Fall children’s schedule for the Yancey Center for Ceramics Arts.
Clay Introduction with Louise Boudreau: Learn to build beautiful ceramic pieces using coils, slabs, and moulds. Learn about the process that goes into a finished piece of pottery. Building, firing and glazing your piece. 9 to 11 am, Sat, Oct 3-24; $80 (Incl material/supplies) Ages: 8 to 13.
Intro to Hand-building with Clay with Louise Boudreau: Learn the the basics of hand-building with clay, using a variety of techniques. Let your imagination be your guide. 3:30 to 5:30 pm, Mon, Oct 5-26; $80 (Incl material/supplies) Ages: 7 to (call the director for more information).
Wheel throwing for Young People with Lynn Fondaw: Learn to throw on the wheel. Learn to center, open and throw. Tues, Oct 6-27; 3:30 to 5:30 pm; $95 (Incl all materials/supplies ) For ages, call director.
For more info, conatct Dean Gates @ 1-704-756-3321 or 828-678-3321

Plein Air Painting Workshop On the Beautiful Outer Banks of North Carolina with Mary Deutschman,
author of No Experience Required!  Water-soluble Oils. Oct 21-23 (deadline Oct 4); painting 9 to -3; daily critique with wine and cheeses. $350 
for more information call KDH Cooperative Gallery & Studios, Kill Devil Hills, NC, 252-441-9888

What is fear, what do we fear, and what effect does fear have on us? This fall Projekt30 will host our third annual exhibition exploring fear and the role fear plays in our lives and in our society. Deadline: Oct 2. Publicly Juried: Oct 5-20. Opens: Oct 22. Fee: $35 for 10 images, free for Projekt30 members. Go to www.projekt30.com/fear3_prospectus.html for a complete prospectus.

The poetry journal Cave Wall Press is accepting open submissions. Entries are read blind, so the author’s name should not be included on any poems submitted. Send a cover letter listing the titles of all poems being submitted as well as a self-addressed stamped envelope for response to the following address: Cave Wall Press, LLC, P.O. Box 29546, Greensboro, N.C. 27429-9546. Deadline: Sept 30. 
For more information: www.cavewallpress.com

The City of Columbia, Missouri, Office of Cultural Affairs invites artists legally residing in the U.S. to apply for a public art project for its planned parking garage at Fifth and Walnut Streets. An artist or artist team is sought to create new site-specific, original public art for the building and/or overall site. Works in a variety of durable media and forms will be considered, and a budget of $100,000 is available. Apply at www.callforentry.org. Deadline: Oct 1

The LoDi Project is asking artists to address the theme of “Architectural Spaces” for a November 2009 exhibition. How does architecture inspire your art? Work can be as technical as architectural construction drawings and plans, or looser interpretations such as photographs or paintings based on current and ancient architectural structures. Traditional and non-traditional styles and media are welcome. The exhibition will run Nov. 6–25. Deadline: Oct 6 (mailed entries to be postmarked) or Oct 11 (online entries)
For more information: Visit www.thelodiproject.com/call_for_artists.html or email Carrie LeChevallier at carrie@thelodiproject.com.

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Washington, D.C.
 The Airports Authority is seeking artists who will create artwork for three permanent installations intended to welcome arriving international passengers to the U.S. and the National Capital Region, to enhance their travel experience and to promote the cultural diversity of the National Capital Region. Deadline: Oct 15. 
For more information: www.mwaa.com/news_publications/publications/artists

The City of Sarasota is issuing a national call to artists for a sculpture to be installed within Fredd “Glossie” Atkins Park. No theme for the artwork has been mandated; however, artists are requested to keep in mind the historical significance of the African-American community where Fredd “Glossie” Atkins Park is located. Three finalists will be selected by late October to give presentations by no later than Dec 15 to the Selection Committee. The three finalists will receive a stipend of $1,000 to cover expenses incurred for all submission requirements and travel. Overall project budget is $75,000.
Deadline: Oct 15. 
For more information: www.calpaa.com

Cary Photographic Artists is accepting entries for the 2nd Annual CPA Open Juried Photography Exhibition which will take place Nov 19–Dec 18 at the Cary Senior Center (120 Maury O’Dell Place in Bond Park). Please complete an entry form and pre-register by mail. Deadline: Oct 23. 
For more information, www.caryphotographicartists.org.

The City of Alexandria, Va., seeks to commission public art for the Alexandria Police Headquarters, currently under construction. There are no geographic requirements on the location of the artists. Installation is anticipated to be in 2011. Deadline: Oct 30
 For more information: Visit www.alexandriava.gov/recreation/info/default.aspx?id=25006 or contact Dominic Lackey at dominic.lackey@alexandriava.gov.