supporting foundations of European institutions.
• These are competitive grants. Please see ‘Past Grants’ and ‘Annual Reports’ for past awards and typical levels of funding.

The Conservation program supports the professional practice of art conservation, especially as it relates to European art of the pre-modern era. Grants are awarded to projects that create and disseminate specialized knowledge, including archival projects, development and dissemination of scholarly databases, documentation projects, exhibitions and publications focusing on art conservation, scholarly publications, and technical and scientific studies. Grants are also awarded for activities that permit conservators and conservation scientists to share their expertise with both professional colleagues and a broad audience through international exchanges, professional meetings, conferences, symposia, consultations, the presentation of research, exhibitions that include a prominent focus on materials and techniques, and other professional events. Support for conservation treatments is generally limited to works from the distributed Kress Collection, and is coordinated through the Kress Program in Paintings Conservation at the Conservation Center of the New York University Institute of Fine Arts.
More information: http://www.kressfoundation.org/grants/default.aspx?id=138

4 March

• COMPETITIONS - National Historic Ships (UK) - Photography Competition 2010
  1 March - 31 July 2010
  This year, for the first time, National Historic Ships is running an exciting, new photographic competition in partnership with Classic Boat magazine. The competition has four categories and encourages entries from all those with an interest in maritime heritage, including school children, historic vessel owners, maritime enthusiasts and those with knowledge of traditional skills or nautical techniques. There is a monetary prize of £1,000 for the overall competition winner, to be spent on a theme or activity involving a vessel from the National Register of Historic Vessels. Other prizes include camera equipment for schools, events on historic vessels, skills training and a 2 year subscription to Classic Boat. The winners will also be invited to our awards ceremony. Browse the competition pages to find out more about the competition, search for a historic vessel in your local area, view our judging panel or upload your best photographs. The competition will run from 01 March to 31 July 2010, so get snapping and submit your entries for a chance to be this year's winner.
  More information: http://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/pages/photography-competition-2010.html
  • New prizes for Photo Competition
    We are pleased to announce that the publisher Adlard Coles Nautical has kindly offered to support the National Historic Ships Photography Competition and will be donating copies of the book Photography at Sea as prizes for the 'highly commended' entries in all categories.