Saturday, January 29, 2011

FREE ARTS ADVICE FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS - February 26, 2011

AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AT ARTS TUNE-UP
FEBRUARY 26 IN VENICE

Individual artists and small budget organizations can benefit from free expert advice and information on various aspects of arts management on Saturday, February 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at an "Arts Tune-Up" at SPARC (Social and Public Art Resource Center) in Venice. Even though the event is free, it is recommended that participants register via SurveyMonkey:

Go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/venice0211

The fast-paced "arts tune-up" format works like this: There will be several tables set up with an arts expert/consultant addressing a specific subject located at each table. Participants choose a topic they want to learn more about. After 25 minutes, participants rotate to another table with a topic of interest as the sessions repeat. There will be a total of 5 round-robin sessions of 25 minutes each. Participants are welcome to come by for an hour or stay for the entire afternoon.

Topics for individual artists include Arts Education In-School Resources & Working in Arts Education (K-12), Cultural and Community Outreach, Fundraising for Individual Artists, Getting Your Sh*t Together, Intro to Public Art, Marketing for Individual Artists, PR for Artists and Organizations and Understanding Health Insurance and Healthcare Reform.

Topics for small budget arts organizations include Arts Education In-School Resources & Working in Arts Education (K-12), Cultural and Community Outreach, Fundraising for Organizations, Marketing for Arts Organizations and PR for Artists and Organizations.

THE FACTS

WHAT
ARTS TUNE-UP for Individual Artists and Small Budget Arts Organizations

WHEN
Saturday, February 26, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

WHERE
SPARC (Social and Public Art Resource Center)
685 Venice Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90291

HOW MUCH
FREE, but registration is recommended

HOW TO REGISTER
REGISTER through SurveyMonkey.
Go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/venice0211

PARKING
Free parking is available

MORE INFORMATION
Anji Gaspar-Milanovic
Technical Assistance Programs Manager
Los Angeles County Arts Commission, 213 202-3981

The Arts Tune-Up is sponsored by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and California Lawyers for the Arts and in conjunction with the Law Offices of Elsa Ramo, the Center for Cultural Innovation and LA Stage Alliance.

The Los Angeles County Arts Commission, Laura Zucker, Executive Director, provides leadership in cultural services of all disciplines for the largest county in the United States, encompassing 88 municipalities. The Arts Commission provides leadership and staffing to support the regional blueprint for arts education, Arts for All; administers a grants program that funds more than 300 nonprofit arts organizations annually; oversees the County's Civic Art Program for capital projects; programs the John Anson Ford Theatres; funds the largest arts internship program in the country in conjunction with the Getty Foundation; and supports the Los Angeles County Cultural Calendar on ExperienceLA.com. The Commission also produces free community programs, including the L.A. Holiday Celebration broadcast nationally, and a year-round music program that funds more than 40 free concerts each year in public sites. The 2010-11 President of the Arts Commission is Ronald D. Rosen.

For more information please consult the Arts Commission online press kit: http://lacountyarts.org/page/pubnewspress

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Performers Physicality in Rehearsal

International course 2011-2012 in ITALY

The course is open to performing arts practitioners with professional stage experience working in various genres, techniques and styles.

Five intensive practical sessions
Session I - March 18th, 19th, 20th in Turin

Apply for participation on:
http://www.iugte.com/projects/audition.php
http://picasaweb.google.com/globtheatre

Places are limited.

The working language is English and Italian.

Participants who successfully complete the course receive the Certificate.

A Forum/Festival of Unexpected Intersections - October 14-16, 2011

Goddard College’s MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts Program announces

Making, Meaning, and Context: A Radical Reconsideration of Art’s Work

A Forum/Festival of Unexpected Intersections

October 14-16, 2011
at Goddard College in Plainfield VT

Call for Participation

Making, Meaning, and Context: A Radical Reconsideration of Art’s Work locates interdisciplinary art practice as a way to reexamine the function of art and artists. The emergence and growth of art in response to social and environmental urgency is shifting the work of art and artists; practitioners are challenged to find ways for art to contribute to communities and cultures in a local and global context.

We invite participation in this forum and festival of unexpected intersections: realized through inquiry-based discourse, performative interventions, and generative community dialogue that is intended to provoke and mobilize diversity of thought and practice.

We ask the following questions:

At this time in history, what does it mean to pursue an “art practice” or identify as an “artist?”

How has “art’s work” (creation, production, or manufacture) evolved aesthetically and situationally in support of or in resistance to a culture of commodification and consumption?

How have the roles of art, artist, and audience been resituated?

What is the potential for art to create civic sites for public discourse and expression?

What are the ways in which art might be complicit in upholding the narratives of modernism, capitalism, and other contested narratives?

What is the potential for interdisciplinary practice to contribute research and knowledge production that will support daily lives, diverse ecosystems, and the expansive realm of human imagination?

The conference committee welcomes the participation of practitioners and scholars across the artistic disciplines, including those whose practice is community-based, post-studio, or performative; and those who work outside of traditional systems of support and exposure. We also invite proposals from those working in other disciplines who have insight to bring to the conversation, and who can contribute diverse ways of arriving at new knowledge, which is at the core of Goddard College’s pedagogical mission.

The committee invites international submissions of proposals performances, papers, performative lectures, collaborative presentations, participatory workshops and experimental forms of engaging dialogue around forum/festival themes. Submissions may propose fully organized panels around particular questions, moderated conversations, or multimedia presentations.

Please submit proposals by March 15 at http://artswork.goddard.edu/submit-proposal/. For more information, visit http://artswork.goddard.edu/ or e-mail Lise Brody at artswork@goddard.edu.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

NATIONWIDE 2011 SURVEY OF NON-PROFITS

Nonprofit Finance Fund is conducting its annual nationwide survey of nonprofits to help us all understand more about the sector's specific, real-time financial and management challenges. We hope that you will contribute to this valuable endeavor by responding to NFF's anonymous, 10-minute survey. If you have already filled out the 2011 survey, thank you! We also encourage you to forward this link to other nonprofit managers you know-the more respondents, the more robust and accurate the picture of the sector.

To take the 2011 survey, visit http://nonprofitfinancefund.org/2011survey.

NFF will analyze this information, then provide the results to all of us-government, foundations, lending institutions, media, and umbrella organizations-in aggregated form only. NFF will also send aggregated survey results to any nonprofit respondents who choose to give their contact information. The findings, and the comparison to last year's findings, will help all of us focus on the most critical areas of need in the sector, both now and for the medium- to long-term.

Again, thank you for contributing to this effort. Your participation will ensure a strong and inclusive sampling of the sector.

Warm regards,

Warm regards,
Karla V. Salazar
DIRECTOR, LOS ANGELES PROGRAM

Nonprofit Finance Fund
626 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 510
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(P) 213.623.7001, Ext. 2
(F) 213.623.7002

Angela Gaspar-Milanovic
Technical Assistance Programs Manager
Los Angeles County Arts Commission
1055 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Direct: 213-202-3981
Fax: 213-580-0017
Email: amilanovic@arts.lacounty.gov
www.lacountyarts.org
www.FordTheatres.org

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

FREE OFFICE EQUIPMENT IN WEST LOS ANGELES

The following office equipment is yours free of charge. You must pick up directly from our location in West Los Angeles. Everything works. We are the original owners of all machines.

- SCANNER: Umax Astra 200P
- COLOR PRINTER: HP Deskjet 5940
- DIGITAL MESSAGING SYSTEM: General Electric 29869GE2-A
- FAX MACHINE: Brother IntelliFax 775 (with fresh cartridge)
- BLANK VHS TAPES with sleeves: 27 Maxell T-120 tapes

Contact: Dan Froot (danfroot@me.com)

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

ARTS EDUCATION FUNDERS WITH LOCATION, ASSETS, AND TOTAL GIVING

Amado Foundation, Maurice Studio City, CA $33,764,841 $1,327,015

Anheuser-Busch Foundation St. Louis, MO $40,869,049 $10,946,381

Annenberg Foundation, The Radnor, PA $2,685,286,093$279,744,155

Auen Foundation, The Palm Desert, CA $37,365,263 $4,941,901

Avery Dennison Foundation Pasadena, CA $19,226,405 $669,550

Baker Foundation, Dexter F. and Dorothy H. Allentown, PA $19,774,411 $550,715

Bonner Family Foundation Fresno, CA $3,161,107 $289,250

Brandes Foundation, Tanya & Charles, The Rancho Santa Fe, CA $15,512,762 $1,507,046

Brooks-Mathews Foundation Fremont, CA $1,020,787 $462,550

Carpenter Foundation, E. Rhodes & Leona B. Philadelphia, PA $231,519,423 $9,171,103

Chapman Foundation, William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline

Dinsmore, The Carmel, CA $13,277,773 $342,500

Chiat Foundation, Inc., Jay, The Culver City, CA $3,427,928 $181,500

Cisco Systems Foundation San Jose, CA $161,644,188 $9,306,387

Connell Foundation, Michael J. Pasadena, CA $14,853,841 $761,000

Coyne Family Foundation, Richard & Jean Menlo Park, CA $5,632,727 $426,000

Doll Family Foundation, Dixon and Carol San Francisco, CA $234,959 $837,866

Ducommun & Gross Foundation Healdsburg, CA $7,559,372 $287,500

Eisner Foundation, Inc., The Beverly Hills, CA $146,122,954 $6,117,515

Farrell Family Foundation La Jolla, CA $3,259,263 $323,794

Field Family Foundation, Eris & Larry Beverly Hills, CA $893,051 $824,446

Fluor Foundation, The Aliso Viejo, CA $13,872,799 $2,772,067

Funk Foundation, Estelle South El Monte, CA $805,943 $158,937

Garabedian Charitable Foundation, Bertha and John, The Los Angeles, CA $7,927,645 $715,500

Garland Foundation, John Jewett & Helen Chandler Pasadena, CA $1,485,341 $4,951,357

Gesner-Johnson Foundation Phoenix, AZ $13,453,493 $488,134

Green Foundation, Robert and Susan San Francisco, CA $54,293 $122,462

Guthman Fund, Leo S., The Chicago, IL $25,805,871 $2,740,520

Haas Fund, Walter and Elise San Francisco, CA $271,471,000 $10,381,000

Hale Foundation, Crescent Porter Mill Valley, CA $43,933,199 $1,942,500

Hawley Family Foundation, Inc. Evergreen, CO $10,157,292 $470,000

Heller Charitable Foundation, Clarence E. San Francisco, CA $60,098,806 $1,327,057

Hoffman Foundation, H. Leslie Hoffman and Elaine S., The Pasadena, CA $39,146,610 $1,992,500

House Family Foundation, Howard & Helen Pasadena, CA $2,811,858 $233,500

Hutto-Patterson Charitable Foundation Pasadena, CA $11,163,983 $458,000

Irwin Charity Foundation, William G., The San Francisco, CA $116,549,455 $5,695,700

Jewett Foundation, George Frederick San Francisco, CA $48,447,348 $2,004,572

Kantor Charitable Trust, Alice & Julius Beverly Hills, CA $0 $254,050

Karp Charitable Foundation, Richard A. Palo Alto, CA $3,877,934 $184,500

Kern Community Foundation, The Bakersfield, CA $12,010,641 $862,807

Knapp Charitable Foundation, Jules and Gwen, The Glencoe, IL $2,530,079 $190,185

Knapp Foundation Los Angeles, CA $1,909,274 $156,039

Leland Foundation, John & Sandra, The Alameda, CA $2,285,720 $138,100

Leland Foundation, Marc E. Arlington, VA $234,247 $168,126

Levine Charitable Fund, Inc., Laurence New York, NY $6,236,601 $519,650

Long Foundation, Thomas J., The Walnut Creek, CA $95,299,973 $4,233,980

Maple Hill Foundation West Conshohocken,

PA $3,996,587 $790,250

Marsteller Family Foundation Chicago, IL $3,286,226 $181,000

McCoy Charitable Foundation, Bowen H. & Janice Arthur, The Los Angeles, CA $9,040,402 $438,000

McLean Foundation, Mel and Grace, The Fortuna, CA $0 $347,413

MLB Foundation, Inc. Santa Cruz, CA $2,301 $431,200

Monterey Peninsula Foundation Monterey, CA $21,845,557 $4,401,930

Napa Valley Community Foundation Napa, CA $17,615,810 $2,660,784

Nordson Corporation Foundation, The Westlake, OH $2,619,294 $1,074,165

Norris Foundation, Elwood and Stephanie, The Las Vegas, NV $269,490 $210,000

Osher Foundation, Bernard San Francisco, CA $398,960,756 $42,713,377

Pell Family Foundation San Rafael, CA $13,243,961 $358,885

PMI Foundation, The Walnut Creek, CA $668,076 $1,634,246

Price Foundation, Carol Swanson Kansas City, MO $4,648,322 $351,110

Prospect Creek Foundation Minneapolis, MN $41,356,922 $1,624,446

Prudential Foundation, The Newark, NJ $101,717,057 $24,208,333

Raymond Family Foundation Phoenix, AZ $13,997,635 $557,050

ResMed Foundation La Jolla, CA $1,210,376 $240,390

Rifkind Foundation, Robert Gore Marina del Rey, CA $9,806,648 $274,438

Robins Family Foundation San Diego, CA $40,836 $155,000

Rockwell Collins Charitable Corporation Cedar Rapids, IA $4,535,711 $3,375,081

Rosenberg Foundation, Meta and George, The Los Angeles, CA $4,933,732 $167,500

San Diego County Salute to Education San Diego, CA $8,264 $220,983

Scully Family Foundation, Irene S. Greenbrae, CA $84,239,248 $4,325,403

Shapiro Family Charitable Foundation Beverly Hills, CA $2,969,654 $1,962,150

Skirball Foundation New York, NY $215,535,055 $43,309,315

Stern Foundation, Marc and Eva, The Los Angeles, CA $9,832,274 $2,062,341

Stocker Foundation, The Lorain, OH $50,188,152 $2,724,320

Stout Foundation, Charles H. Reno, NV $8,073,453 $370,000

Stuart Youth Foundation, Dwight Beverly Hills, CA $85,721,602 $3,516,000

Swanson, Jr. Foundation, W. Clarke Kansas City, MO $1,222,591 $356,200

University Scholarship Foundation Los Angeles, CA $614,525 $133,765

Weyand 1977 Charitable Trust, Louis F. and Florence H. St. Paul, MN $4,107,802 $188,476

Winnick Family Foundation, The Beverly Hills, CA $6,566,490 $3,596,120

Zecca Foundation, Christine, The Sausalito, CA $4,660,728 $451,000

Zimmerman Foundation, Myron Oakland, CA $7,527,107 $320,061

Zitrin Foundation, Charlotte & Arthur Great Neck, NY $9,624,637 $428,975

Monday, January 3, 2011

BOSTON AREA FIGURE DRAWING SESSIONS IN 2011?

I'm working to compile a listing of open figure drawing sessions available
in the Somerville area in the coming year. If you are involved in a
figure drawing group or have personal knowledge of any, could you take a
moment and send me a little information about it? I'll compile a
comprehensive list and share a link back to it with the community once I
have the info.

By "open figure drawing session," I mean drop-in sessions that do not
require advanced registration or commitment (so not a "class" with a fixed
number of sessions per term).

Ideally I'd like to have day of the week, time, location, cost, and
contact/url info, though if you have partial information, someone else
might be able to furnish the rest.

By "area" lets say roughly Somerville, Cambridge, Arlington, Medford,
Melrose, Malden... or others you consider "near by."

Thanks!

Rachel Mello

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