the Levee Breaking

Projects

Our projects take place on quarterly, annual, and ongoing/monthly calendars.

Some of our projects have submissions deadlines. Upcoming project dates and submissions deadlines will show up throughout the year in the Calendars to the left. If you'd like to get updates on projects and submission deadlines, the best ways to keep track are subscribing to the mailing list, and following us on facebook, google+ and twitter.

Gigantic Festival

Region Pacific Northwest / Cascades

About
The Pacific Northwest's music & arts celebration of the bicycle, Gigantic is about Northwest bike builders as artists, and about the NW music, film, performing and visual arts scenes celebrating and being inspired by bikes.

Links
Ride Registration and Festival Info Page
Facebook Ride & Festival Page

Dates:
Ride Registration Opens - February 1st, 2012
Bike Builder Application Deadline - April 1st, 2012
Performer & Artist Applications Deadline - April 1st, 2012
Vendor & Food Vendor Applications Deadline - April 1st, 2012
Ride Registration Deadline - July 18th, 2012
2012 Sound To Mountains Bike Festival - August 18th, 2012

The Love No Love Compilation

Region Pacific Northwest / Cascades

About
Love No Love is an annually released 2 disc compilation that benefits groups in the Pacific Northwest working against domestic abuse and assault.

"Disc one of Love No Love evokes the happier side of the emotion with silly, sweet, and sexy love songs, while disc two is a tribute to love's darker aspects- the breakups, the betrayal, the broken hearts." - Megan Seling

Links
Compilation Info Page

Dates:
Love No Love Vol 3 Track submission deadline - June 1st, 2012
Love No Love Vol 3 Release - February 2013

Tour Journals

Region All Regions

About
Tour Journals are musician-written documents of their experiences touring. The project cross indexes the Venue Database, and aside from being entertaining and a good tangential outlet for artists on the road, hopes to be valuable as an information-sharing resource to artists planning their own travels.

Links
Tour Journals Info Page

Dates:
*Ongoing

Inky Spokes: Bicycle Inspired Art

Region Pacific Northwest / Cascades

About
The Inky Spokes series takes place annually as part of the Gigantic festival. The series is co-produced with Northwest gallery spaces and artists, and features anything from fine art, bicycle-poster-art, bicycle inspired craft, sculpture, and recycled bicycle creations.

Links
Inky Spokes Info Page

Dates:
2012 Submission Deadline - April 1st, 2012

Venue & Gallery Database

Region All Regions

About
The Venue & Gallery Databases are community written, free, perpetually growing omnibuses of gallery spaces, music and performance venues. The database is searchable by region nationally and internationally, and by the type of space.

Links
The Venue Database
The Gallery Database

Dates:
*Ongoing

The Arts Wiki

Region All Regions

About
The Arts Wiki is a community written, perpetually growing library of useful, generally not found elsewhere, arts-centric articles.

Articles range from "What's the music scene like in Amsterdam?" to "How to build a pin hole camera", with topics ranging from blacksmithing to Protools.

Links
The Arts Wiki

Dates:
*Ongoing

The Album Showcase (Northeast and Northwest)

Region Pacific Northwest/Cascades, Northeastern United States/Eastern Canada

About
The Levee Breaking presents a quarterly showcase of local and independently released albums and EPs. Three albums are selected for each region (Northwest and Northeast) each quarter.

Links
Album Showcase Submissions Info
Northwest Album Showcase
Northeast Album Showcase

Dates:
*Ongoing: Quarterly

The Artist Showcase (Northeast and Northwest)

Region Pacific Northwest/Cascades, Northeastern United States/Eastern Canada

About
The Levee Breaking presents a regional, quarterly showcase of visual artists. The Northwest showcase draws primarily from the Pacific Northwest/Cascades region. The Northeast showcase focuses on the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada.

Links
Artist Showcase Submissions Info
Northwest Artist Showcase
Northeast Artist Showcase

Dates:
*Ongoing: Quarterly

Tall Beers & Short Shorts

Region Pacific Northwest/Cascades

About
Tall Beers and Short Shorts is a quarterly screening series that is trying to get short films out of movie theaters and into less expected places. The series presents films shorter than 20 minutes, and draws from Oregon, Idaho, Washington, British Columbia, The Yukon and Alaska.

Links
TBSS Info Page

Dates:
*Ongoing: Quarterly

Cascadian Independence Short Film Festival

Region Pacific Northwest/Cascades

About
The Cascadian Independence Short Film Festival takes place annually, and highlights the work of short film makers in Oregon, Idaho, Washington, British Columbia, the Yukon and Alaska. The eclectic two day festival highlights all forms of short film making; drawing from all over the Cascadia with some national and international selections.

Links
CISFF Info Page

Dates:
2013 CISFF - TBA