Artist Resources

Call to Reuse Artists!

2011-04-29T00:41:00.000-07:00

The Burbank Green Alliance and the students of the California Resource Recovery Association will be conducting a survey of Reuse Artists and Artists who use "reused materials" in their work this week. We are in the process of putting together a pilot program/website for such Artists who need materials and donors who wish to divert resources that would have otherwise been recycled or landfilled.

What is the Artist Reuse Collective is …..

The collective identifies reuse artists in Southern California and offers the community a unique opportunity to support these artists by donating resources that would have otherwise been recycled or landfilled. The Artist Reuse Collective was established in conjunction with the nonprofit Burbank Green Alliance and the students of the 2011 California Resource Recovery Association Certification Program.

This new online collective provides:

1. Website database of reuse artists that transform reclaimed material into art.
2. Online materials exchange Google Group for donors and artists to trade material
3. Tax deductible trade opportunity for donors
4. A way for reuse artists to save money and be easily identified for their efforts
5. Great way to support the Arts and save the planet

Please contact us if you would like to included in our survey and pilot program. Please reply via email to

reuseartistsurvey@yahoo.com

Thanks!

A to Z GRANTWRITING MONTHLY ARTS AND EDUCATION NEWSLETTER - February 2011

2011-02-17T23:58:00.000-08:00

FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCES IN A VARIETY OF TOPICS

Federal Grants Wire
http://www.federalgrantswire.com/

Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov/

FirstGov
http://www.firstgov.gov/Business/Nonprofit.shtml#resources

FundsNet http://www.fundsnetservices.com/

ARTS AND CULTURE

National Endowment for the Arts - http://www.nea.gov/

State Arts Agencies -
http://www.nasaa-arts.org/new/nasaa/aoa/aoa_contents.shtml

Artdeadline - http://artdeadline.com/

Art Deadlines List -
http://artdeadlineslist.com

Cultural Funding: Federal Opportunities - http://arts.endow.gov/federal.html

Target Arts in Education Program - http://target.com/schools/grants.asp

FundsNets – Arts and Humanities - http://www.fundsnetservices.com/arts2.htm

LA Municipal Art Gallery Associates Feitelson Arts Fellowship Award,
Deadline: February 16. Grants of $5K and solo exhibition in Projects Room
for artists early in their careers. Info and app
http://www.lamag.org/home/artist-call-lorser-feitelson-and-helen-lundeberg-f
eitelson-arts-fellowship/

Nominations for Best Companies Supporting the Arts, Deadline: February 18.
(10) businesses that support the arts will be recognized with media
coverage. Info and app
programs/bca_ten/default.asp>
http://artsusa.org/information_services/arts_and_business_partnerships/bca/p
rograms/bca_ten/default.asp

Institute of Museum and Library Services Native American Applications,
Deadline: March 1. Grants to support library operations and services in
tribal communities. Info and app

http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/nativeAmerican.shtm

Creative Capital Film/Video and Visual Arts Grants, Deadline: March 1.
(Online Inquiry) Financial and advisory support to produce relevant film,
video, and visual arts projects. Info and app

http://creative-capital.org/pages/apply

California Community Foundation Artists Grants, Deadline: March 4. $20K for
professional development to mid-career Los Angeles visual artists. Info and
app
http://www.calfund.org/receive/fellowships.php

Creative Connections Fund Small and Midsize California Arts Organizations,
Deadline: March 4. Grants up to $50K to small and midsize organizations.
Info and app
ionsfund>
http://www.irvine.org/grantmaking/our-programs/arts-program/creativeconnecti
onsfund

Moving Walls Documentary Exhibition on Social Justice, Deadline: April 1.
Travel grant to NY for photographers for group exhibition. Info and app

http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/news/mw19-20110105

Open Society Documentary Photography Project, Deadline: May 13. Grants up to
$30K for photographers using social justice or human rights issues as a
catalyst for social change. Info and app
ce-engagement-20110104>
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/news/call-for-proposals-audienc
e-engagement-20110104

Grants for Theater, Dance, & Film, Deadline: Various (Final deadline is June
1). For residency, publication, scholarships, apprenticeships, fellowships.
Info and app http://www.pgfusa.org/

Tony Hawk Foundation Skatepark Grants, Deadline: March 1 & October 1. $25K &
assistance to organizations to build in low-income areas. Info and app

http://www.tonyhawkfoundation.org/skatepark-grants/apply/

EDUCATION

US Department of Education Forecast of Funding Opportunities
http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/find/edlite-forecast.html

California Department of Education UPCOMING DEADLINES
http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/af/

The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/cgi2-bin/texis/events/searchdeadlines?q=fellow*,grant*'
&s=type&d=1&pg=gf

GrantsAlert UPCOMING EDUCATION DEADLINES
http://grantsalert.com/

NAMM Foundation Wanna Play Instruments Grants, Deadline: Rolling. Grants for
musical instruments to schools and community organizations to expand or
reinstate music education for low-income and special-needs students. Info
and app
http://www.nammfoundation.org/grant-information/apply-grant-and-scholarship

Lexus and Scholastic School Environmental Contest, Deadline: Various.
Grants up to $40K to middle and high schools in recognition of student-led
efforts to address environmental issues. Info and app
http://www.scholastic.com/lexus/

Intel Schools of Distinction Awards, Deadline: February 17, 2011. Grants up
to $25K to K-12 schools for math and science education with innovative
teaching and learning environments. Info and app
http://www.intel.com/about/corporateresponsibility/education/soda/index.htm#

Shell Science Lab National Teachers Challenge, Deadline: February 28, 2011.
Grants totaling $93K including a science lab makeover to teachers with
replicable science lab curriculum using limited school and laboratory
resources. Info and app http://www.nsta.org/shellsciencelab/

American Association of Community Colleges Grants, Deadline: March 4. $12K
for community colleges helping adults over 50 for employment in high-demand
fields. Info and app

http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=322600005

Third Annual Siemens K-12 We Can Change the World Challenge, Deadline: March
15, 2011. Students and teachers in grades K-8 will be awarded grants for
replicable solutions to environmental issues in their schools. Info and app
http://www.wecanchange.com/

ING Unsung Heroes K-12 Educational Projects, Deadline: April 30, 2011. $2K
grants to K-12 education professionals using new teaching methods and
techniques to improve learning. Info and app
http://ing.us/about-ing/citizenship/childrens-education/ing-unsung-heroes

National Environmental Education Foundation Green Prize, Deadline: February
15. $10K to K-12 public schools for success in "greening" efforts. Info and
app
http://neefusa.org/grants/green_prize.htm

PHILANTHROPY AND VOLUNTARISM

RGK Center Summer Fellowship Program, Deadline: February 28. $3K plus
housing to graduate students to examine the nonprofit sector. Info and app

http://www.rgkcenter.org/programs/summerfellows

Young Activists Do Something Awards, Deadline: March 1. $100K for citizens
and residents (-25) who improve communities. Info and app

http://www.dosomething.org/programs/awards

IN THE NEWS

Ford Foundation Announces $50 Million for Documentary Film Initiative
(1/19/11). The JustFilms Initiative will invest $10 million a year to
expand the community of filmmakers working to create documentaries with
social conscience. The initiative will focus on film, video, and digital
works that show courageous people in pursuit of a more just, secure, and
sustainable world.

Barnes, Brooks. "Ford Foundation to Put Up $50 Million for Documentaries."
New York Times 1/18/11.

illion-for-documentaries/?scp=1&sq=Ford%20Foundation&st=cse>
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/18/ford-foundation-to-put-up-50-mi
llion-for-documentaries/?scp=1&sq=Ford%20Foundation&st=cse

Info and app:
http://www.fordfoundation.org/newsroom/news-from-ford/443

JOIN US FOR AN UPCOMING “A TO Z GRANTWRITING” INTENSIVE SEMINAR OR WORKSHOP

**February 5 & 19 and March 5 & 19, 2011 (Saturdays), “A to Z Funding Your
Passion” 4-Day Seminar + Non Profit Development Certificate Program at
Loyola Marymount University - Call Peggy Dobreer at LMU for details and
registration at (310) 338-1971

**A to Z Grantwriting Seminars and Workshops available for national and
international non-profit organizations, institutions, and agencies

Loyola Marymount Seminar and Certificate Program Information

http://www.lmu.edu/academics/extension/certificates/business/ndc.htm

Seminar Details, Fees, and Evaluations
www.atozgrantwriting.com

A to Z GRANTWRITING PRESENTER - ARTIST LINDA VALLEJO

Linda Vallejo, Southern California artist, was recently included in the
publication “The California/International Arts Foundation’s new encyclopedia
L.A. Rising: SoCal Artists Before 1980” written by Lyn Kienholz and
supported in part by the Getty Foundation.

She will present a solo exhibition of her newest mixed media work “Make ‘em
All Mexican” curated by Karen Mary Davalos at Ave 50 Studio, Highland Park,
CA, in April 2011 and ChimMaya Gallery, Monterrey Park, CA, in October 2011.
Vallejo will also be included in UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center’s L.A.
Xicano “Mapping Another LA: The Chicano Art Movement” curated by Pilar
Tompkins Rivas scheduled to open at the Fowler Museum, Fall 2011, and “Doin’
It in Public: Art and Feminism at the Woman’s Building” scheduled to open,
October 2011 at the Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College of Art. Both
exhibitions are a part of the Getty Southern California Research initiative
Pacific Standard Time: Art in Los Angeles 1945-1980.

A full color book of the artist’s work is available for preview and purchase
on the artist’s website. Vallejo is represented by Galerie Anaïs in Bergamot
Station, Santa Monica. For further information visit
http://www.lindavallejo.com/

FREE ARTS ADVICE FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS - February 26, 2011

2011-01-29T00:58:00.000-08:00

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

Performers Physicality in Rehearsal

2011-01-26T23:08:00.000-08:00

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

2011-01-26T22:52:00.000-08:00

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.

NATIONWIDE 2011 SURVEY OF NON-PROFITS

2011-01-20T02:03:00.000-08:00

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

FREE OFFICE EQUIPMENT IN WEST LOS ANGELES

2011-01-05T21:47:00.000-08:00

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)

ARTS EDUCATION FUNDERS WITH LOCATION, ASSETS, AND TOTAL GIVING

2011-01-04T21:21:00.001-08:00

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

BOSTON AREA FIGURE DRAWING SESSIONS IN 2011?

2011-01-03T09:15:00.000-08:00

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

PASADENA ARTS ADVOCACY WORKSHOP SERIES

2010-12-09T20:20:00.000-08:00

Dear Artists & Arts Supporters,

Arts for LA is conducting a workshop series to convene, inform and inspire local stakeholders to increase support and access to the arts.

Please join us at the Pasadena Armory Center for the Arts on Thursday January 6 to discuss:

-The possible actions the Pasadena community can take to increase arts access and participation in your schools & community

-The means of achieving community power with & for the arts

-The role of advocacy in making positive change

-The importance of Developing Arts Leaders to ensure a thriving and accessible arts & culture ecology

This is the third of four planned workshops in Pasadena.

For more information on upcoming workshops & to RSVP please visit: www.artsforla.org/workshop-series.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or comments.

Cordially,

Abraham Flores
Advocacy Field Manager
Arts for LA
o 213-225-7526
aflores@artsforla.org

WASHINGTON SCULPTORS GROUP ISSUES STATEMENT ON CENSORSHIP

2010-12-04T09:51:00.000-08:00

The Washington Sculptors Group (WSG) announces today that it is joining with other organizations that have expressed disapproval of censorship measures that continue to take place in connection with exhibitions of the works of art created by members of the art community in Washington DC and elsewhere. The incident at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery November 30 is a recent case in point.

WSG believes that the exhibition of works produced as a result of the professional endeavors of all persons working in creative fields, should not be subjected to control by individuals or groups who may not like the appearance or implications of certain ideas or products.

WSG supports the rights of individuals to create ideas and objects of their choosing and the right of museums, galleries and other exhibitors to present them to the public without being subjected to censorship or other forms of suppression.

About WSG

The Washington Sculptors Group (WSG) is a volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting awareness of sculpture and fostering exchanges among sculptors, sculpture enthusiasts and the public. Organized in 1984, membership has grown to include almost 400 area artists. The WSG sponsors frequent public programs and organizes professional sculpture exhibitions juried by prominent curators. Visit www.washingtonsculptors.org to join the WSG, view images of members' work, and to subscribe to the WSG newsletter.

WASHINGTON SCULPTORS GROUP
PO Box 42534
Washington DC 20015
(202) 686-8696

www.washingtonsculptors.org

PRACTICE: THE ORMOND STUDIOS LECTURE SERIES - December 7-9, 2010

2010-11-26T20:03:00.000-08:00

PRACTICE is a three-day lecture series held in Ormond Studios running from the 7th to the 9th of December, please find timetable attached. The series is designed for undergraduates, emerging artists and interested members of the public. The aim of the lectures is to promote pro-active engagement within the artists’ community and to encourage emerging artists to take a positive approach to the current economic climate and take initiative.

The topics will cover areas such as setting yourself up as an artist or curator; getting involved with collectives; setting up your own space; grants and financial options. The selected speakers are emerging artists, members of collaborative art spaces, mentors, funding entities and art practitioners, all of whom will share their experiences and provide valuable information about operating in a competitive creative environment. Following each group of speakers the audience will have the opportunity to ask questions during our open forum.

Please be advised Vaari Claffey has been moved to the 9th December at 2pm.

The series is free but seating is limited so booking is required please rsvp to ormondartists@gmail.com or 086 2668936. For more information and timetables, please visit our blog http://ormondstudios.wordpress.com/news-and-events/ or our facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ormond-Studios/386627125261

This lecture series is made possible through the generosity and goodwill of our speakers, the members of Ormond Studios and the financial support of The Arts Council Ireland.

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Ormond Artists,
Ormond Studios,
6 Ormond Quay Lower,
Dublin 1

ART MATERIALS SAFETY WORKSHOP - December 9, 2010

2010-11-24T19:38:00.000-08:00

Learn about the safety of your art materials at 'On Artists' Health and Safety: an event with Monona Rossol'. A.I.R. Gallery and DAC present an opportunity to hear renowned industrial hygienist Monona Rossol discuss the hazards posed by art materials. In her talk, Rossol will provide comprehensive and objective information on the materials artists use every day, sharing an understanding of the associated risks as well as practical means to avoid them. Her lecture will be tailored to the needs of the artists in attendance, with a focus on the fields of painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, and photography. To preregister and read a full press release on this event, please visit: www.airgallery.org -- Admission fee: $15.

December 9th, 2010, 6-8pm at:

DAC
30 Washington St
DUMBO
Brooklyn NY 11201

Legal Issues and Starting a Business As Artists - November 16, 2010

2010-11-13T18:57:00.000-08:00

An interactive workshop for artists in all disciplines

Tuesday, November 16th, from 6 – 8 PM

The Boston Center for the Arts, Mills Gallery

539 Tremont Street, Boston 02116
www.bcaonline.org/directions

* Ever dreamed about starting your own business?
* Do you want to find out what differentiates various business entities and which one is right for you?
* Have you got questions about protecting your creative and intellectual property and financial welfare?

Presenters: Jenny Milana and Mitchell Bragg of DangerMilana, Attorneys at Law.

Jenny assists clients in the drafting and negotiating contracts in the publishing, theatre, music, and film and television industries. She has also worked at the State House researching proposed legislation for the Film Tax Credit.

Mitch focuses on transactional entertainment law in the areas of music, visual arts, sports, and intellectual property. He helps clients by registering trademarks and copyrights, working with domain name disputes, and drafting contracts.
Visit www.dangermilana.comto learn more.

Limited to 15 participants
Fee: $10 payable to Boston Center for the Arts
Questions and Pre-register to beer@artmorpheus.org

ARTmorpheus connects artists and artist-run businesses across disciplines with a vastnetworkof resources,strategies, and opportunities. http://artmorpheus.org

A to Z GRANTWRITING MONTHLY ARTS AND EDUCATION NEWSLETTER - November 2010

2010-11-01T22:28:00.000-07:00

CALIFORNIA and NATIONAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCES IN A VARIETY OF TOPICS

Federal Grants Wire
http://www.federalgrantswire.com/

Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov/

FirstGov
http://www.firstgov.gov/Business/Nonprofit.shtml#resources

FundsNet http://www.fundsnetservices.com/

ARTS AND CULTURE

National Endowment for the Arts - http://www.nea.gov/

State Arts Agencies -
http://www.nasaa-arts.org/new/nasaa/aoa/aoa_contents.shtml

Artdeadline - http://artdeadline.com/

Art Deadlines List -
http://artdeadlineslist.com
Cultural Funding: Federal Opportunities - http://arts.endow.gov/federal.html

Target Arts in Education Program - http://target.com/schools/grants.asp

FundsNets – Arts and Humanities - http://www.fundsnetservices.com/arts2.htm

Surdna Foundation Art Teachers Fellowships, Deadline: November 12 (Letter of
Intent). Grants up to $5,500 and $1,500 to the fellow's school for full- and
part-time high school arts faculty to supplement their artistic work. Info
and app
http://www.surdna.org/what-we-fund/thriving-cultures/109.html

California Council for the Humanities California Story Fund Grants,
Deadline: November 15. Grants up to $10K to address the concerns of
Californians through a humanities lens. Info and app

http://www.calhum.org/guidelines/guidelines_main.htm

Theatre Communications Group Future Leaders and Future Audiences Grants,
Deadline: November 15. Grants up to $80K to theaters expanding their reach
to underserved communities and to new theater leadership. Info and app

http://www.tcg.org/grants/newgen/newgen_index.cfm

VSA International Young Soloists Awards, Deadline: November 15 and December
1. Musicians with disabilities or musical ensemble with disabled member(s)
will receive $5K and opportunity to perform at the John F. Kennedy Center
for the Performing Arts. Info and app
http://www.vsaarts.org/x22.xml

Shubert Foundation Professional Theaters, Deadline: December 1. Grants to
nonprofits to develop new works. Info and app

http://www.shubertfoundation.org/grantprograms/theatre.asp

DeVos Institute Summer International Fellowship Program at the Kennedy
Center, Deadline: December 1. Twenty international arts managers will
participate in an intensive arts management program to teach them practical
skills transferable to the management of their organizations. Info and app
http://www.kennedy-center.org/education/artsmanagement/fellowships.cfm

Rockefeller Foundation Residencies at the Bellagio Center, Deadline:
December 1. International scholars, scientists, journalists, writers,
artists, and policy makers will stay at the Bellagio Center for 1 month of
uninterrupted work. Info and app

http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/bellagio-center

Tribeca Film Institute Documentary Fund, Deadline: December 8. Grants up to
$25K to seasoned and first-time filmmakers that highlight and humanize
issues of social importance from around the world. Info and app

http://www.tribecafilminstitute.org/gucci_documentary/

Tribeca Film Institute New Documentary Fund, Deadline: December 8. Awards up
to $100K plus opportunity to meet HBO Documentary Film executives to
filmmakers. Info and app
http://www.tribecafilminstitute.org/

USArtists Performing Artists in International Festivals, Deadline: December
13 and April 22, 2011. Grants for dance, music, theater ensembles, and solo
performers to perform at international festivals. Info and app
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http://www.midatlanticarts.org/funding/pat_presentation/us_artists/index.htm
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 2011 Institutional Grants,
Deadline: December 15. Grants to nonprofit film organizations and film
programs in schools, colleges, and universities. Info and app
http://www.oscars.org/education-outreach/grants/institutional/index.html

National Endowment for the Arts Big Read Program, Deadline: February 1,
2011. Grants up to $20K to nonprofits, state agencies, and public libraries
for programs where participants read the work of poets. Info and app

http://www.neabigread.org/application_process.php

National Endowment for the Humanities Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants for
Innovative Projects, Deadline: February 23, 2011. Grants up to $50K to
individuals and organizations working on digital initiatives in any area of
the humanities. Info and app

http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/digitalhumanitiesstartup.html

EDUCATION

US Department of Education Forecast of Funding Opportunities
http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/find/edlite-forecast.html

California Department of Education UPCOMING DEADLINES
http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/af/

The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/cgi2-bin/texis/events/searchdeadlines?q=fellow*,grant*'
&s=type&d=1&pg=gf

GrantsAlert UPCOMING EDUCATION DEADLINES
http://grantsalert.com/

Lexus and Scholastic School Environmental Contest, Deadline: Various.
Grants up to $40K to middle and high schools in recognition of student-led
efforts to address environmental issues. Info and app
http://www.scholastic.com/lexus/

National Center for Family Literacy Library Grants, Deadline: November 12.
(3) grants of $10K to help libraries provide innovative literacy programs
for families. Info and app
http://www.famlit.org/BWB-library-award

The Braitmayer Foundation, Deadline: November 15. Seed, challenge, and
matching grants up to $35K for K-12 school reform and professional
development. Info and app
http://www.braitmayerfoundation.org/

Project Ignition Teen Driver Safety Service-Learning Grants, Deadline:
November 15.

Grants of $2K to high schools to address teen driver safety through
service-learning initiatives. Info and app
http://www.sfprojectignition.com/

Suder Foundation First Scholars Program, Deadline: November 15 (LOI). Grants
totaling $2.5M to three colleges or universities to establish a support
system for first-generation college students. Info and app
http://www.firstscholars.org/

National Gardening Association and Jamba Juice Fruit Trees Grant, Deadline:
November 29. Grants in the form of fruit trees valued at $500 to schools and
community gardens to create engaging experiences for children ages 3 - 18.
Info and app
http://www.kidsgardening.org/grants/jamba.asp

Kennedy Center Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards, Deadline:
December 15. Awards of $10,000 to K-12 teachers and college instructors who
have made a significant impact on the lives of students; nominations must be
made by students. Info and app

http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/awards/sondheim/

Intel Schools of Distinction Awards, Deadline: February 17. Grants up to
$25K to K-12 schools for math and science education with innovative teaching
and learning environments. Info and app
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http://www.intel.com/about/corporateresponsibility/education/soda/index.htm#

Third Annual Siemens K-12 We Can Change the World Challenge, Deadline: March
15. Students and teachers in grades K-8 will be awarded grants for
replicable solutions to environmental issues in their schools. Info and app
http://www.wecanchange.com/

JOURNALISM AND MEDIA

Knight News Challenge Media Innovations, Deadline: December 1. Awards to
individuals, schools, nonprofits, governments, and businesses to development
innovative techniques and technologies to engage communities. Info and app
http://www.newschallenge.org/

NON-PROFIT DEVELOPMENT AND VOLUNTARISM

Grants to Help With Fundraising, Deadline: November 12. Service grants of
$20K to nonprofits that need assistance with fundraising activities. Info
and app
http://www.achieveguidance.com/page/grants

Aspen Institute Program and WR Hearst Fellowship for Minority Students,
Deadline: December 15; March 15 and July 15, 2011. Students of color will
receive up to $4K to research issues and challenges affecting philanthropy,
social enterprise, and nonprofits. Info and app
-initiatives/hearst>
http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/nonprofit-philanthropy/leadership-
initiatives/hearst

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Digital Media and Learning
Competition, Deadline: TBA. Grants for designers, inventors, entrepreneurs,
researchers to build experiences and create ideas that transform learning
with digital media. Info and app
http://www.dmlcompetition.net/

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Next Generation Learning Challenge,
Deadline: November 19 (Pre-proposals). Grants up to $750K to education
technologists and institutions to expand use of technology among students,
teachers, and schools. Info and app
http://nextgenlearning.org/the-grants

Jewish New Media Innovation Fund, Deadline: November 22. Grants up to $50K
to preserve Jewish history, renew Jewish traditions, and revitalize Jewish
institutions through digital communication tools. Info and app

http://www.jewishnewmedia.org/funding/

IN THE NEWS

Giving to largest charities fell 11% in 2009 (Associated Press, 10/19/10).
The nation's largest charitable organizations saw an 11% decline in
donations. According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, donations in 2009
totaled $68.6 billion, down from more than $76 billion in 2008. In 2009, the
median amount raised by the 400 largest charities was $98.8 million, down
from $105 million in 2008. United Way Worldwide, Salvation Army, Food for
the Poor, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, and the American Cancer Society
reported a decline in 2009 giving. Catholic Charities USA, AmeriCares
Foundation, Feed the Children, and World Vision reported increased giving.

Barton, Noelle. Hall, Holly. "Donations Dropped 11% at Nation's Biggest
Charities Last Year." Chronicle of Philanthropy 10/17/10. Full Article:
http://bit.ly/cUsp53 Zongker, Brett. "Top 400
Charities See Billions Less in Donations." Associated Press 10/17/10. Full
Article: http://wapo.st/big2Ca

JOIN US FOR AN UPCOMING “A TO Z GRANTWRITING” INTENSIVE SEMINAR OR WORKSHOP

**November 3, “A to Z Grantwriting Institute” as a part of the National
Guild for Community Arts Education Conference

**February 5 & 19 and March 5 & 19, 2011 (Saturdays), “A to Z Funding Your
Passion” 4-Day Seminar + Non Profit Development Certificate Program at
Loyola Marymount University - Call Peggy Dobreer at LMU for details and
registration at (310) 338-1971

**A to Z Grantwriting 1 and 2 Day Training Workshops available for
non-profit organizations, institutions, and agencies

Loyola Marymount Seminar and Certificate Program Information

http://www.lmu.edu/academics/extension/certificates/business/ndc.htm

National Guild for Community Arts Education Conference details and
registration -
http://www.communityartsed.org/preconf.cfm

A to Z Grantwriting Seminar Evaluations at
www.atozgrantwriting.com

A to Z GRANTWRITING PRESENTER - ARTIST LINDA VALLEJO

Linda Vallejo, Southern California artist, is presenting a solo exhibition
of Vallejo’s installation “A Prayer for the Earth” at the Harden Cultural
Art Center in Gadsden, Alabama, from August 15 through November 10, 2010. A
solo exhibition of the artist’s newest work “Make ‘Em All Mexican” will be
presented at Ave 50 Studio in Highland Park, CA, in April 2011. A full color
book of the artist’s work is available for preview and purchase on the
artist’s website. Vallejo is represented by Galerie Anaïs in Bergamot
Station, Santa Monica. For further information visit
http://www.lindavallejo.com/

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Artist Run Website Project - Call for Interest

2010-11-01T21:57:00.001-07:00

We are developing a free web platform to enable artists to build their own professional websites without having to learn HTML.

Our goal is to build a platform that is as easy to use as sending an e-mail. Simple. Easy. Professional. An artist's time should be spent making art not learning HTML, programming, or computer software.

Features include:
-Your own website URL: eg. yourname.com, pablopicasso.com, janedoe.ca, anythingyouwant.com etc.
-Your own e-mail address, eg. pablo@pablopicasso.com
-Choose your own design, layout and colour scheme.
-Upload images and create galleries with the click of a button.
-Built in blog: post updates, news, work in progress, random thoughts, etc.
-Create & edit your resume, biography, and artist statement as easily as writing an email.
-Search engine optimization and RSS feeds.
-Simple and easy to use, no manual required.
-Unlimited disk space and bandwidth.
-No advertisements!

This is a three part call for interest:
#1 - Are you interested in building your own website with the Artist Run Website Project? Does this sound like a good idea? Let us know. We'll send you updates.

#2 - Are you an artist that does not have a website? Tell us why! We want to empower artists to get their artwork online and need to know the challenges you face.

#3 - Are you an artist with an outdated or poorly designed website? Tell us the features you'd like to see on the Artist Run Website Project. How can we help you spend less time on your website and more time on your art?

Send an e-mail with your comments to: artistrunwebsite@ericdeis.com

ARTISTS FOR CONSERVATION

2010-10-30T22:30:00.000-07:00

Supporting Nature Through Art. Artists for Conservation (AFC) is the world’s leading group of artists dedicated to supporting the environment. Established in 1997 by Jeffrey Whiting, AFC is a non-profit organization based in Vancouver, Canada.

Our site:

http://www.artistsforconservation.org

LONDON, ENGLAND, OPEN STUDIOS - November 12-14, 2010

2010-10-27T20:12:00.000-07:00

It’s that time of year again: deck the halls with boughs of holly, paint the walls white, paint the floor white – it’s the annual Chocolate Factory “Open Studios”, and I’d be delighted to see you at the Private View on 12 November.

This year’s dates are:

· Private View: Friday 12 November, 6 – 9pm

· Open to the public: Saturday 13 – Sunday 14 November, 12 noon – 6pm.

Getting there:

· The address is: Chocolate Factory, Clarendon Road, Wood Green, London N22 6XJ.

· The nearest Tube station is Wood Green (Piccadilly Line) and there’s a map on the attached invitation.

If you could let me know whether you’ll be coming, it will help us to plan numbers.

Grant Strategies for Individual Artists - November 17, 2010

2010-10-06T21:52:00.000-07:00

To register: www.cciarts.org/losangeles.htm or call (213) 687-8577.

Grant Strategies for Individual Artists:
Positioning Yourself in a Crowded Environment
Now, more than ever, artists are looking for grant opportunities to support
their artistic endeavors. This 3 - hour workshop will discuss important
strategies for grant-seeking artists and provide you with tips for creating
a competitive grant application. Using the CCI Investing in Artists
application as a model we will explore the subject from the funder
perspective and discuss content, artistic samples and important principles.

Elisa Callow is founding director of the Armory Center for the Arts. During
her tenure, the Armory became a national model for excellence in community
arts program development and the budget increased from $200,00 to over $2
million. Elisa worked in the philanthropic sector for four years, first as
Program Officer for the Ahmanson Foundation and then as Arts Program
Director for the James Irvine Foundation. Her most recent professional
experience has been as a management consultant working with organizations in
the nonprofit sector on strategic issues as they relate to program
development, audience and market issues, organizational design and planning
and evaluation. Clients include: The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
County, About Productions, The Pacific Asia Museum, The Los Angeles Chamber
Orchestra, The San Francisco Symphony, and The Auckland War Memorial Museum.
She has been a mentor for the Durfee Foundation's Springboard Fund and is a
Graduate student advisor for the Bank Street College. Elisa has also served
on the Boards of a number of arts, environmental, and education
organizations. She is currently a Board member of the Ojai Music Festival,
the Rowe and Gayle Giesen Trust and an Advisory Board member of Pasadena
Conservatory of Music.

This class is limited to 25 people

Date: Wednesday, November 17, 6:30 - 9:30pm
Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Location: Japanese American Community and Cultural Center, 244 S. San Pedro,
Suite 410, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Cost: $40 (BOA / CCI MEMBERS) / $50 Non-Members

LOS ANGELES ARTISTS AND ARTS ADMINISTRATORS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR TUITION
REIMBURSEMENT THROUGH THE CREATIVE CAPACITY QUICK GRANT PROGRAM. FOR MORE
INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO www.creativecapacityfund.org IF YOU ARE INTERESTED
IN A CREATIVE CAPACITY QUICK GRANT, YOU MUST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION BY
OCTOBER 15TH.

RESIDENTS OF LONG BEACH MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A SCHOLARSHIP, YOU WOULD PAY
ONLY $25.00- CALL (213) 687-8577 TO FIND OUT MORE- ONLY (12) SPOTS LEFT!

To register: www.cciarts.org/losangeles.htm or call (213) 687-8577.

ARTADIA EXHIBITIONS EXCHANGE

2010-09-23T01:29:00.000-07:00

Artadia: The Fund for Art and Dialogue
210 Eleventh Avenue, Suite 503
New York, NY 10001
TEL: (212) 727-2233
FAX: (212) 352-9979
info@artadia.org
www.artadia.org

ARTADIA LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE “ARTADIA EXHIBITIONS EXCHANGE” PROGRAM THIS FALL WITH SUPPORT FROM ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION FOR THE VISUAL ARTS

New York, NY—Artadia: The Fund for Art and Dialogue is thrilled to announce the launch of a ground- breaking exhibitions initiative to foster dialogue and exchange between artists, peer organizations, and arts communities around the country. Through five exhibitions in 2010–11, the Artadia Exhibitions Exchange strengthens opportunities for artists’ and curators’ professional development. By exhibiting recent Awardees from one Artadia city in another program city, the series of five shows provides vital exposure for its Awardees as well as new avenues for curatorial enrichment.

The inaugural 2010–11 Artadia Exhibitions Exchange will exhibit Artadia Awardees from each of the five Artadia program cities—Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, and San Francisco Bay Area—at a partner organization in a different Artadia program city. Participating institutions include: Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Mills Gallery at the Boston Center for the Arts, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, DiverseWorks Art Space, Houston, and the Walter & McBean Galleries at the San Francisco Art Institute (see attached full schedule). To prepare for the exhibitions, Artadia brings the curator who will be organizing the exhibition to the partner community for studio visits and a public talk at a local arts venue. Artadia is honored to work with the following curators to bring the program to life: Diane Barber (DiverseWorks), Dina Deitsch (deCordova Sculpture Park + Museum, Lincoln, MA), Stuart Horodner (Atlanta Contemporary Art Center), Mary Ellyn Johnson (Walter & McBean Galleries at SFAI), and Allison Peters Quinn (Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago).

The Artadia Exhibitions Exchange enables Artadia Awardees, many of whom are already well known regionally, to present their work to an entirely new audience. The partner communities and venues benefit greatly also by gaining access to the creative practice of another region of the US.

An important component of the program is the curator’s travel to the partner community for studio visits with the Awardees and participation in a public program. Curators see another ecosystem with an insider’s view and make connections with peer institutions, while giving Awardees an opportunity for in-depth conversation about their work. The series of five Artadia Dialogues around the US, with participating institutions and curators, further reinforces the public engagement in the greater community and exposes new audiences to curatorial practices in other regions of the country.

For example, in San Francisco at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, participating curator Stuart Horodner spoke with YBCA curator Betti-Sue Hertz and Artadia artist Sergio De La Torre about the relationship between local artists and their city's arts institutions. At the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, curator Dina Deitsch will speak with Stuart Horodner and Art Papers’ Editor-in-Chief Sylvie Fortin about site and audience in temporary public art projects.

“The Exhibitions Exchange program is an important evolution of Artadia’s existing relationships with partner institutions, artists, and communities around the country. The new exhibitions leverage our relationships with and exposure for Artadia’s Awardees to a much greater effect. Though our artists may be celebrated locally, it’s important for their careers to be seen in other contexts. In combination with our core awards program, the exhibitions, publication, and artist residencies are now a full suite of artistic programming of the highest merit,” commented Artadia’s Executive Director, Lila Kanner.

The Artadia Exhibitions Exchange is made possible through funding from the Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts. Additional support is provided the Graue Family Foundation, the Judith Alexander Foundation, and an anonymous family foundation.

The exhibitions initiative is complemented by a re-engineered publication program that brings together the previous two years of artists selected for the Artadia Awards in one book. The beautifully designed catalogue affords a snapshot of current artistic practices present around the US and is accompanied by scholarly essays by renowned curators from each program city—Andrea Barnwell Brownlee, Director of the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, Atlanta; René de Guzman, Senior Curator, Oakland Museum of California; Jen Mergel, L. Beal, Enid L. Beal, and Bruce A. Beal Senior Curator of Contemporary Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Stephanie Smith, Deputy Director and Chief Curator, Smart Museum, University of Chicago; and Michelle White, Associate Curator at The Menil Collection, Houston—that address current trends. The catalogue is guest edited by Franklin Sirmans, Chief Curator of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The publication is distributed by Artadia and will be available in November 2010.

About Artadia: The Fund for Art and Dialogue

Artadia’s mission is to encourage innovative practice and meaningful dialogue across the United States by providing visual artists in specific communities with unrestricted awards and a national network of support. Artadia was founded as The ArtCouncil in 1997 by investment banker and art collector Christopher E. Vroom. The first awards were given in the San Francisco Bay Area, where Vroom was living at the time. Chicago was added as a program city in 2001. In 2003, Artadia added Houston to its roster, Boston in 2007, and Atlanta in 2009. Once Artadia commits to a community, it runs the awards program every other year and co-sponsors public programs with a local institution. Started as an individual’s vision, Artadia’s base of support now includes private foundations, a national Board of Directors, a National Council, a Junior Council, and members who are active in supporting the core of creative culture: the individual artist.

Artadia Awards are determined through a rigorous jury process that employs nationally prominent curators, artists, and critics. Artadia partners with local foundations and individuals in the host cities to raise funds that go directly to artists in that community. Artadia matches those contributions by providing the funds that administer the program. Once an artist receives an Artadia Award, he or she becomes part of a lifetime national network of support forever. Artadia also presents events in New York and Miami, which intend to not only demonstrate the tremendous creativity in partner communities, but also facilitate exchange and dialogue nationwide.

For press inquiries and information on Artadia, contact news@artadia.org.

For information on becoming a member of Artadia, contact:
Lila Kanner, Executive Director, lilakanner@artadia.org; 212-727-2233 ext. 207.

2010/11 ARTADIA EXHIBITIONS EXCHANGE

Schedule (including curatorial travel and talks)

Artadia Awardees San Francisco Bay Area
Exhibition venue: Atlanta Contemporary Art Center (ACAC)
Curator: Stuart Horodner, Artistic Director, ACAC
August 25–27, 2010: Horodner travels to San Francisco for studio visits with Awardees
August 26, 2010: Public talk at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
January 7–March 20, 2011: Exhibition (Part 1) of Artadia Awardees 2009 San Francisco at ACAC
Summer 2011: Exhibition (Part 2) of Artadia Awardees 2009 San Francisco at ACAC

Artadia Awardees Atlanta
Exhibition venue: Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts (BCA)
Curator: Dina Deitsch, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, deCordova Sculpture Park + Museum, Lincoln, MA September 28–30, 2010: Deitsch travels to Atlanta for studio visits with Awardees
September 29, 2010: Public talk at ACAC
November 19, 2010–January 2, 2011: Exhibition of Artadia Awardees 2009 Atlanta at Mills Gallery, BCA

Artadia Awardees Boston
Exhibition venue: Walter & McBean Galleries, San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI)
Curator: Mary Ellyn Johnson, Assistant Curator, Walter and McBean Galleries, SFAI
Spring 2011: Johnson travels to Boston for studio visits with Awardees
Spring 2011: Public talk in Boston
July 14–September 10, 2011: Exhibition of Artadia Awardees 2009 Boston at Walter & McBean Galleries, SFAI

Artadia Awardees Chicago
Exhibition venue: DiverseWorks Art Space, Houston
Curator: Diane Barber, Co-Executive Director/Visual Arts Curator, DiverseWorks Art Space
December 2010: Barber travels to Chicago for studio visits with Awardees
December 2010: Public talk at Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago
March 4–April 15, 2011: Exhibition of Artadia Awardees Chicago at DiverseWorks Art Space

Artadia Awardees Houston
Exhibition venue: Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago (HPAC)
Curator: Allison Peters Quinn, Director of Exhibitions, HPAC
April 2011: Peters Quinn travels to Houston for studio visits with Awardees
April 2011: Public talk at DiverseWorks Art Space, Houston
June 12–September 11, 2011: Exhibition of Artadia Awardees 2010 Houston at HPAC

Available Space for Nonprofit Arts Organization

2010-09-17T11:10:00.000-07:00

The Los Angeles County Arts Commission is sharing information about a 1,813 square foot commercial office space being offered to the nonprofit arts community at a significantly reduced rental rate. The office suite is located at 1055 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 800A, Los Angeles, 90017, adjacent to the Arts Commission's office in downtown Los Angeles.

The monthly rate being offered by Jamison is $1,000 per month ($0.55 per square foot). The current market rate for the space is approximately $3,800 per month ($2.10 per square foot).

The space is available on a month-to-month basis. The rental rate is fixed for six months, with the opportunity to negotiate the continuation of the lease. The space is available immediately.

The tenant would enter into a lease agreement directly with Jamison Properties, Inc. It is possible for one or more entities to share the space, so long as one entity enters into a master tenant lease agreement with the landlord. The space could comfortably accommodate 4-5 small arts organizations.

Please review the Fact Sheet about the space and the agreement requirements, which follow and are available here.

Should you be interested in learning more about this opportunity, a one-time walk-through of the space will be held on:

Tuesday, October 12

4:00-5:00 pm

Los Angeles County Arts Commission

1055 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 800

Los Angeles, 90017

RSVP today at: http://nonprofitartsspace.eventbrite.com

Questions should be referred to Miriam Gonzalez at mgonzalez@arts.lacounty.gov or 213-202-5858.

FREE ARTS ADVICE FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS - Septempber 11, 2010

2010-08-27T02:33:00.001-07:00

AT ARTS TUNE-UP
SEPTEMBER 11 IN LONG BEACH

Individual artists and small budget organizations can benefit from free expert advice and information on various aspects of arts management on Saturday, September 11 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at an "Arts Tune-Up" at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach. Even though the event is free, it is recommended that participants register via SurveyMonkey:

Go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/longbeach0911

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 morning.

Topics for individual artists include Arts Education In-School Resources (K-12) & Working in Arts Education (K-12), Fundraising for Individual Artists, Getting Your Sh*t Together, Green Art Initiatives, Health Insurance for Individual Artists, Individual Artist Resources/Investing in Artists, Intro to Public Art, Is Getting a Masters in Arts Administration the Right Choice for You, Licensing and Resources for Visual Artists, Marketing for Visual Artists and PR for Performing Artists.

Topics for small budget arts organizations include Arts Education In-School Resources (K-12) & Working in Arts Education (K-12), Cultural and Community Outreach, Fundraising for Organizations, LA Stage Alliance and Census & Patron Manager Programs and Marketing for Arts Organizations.

THE FACTS

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

WHEN
Saturday, September 11, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

WHERE
Museum of Latin American Art
Sculpture & Events Garden
628 Alamitos Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90802

HOW MUCH
FREE, but registration is recommended

HOW TO REGISTER
REGISTER through SurveyMonkey.

Go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/longbeach0911

PARKING
Parking is available at no charge

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 the Arts Council for Long Beach in collaboration with the Museum of Latin American Art, LA Stage Alliance and the Center for Cultural Innovation.

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

FILM DISTRIBUTION SERIES - August 25, 2010

2010-08-24T00:17:00.000-07:00

CALIFORNIA LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS IS PLEASED TO PRESENT...
"FILM DISTRIBUTION SERIES"
(This series will sell out! Walk-Ins welcome but we recommend
registering on line in advance!)

August 25, 2010 (7pm to 8:30pm): Film Series (part 1) U.S. Distribution-

Negotiating the Theatrical AgreementSpeaker: Akua Boyenne
DESCRIPTION: All too often in the independent film world, making a movie
is not nearly as difficult as securing a distribution deal. Getting
distribution is frequently more challenging than raising financing and
producing the film. Even so, many filmmakers mistakenly believe if they
make a good film, distribution will be easily obtainable. This is a huge
mistake. Distributors must feel confident that they can make a make a
solid return on their investment to cover the cost and time involved in
distributing a film. Although not necessary, having a name director or
star can improve the chances of securing distribution. Often film
festivals are used to get distribution.

• In this introductory class we will look at the various ways to
obtain U.S. film distribution as well as how to negotiate a U.S.
theatrical distribution agreement.

This workshop is Part 1 of a four-part series on film distribution.
Registration for all four workshops is encouraged but not required.

September 1, 2010 (7pm to 8:30pm): Film Series (part 2) U.S.

Distribution- Negotiating the Producer Representative Agreement
Speaker: Akua Boyenne
September 15, 2010 (7pm to 8:30pm): Film Series (part 3) Foreign

Distribution- Negotiating the Sale AgreementSpeaker: Akua Boyenne
October 27, 2010 (7pm to 8:30pm): Film Series (part 4) Self

Distribution- Exploring Alternative DistributionSpeaker: Akua Boyenne
SPEAKER: Akua Boyenne, Esq. is a graduate of Seton Hall Law School,
Tufts University and extensive programs at UCLA Entertainment Law
Studies. She is admitted to practice in California, New York and New
Jersey, is a member of the American Bar Association (Entertainment Law
Section), the Beverly Hills Bar Association (Entertainment and
Intellectual Property Section), Film Independent, Inc. and the National
Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc.

WHERE: Ken Edwards Center, 1527 Fourth Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401

ADMISSION: General Admission: $20, Members of CLA, Santa Monica
Residents and Co-sponsors: $10, C.L.A. Senior Citizen Members & C.L.A.
Student Members: $5

REGISTRATION: Call CLA at (310) 998-5590, email us (please include your
contactinfo and specify the workshop date(s)) at:
toyin.moses@calawyersforthearts.org
,or register online
at

http://www.calawyersforthearts.org/Default.aspx?pageId=597507

These workshops were made possible, in part, by support provided by the

California Arts Council, the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, and the
California Community Foundation.

Arts Education Roundtable - September 14, 2010

2010-08-23T22:29:00.000-07:00

Arts for All
Arts Education Roundtable

Community Conversations

When: Tuesday, September 14, 2010. 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Where: Los Angeles County Arts Commission
1055 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90017

What: Engage in roundtable conversations to build understanding of diverse perspectives in arts education. Hear from parents, teachers, and school and business leaders about what they value.

Please register by September 10th
http://artsforallartsedroundtable.eventbrite.com/

________________________________
Established by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Arts for All is the dynamic, county-wide collaboration working to create vibrant classrooms, schools, communities and economies through the restoration of all arts disciplines into the core curriculum for each of our 1.7 million public K-12 students.

The Arts for All Arts Education Roundtable is a forum for arts education organizations, teaching artists, and advocates to raise issues pertinent to arts education, advance the work and knowledge of the field, network, and share best practices. Through the Roundtable, Arts for All supports the diverse network of community artists and arts organizations who partner with Los Angeles County schools to ensure all students experience a high quality arts education.

Sign up for the roundtable listserv newsletter by emailing
arts_ed_roundtable-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

CALIFORNIA LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS IS PLEASED TO PRESENT "FILM DISTRIBUTION SERIES" - August 25, 2010

2010-08-20T22:57:00.000-07:00

(This series will sell out! Walk-Ins welcome but we recommend registering on line in advance!)

August 25, 2010: Film Series (part 1) U.S. Distribution- Negotiating the Theatrical Agreement. Speaker: Akua Boyenne

DESCRIPTION: All too often in the independent film world, making a movie is not nearly as difficult as securing a distribution deal. Getting distribution is frequently more challenging than raising financing and producing the film. Even so, many filmmakers mistakenly believe if they make a good film, distribution will be easily obtainable. This is a huge mistake. Distributors must feel confident that they can make a make a solid return on their investment to cover the cost and time involved in distributing a film. Although not necessary, having a name director or star can improve the chances of securing distribution. Often film festivals are used to get distribution.

• In this introductory class we will look at the various ways to obtain U.S. film distribution as well as how to negotiate a U.S. theatrical distribution agreement.

This workshop is Part 1 of a four-part series on film distribution. Registration for all four workshops is encouraged but not required.

September 1, 2010: Film Series (part 2) U.S. Distribution- Negotiating the Producer Representative Agreement

Speaker: Akua Boyenne

September 15, 2010: Film Series (part 3) Foreign Distribution-
Negotiating the Sale AgreementSpeaker: Akua Boyenne

October 27, 2010: Film Series (part 4) Self Distribution- Exploring
Alternative DistributionSpeaker: Akua Boyenne

SPEAKER: Akua Boyenne, Esq. is a graduate of Seton Hall Law School, Tufts University and extensive programs at UCLA Entertainment Law Studies. She is admitted to practice in California, New York and New Jersey, is a member of the American Bar Association (Entertainment Law Section), the Beverly Hills Bar Association (Entertainment and Intellectual Property Section), Film Independent, Inc. and the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc.

WHERE: Ken Edwards Center, 1527 Fourth Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401

ADMISSION: General Admission: $20, Members of CLA, Santa Monica
Residents and Co-sponsors: $10, C.L.A. Senior Citizen Members & C.L.A.

StudentMembers: $5

REGISTRATION: Call CLA at (310) 998-5590, email us (please include your contactinfo and specify the workshop date(s)) at: toyin.moses@calawyersforthearts.org
, or register online at:

http://www.calawyersforthearts.org/Default.aspx?pageId=597507

SAN PEDRO ART CENTER SEEKS GALLERY DOCENTS

2010-08-14T00:07:00.001-07:00

Angels Gate Cultural Center is seeking gallery docent/attendents.*

Angels Gate Cultural Center in San Pedro is looking for docents and
attendents
on weekends and during special events and programs.

Position entails answering phones, providing general information about
exhibitions and programs, tallying gallery/program attendance and
generally making visitors feel at home and well informed when they visit
AGCC. Candidates must be friendly and have good communication skills.
Hours are primarily weekends (9:30-5:30) and evenings during special
events. Must have own transportation. $10 per hour, on an as-needed
basis.

Please contact Marshall Astor for more information at 310-519-0936 or marshall@angelsgateart.org

NEW ENGLAND FILMMAKERS MEETING - August 19, 2010

2010-08-11T10:53:00.001-07:00

NEFM presents Meet & Greet with Film-Friendly Steven... Logo

As members of the film community in the New England area, it is vital that we have our voice heard to help ensure future work in our region.

Steven Howitt, a member of SAG/AFTRA and MPC is running against current State Rep D'Amico, who sponsored HB3854 - a bill that if it had passed would have rolled back the Mass Film Tax Credit, and by it's mere proposal has arguably shown its' effect on this past year's film production activity.

The New England Film Movement is issue-oriented, and not party-aligned. It is critical that as a group we show the diversity of talent, culture, socio-economic status and vocational calling behind the scenes. "Film-Foes" are quick to dismiss the importance of the movement as frivolous and geared toward Hollywood studios making money. This does not accurately depict the true nature of our collective mission, nor does it take into account the backbone of this industry which is comprised of creative, hard-working neighbors and constituents, including not only actors, but writers, designers, stylists, electricians, contractors, caterers, EMTs and so many more - few other ventures touch as many ancillary business as what we are involved in and committed to... hobbyists and full-timers, union and non-union.

Please take the time to join us on Thursday, August 19th, to show the legislature the force behind the New England Film Movement. Your presence alone will go a long way to illustrate that we are a group committed to making New England a viable option and smart choice for film production, and giving us all "The Right To Work."

6-8pm Meet & Greet with Steven Howitt
8-10pm Mix & Mingle with Industry Professionals

Suggested Donation $10
You are invited to the following event:
NEFM presents Meet & Greet with Film-Friendly Steven Howitt

Date:
Thursday, August 19, 2010 from 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM (ET)

Location:
Generations
81 Memorial Drive
Avon MA

ART - ON THE RADIO!

2010-08-11T10:11:00.000-07:00

Stacia on the Arts is a radio program which explores the importance of the arts and the effect on development. Broadcasts live in AM 1680 and then is uploaded to AdrenalineRadio.com and AdviceRadio.com

SEEKING: Listeners, you can download the free podcasts each week online!

SEEKING: Guests! Educators, artists, actors, dancers, musicians, scientists, children, etc... Each guest will be asked about their career in the arts and how visual and performing arts have impacted their lives.

SEEKING: Advertisers $50 for 30 seconds and $75 for 1 minute (which can be split over two weeks) $10 off if you mention laculturenet yahoo group!

For Further Information Contact: 818-568-0058 or starstacia@yahoo.com

YOUTH THEATER SEEKS DIRECTOR+ - September 1, 2010

2010-08-10T21:48:00.000-07:00

The Buena Park Youth Theatre is seeking a director, vocal director, and choreographer for their 2010 November production (Show TBD). Performances will be held November 19-21 & 26-28 in Buena Park. Director interviews will be held Monday, August 16th and Vocal Director and Choreographer interviews will be held on Tuesday, August 17th. Follow up interviews are scheduled for Thursday, August 19th. Interviews by appointment only. The Buena Park Youth Theatre has been producing fully staged Broadway musicals since 1980. Over 2400 young people between the ages of 8-18 have participated in full length shows such as Bye Bye Birdie, Annie Get Your Gun, Once on This Island, Joseph, and many more. Non-union only.

Qualified applicants may email resumes to Dave Labok:

dwlabok@yahoo.com

OPEN AUDITIONS FOR A NEW COMEDY - August 15, 2010

2010-08-10T21:42:00.000-07:00

"The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler", By Jeff Whitty (Avenue Q). Directed by Sabrina Ann Lloyd, at Santa Monica's Morgan-Wixson Theatre, Pico Boulevard @ 27th Street. Open Auditions August 14 & 15. Performance Dates September 25 - October 17.

Details:

http://tinyurl.com/FAHGAuditions
info@morgan-wixson.org

GRAMMY MUSEUM EDUCATOR OPEN HOUSE - August 24, 2010

2010-08-10T21:37:00.000-07:00

Free Educator Open House: Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Come to the GRAMMY Museum for our 2010/2011 Educator Open House. This exciting opportunity for elementary, middle and high school faculty and staff will allow teachers to preview the Museum's exhibits and upcoming educational workshops as well as ask questions of educators who have brought students to the Museum in the past year. All teachers who attend the Educator Open House will be entered to win a transportation scholarship for their class during the 2010/2011 school year. Parking validations for the Olympic East Garage provided. This event is free and open to all teachers and administrators. Please RSVP!

Contact:

education@grammymuseum.org

CALL FOR "DAY OF THE DEAD" THEMED ART - August 27, 2010

2010-08-09T11:12:00.000-07:00

Artists are asked to submit for consideration two and three-dimensional work (including ofrendas/altars) that examines rituals honoring the deceased and/or pays tribute to departed ancestors. Interactive and interpretive works will be particularly encouraged. Entry fee.

For more information:

History Division
El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument
125 Paseo de la Plaza Suite 400
Los Angeles CA 90012

213-485-8437
khue.jacobs@lacity.org

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ON THE INTERNET SEMINAR - August 11, 2010

2010-08-09T11:07:00.001-07:00

CALIFORNIA LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS IS PLEASED TO PRESENT...

Intellectual Property on the Internet: An Advanced Seminar for Artists,
Writers, & Others Who Create & Use Digital Content

AUGUST 11, 2010

With William J.O'Brien, Esq.

DESCRIPTION:This program will provide insights and guidance about the
specialchallenges of using the Internet as a source, medium,
anddistribution channel for creative content.

Topics to be addressedinclude:

*
The practicalities of establishing and protecting copyrights in online
content

*
Ownership and control of collaborative efforts

*
What is "fair use" of copyrighted material?

*
Avoiding liability for unintentional infringement

*
Take-down notices and "safe harbors" under the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act

*
Use of trademarks on the Internet

*
Selection and protection of website names and URLs

*
Cybersquatting and domain-name disputes

SPEAKER:Bill O'Brien, Esq.is a trial and appellate lawyer with more than
19 years of experiencein intellectual property cases. Bill has extensive
experience withcopyright, trademark, trade dress, trade secret, patent,
and ideasubmission cases on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants.
Hiswork has involved I.P. rights in subjects ranging from films
tomilitary aircraft, from music to medical devices, and frominfomercials
to advanced chemistry. He has successfully representedclients in major
jury trials and in the federal and state appellatecourts.

Billbegan his intellectual property career at a widely
respectedintellectual property boutique, Christie Parker & Hale,
beforejoining O'Melveny & Myers, one of the country's top lawfirms. Bill
was a partner at O'Melveny and Co-Chair of its Patentand Technology
Litigation Practice Group. He was also a partner atAlschuler Grossman
Stein & Kahan, one of Southern California'smost highly regarded
entertainment litigation firms.

AtOne LLP, Bill is able to offer personal, high quality legal
servicesfar more efficiently and at much lower cost than is possible in
largefirms. One LLP's leaner and more flexible structure allows Bill
totailor his services to each client's objectives and resources,while
focusing on the objectives that are most likely to bring eachcase to a
successful conclusion. Bill works with clients tostrategically plan and
budget for each case at the outset of his workand on an ongoing basis
thereafter.

Billclosely follows developments in intellectual property law
andprocedure. He frequently speaks and writes on intellectual
propertyissues.

WHEN: Wednesday, August 11, 2010, 7:00-8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Ken Edwards Center, 1527 Fourth Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401

ADMISSION: General Admission: $20, Members of C.L.A., Santa Monica
Residents and Co-sponsors: $10, C.L.A. Senior Citizen Members & C.L.A.
Student Members: $5

REGISTRATION: Call CLA at (310) 998-5590, email us (please include your
contactinfo and specify the workshop date(s)) at:
toyin.moses@calawyersforthearts.org
EScIZY_wz1TcuBnFjSYbphu1CuOPPccQcK62q_L5mluqKaJCuN2ogDqhCrwQ8IFTCz0ePYgO\
86OZGzYkh34vbonXCeY72GLgWe4JYaLw> ,or register online at
http://www.calawyersforthearts.org/Default.aspx?pageId=597507

These workshops were made possible, in part, by support provided by
theCalifornia Arts Council, the Los Angeles County Arts Commission,
andthe California Community Foundation.

HEALTH INSURANCE WORKSHOP FOR PASADENA CA - August 14, 2010

2010-08-02T23:56:00.000-07:00

What: Health Insurance 101 Workshop
Where: Armory Center for the Arts
145 North Raymond Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103
When: Saturday, August 14, 1-3 p.m.

RSVP: http://armory.eventbrite.com
Cost: Free!
Bring: Your questions and a notebook.

Speaker: Michael Grodsky, founder, Aquarius Insurance Services.
About: "Even if youâ€™re healthy now, sooner or later there will
come a time when you will need health insurance. Not having health
insurance when you need it can result in large amounts of debt and bad
credit ratings. Worrying about health insurance and the cost of your
care is the last thing you want to do." ---U.S. Department of Health &
Human Services.

Attendees will learn how to navigate our tangled web of health insurance
options though this unbiased survey of insurance markets. This event is
for individuals & families, businesses, and organizations needing health
insurance. Topics include:

* How to choose a plan.
* Individual & family plans.
* Guaranteed-issue group plans for the self-employed &
organizations.
* Association plans for artists and educators.
* The impact of health insurance reform.

Saturday Health Insurance 101 workshops at the Armory.
1:00-3:00 pm on August 14, September 11, October 16.

For more information contact Michael Grodsky.
HealthInsuranceForArtists.com
phone: (323) 293-6800
email: michael@HealthInsuranceForArtists.com
Aquarius Insurance Services
CA insurance license 0F43491

About the Speaker: Michael Grodsky provides health insurance consulting
services for artists and arts organizations. He is a musician, a board
member for Side Street Projects , a non-profit
artist-run organization, and is the insurance and financial planning
specialist for GYST , an artist-run company
providing information and technology solutions for artists.

Ford Amphitheatre Summer Partnership Program

2010-07-29T06:05:00.001-07:00

Apply for the Ford 2011 Summer Partnership Program
Application Due: Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at 4:00pm.

To begin applying for the 2011 Summer Partnership Program, please click
here to enter information about
your organization and to access the application.

For more information about the 2011 Ford Amphitheatre Summer Partnership
Program and Guidelines, click here
tion%20Guidelines(1).pdf> .

Application Workshops

Ford Theatre staff will host two workshops to review the application
process, discuss eligibility and requirements of applying arts
organizations, and answer questions about the partnership program and
producing at the Ford. Applicants are strongly encouraged to attend.
These workshops will be held at the Ford Theatre at 2580 Cahuenga Blvd.
East in Hollywood on the following dates and times:

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 7:00 p.m

Parking for these workshops is free. If your organization plans to
attend a workshop, please RSVP with your name, organization, email
address and phone number to publicevents@arts.lacounty.gov
or call (323) 856-5793.

FIRST INTERNATIONAL MASTER OF MEDIA.ART.HISTORIES

2010-07-29T06:02:00.001-07:00

(Low residency; English language, international faculty)

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

The postgraduate program MediaArtHistories at the Department for Image Science offers a two-year low residency course of study leading to an M.A. degree. It conveys the most important developments of contemporary art through a network of renowned international theorists, artists, curators and many others.

Artists and programmers give new insights into the latest and most controversial software, interface developments and their interdisciplinary and intercultural praxis. Keywords are: Strategies of Interaction & Interface Design, Social Software, Immersion & Emotion and Artistic Invention. Using online databases and other modern aids, knowledge of computer animation, net art, interactive, telematic and genetic art as well as the most recent reflections on nano art, CAVE installations, augmented reality and wearables are introduced. Historical derivations that go far back into art and media history are tied in intriguing ways to digital art. Important approaches and methods from Image Science, Media Archaeology and the History of Science & Technology will be discussed.

MediaArtHistories MA is based on the international praxis and expertise in Curation, Collecting, Preserving, Archiving and Research in the Media Arts. What are the necessary conditions for a wider consideration of media art works and of new media in the collections of the international contemporary art scene? And in which way can new Databases and other scientific tools of structuring and visualizing data provide new contexts and help to develop the field?

Further Information:

www.donau-uni.ac.at/mediaarthistories

www.virtualart.at

www.mediaarthistory.org/pub/mediaarthistories.html

www.donau-uni.ac.at/telelectures

Media Art Histories is on Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=36056054067&v=wall

PERFORMANCE CLASSES

2010-07-29T05:47:00.001-07:00

July 31 - Playtime with Kristina Wong

*This workshop is about generating and organizing material in performances
that fly past the paper and right into the body. This session will have
participants creating playful unconventional theatrical work that blurs
genres, manipulating the boundaries between the audience and artist, and
taking unexpected turns for the brilliant.*

*Kristina Wong is a nationally presented solo performer and writer. Her work
has been recognized with support from the Creative Capital Foundation,
MAPFUND, National Performance Network, Center for Cultural Innovation,
Durfee Foundation, and four City of LA Artist-in-Residence awards. Her show
Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest was this year’s kick-off event for the
National Endowment for the Arts Theater Institute at the REDCAT. **
www.kristinawong.com*

* Kristina has had a long and enriching with TeAda Productions and we
are privileged to be able to share her work with you!!*

*Classes will be located at TeAda Productions Studio B 6071 Comesy St, Los
Angeles CA, adjacent to Culver City. 90034., this Saturday July 31st from
3-7pm.*

*Classes are 25$ for drop-ins and to register simply email
anthony@teada.org/marie@teada.org or give us a call at 310.998.8765.*

*Looking forward to seeing you there!!! As always have a great week.*

*Best,*

*TeAda Productions.*

UNIQUE RECYCLED MATERIALS FOR ARTISTS

2010-07-29T05:35:00.000-07:00

Calling all visual artists!

The reDiscover Center, a creative reuse center for sustainable environmental education, has a warehouse full of unique materials for your next art piece.

We have fabric, leather, tile, vinyl, metal, jute, wood and other unique one of kind cast offs. Come for an hour or spend the morning browsing. You'll find medium for your next masterpiece at low, low prices (ex. fabric $1 a bag) and help the environment at the same time.

All materials have been saved, from heading to the landfill, through our local pick ups from Southern California Industries.

OPEN, Saturdays 10am-1pm

reDiscover Center
12958 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90066

Art Education

2010-07-29T05:31:00.000-07:00

Core Subject Map Provides Classroom Examples of Integrating the Four Cs into Arts Courses

P21 Collaborates with the Leading Art, Dance, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts Associations to Create 21st Century Skills Map
http://www.p21.org/documents/P21_arts_map_final.pdf

WASHINGTON - July 15, 2010 - The 21st Century Skills Map for the Arts demonstrates how the three Rs and four Cs (critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration and creativity and innovation) can be fused within arts curriculum.

The map was released at a Capitol Hill Briefing by representatives from P21, the American Alliance for Theatre & Education, the Educational Theatre Association, the National Art Education Association, MENC: The National Association for Music Education, the National Dance Association, and the National Dance Education Organization.

The map provides educator-created examples of how art subjects (dance, music, theatre, and visual and media arts) can be fused with skills to create engaging learning experiences that promote 21st century knowledge and skill acquisition.

Kathy Hurley, senior vice president of strategic partnerships for the education services and technology company Pearson and P21 executive board and strategic council chair, said, "I commend America's leading arts education professional associations for joining forces to create a tool that illustrates how the four Cs can be fused with arts education. This new document, P21's fifth core content map, provides practical examples that educators can model as they work to ensure 21st century readiness for every student."

In addition to aligning teaching and learning to the demands of today's world, the map cites specific student outcomes and provides project examples for grades four, eight and 12.

For example, at the fourth-grade level, students could be asked to perform and record the same story three times; once with words only, once with physical movement only, and once with both. They then review the different performances and reflect in group discussions and individual writing about how the presentations and story changed and whether or not one version communicated more effectively than another and why. Through this project, students engage in a creative assignment that requires them to build a diverse set of communication skills.

At the eighth-grade level, students could be asked to examine how composers, artists, choreographers, and playwrights use the arts to communicate particular ideas, themes, or concepts and to evoke particular emotions or feelings. They then would develop multimedia presentations illustrating how such communication occurs through each of the arts disciplines.

In twelfth grade, students could be asked to view and discuss single or multiple works of art created by themselves and their peers. Students would be required to use mutually agreed upon criteria (elements and principals of art and design, subject matter, technique, style, etc.) to describe, analyze, interpret, and make informed judgments about the art works.

"The 21st Century Skills Map for the Arts, which includes examples that reflect classroom practice, represents a major achievement in showing how core subjects, such as the arts, can be fused with the four Cs," said Michael Blakeslee, senior deputy executive director, MENC: The National Association for Music Education. "The examples in this map illustrate how the arts promote habits that cultivate curiosity, imagination, creativity and evaluation skills, as well as all the essential skills that students need to be successful in today's world. This document demonstrates that the arts are among society's most compelling and effective paths for ensuring 21st century readiness for every student."

The 21st Century Skills Map for the Arts is the fifth in a series of core content maps designed for educators, administrators and policy-makers. All of the Partnership's resources are freely available at www.P21.org.

About the Partnership for 21st Century Skills: P21 is a national organization that advocates for 21st century readiness for every student. As the United States continues to compete in a global economy that demands innovation, P21 and its members provide tools and resources to help the U.S. education system keep up by fusing the three Rs and four Cs (critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration and creativity and innovation). While leading districts and schools are already doing this, P21 advocates for local, state and federal policies that support this approach for every school.

21st Century Skills Leadership States include: Arizona, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin and West Virginia.

Member organizations include: Adobe Systems, Inc., American Association of School Librarians, Apple, ASCD, Blackboard, Inc., Cable in the Classroom, Crayola, Cisco Systems, Inc., Dell, Inc., EF Education, Education Networks of America, Educational Testing Service, Gale, Cengage Learning, Hewlett Packard, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Intel Corporation, JA Worldwide, K12, KnowledgeWorks Foundation, LEGO Group, Lenovo, Learning Point Associates, Leadership and Learning Center, McGraw-Hill, Measured Progress, Microsoft Corporation, National Education Association, National Academy Foundation, Nellie Mae Education Foundation, netTrekker, Oracle Education Foundation, Pearson, Project Management Institute Educational Foundation, Quarasan!, Scholastic Education, Sesame Workshop, Sun Microsystems, Inc., The Walt Disney Company, and Verizon. Organizations or states interested in joining the Partnership may contact info@21stcenturyskills.org.

Contact: Albert Lang (202) 585-0243 (w); (202) 207-8510 (c); alang@eluminategroup.com

2010-07-28T00:38:00.000-07:00

The Estheticist is a free service that provides advise, guidance and answers questions about the contemporary visual arts profession. Questions may relate to professional dilemmas, ethical issues in the art world conflict of interest-scenarios, basic skills questions (how does one enter into the biennial circuit?) practical matters or serious theoretical issues.

Contact:

estheticist@aol.com

ANNOUNCE YOUR UPCOMING EXHIBITION WITH E-ARTNOW

2010-07-26T10:46:00.000-07:00

e-artnow is an artists' initiative founded in january 2008 in Prague, Czech Republic. We provide an independent and competitive alternative to the existing electronic art news distribution with a Do It Yourself philosophy.

Details:

http://www.e-artnow.org
e-artnow_pr@e-artnow.org

NEWARK NJ LIFE DRAWING WITH INSTRUCTION - August 1, 2010

2010-07-25T10:25:00.000-07:00

Sumei Multidisciplinary Art Center

Last Summer Class

Tuesday August 10, 2010, 7-10 pm
Registration by August 1, 2010
Instructor: William Coronado
Using the model, instructor will give specific exercises in contour and blind contour drawings, chiaroscuro, applying light and shadow to create an illusion of solidity, correct proportion, foreshortening, emphasizing the rounded character of the body, one on one instruction as well as group discussion and lecture.

William Coronado has a BS and a BFA from New Jersey City University; he has won the Karen Meyers Ziccardi Art Award, the Newark Municipal Council 9th Annual Art Exhibit Art Award and more recently the New American Paintings Award Issue #75. He currently teaches art in New Jersey.

All Sessions: $15 each. Class size is limited to 15.
To register: Send check or MO to Sumei Art Center
Sumei Multidisciplinary Art Center 85 Hamilton Street, corner of NJ Railroad Ave, Newark, NJ 07105
Phone: 973-589-5525 or email: info@sumei.org
Directions: sumei.org
Sumei Multidisciplinary Art Center 85 Hamilton Street, corner of NJ Railroad Ave, Newark, NJ 07105

Regular weekly classes begin in September

HOW TO INCREASE YOUR COMPENSATION - August 6, 2010

2010-07-21T12:37:00.000-07:00

Emerging Arts Leaders/LA and the Claremont Graduate University Arts Management Program invite you to:

"How to Increase Your Compensation"

Led by Laura Zucker, Executive Director of the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and Director of the Masters in Arts Management Program at Claremont Graduate University

How much are you worth to your organization? The process of increasing your compensation begins long before you sit down to negotiate your salary. Geared toward emerging arts professionals in organizations of all sizes, this workshop will lead you through the practical strategies to assess your worth and maximize it.

When: Saturday, August 14, 2010
9:30-10:00 am: Check-in/Coffee
10:00 am- 12:00 pm: Workshop
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Networking lunch (lunch will be provided)

Where: Claremont Graduate University, Burkle Building, Room 16, 1021 N. Dartmouth Ave, Claremont CA 91711. Free street parking is available. Carpooling is encouraged.

Registration: The registration fee is $10.00. Please register by Friday, August 6 at http://bit.ly/btVekC.
This workshop can only accommodate the first 90 people who register.

For questions about this event, please email artsleadersla@gmail.com.

Talia Gibas
Arts Education Coordinator
Arts for All: LA County Regional Blueprint for Arts Education

Los Angeles County Arts Commission
1055 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90017
P: (213) 202-5933
F: (213) 580-0017
E: tgibas@arts.lacounty.gov

PASADENA HEALTH INSURANCE 101 WORKSHOP - July 10, 2010

2010-06-22T21:53:00.000-07:00

What: Health Insurance 101 Workshop

Cost: Free!

Where: Armory Center for the Arts
145 North Raymond Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103
When: Saturday, July 10, 1:00-3:00pm

RSVP: http://armory.eventbrite.com

Bring: Your questions and a notebook.

Speaker: Michael Grodsky, financial planner
About: This workshop provides unbiased information to help you navigate
the tangled web of our health insurance options. Topics include:

* How to choose a plan.
* Understanding your purchase options:
* Individual & family plans.

* Guaranteed-issue group plans for the self-employed.
* Association plans for artists.
* The impact of federal health insurance reform.

SUMMER SCHEDULE: Health Insurance 101 workshops at the Armory, Saturdays
1:00-3:00 pm
July 10, August 14, September 11, October 16

For more information contact Michael Grodsky.
HealthInsuranceForArtists.com
phone: (323) 293-6800
email: michael@HealthInsuranceForArtists.com
Aquarius Insurance Services
CA insurance license 0F43491

About the Speaker : Michael Grodsky is a musician, financial planner,
and the founder of Aquarius Insurance Services, whose mission is to
provide unbiased education and access to health insurance for California
artists. He serves as a board member for Side Street Projects
, a non-profit artist-run organization, and is
an insurance and financial planning specialist for GYST
, an artist-run company providing information and
technology solutions for artists.

LA PAY WHAT YOU CAN THEATER WORKSHOP - August 15, 2010

2010-06-21T22:51:00.000-07:00

THE SACRED ACTOR WORKSHOP OFFICIALLY BEGINS TUESDAY JUNE 22nd 7-10PM
at:

THE COMPLEX
6476 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90038
Street Parking available!

Email me, Facebook me, or call me today at: 310-392-8212 to RSVP

This is a PAY WHAT YOU CAN, WHEN YOU CAN workshop that meets every TUESDAY and THURSDAY throughout June and July and part of August with performances to be scheduled in Late August.

This is a wonderfully nurturing, supportive, and safe space where you can create your own material for collaboration. First time performers and seasoned artists equally welcome!

I promise you a summer of amazing shared experience, support, friendship, and powerful theatre art.

Do not miss this amazing opportunity to invest in yourself and your passions.
Always,

Josh

www.sacredactor.com
"GET FEARLESS"

WEST COAT MA IN ARTS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - June 29, 2010

2010-06-21T22:30:00.000-07:00

Are YOU passionate about the arts?
Hear about the only M.A in Arts Management program available on the West Coast!

Claremont Graduate University and the City of West Hollywood's Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission

Invite you to a brown bag lunch

Tuesday, June 29, 2010
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Community Room (First Floor)
West Hollywood City Hall
8300 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069

Laura Zucker, Executive Director of the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and director of the Arts Management program will speak about this academic opportunity and the Executive M.A in Arts Management, a unique program for mid and senior level executives in the nonprofit and philanthropic cultural sectors.

Please join us— we'll provide refreshments.
RSVP to diana.luna@cgu.edu or call 909.607.9109 by June 26.

Parking is available on the street and at the public parking structure located at Kings Road and Santa Monica Blvd (above Aaron Brothers).
Visit www.cgu.edu/am

ART CITY MAYORAL CAMPAIGN - November 4, 2010

2010-06-21T18:54:00.000-07:00

Art Daily is launching a campaign for mayor of Art City with a campaign platform advocating More Art in the City and Voting Rights for Children of all ages. Art is inviting debate on these and other issues, and now you can join the debate with your own ideas of what our community needs. If you want to participate in the creation of Art City, now you too can campaign for mayor. Playing rules are online. All the world is onstage, it seems. Feel free to put on a show.

Contact:

http://www.artcitygame.com

FLAGSTAFF ARIZONA OPEN STUDIOS - August 7, 2010

2010-06-15T01:09:00.001-07:00

2532 N. Fourth Street, PMB 246

Flagstaff, AZ 86004

(928)522-6969

flagstaff-arts.org

For Immediate Release:

The 13th Annual Flagstaff Open Studios will take place on the weekend of August 28 and 29, 2010. This self guided, free tour of over 80 Flagstaff artists’ studios has become an annual tradition bringing 1000’s of visitors to Northern Arizona each year. This year’s preview event “Prelude”, which allows viewers to preview the artist’s work they may want to visit, has changed. For the first time “Prelude” will extend two weeks after Open Studios and feature a gala closing reception as well as an opening reception at the Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 Ft. Valley Road in Flagstaff. Brochures for the events will be available at the Flagstaff Visitors Center, local art galleries and many other locations around the area in early July.

“Prelude” opens on Saturday, August 7 with an opening reception featuring free refreshments and entertainment between the hours of 6 and 9 PM. The closing reception will take place on Friday, September 11 and will feature many surprises for the public.

For further information call Judy Sall at (928)526-3051, Mike Frankel, (928)522-6969 or visit the Artists’ Coalition of Flagstaff at flagstaff-arts.org.

NEW JERSEY COMIC EXPOSITION - June 19, 2010

2010-06-13T23:14:00.000-07:00

NJ COMIC EXPO ADDS CARTOON PORTFOLIO REVIEW FOR ASPIRING ILLUSTRATORS June 19 Expo Keeps Adding Special Guests and Events To Day Of Pop Culture, Toys and Comics

(POMPTON LAKES, NJ - June 11, 2010) Aspiring cartoonists can have their work reviewed by working professionals thanks to Captain Action Enterprises of Ridgewood, NJ, just one of the more than 50 well known comic creators, toy and pop culture dealers and their fans that are coming to the Armory in Riverdale, NJ on Saturday, June 19.

"I'm delighted that Captain Action Enterprises is offering this to our audience," said Tom Jeron, promoter of this first NJ Comic Expo, "It's extremely generous of them as is the free appraisals that Gary Sohmers of 'The Antiques Roadshow' will be doing from 10 until 4."
Comic creators who will be attending throughout the day include Denny O’Neil, Joe Staton, Irwin Hasen, Guy Dorian, Ian Dorian, Rich Mesick, Steve Mannion, Rick Parker, Bob Wiacek, Scott Roberts, Jim Salicrup, Ivan Brandon, Andy MacDonald, and Fernando Ruiz. Toy designers and comic companies on hand include locally based McFarlane Toys and retroprauneurs Captain Action Enterprises. Also appearing is the professional wrestler/actor Brimstone, and Blinky Productions, a fan film production favorite.

The Expo also features an ongoing superhero and sci-fi fantasy costume contest hosted by Cosplay Confederates and emceed by Raven Stormbringer and culminating at 3pm with the announcement of the Suzanne Lemore Memorial Make-Up Award for Exceptional Make-Up. Judging of the runway style presentation is by professional costumers and special guest artists. PG-13 standards apply - no nudity and 'no costume' is no costume. Registration is available on site or by sending an email to: sysop@sickpups.org.

Photo opportunities include TV's Batmobile, The Black Beauty, a working Lost in Space Robot and a local area Dark Knight style Batman with his own custom Batmobile.

The NJ Comic Expo is at the Riverdale Armory, 107 Newark Pompton Turnpike in Riverdale, NJ on June 19th, 2010. Show Hours are from 10am-6pm with an admission fee of $5, children under 3 are free. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. For more information go to the shows website at www.njcomicexpo.com or to the shows FaceBook page at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/NJ-Comic-Expo/107521212620293?ref=ts or by email to tomlinpromotions@gmail.com.

Moonstone Comics Captain Action Issue 0, Art by Mark Sparacio "Captain Action comes to Riverdale, NJ for the NJ Comic Expo Saturday 6-19-10 at the Riverdale Armory from 10 AM till 6PM!"

Joleen Seims as LINK from The Legend of Zelda. Costume and make-up by RAM FX Studios of Newton, NJ, founder of Cosplay Confederates

Theatre training opportunities - summer 2010

2010-05-31T21:49:00.001-07:00

July 2 - 6 - Riga, Latvia - "Theatre Biomechanics" -
Intensive practical training. Performer’s psycho-physical instrument in the teaching of Vsevolod Meyerhold.
Theatre Biomechanics training. Classical Etudes.
http://www.iugte.com/projects/Biomechanics.php

***
August 16 - 22 - Retzhof Castle, Leitring bei Leibnitz, Austria
"International Physical Theatre Laboratory" -
Intensive practical training, lectures, discussions and the conference. Performer's physicality as the principal creative instrument. Physical Theatre as the bold, vibrant and multidimensional approach to contemporary theatre performance.
http://www.iugte.com/projects/PhysicalTheatre.php
***

August 19 - 22 - Retzhof Castle, Leitring bei Leibnitz, Austria
International Conference "Performing Arts Training Today"
The conference is open to performers, performing arts educators and teachers from all over the world interested in the research of topical questions and processes in contemporary performing arts education and training. Practical workshops, lectures and work presentations.
http://www.iugte.com/projects/ArtConference.php

And visit the updates on IUGTE photo gallery!
http://picasaweb.google.ru/globtheatre

NYC LECTURE AND WEBSITE REVIEW - July 17, 2010

2010-05-26T09:29:00.000-07:00

Artists' Website Review with Matthew Deleget

Thursday, July 17 from 6-8 pm

Cost: Free for current Keyholder Residency recipients
$12 for LESP Studio Renters and current Members
$15 for all other artists

Join the Printshop for an evening of live, real-time diagnostic of artists' websites led by painter, curator, and writer Matthew Deleget. Each participating artist will have their website personally evaluated and receive user feedback. Topics addressed will cover every conceivable area related to the internet, including design, information architecture, search engine optimization, interactivity, marketing, revenue, etc.

Space is limited! Purchase tickets here or call 212-673-5390.

* * *

Matthew DelegetMATTHEW DELEGET is an abstract painter, curator, and writer whose work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. From 1998-2009, Matthew worked at the New York Foundation for the Arts, where he founded and directed NYFA's Information & Research Department. This included all of NYFA's on- and offline programs for and about artists, including its comprehensive web site, classified listings, artist magazine, artist learning area, searchable databases and collaborative research projects. More than 4.5 million individuals use NYFA's information programs annually.

Matthew is a member of American Abstract Artists, the Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation's Artist Advisory Committee, and the board of The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts. He has received awards from the American Academy of Arts & Letters, Brooklyn Arts Council, and The Golden Rule Foundation, and his work has been reviewed in The New York Times, Flash Art, and Artnet Magazine, among others.

In 2003, Matthew founded MINUS SPACE, a platform for reductive art based in Brooklyn, NY, where he has also organized more than 20 solo and group exhibitions, as well as at other collaborating venues on the national and international levels.

For more information, visit www.matthewdeleget.com

Lower East Side Printshop

306 W. 37th Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10018
212-673-5390
info@printshop.org
www.printshop.org

What Makes You Fall in Love with Your City - May 28, 2010

2010-05-16T11:07:00.001-07:00

NORFOLK, VA: Join us in a discussion of how art is part of this mysterious process. The Virginia Commission for the Arts, Norfolk Public Art Commission, Chrysler Museum and the Virginia Alliance of Local Arts Agencies are excited to present the fourth annual spring mini-conference, Artful Districts, inspired by community love of public art and meaningful spaces. This lively day of networking and presentations (and a delicious lunch) will be held at the Chrysler Museum, located at 245 West Olney Road in Norfolk on Thursday, May 27, 2010, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm with a guided tour of Norfolk public art on Friday, May 28th, from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm.

Speakers include:
Raymond L. Gindroz, co-founder, principal emeritus of Urban Design Associates;
- And one of the world’s top urban planners who has worked on the Norfolkian urban canvas for over 20 years
Kent Bloomer, designer, sculptor, and fabricator of Ornament in Architecture
- And top Yale architecture professor and author and advocate for ornamentation in architecture and public artist (or is that public ornamentor)
Naomi Natale, founder of One Million Bones and The Cradle Project, TED Fellow
- Some day you will say I heard her speak before, some day you might say you were part of ending genocide or feeding starving children. Don’t believe me? Look her up.
Arts Commissioners from Norfolk, Alexandria, Arlington and Roanoke, Virginia
- Yup, members of those amazing groups of volunteers who agree to work for free (with government bureaucracy!) Come with questions about why they do it.

Who Should Attend:
• Artists
• People who make the conscious choice to live and invest in their community every day
• Art patrons
• Difference makers
• Community lovers
• Mother Earth dwellers
• YOU

Conference Fees:
Both Days: $40
Thursday Only: $30 per person; includes morning coffee, lunch & reception
Friday (Optional): $10; includes breakfast and public art bus tour

Agenda, Speaker Bios, Registration Information:
Visit www.artfuldistricts.blogspot.com for a registration form, complete agenda, discounted hotel information, directions, speaker biographies and Facebook event page. Registration and payment must be received by postal mail before Friday, May 21, 2010.

Questions ? Contact:
Karen Rudd, Manager, Cultural Affairs, City of Norfolk
(757) 664-6883: karen.rudd@norfolk.gov

Public Art Chattanooga Announces Public Voting - April 15, 2010

2010-04-12T10:16:00.000-07:00

Public Art Chattanooga Announces Public Voting for

On the Fence, a Public Art Project

Chattanooga, TN - Public Art Chattanooga is inviting the public to vote for their favorite fence for On the Fence, a temporary public art project. The following eight fences selected to be part of the exhibition will be installed on chain link fences along the Main Street corridor and ready for public viewing on April 15:

1) Our Shared Home, by Battle Academy Artists, located at Main St and Rossville Av

2) I Am Here: On the Fence, by Cat Collier, 1ocated at 401 East Main St

3) Rain Wash, by Matthew Dutton, located at 1701 Rossville Ave

4) Natura Tectum, by Elemi Architects, located at 1701 Rossville Ave

5) Procession, by Team Girls Preparatory School, located at 401 East Main St

6) Sunderwall, by Christian Rushing, located a 1400 Broad St

7) Spare Parts, by Set in Stone, located at 301 East Main St

8) Rubber Forest, by Joe Thomas, located at 220 West Main St

In order to involve the greater Chattanooga community in the process, and to encourage the community to visit the fences, citizens are invited to cast a vote for their favorite fence at the 4 Bridges Art Festival at the First Tennessee Pavilion on Saturday, April 17 from 10 am to 6 pm and Sunday, April 18 from 11 am to 5 pm. Voting will also be available online at www.onthefencedesign.com from April 17-24.

On the Fence was designed to reveal the potential of Main Street, an area at the center of urban revitalization currently obscured by chain link fences in the Southside district of downtown Chattanooga. To complement renewal efforts, local artists, graphic designers, architects, schools, and individuals submitted designs for art installations to be exhibited on the chain link fences along the Main Street corridor. In February, a panel consisting of Public Art Committee members, neighborhood residents, and area property owners selected 8 winning proposals. The art installations will be on view for up to one year. On the Fence is made possible with the generous support of the Lyndhurst Foundation.

Public Art Chattanooga (PAC) introduces a wide range of public art into the community enhancing the public realm and enriching the lives of visitors and residents. PAC is housed in the Chattanooga Department of Parks and Recreation.

Jordan Baseman- Nature's Great Experiment - Tuesday, April 14, 2010

2010-04-11T02:08:00.000-07:00

Screening & Panel Talk with:

Jordan Baseman, Susan MacWilliam, Richard West & Dr. Tony O'Neill

Tuesday 13th April from 7pm

Catalyst Arts is showing Nature’s Great Experiment, by artist/filmmaker Jordan Baseman, just one leg of a national tour as p art of the Wellcome Collection’s Identity Project season. The tour comprises three films created in 2007 with funding from the Wellcome Trust and Arts and Humanities Research Board.

Heavily edited interviews coalesce with 16mm archive film from the Wellcome Collection library, field recordings, and/or new footage created by Baseman himself, to create powerful, astute and often disturbing insights into the work of the Twin Research Team at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London. Exploring the perspectives of those involved (the scientist, the family interviewer and the mother of twins), the project raises the question: What constitutes normality?

Screenings will be followed by a discussion involving Baseman, prominent artists, and scientists in the field of twin research. The project will continue online with written pieces by the participants after the screenings at http://www.naturesgreatexperiment.com

On 13 April Catalyst Arts, Belfast will host Nature’s Great Experiment. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with artists Jordan Baseman and Susan MacWilliams; Dr Tony O’Neill - Senior Lecturer, Queen’s University, Belfast and Consultant Psychiatrist, Mater Hospital, Belfast; and Richard West – Co-founder of Factotum, Editor of Source Photographic Review and The Vacuum.

For further information please contact: www.catalystarts.org.uk | 028 9031 3303 Please note no booking is required to attend this event.

This project is part of the Wellcome Trust’s nine-month UK-wide season of activity exploring identity: www.theidentityproject.org.uk

For press information please contact: events@naturesgreatexperiment.com

http://www.naturesgreatexperiment.com

i RAN HOME presents Iran Inside Out - Tailored - April 2010

2010-04-04T23:57:00.001-07:00

i RAN HOME presents Iran Inside Out - Tailored
at Galerie Christian Hosp (Halle am Wasser, Invalidenstr. 50/51, 10557 Berlin)

PLEASE JOIN US for presentations, performances and talks on inclusion/exclusion, censorship, and self-censorship of non-Western art in the institutionalized art scene.

Two exciting weekends (April 9-11 / April 16-18) with an interactive program on the exhibition "Iran Inside Out", which travelled from NYC to Chicago to Dubai.

With every move to another city the exhibition was redesigned. We want to further analyze what exactly motivated these changes. Why were some artists excluded, why were their works exchanged for others? Who was left behind in this seemingly tailor-made exhibition, which had to appear in a new outfit whenever it changed locations?

From there, we would like to move on and follow up on aspects of inclusion/exclusion, censorship, and self-censorship in relating fields of cultural activities.

Program

- Friday April 9, 2010, from 7 pm

1. Presentation of the film "So hot?! So not?!", 2010, by Shahram Entekhabi in collaboration with Kristina Paustian

2. Talk with Shahram Entekhabi, Kathrin Becker, N.N., moderated by Sophia Schultz

3. "So hot?! So not?!" (questionnaire)

- Saturday April 10, 2010, from 7 pm

1. Presentation, live performance, and talk: "Ban on music in Iran“ with Heydar Sajedi, composer and musician for theatre and film, moderated by Jamila Adeli

2. "So hot?! So not?!" (questionnaire continued)

- Sunday April 11, 2010, from 2 pm

1. Workshop "Lost in Transmission"
with Shahram Entekhabi and Sophia Schultz (by invitation only)

The starting point for the workshop is the following questions:

- Art and cultural policy: What is the role of non-Western art in the institutional context of the West? What if the context shifts from the Western to the non-Western institutional context? Is there a hidden agenda?

- Art and market: How is the profile of non-Western art that is being shaped in the various cultural settings mirrored on the art market?

From there, we would like to move on and follow up on aspects of inclusion/exclusion, censorship, and self-censorship in relating fields of cultural activities.

- Friday, April 16, 2010, from 7 pm

1. Publication of the results of the "So hot?! So not?!" questionnaire

2. Live Curating "Boîte iranienne en valise"

- Saturday, April 17, 2010, from 7 pm

1. Presentation of the results of the "Lost in Transmission" workshop (open to the public)

- Sunday, April 18, 2010, from 2 pm

Workshop and closing of the event with Shahram Entekhabi and Sophia Schultz (by invitation only)

- Follow-up on the last workshop, coming up with an idea for a publication and for the next i RAN HOME project.

The project "Iran Inside Out - Tailored" by i-RAN-HOME.org is organised by Shahram Entekhabi in collaboration with Sophia Schultz, Kathrin Becker, Kristina Paustian, and Jamila Adeli

Supported by Gallery Christian Hosp, Berlin.

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CENTER FOR MISSED CONNECTIONS...

2010-03-29T11:25:00.000-07:00

Helloooooo

Holy Moly it is pretty exciting over here. We've got Ingrid Burrington's intriguing and humorous piece to share with you. In fact we liked it so much that we made a special edition poster of her Taxonomy of Missed Connections. Next month we'll be in Chicago for the NEXT art fair. AND next week we'll be letting you know about a whole new funding program we've started for artists!

Best, Eleanor and Oliver

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TPG13: "Center for Missed Connections Information Initiative" by Ingrid Burrington

The Center for Missed Connections Information Initiative is an edition of 100 booklet sets by artist Ingrid Burrington analyzing missed connections posts on Craigslist. It is the most recent project by Burrington's pseudo-think tank - the CMC - which seeks not only to chart the loneliness of city life but to "encourage people to pay greater attention to those fleeting moments in cities that appear insignificant but linger in memory, producing a richer and more romantic and/or sleazy experience of the urban environment." The set contains a Citizen's Field Guide, a Field Observation Workbook, a fold-out "Taxonomy of Missed Connections," as well as a full-color "Geographic Missed Connections Study: New York".

In her review of the work, Madeleine Zinn says that it, "experiments with and questions our understanding of illusion and reality, blurring the two, while also offering an honest commentary on this phenomenon of communal loneliness and need for human connection in our country. This "outreach initiative" provides a critique of the way in which we communicate, date, relate, and experience loneliness and one another."

Our Annotated Links focus on other works that have been inspired by Missed Connections and on other artists/groups that work as think tanks, businesses, and organizations. We start the Discussion off with a question about how do we think about data and infographics in a time when we are now inundated with data about the minutia of our lives.
CONTRIBUTE YOUR THOUGHTS >>

The Center for Missed Connections Information Inititative is an edition of 100. There are back issues available. GO HERE TO GET YOURS>>

Special Edition: Taxonomy of Missed Connections Poster

We found ourselves very enraptured with Ingrid's Taxonomy of Missed Connections in the back of the "Citizen's Field Guide." So much so that we wanted to see it in poster form. So, for the first time, we are offering a Special Edition of The Present Group to everyone!

The Taxonomy classifies Missed Connections posts on a multitude of criterion such as demographic, degree (double take, actual conversation, hookup), reason for connection missed (in a hurry, not wanting to be "that guy") and location (gym). The poster presents this information in an easy to digest format.

This two color silk screened poster (dark brown and light turquoise) is 18" x 24" and printed on 100% recycled 95 lb Reincarnation Matte.

GET YOURS ($20) >>
or
BUY THEM BOTH AS A COMBO DEAL (save $10!) >>

Up Next: Matt Cella

Matthew Cella, "Map 1024," 48" x 72" wide. UV print on brushed aluminum

The Present Group is proud to announce that Matt Cella will be our fourteenth artist.

Matt Cella fabricates multi-media works that are the product of digitally collaged .;::’til;ps and //??>s. Born in 1981, he received his MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute, and currently lives and works in San Francisco.

The Present Group shows at the Next Art Fair
April 30th - May 3rd at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago

More than an art fair, NEXT is a showcase for the world's talents and an adventure in cutting-edge culture. An opportunity to redefine the relationship between art and its public, NEXT is a portal to seeing contemporary art in new, innovative, eye-opening ways. NEXT will include works from both commercial and non-commercial arts organizations--galleries, project spaces, art publications and key private contemporary collections from around the world. LEARN MORE >>

We can be friends if you want.

WANTED WORKS

2010-03-25T23:29:00.001-07:00

we are proud to present "Critical Essay: Not an Artist" (written by Adam)

http://www.brodypaetau.com/?page_id=252

All the best, Ondrej Brody & Kristofer Paetau

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Osage Gallery Events - April 2010

2010-03-25T11:48:00.000-07:00

Switched On!

Electronics + Improv + Workshops @ Osage Soho

April 1-9 2010

Be Switched On! this April @ Osage Soho

Performances by international and Hong Kong artists

Workshops on the crafts of synthesizing, field recording, circuit bending and much more! Suitable for artists, musicians and anyone curious about sound and sonic art.

01.04.2010 (Thu)

6pm-7pm

Artists’ Talk: Techno(sexual) Bodies X

Launch of dorkbot-hk, the Hong Kong station of the international network for electricity. This will be followed by talks by the co-curator and artists from the exhibition Techno(sexual) Bodies, at Videotage, the founder of dorkbot-sf, programmer of Stelarc's Prosthetic Head and Survival Research Lab. They will present their projects relating to sex, technology, post-humanism and cyberspace. The talk is co-presented by dorkbot-hk and Videotage

Speakers:

Johannes Grenzfurthner (Austria), Heather Kelley (USA/CAN), Karen Marcelo (USA), Bonni Rambatan (Indonesia)

01.04.2010 (Thu)

8pm-9.30pm

Performance: Tetragrammaton (Japan) + Dickson Dee (Hong Kong)

+ Richard Francis (NZ)

Tetragrammaton (Japan)

TOMO - Hurdy Gurdy, Soprano Saxophone, Theremin, Electronics

Cal Lyall - (Tabletop) Guitar, Electronics

Nobunaga Ken - Drums, Percussion

April 3-4 WORKSHOPS with Hong Kong Sound Artists

For the uninitiated. No experience necessary.

03.04.2010 (Sat)

7-9pm

Extend Your Ears

An Introduction to Field Recording, by Edwin Lo

In this workshop on field recording, Edwin Lo will show how to successfully record the sounds surrounding you and how they can be transformed and incorporated in a sonic art work. He will explain the different perspectives of this practice by sharing his thoughts, and will guide you through his experiences, different creative works and actual field-recording. This will enable the participants to have a better understanding of this technique.

04.04.2010 (Sun)

4-6pm

SoundLab

Unorthodox Sound Making with Wong Chung-fai, a.k.a Sin:Ned

Wong Chung-fai will lead participants to explore non-standard sound making processes with everyday objects. Get hands on with electronics and explore the hidden sounds around you!

Wong Chung-fai, a.k.a Sin:Ned will lead this workshop is for all those who believe that all sounds are equal, and all sounds deserved to be listened equally and deeply; those who hear music in noise and have fond interest in the beauty of chaos and errors and those who want to explore the hidden sounds around us and alternative approaches to sounds and music.

What to expect: Theory and practice of non-standard sound making processes, ranging from circuit bending to mis-use of non-musical devices. The workshop will feature live demonstrations by sound artist Sin:Ned and his avant-group No One Pulse. No previous experience is necessary.

What to bring: Open mind and old small battery operated devices such as: radio, old mobile phones, remote controls, wireless mouse…etc.

09.04.2010 (Sun)

7-9pm

Become a Sound Sculptor

Using Synthesizers and Effects, with Paul Yip

This workshop with Paul Yip will teach participants how to make interesting and distinctive sounds and create a unique sound sculpture with your own hand. Using synthesizers and effects: ADSR envelopes, filters, oscillators, ring modulators, LFO, reverb, delay, distortion, overdrive etc, this workshop will demonstrate the infinite ways to create interesting and distinctive sounds and allow participants to create their own sound sculptures.

09.04.2010 (Fri)

7.30-9pm

Performance: C-drík (Belgium/ Zaire) Live In Hong Kong 2010,

supported by Alok/ KWC

From electro-acoustic to electro-ethnic experimentations, from punk to free jazz…

NYC WHITE COLUMNS READING - April 8, 2010

2010-03-24T22:02:00.001-07:00

WHITE COLUMNS

INVITES YOU TO

AN UNMISSABLE NEW YORK READING BY

DODIE BELLAMY
KEVIN KILLIAN
TIM GRIFFIN

THURSDAY APRIL 8, 7PM

ADMISSION FREE

WHITE COLUMNS
320 WEST 13TH STREET
(ENTRY IS ON HORATIO STREET BETWEEN HUDSON AND 8TH AVENUE)
NEW YORK, NY 10014
WWW.WHITECOLUMNS.ORG

WHITE COLUMNS / 1970 - 2010 / 40 YEARS OF SUPPORT FOR ARTISTS

SAVE THE DATE / MAY 15 - WHITE COLUMNS 2010 BENEFIT AUCTION.

HORSE ART

2010-03-24T10:55:00.000-07:00

Dear Equine Artist:

The new Paint My Horse Studios web site for equine artists was launched on March 17, 2010. We are experiencing a great number of hits on the web site and expect it to increase significantly as people spread the word about the possibility of winning a painting of their horse. It is now advertised on www.stablemates.com and the GDCTA is printing an ad to promote us in their newsletter which is distributed to over 700 horse lovers.

In order to grow awareness of the wonderful equine artists at Paint My Horse Studios we are placing a co-op ad in the June issue of Art Collector Magazine which features the Art of the Horse. I have attached a pdf mock-up of it to this email.

Paint My Horse Studios is pleased to offer you the ability to get into this issue via our single full page ad. The full page ad costs $2800, but by sharing this ad, we can each participate at the low price of $280. There are only 9 spaces available so you must act quickly.

In order to be considered for this ad you must send us one horizontal and one vertical image that is 300 dpi at 2” by 2.5” by March 31, 2010. If you are selected to participate in the ad we will send you a link from PayPal to make your payment. You must pay for your ad by April 3, 2010. We will pick one of the images you sent to place in the ad, depending on what looks best in the ad.

If you are accepted to participate in the ad, and you pay, and submit your images by April 3, 2010, we will also gift you ad space on PaintMyHorseStudios.com. You can have your choice of an ad on the commission an artist page or the equine art gallery page for one year. That’s an added value of $150.

To apply, simply email two high res images of your best horse paintings or drawings, and a link to your web site to Barbara at info@paintmyhorsestudios.com. If your art is selected to be in our co-op ad for Art Collector Magazine, I will send you a link to pay via PayPal. If you have any questions you can call me at 770.377.9335. Please leave a message if I don't answer.

Best wishes for a lovely year of painting and selling your equine art!

Barbara Rush
Contemporary Equine Artist and Entrepreneur
www.barbararush.com
www.paintmyhorsestudios.com
www.equineartshows.com
www.synergyfineart.com

Split Rock Arts Program – summer workshops and seasonal retreats

2010-03-23T11:57:00.001-07:00

Split Rock Arts Program – summer workshops and seasonal retreats

The University of Minnesota’s Split Rock Arts Program offers summer workshops and seasonal

retreats in creative writing, visual art, and design held on the Twin Cities campus and at the University's Cloquet Forestry Center in northern Minnesota. Three-day seasonal retreats are offered in March, April, and October; summer workshops and retreats begin every Sunday in June and July. Topics include: book arts, calligraphy, drawing, illustration, painting, photography, paper cutting, mixed media; knitting, felting, fiber and textile arts, surface design, and a variety of writing forms.

No prerequisites. Graduate/undergraduate credit, scholarships, and accommodations available.

Scholarship deadline for summer workshops and retreats is in mid-April. Registration is ongoing. Call 612-625-1976; e-mail splitrockarts@umn.edu; or visit cce.umn.edu/splitrockarts.

NYC SUMMER THEATER TRAINING + COLLEGE CREDITS - July 5 - August 13, 2010

2010-03-13T00:21:00.000-08:00

A new play intensive for actors, writers, directors and stage managers. The NYAP/EST Summer Conservatory Program offers students the opportunity to join the SCP Company and create new theatre of their own in the heart of New York City's theatre district. Earn six college credits through Ohio Wesleyan University.

July 5 - August 13, 2010
New York City

Explore the writing, staging and performance aspects of new plays in an intensive ensemble process that develops raw material into powerful finished work. Each company member emerges from the program with material developed with, for and from their own vision. What does your world look like? Help to create it .

Announcing Our Guest Artist Seminar Roster

The following members of the Ensemble Studio Theatre have agreed to join us this summer in an evening of questions, answers and sharing. Of course, if they are working, we will have other Members, just as exciting, come and speak with us.

Here is who has said yes so far:

- John Patrick Shanley, Playwright (Doubt)
- David Auburn, Playwright (Proof)
- Tina Howe, Playwright (Painting Churches)
- Billy Hopkins, Casting Director ("Precious")
- Dominic Chianese, Actor ("The Sopranos", Godfather II)
- Willie Reale, Producer/Director (52nd Street Project)

The deadline for applications is May 15.

For more information, visit
www.ensemblestudiotheatre.org/conservatory
or www.nyartsprogram.org

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and the latest news about the program.
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Job Opportunities for Artists in Palo Alto, California

2010-03-11T01:33:00.000-08:00

Job Opportunities with the Children's Fine Art Program at the Palo Alto Art Center

We currently have several positions open:

Ceramics Instructor/Kiln Tech

Afterschool Teaching Artists

Summer Teaching Artists

Children’s Fine Art Summer Aide, Junior Museum & Zoo

Children’s Fine Art Summer Aide, Barron Park School

Children’s Art Program Intern (unpaid)

Children's Fine Arts Ceramics Intern (unpaid)

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Ceramics Instructor/Kiln Tech

The City of Palo Alto's Children's Fine Art program is looking for a teaching artist or art educator to teach after-school clay classes and to fire two electric kilns and maintain the and maintain the Children’s Clay Studio at the Junior Museum and Zoo.

The position pays $18 per hour to fire the kilns and maintain the studio and $30 per hour plus ten minutes preparation time per class to teach the following Tuesday classes:

Clay for Preschooler and Parent

Help your preschooler learn about working with clay and make colorful treasures to last a lifetime. Work with clay in a group setting is great for fine motor skill development and socialization. All your child’s projects will be glazed and fired.

8 classes $79R/$91NR JMZ – Clay Rm. 10max

63826 3-5 Y Tu 4/6-6/1* 1:15-2:15pm

*No Class 4/13

KinderClay: Slab

Children love to express their ideas through clay. This manipulative process helps develop fine motor skills. This winter the emphasis will be on slab construction. Working by rolling out sheets of clay (slabs) and attaching them, we can make special boxes, little houses, colorful teacups, and many other amazing ceramic objects as well. All projects are glazed and fired.

8 classes $79R/$91NR JMZ – Clay Rm. 10max

63829 5-6y Tu 4/6-6/1* 2:30-3:30pm

*No Class 4/13

Clay Basics: Slab (New)

Learn ceramic basics with a focus on slab construction techniques. Working by rolling out sheets of clay (slabs) and attaching them, we can make special boxes, little houses, colorful teapots and cups, and many other amazing ceramic objects as well. All projects will be glazed and fired; more advanced projects for older kids.

8 classes $99R/$114NR JMZ – Clay Rm. 12max

63830 7-12 Y Tu 4/6-6/1* 3:45-5pm

*No Class 4/13

Applicant should know ceramics, electric kilns, live near Palo Alto and have experience teaching children. Email cover letter, resume, and three professional references with current phone numbers. Be sure to put CERAMICS POSITION in the subject line and email to: larnie.fox@cityofpaloalto.org. Apply immediately, position open until filled.

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Afterschool Teaching Artists

The City of Palo Alto's Children's Fine Art program is looking for teaching artists or art educators to teach the following after-school classes this spring:

Claymation

Use sculpture and photo techniques to create "claymation" sequences. Students will design and animate their own fanciful characters and scenarios. Stop motion animation is fun for kids, and builds planning, problem-solving and decision-making skills. More challenging projects for advanced and continuing students.

8 classes $99R/$114NR Art Ctr - Art & Tech 12max

63907 7-12 Y Th 4/8-6/3* 3:45-5pm

*No Class 4/15

Classical Watercolor

Learn the basics of wet in wet, color mixing and washes. Create original paintings using still life, photos and works from the great masters. Individualized instruction; more advanced for older kids. New challenges for continuing students.

8 classes $119R/$137NR Mitchell Park - Rm. 1 12max

63777 7-16 Y F 4/9-6/4* 3:30-5pm

*No Class 4/16

The pay is $30.00 per hour, plus ten minutes of prep time per class meeting. Class sizes are typically no larger that twelve.

Applicants should be experienced in the media to be taught, and experienced in working with children. Teacher pay is $30 per hour plus ten minutes of paid preparation time per class. Email cover letter, resume, and three professional references with current phone numbers. Be sure to put AFTERSCHOOL ARTIST in the subject line and email to: larnie.fox@cityofpaloalto.org. Apply immediately, position open until filled.

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Summer Teaching Artists

The City of Palo Alto's Children's Fine Art program is looking for artists who have experience teaching kids to lead week-long visual art workshops for us next summer.

We are especially looking for a kinetic sculptor who can teach the basics of electronics to teens and youth.

The pay is $30.00 per hour, plus ten minutes of prep time per class meeting. Class sizes are typically no larger that twelve. We will have an aides or volunteers available to help.

We are looking for teaching artists to take on the following classes:

Make & Take

We’ll spend the week learning how to make and use our own art supplies! We’ll make tempera starting with real eggs, clay with flour and salt and much more. Kids will learn self-reliance, as well as painting and sculpting skills. Instructor: TBA

5 classes $135R/$155NR PAUSD site 14max

63492 5-7 yrs M-F 6/21-6/25 9-11:30am

Art Explorers

Explore art on-the-go! The Junior Museum and Zoo, nearby redwood groves, community gardens, the library, and the Art Center will be our studio. Equipped with free Art Explorer backpacks loaded with dazzling art supplies, we will respond creatively to the world around us. We depart on a new adventure every day. Backpacks included! Instructor: TBA

5 classes $135R/$155NR JMZ – Art Rm. 10max

63509 5-6 yrs M-F 7/12-7/16 9-11:30am

Periscopes and Kaleidoscopes (New)

Kids will learn about how light works, how to use color, and how to practice craftsmanship in this exciting class. We’ll make working periscopes to look around corners and over doors, kaleidoscopes filled with your choice of colorful objects, and other fun light and color related projects. Instructor: TBA

5 classes $135R/$155NR JMZ – Art Rm. 10max

63515 7-9 yrs M-F 7/12-7/16 12:30-3pm

Fun with Drawing! (New)

Explore exciting techniques to stretch your imagination and strengthen your skills. Draw with gusto using wax resist and ink, an upside down technique, chalks, colored pencils, drawing pencils and magic tape and even a doughnut! Instructor: TBA

5 classes $135R/$155NR JMZ – Art Rm. 10max

63529 5-6 yrs M-F 7/26-7/30 9-11:30am

Drawing is Fun! (New)

Explore exciting techniques to improve your drawing skills. Draw with daring using wax resist and ink, an upside down technique, chalks, colored pencils, drawing pencils and magic tape and even a doughnut! Good for strengthening drawing skills, and stretching young imaginations. Instructor: TBA

5 classes $135R/$155NR JMZ – Art Rm. 10max

63538 7-9 yrs M-F 7/26-7/30 12:30-3pm

Art and Engineering

Engineer art that moves. Learn how to build working kinetic sculpture using a wide variety of great materials in our studio. Kids will learn basic mechanical principles, safe tool use and especially innovative thinking. Instructor is an artist and engineer. Instructor is an accomplished kinetic artist. Instructor: TBA

5 classes $135R/$155NR JMZ – Clay Rm. 12max

63542 7-9 yrs M-F 8/2-8/6 9-11:30am

Tinkering: Moving Art

Contraptions, kinetic art, do-hickeys and thing-a-ma-bobs. This fun class will teach students basic mechanical principles, safe use of tools, and above all inventiveness. A safe and fun way for your girl or boy to learn basic skills and develop confidence. Instructor is an accomplished kinetic artist. Instructor: TBA

5 classes $135R/$155NR JMZ – Clay Rm. 10max

63545 5-6 yrs M-F 8/2-8/6 12:30-3pm

Basic Electronics for Moving Art

We'll put things in motion with batteries, motors, magnets, and more. Students will learn how to make simple circuits for kinetic art and invention. A wonderful variety of materials and tools will be used to construct with and explore. Instructor is an accomplished kinetic artist. Instructor: TBA

5 classes $135R/$155NR Art Ctr - Art Ctr-Project LOOK! 12max

63551 10-13 yrs M-F 8/9-8/13 10:15am-12:45pm

Electronic Tinkering

Creative explorations in simple electronics and kinetics for art making. We'll put things in motion with batteries, motors, magnets, and more. Students will learn how to make simple circuits for kinetic art and invention in a safe environment. A wonderful variety of materials and tools will be used to construct with and explore. Instructor is an accomplished kinetic artist. Instructor: TBA

5 classes $135R/$155NR Art Ctr - Art Ctr-Project LOOK! 12max

63556 14-18 yrs M-F 8/9-8/13 1:30-4pm

Applicants should be experienced in the media to be taught, and experienced in working with children. Teacher pay is $30 per hour plus ten minutes of paid preparation time per class. Email cover letter, resume, and three professional references with current phone numbers. Be sure to put SUMMER ARTIST in the subject line and email to: larnie.fox@cityofpaloalto.org

Deadline: March 23

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Children’s Fine Arts Summer Aide, Junior Museum & Zoo

The Palo Alto Children’s Fine Art program is seeking an aide for its summer program at the Art Center and Junior Museum and Zoo. The position entails helping artists with a wide variety of art classes for children, organizing art supplies, interacting with parents, kids and city staff and supervising kids at lunch.

This is a marvelous opportunity for someone who is interested in children’s art, as they will work closely with dozens of amazing teaching artists and hundreds of motivated teens or children. The position runs from late June through the end of August, with the week of July 5 off.

Work Hours and Schedule: 7 hours per day, 5 days per week

Compensation: Approx. $10.00 per hour

Primary responsibilities include:

• Acting as teacher’s assistant for teaching artists

• Organizing and distributing art supplies

• Maintaining art rooms

• Coordinating with staff, parents, teachers, and volunteers

• Supervising children at lunch, and when teacher is unavailable

Qualifications:

• Works well with children.

• Artistically inclined.

• Punctual/reliable/responsible person.

To Apply:

Email cover letter, resume, and three professional references with current phone numbers. Be sure to put AIDE JM&Z in the subject line and email to: larnie.fox@cityofpaloalto.org

Deadline: March 23

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Children’s Fine Arts Summer Aide, Barron Park School

The Palo Alto Children’s Fine Art program is seeking an aide for its summer program at the Barron Park School in Palo Alto. The position entails helping artists with three week-long classes for kinders, organizing art supplies and interacting with parents, kids and city staff.

This is a great opportunity for someone who is interested in children’s art. The position runs from late June 21 through July 16, with the week of July 5 off.

Work Hours and Schedule:

3 hours per day, 5 days per week.

Compensation: Approx. $10.00 per hour

Primary responsibilities include:

• Acting as teacher’s assistant for teaching artists

• Organizing and distributing art supplies

• Maintaining art room

• Coordinating with staff, parents, teachers, and volunteers

Qualifications:

• Works well with children.

• Artistically inclined.

• Punctual/reliable/responsible person.

To Apply:

Email cover letter, resume, and three professional references with current phone numbers. Be sure to put AIDE BARRON in the subject line and email to: larnie.fox@cityofpaloalto.org

Deadline: March 23

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Children’s Art Program Intern (unpaid)

The Palo Alto Art Center’s Children's Fine Arts Program is seeking interns to assist with Program Development and Management. The program provides high quality art instruction to around 2,000 children annually through after-school and summer classes and workshops.

Learn about running a children’s art program by performing administrative tasks, assisting teaching artists, and working independently on special projects.

Responsibilities:

- Assist staff with program related tasks

- Assist art teachers with children’s art classes

- Work independently on new programs or initiatives

- Commit to a minimum of ten hours a week, ten weeks minimum

Perks:

- Learn aspects of administering a children’s art program

- Learn a variety of approaches to teaching visual art to children

- Fun and exciting work environment

About the program:

Please contact CFA director Larnie Fox at 650.329.2122, or larnie.fox@cityofpaloalto.org for spring or summer internships. No deadline.

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Children's Fine Arts Ceramics Intern (unpaid)

The Palo Alto Art Center’s Children's Fine Arts Program is seeking an intern to assist with our clay for kids program during the school year. This is a unique opportunity to learn about running a children’s ceramics program by performing vital tasks in a working clay studio, assisting teaching ceramic artists, and working independently on special projects.

Responsibilities:

- Assist ceramics staff with program related tasks including kiln firing

- Assist clay teachers with children’s ceramics classes

- Work independently on new programs or initiatives

- Attend weekly program meetings with the program director

- Commit to a minimum of ten hours a week, ten weeks minimum

Perks:

- Learn about administering a children’s clay program

- Learn how to maintain ceramics facilities

- Access to clay studio

- Fun and exciting work environment

Please contact CFA director Larnie Fox at larnie.fox@cityofpaloalto.org by March 16.

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About the program:

Children's Fine Art is a program of the Palo Alto Art Center that provides quality art experiences to children of diverse abilities and backgrounds, from Palo Alto and surrounding communities. It serves around 2,000 children between the ages of 18 months to 18 years annually. Classes are held at the Junior Museum and Zoo, the Palo Alto Art Center, and Mitchell Park Teen Center. CFA offers after-school classes, week-end workshops, and week-long summer studios for kids and teens. It provides a solid education in art basics, including ceramics, drawing, painting, and fine crafts as well as specialized workshops including Art That Flies, Computer Animation, Tinkering, Puppet Making, Japanese Brush Painting, and many others. CFA works with a pool of around 40 talented instructors. Most of them are working artists; all are wonderful art educators. Children’s Fine Art teaches the skills children need to bring creativity into their adult lives.

Please pass these listings to qualified and interested people.

Larnie Fox

Children's Fine Art
Palo Alto Art Center
1313 Newell Road
Palo Alto, CA, 94303
650/329-2122
Fax: 650/326-6165

CFA Website Class Listings
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E N G A G E , C R E A T E , E N J O Y !

ELEMENT HOUSE-architecture for a new ecology

2010-03-10T22:52:00.000-08:00

MUSEUM OF OUTDOOR ARTS

PREMIERES

ELEMENT HOUSE-architecture for a new ecology

On April 10th, the Museum of Outdoor Arts will open “ELEMENT HOUSE-architecture for a new ecology” an architectural exhibition showcasing the revolutionary design of a multi-component, modular green home prototype designed by the visionary team at MOS Architects. Led by Principals Michael Meredith and Hilary Sample, MOS has an extensive international portfolio including institutional buildings, urban strategies, research, books, installations including MoMa’s PS1, and other projects such as inflatable housing, that are less easily categorized. The drawings and models designed for the Museum of Outdoor Arts are futuristic homes referred to as “Element House 1” and “Element House 2”. The exhibition will travel to Harvard and Yale Universities in early 2011.

A panel discussion with Michael Meredith and Hilary Sample (professors at Harvard and Yale respectively and have been featured in Dwell magazine with their "Floating House") begins at 4:30 p.m. and will discuss their work with MoMA and PS1, the Element House project, green building initiatives and answer questions from the audience on additional subject. A reception for the exhibition will begin at 5 p.m. and continues through 9 p.m.

http://www.archdaily.com/10842/floating-house-mos/

http://www.archdaily.com/12798/mos-architects-wins-the-ps1-competition/

The modular homes will be “off the grid”, or capable of operating independent of all traditional public utility services, and will be designed for pre-fabrication, utilizing strict LEED™ design criteria and limited to 1500 SF or less. The “Element House” is derived from the Fibonacci sequence, which in itself is a describer of developmental patterns in living organisms. This mathematical series was applied in order to explore the idea of recombinatory growth in building forms and the economics of spatial compartmentalization.

ELEMENT HOUSE- architecture for a new ecology runs April 10th, 2010 – August 14, 2010 at the Museum of Outdoor Arts’ headquarters and indoor gallery on the second floor of the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway (at Hampden Avenue and Santa Fe Drive). The Museum is directly accessible from the Englewood light rail station. The museum is free to the public. Hours: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Monday -Thursday, and 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Friday. Information at 303-806-0444 or www.moaonline.org.

The Museum of Outdoor Arts (MOA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to making the visual and performing arts accessible to everyone. Commonly referred to as “a museum without walls,” MOA enhances public spaces by displaying art objects in the Denver metro area at Greenwood Plaza and City Center Englewood. The Museum of Outdoor Arts (MOA) receives partial funding from the City of Englewood and the citizens who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District—Arapahoe County as well as the Colorado Council on the Arts. The Museum owns and operates Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre and is home to classrooms, art studios, and indoor galleries at its main headquarters on the second floor of the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway (at Hampden Avenue and Santa Fe Drive). The Museum is directly accessible from the Englewood Light Rail. The Museum is FREE and open to the public 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Monday – Thursday and 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Friday. Outdoor public art is always accessible. For images and more information, please call 303-806-0444 or visit us online at www.moaonline.org.

ONE MILLION BONES

2010-03-09T22:24:00.000-08:00

http://www.onemillionbones.org

Hello Cradle Project Supporters,

I know it's been a long time since I've contacted you -probably since the end of The Cradle Project- but know that all of you have been on my mind over the past year and a half. I truly appreciate all the support and generosity you have given us over the years. I write to you today with an exciting announcement: the launch of our new project called One Million Bones.

After The Cradle Project came to an end and we reflected upon its amazing success, we felt compelled to use the same format of a socially-focused, large-scale fundraising art installation to shed light on another devastating issue that is affecting our world and our common humanity: ongoing genocides and the international community's lack of response to it. This is an issue I have personally carried very heavy on my heart, even before The Cradle Project, and I feel passionately that as human beings we must find a way to address it. Because of you, and what you showed me can be done through collaborative creativity, I chose to address the issue of genocide by creating a visual movement based on civic engagement and public participation.

Over the past year, I was honored to be invited to speak at various conferences across the country, where I was provided a platform to share some of the amazing stories that came out of The Cradle Project, which all of you helped realize. I feel humbled to share one of these talks with all of you, and in so doing, share the feelings that all of us who worked on the project in Albuquerque were able to come away with. Click Here for Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5birP2PLE0

The second half of the talk describes One Million Bones and what we believe is possible through the collective effort of caring and committed individuals like you. As leaders with The Cradle Project, I am calling on all of you to support One Million Bones as much as you can. At this initial stage we are in need of: artistic support, financial support, help spreading the word and engaging your communities. We are looking to build a visual and active movement ONE million participants strong.

One Million Bones will officially launch in Albuquerque on March 14th, 2010 with a bone making party at the Harwood Art Center. Please see the attached flyer for details about the launch party.

On behalf of the One Million Bones project, I invite all of you to be a part of it... to find your voice through your actions, your hands, your eyes and your vision. Please read below to find out more about the project and visit our website athttp://www.onemillionbones.org

And lastly, stay tuned we will be unveiling a new website with educational resources, videos and much more on our official launch.

In Solidarity,

Naomi Natale
Founder/Director
One Million Bones
505 699 4613
www.onemillionbones.org

In Spring of 2013 one million bones-made by an international community of artists, activists, and students-will flood our nation's capital.

One Million Bones is a fundraising art installation designed to recognize the millions of victims killed or displaced by ongoing genocides. Our Mission is to increase global awareness of these atrocities while raising the critical funds needed to protect and aid displaced and vulnerable victims.

One Million Bones will represent victims of genocide, creating a visual demand for solutions to this issue. Ignored and therefore permitted, genocide continues today, while widespread awareness of it remains buried. One million people will each create one bone to represent one victim. Installed together, these million bones will flood the National Mall in Washington, D.C., unearthing the memory of these victims while calling citizens to action: mourning yesterday's casualties, caring for today's refugees, saving tomorrow's people.

http://www.onemillionbones.org

ARTIST ORGANIZED ART

2010-03-09T22:00:00.000-08:00

Artist Organized Art Acquires New Observations in Historic Alliance; Strategic Options Advance for Thousands of Innovative Artists

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 -- Artist Organized Art (AOA) and New Observations LTD (NOBS) announced today the two organizations will combine their activities in a leap forward for artist organized media, the voice of thousands of innovative artists. Artist Organized Art, a Massachusetts 501(c)3 Non-Profit acquired New Observations LTD a New York State 501(c)3 Non-Profit as a wholly owned free standing subsidiary in the fourth quarter of 2009. The new relationship will allow the organizations to secure increased arts funding from Federal sources, multiple State sources, the private sector and their combined communities of support. Artist Organized Art, Inc. was formed in 2007 with a mission to support artist organized media, events and cultural education and provides strategic and logistical support to artists working in diverse communities. New Observations LTD is Publisher of the seminal New Observations Magazine launched in New York City in 1984. The publication holds 128 back issues spanning 20 years, each guest-edited by a chosen artist leading or emerging in the field.

Based in Massachusetts, Artist Organized Art is a nonprofit organization advancing artist organizers as drivers of creative capital and has led a global independent support campaign since 2003. New Observations LTD, headquartered in New York City, is one of the world’s most influential publishers of artist organized media. Having emerged from the critical first half of the 1980’s, New Observations Magazine maintains a direct connection between artists and the readership, enriching the dialogue between the arts and the public.

“This alliance is of great importance for artists throughout the world,” says Joshua Selman, President of Artist Organized Art. “Through our shared strengths we can now do more to increase support of artist organized art as a category of art making. We can now help more artists increase quality of life benefits in more ways for more communities.”

According to Diane Karp, Former President, New Observations LTD, “Aligning with Artist Organized Art gives New Observations a new opportunity to present the ideas and art that make a difference in the world. As a publication that honors the artist’s voice, presenting perspectives on contemporary art and writing from diverse corners of the creative community as well as the mainstream, it will continue to bring the most innovative art and ideas to a growing public.”

Founder, Lucio Pozzi, adds “As the Founder of New Observations Magazine, a publication which has advanced the arts for over 20 years, I am pleased that this alliance will allow it to reflect even more the life of art unfettered” Karp and Pozzi will remain on the Executive Board of NOBS.

Artist organizers and artist communities are critical drivers of innovation in the arts, design, technology and culture. Indeed, contemporary art has been one of the more stable ventures during the Great Recession. However, in recent years non-profit independent arts have dwindled while private and institutionalized arts have flourished. Whether caused by restrictions to the National Endowment For The Arts in the U.S.A., or through various forms of globalization, support for the artist organizer, the driver of art history itself, has declined throughout the world.

The two organizations stem from common roots and recognize the importance of combining their strategic efforts to magnify support for artist organized media, events and cultural education. The ownership change of New Observations LTD, to become a wholly owned free standing subsidiary of Artist Organized Art, Inc. was a unanimous decision by the Board of New Observations LTD and was carefully guided on the part of Artist Organized Art, Inc. by their legal counsel, the Boston office of DLA Piper LLP (US). The acquisition was in effect as of November of 2009. In the current structure New Observations LTD will continue with the same name, independent operations and will complement Artist Organized Art, Inc.’s global operations. The synergy has already met with an outpouring of artist, corporate and celebrity support.

New Observations LTD will continue to have an independent Board and its own advisory body made up of local and international leaders who live in or frequent New York City and New York State and will maintain it’s headquarters in New York City. The publication will continue to work with artists and partners all over the world. Copies of the 128 back issues, though in short supply, are still available through Printed Matter of NYC and online at http://www.printedmatter.org.

Erika T. Knerr, who served for 10 years as Art Director for New Observations Magazine and went on to work as a Designer for Fortune Magazine serves on the Executive Board of Artist Organized Art. She has now been made President of New Observations LTD and says “I couldn’t say it better than this phrase by Diane, our mandate is to address the arts from the inside out. We have published 128 extraordinary issues on topics that artists choose. Every issue was coordinated by a guest editor who proposed a topic and invited others to add their unique views on it.” According to Ms. Knerr a Twenty Year Anthology of New Observations Magazine is planned for publication. Additional information is available at http://www.newobs.org

More information about the acquisition will be available at http://corp.artistorganizedart.org

Artist Organized Art is a leading nonprofit charitable organization enriching the lives of artists, organizers and the public through artist organized media, events and cultural education. Available to millions of digital media households, Artist Organized Art brings a trusted resource to local communities across a multicultural and diverse society. The company has received copious donations of best of breed legal support from DLA Piper, Boston. Additionally, Artist Organized Art is a recent Google Grant recipient. More information is available at http://corp.artistorganizedart.org

Source: Artist Organized Art

+ Suggested Reading

New Observations Magazine
Issue # 95, May/June, 1993 copies available at
Printed Matter
"Performance Pages"
guest edited by
Martha Wilson

Contributors: Na'Imah Hasan, The Blue Man Group, Billy Curmano, Genqui Numata, Coco Fusco, Guillermo Gomez-Penña, Nigel Rolfe, Frank Moore, Lambs Eat Ivy, William Pope L., Alastair MacLennan, The V-Girls, Ichi Ikeda,
Vito Acconci
Shamanism + Cyberspace
by
Mina Cheon
Atropos Press

"Rereads new media theory and shamanism itself, specifically in South Korea. Perhaps most radically, it proposes a new theory of "media mourning" to help us see and hear shamanism colliding with contemporary media art worlds, collapsing time and space, updending gender and racial categories, and confounding the boundaries between East and West."
Artist Organized Art Interviews

Bonnie Marranca

Founder, Publisher and Editor:
PAJ: A Journal of
Performance
and Art

"When we started the journal, what constituted theatre or performance was rather a small world considering where the notion of performance went in thirty years."
The Grid Book
by
Hannah Higgins
The MIT Press

"Hannah Higgins's new book on grids is a confident synthesis of art, architecture, geography, geomety, urbanism, and social history. Its elegant prose and easy erudition recall the work of Lewis Mumford; its intellectual energy and subtle humor, the writing of Roland Barthes."
Stephen F. Eisenman, Professor of Art History, Northwestern University
Artist Organized Art
243 5th Avenue, Suite 248, New York, NY 10016, USA
http://artistorganizedart.org/commons

ONLINE ART AUCTION - March 1-24, 2010

2010-03-07T00:57:00.000-08:00

Photographs & Photographic Literature Auction
Online @ iGavel.com

March 1 - March 24

including photographs by:

Shelby Lee Adams, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Sally Gall, Flor Garduno, Ralph Gibson, Marcus Leatherdale, David Levinthal, Mary Ellen Mark, Aaron Siskind and Edward Weston among others.

Marcus Leatherdale, Otello, 1984

Reserve 1000 Estimate 1500 - 2000

David Levinthal, Untitled, 1999

Reserve 250 Estimate 500 - 1000

Inquiries and to view work in person:

Daniel Cooney Fine Art
511 West 25th Street, #506
New York, NY 10001
212 255 8158
dan@danielcooneyfineart.com

Bids accepted online ONLY

At the Gallery:
Dan Estabrook At Sea March 4 - April 24

Dan Estabrook in Conversation with Lyle Rexer: Saturday, March 6th at 4:00

Calendar Publishers Directory

2010-03-03T15:56:00.000-08:00

From the front page of the directory:

"Alphabetical list of all Calendar publishing companies across the world."

You can find a calendar publisher by country, language, subject:

http://www.publishersglobal.com/directory/publishers-by-media.asp?publishers-of=Calendar

A New Algorithm to Attack Art Fraud

2010-03-02T23:10:00.000-08:00

"Every few years, we're wowed by news of some jaw-dropping sum paid for a previously unknown painting or drawing by a famous artist. But how can a buyer truly be sure that a piece is a legitimate creation of, say, Leonardo or Gauguin? Mathematicians at Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H., may have the answer. They recently presented a computer-based statistical analysis technique which they say will help art historians and conservators discover even the most skilled forgery."

CLICK HERE: Sparse-coding technique spots fakes

WATERTOWN/BELMONT MASSACHUSETTS OPEN STUDIOS - March 1, 2010

2010-02-27T01:39:00.001-08:00

Artists living and/or working in Watertown or Belmont, Massachusetts are encouraged to participate in the First Annual Watertown and Belmont Open Studios on the weekend of April 24-25, 2010. This inaugural event has been organized by a committee comprised of artists from both communities, working in collaboration with representatives of the Arsenal Center for the Arts and the Belmont Gallery of Art. In addition to Watertown and Belmont Open Studio weekend, submitted works by artists without their own exhibit or studio space may be selected for display at Arsenal Center for the Arts April 15 - May 28, 2010, (Opening Reception: Thursday, April 22, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m) and The Belmont Gallery of Art April 1-30, 2010 (Reception: Friday, April 23, 2010, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m). Juried group exhibitions may also submit. Open Studios are a great opportunity for the public to meet local artists, see their artwork, learn about their creative processes, purchase work and perhaps even commission new work. Refundable entry fees apply.

For more information and to download an application:

http://watertownbelmontopenstudios.wordpress.com
openstudios@arsenalarts.org

INTERNATIONAL PHYSICAL THEATRE LABORATORY - April 25 - May 1, 2010

2010-02-27T01:11:00.001-08:00

Leitring bei Leibnitz, Austria

Intensive practical training for actors of physical, dramatic, dance and musical theatres, dancers, choreographers, circus performers and directors.

PROGRAMME: Physical training is the core of the programme. Participants will explore physicality as the key to form, style, atmosphere and emotional palette in contemporary performance. The process includes intensive practical training, lectures, discussions and participation in the conference. Practical sessions develop in the form of various exercises which progress from simple to compound. Gradually the group is proceeding to group improvisations and structures. Every day is setting advanced creative tasks, developing the preceding steps. Each day begins with morning warm-up. The warm-up combines breathing, movement and imagination.
Participants will learn one of Meyerhold's Biomechanics Etudes.
Practical training. Part I. Training by method of improvisation.
Practical training. Part II. From exercises to performance.
Theoretical Part: Lectures & Discussion Club: Performer's Physicality in methods of Stanislavsky, Meyerhold and M.Chekhov.

The Lab will take place in the "Green Heart" of Austria - Styria.
Leitring bei Leibnitz is the beautiful town located about 30min from Graz Airport.
The programme will take place at the historic 15th century castle.
Accommodation and meals are organized for the group.

Photo Gallery of the past event:
http://picasaweb.google.ru/globtheatre/IUGTEConference

Lab Programme and Registration:
http://www.iugte.com/projects/PhysicalTheatreLab.php

To apply for participation, candidates should send a brief letter of motivation and CV/resume with photo to lab@iugte.com

The working language is English.

How To Plan A Great Artist Website

2010-02-24T23:28:00.000-08:00

Every artist knows the importance of having a great website. An artist's website is the foundation for all online and offline marketing activity, be it search engines, email, postcard mailouts, or personal networking.

But artists who are relatively new to online marketing (and even some pro's) often focus on the wrong design features & marketing tools when they create a website, leading to poor results and frustration. Typical problems include:

* Poor presentation and showcasing
* Confusing navigation
* Ineffective marketing tools
* Too much focus on website technology
* The websites just don't WOW visitors enough to take further action

What that means for you, the artist, is simple: Less visitors, fewer calls from arts professionals & potential customers, and an art career that isn't growing as quickly as it could or should be.

"How To Plan Your Artist Website To Get Attention & Sell Your Art" is a starter-guide to help you avoid the pitfalls and pain of a lack-luster artist website.

It gives a powerful blueprint for planning a stunning website to present your art and your story to the world - a website that will GET RESULTS!

Created exclusively for artists new to online marketing and based on our 5 plus years of building premium artist websites, our new guide answers the big questions that artists ask about websites and delivers powerful results.

We're in the final phase of our pre-launch - today and tomorrow only grab a 25% discount - enter coupon code PRELAUNCH in your shopping cart prior to checkout to receive your one-time special rate. (Loaded with free-bonuses too!). After that it's full-price.

Bypass all the problems on the road to a successful artist website and avoid months of effort, frustration, and poor results! Order your copy now! Learn more.

Pre-launch discount ends Thursday Feb 25 at 11pm PST.

Published by ArtNetwork Press
http://www.artmarketing.com
info@artmarketing.com
530/470-0862

LOS ANGELES ART CLASSES

2010-01-23T23:57:00.001-08:00

NEW CLASSES OFFERED AT LA's Best New Art Academy
Kline Academy of Fine Art - Where we will teach you brush stroke by brush stroke
www.klineacademy.com email: art.director@gte.net

"Portrait Painters Improve Skills by taking Head Sculpture Class"
Head & Bust Sculpture for Painters---NEW!
Instructor: Tanya Ragir
Tuesdays, 10am to 1pm, 8 weeks course begins February 16,
$50 per class pre-paid for the 8 week course (Materials fee additional)
Do feel that your portraits are flat? Do you have trouble describing the planes of the face?
Learning a 3 dimensional approach to the anatomy of the head and bust will increase your skills leaps and bounds. Many of the master painters from centuries past were also sculptors...I believe this three dimensional knowledge made them great portrait painters and it can help you too. Tanya is an award winning artist who will guide you in the art of Head and Bust Sculpture. In this 8 week course you will learn how to build a dimensional head with water based clay and be introduced to Tanya's system of finding angles and proportions, using silhouette, and building form and volume. Tanya fuses classical tradition and her own techniques she has developed over 30 years. If you want your painting to improve...you need to understand form in 3 dimensions and this is a fantastic method to achieve success. Limited to 10 students.

Getting Comfortable with Mystery---NEW!
Writing inspired by art, Art inspired by writing
Instructor: Joshua Elias, 2 Saturdays per Month, 10am - 1pm, Starts February 12
$50 per class pre-paid for the 8 week course
This course is designed to ignite your artwork and set a fire to your writing. Each discipline is designed to spur on the furling story of you and your work, created through a brief series of specific exercises, followed by painting.
Artists tell their story through the visual image and writers tell their story with the written word. The synergistic power of combining both elements into one's work can be profound. If you feel that your work is "thin", lacking an enigma or perhaps in need of vision, then this class will be the catalyst that you have been looking for. Artists do not have to be professional writers-conversely …Writers do not need to be professional artists to participate. Limited to 12 students- call to reserve today

Ongoing Classes: Art of Landscape Painting
Instructor: Gary Blackwell, Fridays, 10am - 1pm, on-going, $50 per class pre-paid monthly or pay as you go for $60 per class. When you think about the scenes captured by Renoir and Monet, Church and Sargent, the colors, the life the atmosphere... your adventure is about to begin. Fridays are like a mini-vacation with Gary, your award winning instructor.

Live Model Figure Drawing
Instructor: Esmeralda Acosta, Wednesdays, 11am - 1pm, on-going, $40 per class pre-paid monthly or pay as you go for $50 per class. This is one of the best classes we offer! It all starts with drawing and after years of working with some of the greatest artists in Los Angeles, our instructor, Esmeralda Acosta, has developed a simple, accurate method of drawing.

Classical and Contemporary Portrait Painting
Instructor: Cheryl Kline, Classes: Ongoing -- meet once per week- Wednesday, 2-5 pm $50 per class pre-paid monthly plus model fee when model is present Live demos will show you how to block in, find proportions, mix beautiful skin tones...

Head & Figure Painting
Instructor: Hal Yuskulka , Classes: - Mondays 11am to 2pm, $60 per class pre-paid monthly. Your instructor, I swear is Rembrandt re-incarnated! An award winning artist who's sensitive touch and classical layering techniques could make you cry

KLINE ACADEMY of FINE ART
www.klineacademy.com 3264 Motor Ave, LA 90034 (near National) (310) 927-2436

CALL FOR ARTIST AND PUBLIC CONVERSATION - February 5, 2010

2010-01-22T23:31:00.000-08:00

Artists, city planners, strategists are invited to participate in conversation at local collective!

ARTWORK, a national conversation about art, labor and economics invades Grand Rapids

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. –The Division Avenue Arts Collective is inviting artists, business owners, city planners, community organizers, activists, commissioners and creatives to participate in a conversation with artist Marc Fischer to discuss the issues addressed in the ART WORK project, a national dialogue concerning art and economies. This open, free, conversation is taking place on Friday, February 5th from 3-5pm at The Division Avenue Arts Collective 115 S. Division, Grand Rapids.

The ARTWORK project includes:

* A dialogue online at the Artwork website http://www.artandwork.us.
* A publication which will be avaiable at the DAAC event and on display at the UICA
* A series of public conversations to discuss the global and local implications of the shift in the economy; focusing on the impact of arts, culture and communities.

Interested individuals are invited to check out the ART WORK project website prior to the discussion at http://www.artandwork.us and then join us from 3-5PM to meet Artist Marc Fischer, and participate in this timely and loaded conversation about arts, culture and economies. For more information about Marc Fischer visit: http://www.g-rad.org/cal/2010/02/artwork-a-natio.php.

Questions about this event or the DAAC? Contact Jenn Schaub at wordonthestreetgr@gmail.com

What: Conversation with Artist Marc Fischer

When: Friday, February 5th, 3-5pm

Where: The Division Avenue Arts Collective 115 S. Division, Grand Rapids, MI between Cherry and Oakes

Why: to discuss issues addressed in

Website: www.thedaac.org

The New England Journal of Aesthetic Research

2009-12-07T05:53:00.000-08:00

The New England Journal of Aesthetic Research

Artpieceauction.com

2009-11-09T23:38:00.000-08:00

Announcing the official launch of Artpieceauction.com! Connecting Art and Philanthropy Together.

Description: Inspired by the artists at an art competition in Grand Rapids, MI, Artpieceauction.com provides exposure for a broad spectrum of talented artists to a network of art buyers and enthusiasts from around the world. Artpiece Auction is dedicated to assisting artists in promoting and selling their artwork via an online auction. The organization is proud to donate a generous portion of proceeds to charities!

October, 2009: To show our appreciation, a limited number of artists may list their art pieces for free during our official launch period!

Website URL: http://www.artpieceauction.com/

Email: artists@artpieceauction.com

Please feel free to contact us with any questions or comments you have!

Sincerely,

Your Friends at Artpieceauction.com

H E A L T H C A R E F O R A R T I S T S

2009-11-06T16:15:00.000-08:00

National Action Alert from HealthcareforArtists.org (Call today Friday, Nov. 6th)

Greetings,

A House vote is expected tomorrow (Saturday Nov. 7) on HR 3962. This bill includes the needed public option and other needed health care reform measures for our country.

PLEASE call your Congressperson TODAY and ask them to vote YES on HR 3962.

Please ask as many other people across your state and the country to do so as well. We need to pass this needed piece of legislation.

You can call this toll free number and they'll connect you automatically, based on your zip code: 1-866-279-5474

or you can use this weblink

http://tools.advomatic.com/8/housebill

I have also included information from Community Catalyst, an organization HealthCareforArtists.org works very closely with on national health care issues. Here is a link to Community Catalyst’s bill summary of HR 3962:

http://tinyurl.com/yg57s9z

Thank you in advance for making the call and for helping us spread the word to others.

Sincerely,

Kathleen Bitetti
Artist & Activist
Co-Founder of www.healthcareforartists.org

--------------

From Community Catalyst:

Dear Partners:

At this historic time, we are sending a critical update to all of our partners interested in national health care reform. Last Thursday, the House Leadership released their health reform package, the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962). The bill ensures access to quality, stable, affordable health care; promotes competition; slows the growth in health care costs; and improves the quality of care. While this bill is not perfect, it is an historic step forward that we believe needs to be supported. For more information about the bill, see Community Catalyst’s summary of the bill: http://tinyurl.com/yg57s9z

This is the moment we have been working toward for months. Every Member of the House needs to hear from their constituents in the next 24 hours. Members need to know that people from their home state will support them when they cast a vote in favor of the bill.

ACTION STEP:

Contact your Representative today and forward this message to your networks asking them to make calls, too. The message is simple:

“Please vote in favor of H.R. 3962 when the bill comes to the floor this week. This is an historic opportunity to ensure health care for millions of Americans. As a constituent, I will support you when you cast this important vote.”

Sincerely,

Community Catalyst National Health Reform Tea

Community Catalyst is a national non-profit advocacy organization dedicated to making quality, affordable health care accessible to everyone. Since 1997, Community Catalyst has worked to build consumer and community leadership to transform the American health system. With the belief that this transformation will happen when consumers are
fully engaged and have an organized voice, Community Catalyst works in partnership with national, state and local consumer organizations, policymakers, and foundations, providing leadership and support to change the health care system so it serves everyone - especially vulnerable members of society. www.communitycatalyst.org.
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For more information, or unsubscribing, visit:
http://healthcareforartists.org/mailman/listinfo/artistshealthcare_healthcareforartists.org
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NYC ARTISTS BOOK FAIR - November 6-8, 2009

2009-11-02T23:26:00.000-08:00

Editions Artists Book Fair at X Initiative, New York City

6 - 8 November 2009

Opening Night Preview Thursday, 5 November, 2009. 6 - 9 pm
Proceeds will benefit the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center.

The Editions Artists Book Fair is thrilled to announce a new location for 2009. Located front and center at the X Initiative at 548 West 22nd Street, this move brings the E|AB Fair together with additional site-specific projects, exhibitions, artists, performances and weekend events. While E|AB spreads out over the second floor, Performa has scheduled evening performances on the ground floor and the X Initiative continues their own innovative exhibitions and programs on the 3rd and 4th floors. So many good reasons to join us for E|AB ‘09!

Founded in 1998 by Susan Inglett of I.C. Editions and Brooke Alexander Editions, the Fair has grown in size and stature to become the premier showcase for contemporary publishers and dealers presenting the latest, and greatest in prints, multiples and artists’ books. The Editions Artists Book Fair is well known for its vibrant energy and innovation thanks to over fifty exhibitors, presenting hundreds of artists representing New York, Tokyo, Johannesburg, Amsterdam, London, Paris and points in between.

Exclusive to E|AB ‘09, guest curators/artists Robin Kahn and Kirby Gookin of VendorBar will be coordinating a series of Occurrences (Happenings for the 21st Century) to take place throughout the run of Fair. Invited artists will design a limited edition multiple produced daily on site and vended from rolling carts dim sum style. Directly engaging the audience, artists will present actions, exchanges, and services resulting in the production and distribution of their work.

Expect projects, interventions, and headstands from Alison Knowles, Geoff Hendricks,
Larry Miller, Joe Ahearn, Cary Leibowitz, Tom Otterness, Mike Bidlo and many others.
A highlight of E|AB ‘09 will be a new edition from Yoko Ono, Add Color: Imagine Peace.
All visitors will be invited to participate by adding color, imagining peace. Copies of the edition will be available during the Fair.

During the Fair visitors will also be treated to three days of conversations on art with some of today’s most exciting artists, collectors, and publishers. The symposia series will be held in our Kartell-furnished lounge and is free and open to the public, courtesy of IPCNY.

For a complete schedule of all events, check our website for the latest listings.

E|AB is pleased to announce that the Opening Night Preview will benefit the Annual Exhibition Fund at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center. The preview will take place Thursday, November 5th from 6-9 PM at the X Initiative. Always a great night for a great cause, this year the evening’s festivities will be highlighted by a special DJ set by Sahra Motalebi and music by AJ Slim.

For more information please contact Barbara Baruch info@eabfair.com Tel: 212.925.4338

Press Information: Michelle Malonzo, michelle.malonzo@gmail.com

Editions Artists Book Fair
X Initiative
548 West 22nd Street
New York City
USA

between 10th and 11th Avenue, Manhattan

www.eabfair.com

Admission: FREE

Fair Hours:
Friday - Saturday, 6th-7th November: 11 am -7 pm
Sunday, 8th November: 11 am - 4 pm

Subway: C, E to 23rd Street – or 1 to 23rd Street

Catalogue: A full-colour catalogue is available at the fair.

CALL FOR VIDEO GAME EXPERIMENTS - November 25, 2009

2009-10-30T23:05:00.000-07:00

Call for the presentation of proposals to be carried out within the collaborative production workshop that will take place in Medialab-Prado (Madrid, Spain) on January (21 to 24) and February (4 to 7), 2010. PlayLab aims to explore the context of games and video games as a space for creativity, experimentation, learning and reflection. It also aims to create an environment that leads to collaborative work in which different disciplines come together. No entry fee.

Contact:

Medialab-Prado
Plaza de las Letras
Calle Alameda 15
28014 Madrid
Spain

http://medialab-prado.es/article/convocatoria_playlab_laboratorio_de_experimentacion_con_videojuegos
playlab@medialab-prado.es

FREE PERFORMANCES BY ALEXANDRE SINGH - November 9-12, 2009

2009-10-30T23:01:00.000-07:00

WHITE COLUMNS

NOVEMBER PROJECTS + EVENTS

NOVEMBER 9, 10, 11, 12

"3 LECTURES + 1 STORY = 4 EVENINGS"

A SERIES OF FOUR PERFORMANCES BY ALEXANDRE SINGH

(IN ASSOCIATION WITH PERFORMA 09)

8PM EACH EVENING, ADMISSION FREE

AT WHITE COLUMNS
320 W 13TH ST (ENTER ON HORATIO ST)
NEW YORK, NY 10014

WWW.WHITECOLUMNS.ORG

NOVEMBER 18, 6-8PM

OPENING RECEPTION FOR:

"LOOKING BACK - THE 4TH WHITE COLUMNS ANNUAL"

SELECTED BY PRIMARY INFORMATION

EXHIBITION RUNS FROM NOVEMBER 19 2009 - JANUARY 9, 2010

+

WHITE COLUMNS RECOMMENDS:

NOVEMBER 4

LAUNCH PARTY FOR JERRY SALTZ'S NEW COLLECTION 'SEEING OUT LOUDER; ART CRITICISM 2003 - 2009'

AT X-INITIATIVE, 548 W 22ND STREET, NEW YORK. 6-8PM

WHITE PLAIN NY STUDENT EXHIBITION - Nov 2 - Dec 4, 2009

2009-10-30T22:51:00.000-07:00

WAW student show 2008

You are invited!

OPENING RECEPTION: Tuesday, November 10th, 6:30-8:30PM

(please note the reception has been changed from a previously scheduled date)

We are pleased to announce our student exhibition. Please join us in celebrating the talents and achievement of our students in the areas of Painting, Drawing, and Jewelry. Works will be on view at the Westchester Gallery and throughout the Center. There will be an opening reception on the evening of Tuesday, November 10th.
ON VIEW: Nov 2 - December 4

Westchester Gallery @ Westchester Community College Center for the Arts
196 Central Avenue
White Plains NY 10606

Gallery hours:
Monday -Thursday 9:00 am - 8:30 pm; Friday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Race, Religion & Other Natural Disasters - December 11, 2009

2009-10-28T19:49:00.000-07:00

This exhibition attempts to engage a new dialogue on the issue of race, religion and other natural disasters. When we think of natural disasters we think about an “act of God”. This act is somehow not in our control and would somehow eventually happen.

The divisive categories of race, religion, politics, economics, environment, etc are so because we recognize the “act” has happened because we have sanctioned it. It is no accident that war, world hunger, inflation and many other issues are linked to the overall collective binary beliefs that end up filibustering real change and unity amongst peoples.

This collection of artists pursues some form of investigation into these many different subjects. Will we ever be able to rise above and end the cycle? Or is destruction and divisiveness innate to the human experience? —Something we cannot control.

Christopher Hutchinson
Curator
Closing Reception 12/11/09 6-10:30pm
http://archetypeartgallery.com

NYC ART LECTURE PROGRAM - October 28, 2009

2009-10-28T00:28:00.000-07:00

PUBLIC PROGRAM

Trylon, Perisphere and Helicline photo by Sam Gottscho

apexart presents as part of its international resident lecture series:

To New Horizons

Wednesday, October 28, 6:30 pm

EMRE HUNER, current apexart resident, and LAUREN CORNELL, Executive Director Rhizome, will discuss utopian constructs, speculative fiction, and the juggernaut of modernism. In their conversation they will touch upon the inspirations for HUNER's latest work from the New York World's Fair, to the NASA Space Program, and Walt Disney.

Born in Istanbul in 1977, Emre Huner is an artist producing drawing, video and spatial works following different techniques. He now lives and works in Istanbul after being in Milan for eight years. Central to his oeuvre are over technological, industrial progressions and the concept of society of risk in this respect and the themes such as the affinities of the modern man with architecture and nature. Huner creates a common language in his works through using an archive he formed out of various sources such as internet, found out pictures and books. In 2008 he has participated in two special projects, The Marmara Pera Screen, Yama, Istanbul where he realized "Total Realm" (2008), a public screen video made of tableaux showing totalitarian imaginary and symbols, referring to the modernist utopia and to the Bidoun Project, Creek Art Fair, Dubai with "Panoptikon" (2005).

Lauren Cornell, Executive Director, Rhizome, oversees and develops Rhizome's programs, all of which serve to promote and contextualize art engaged with technology. Previously, Cornell worked as a curator and writer in London and New York. She worked in the Andy Warhol Film Project at the Whitney Museum and, from 2002-2004, she served as Executive Director of Ocularis, an organization dedicated to avant-garde cinema, video and new media. Her writing has been published in a range of international publications and she has organized events or exhibitions at venues including The Kitchen, Foxy Production, Participant Inc and The Institute of Contemporary Art in London. Cornell is also Adjunct Curator at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, where she collaborates to produce exhibitions and the monthly New Silent Series.

Please join us.
All events are free and open to the public.

Mr. Hüner's residency is supported in part by the Turkish Cultural Foundation.
apexart's residency program is supported in part by the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation.
apexart's exhibitions and public programs are supported in part by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Edith C. Blum Foundation, Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, The Greenwich Collection Ltd., The William Talbott Hillman Foundation, and with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts.

apexart
291 Church Street, NYC, 10013
t. 212 431 5270
www.apexart.org

Directions: A, C, E, N, R, W, Q, J, M, Z, 6 to Canal or 1 to Franklin.

PORNOGRAPHY ART EXHIBITION - OCTOBER 16, 2009

2009-10-10T23:42:00.000-07:00

The Museum of Porn in Art presents: Francesco D' Isa

Francesco D' Isa is an Italian digital artist. He studied philosophy at the University of Firenze. He's self-taught as an artist, his fascination with visual imagery has propelled him into mastering the required skills. He published his digital and traditional artworks in many magazines around the world (like Expose III, Ballistic Publishing, Pixel Surgeons: Extreme manipulation of the figure in Photography, Mitchell Beazley Art & Design S., Octopus ed., Black magic, White Noise, editrice Die Gestalten.) he won art prizes and he exhibits his artworks in galleries worldwide (Italy, Germany, England, USA, Australia, Russia, South America etc). He'sfounder and owner (Pornpope) of the porn-artistic collective Pornsaints.

www.gizart.com
www.pornsaints.org

Vernissage: Friday the 16th of October 2009 at 20 p.m. in Edi's Weinstube, Stüssihofstatt 14 in Zurich.

Exhibition: 17.10. - 12.11.2009, Mon.-Thu. from 12.00-24.00 hours, Fri. and Sat.
from 12.00-02.00 hours and Sun. from 14.00-22.00 hours.

YOUNG CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE ARTISTS EXHIBITION - Oct 10 - Nov 29, 2009

2009-10-10T18:44:00.000-07:00

A Blow to the Everyday

(last)intervention

10.10.2009–29.11.2009

Press Preview: 09.10.2009, 4:00pm–6:00pm

Opening Reception: 09.10.2009, 6:00pm–8:00pm

Osage Art Foundation is pleased to present A Blow to the Everyday and (last) intervention as part of the annual October Contemporary. The former is a group exhibition of works by young contemporary Japanese artists, many of which are site-specific while the latter will showcase new works by Kingsley Ng and Samson Young, two of Hong Kong’s most promising local young artists. The two exhibitions thereby brings together young artists from two cities in Asia and through this, creates a platform for interaction and exchange, as well as an opportunity for audiences to experience works from different parts of Asia.

Curated by Yuko Hasegawa, Chief Curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo, A Blow to the Everyday signifies a call to transform and awaken everyday awareness by embroiling people in collective fantasies and horrors and other provocative documents. It also implies questioning, through the practice of contemporary Japanese artists, the kind of involvement the individual activities of artists can have with communities and society at large, and the kind of communication and imagination they can stimulate in late-finance capitalist Japan. It is as well the story of the survival of the artists concerned, with an attempt to recall the reality of a different life through involvement with situations and people in the city.

Many of the works in the exhibition are participatory in nature and responds to the immediate space of the gallery and the environment of Hong Kong. Yukihiro Taguchi explores the city and creates temporary installation using objects he found throughout his expedition, and in the process, often invites the participation of passersby. These acts are documented and shown as part of an installation in the gallery. In the week following the opening, Taguchi’s ‘performative installation’ will undergo constant changes, ‘re-spacing’ and re-defining the traditional notion of a ‘fixed’ space/place and its relationship to the objects they house. Kenichi Hagihara’s work takes on the form of pseudo-scientific experiments which invites the participation of the public. The artist collective Chim↑Pom creates a utopian world within the gallery, at the same time, takes a dig at the fantasies of contemporary society. Meanwhile, Meiro Koizumi captures the forlorn psychological state of the modern man—absurd, amusing yet harrowing. In addition, the exhibition will showcase a video installation of established artist Shiro Takatani, documentation of public art projects by Wah, a young artist collective, as well as a large scale site-specific wall painting by Ayako Okubo.

(last)intervention presents new works by Kingsley Ng and Samson Young, two of Hong Kong’s emerging generation of tech-savvy multi-disciplinarians. Kingsley Ng is known for his intensely subtle poeticism, while Samson Young’s work is typified by schizophrenic juxtaposition of rich darkness and child-like imageries; yet, both share a concern for the deployment of sound in immersive multi-media experiences. Focusing on the rapidly-disappearing Kwun Tong as a site of social intervention and creative meditation, the pair will create contrasting pieces that seek to re-define ‘intervention’ as an act of remembering, an act of inscribing time, a way of participating in Being, and a way of negotiating competing claims for justice and acts of witnessing.

A special programme conceived and led by Samson Young, Urban Palimpsest: a twilight sound-walk, will take participants on an intimate tour to discover little-known spots in Kwun Tong, while listening to modified environment sounds and electronic compositions streaming from portable listening devices. It is a meditative inquiry into the connection between urban spaces and our collective sonic imagination, an exercise in distrusting the ears, and a momentary disruption of sonic judgement.

The exhibitions, A Blow to the Everyday and (last)intervention, form the first part of a larger cultural exchange programme organised by Osage Art Foundation. It includes a programme of exhibitions, performances, workshops, presentations, as well as a symposium. The second part of the exchange will be held in Tokyo, Japan in Spring 2010. The programme is an attempt to provide a platform for exchange by introducing works of Japanese artists and art collectives to audiences in Hong Kong, while also creating an opportunity for artists and art professionals from Hong Kong to travel to Japan. It is hoped that the event will act as a catalyst for future cultural exchanges, providing audiences in Hong Kong with a wider world view in art as well as promoting Hong Kong artists abroad.

The Press preview for the above exhibitions will be held on Friday, 9 October 2009 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. The artists will be present at this event for interviews.

The press preview will be followed by the Opening Reception at 6:00pm to 8:00pm.

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ABOUT A BLOW TO THE EVERYDAY

Exhibiting Artists:

Chim↑Pom, Kenichi Hagihara, Meiro Koizumi, Ayako Okubo, Yukihiro Taguchi, Shiro Takatani, and Wah

Curator:

Yuko Hasegawa, Chief Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo

ABOUT (LAST)INTERVENTION

Exhibiting Artists:

Kingsley Ng, and Samson Young

Venue:

Osage Kwun Tong

Address:

5/F, Kian Dai Industrial Building, 73-75 Hung To Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon

Exhibition Duration:

10 October 2009 till 29 November 2009

Opening Reception:

9 October 2009 (Friday), 6.00pm

Tel:

(852) 2793 4817

PUBLIC PROGRAMMES

‘Japanese Contemporary Art’ by Yuko Hasegawa, Chief Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo

Date:

10 October 2009 (Saturday)

Time:

10:30am–11:30am

Venue:

Osage Kwun Tong

Language:

English

Panel Discussion: ‘Asian Art Today’

Date:

10 October 2009 (Saturday)

Time:

11:30am–1:00pm

Venue:

Osage Kwun Tong

Language:

English

Participants:

Tobias Berger, Chief Curator, Nam June Paik Art Center

Patrick D. Flores, Professor of Department of Art Studies, University of the Philippines, and Adjunct Curator, National Art Gallery of the Philippines

Yuko Hasegawa, Chief Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo

SPECIAL PROGRAMME

Urban Palimpsest: a twilight sound-walk by Samson Young

Date:

17 October 2009 (Saturday)

Time:

7:00am

Duration:

45mins

Limited to 15 participants only. To register, please call (852) 27934817 or email info@oaf.cc.

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APPENDIX A: ABOUT THE ARTISTS

APPENDIX B: PRESS IMAGES

ABOUT OSAGE ART FOUNDATION

The Osage Art Foundation is an international not-for-profit philanthropic organization devoted to building creative communities and promoting cultural cooperation. The Foundation aims to bring to the art world new voices, new vision, new ideas and new styles, and to celebrate the achievements of humanity together with its limitations and failures.

Please visit www.oaf.cc for more information.

ABOUT OCTOBER CONTEMPORARY 2009: NOW, OR NEVER

October Contemporary (OC) is a non-profit initiative devoted to the contemporary arts since 2007, and the only event of its kind in Hong Kong. In its third year, OC 2009 takes Now, or Never to be its slogan, to imbue a sense of urgency among both art practitioners and the wider public to think critically, creatively, and persistently about the contemporary arts and care for its value to our society.

Please visit www.oc.org.hk for more information.

MEDIA ENQUIRY

Kennis Lai

Tel:

(852) 2793 4817

Fax:

(852) 3007 2988

Email:

kennislai@osagegallery.com

Alice Wong

Tel:

(852) 2793 4817

Fax:

(852) 3007 2988

Email:

alicewong@osagegallery.com

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《 A Blow to the Everyday 》

《（最後）的介入》

10.10.2009 – 29.11.2009

傳媒預覽 : 09.10.2009，下午4時至6時正

開幕酒會 : 09.10.2009，下午6時至8時正

奧沙藝術基金將於《拾月當代》期間舉行《 A Blow to the Everyday 》及《（最後）的介入》兩個展覽。前者將展出年輕日本當代藝術家之作品，大部份作品均屬特定場域之藝術創作；後者則展出兩個新進香港藝術家伍韶勁及楊嘉輝的最新作品。兩個展覽給兩地之年輕藝術家提供一個互動及交流平台，亦同時成為香港觀眾接觸其他亞洲國家藝術的好機會。

《 A Blow to the Everyday 》由東京都現代美術館總館長長谷川祐子《A Blow to the Everyday 》象徵著一種召喚 ──試圖將觀眾捲入集體幻想及驚駭空間，又用挑釁行為混淆視聽，從而喚醒和改變觀眾對日常生活的覺悟。同時亦透過當代日本藝術家的藝術創作，對藝術家的個人活動跟社區以至整個社會的連繫，及他們如何在日本這個後資本主義經濟型社會激發溝通和想像提出質疑。展覽亦嘗試透過城市中不同的人物境況道出一個個關於這些藝術家在藝術世界求存的故事。

田口行弘利用沿途收集的物件，即興搭建成一裝置藝術，邀請途人參與之餘，更將過程拍成影片，成為裝置藝術的一部份。展覽開幕之後的一個星期，田口的「行為裝置」將有所改變，重新界定「固定」空間／地方的傳統定義。萩原健一的作品邀請公眾參與一個偽科學實驗。Chim↑Pom將於畫廊內建造一個烏托邦，以掘發人的幻想空間。小泉明郎抓住現代人孤獨的心理狀態－荒謬，可笑，卻悲慘。此外，展覽亦展出高谷史郎的錄像裝置，Wah的公眾藝術項目之紀錄片，以及大久保亞夜子的大型特定場域壁畫。

《（最後）的介入》展出兩個新進香港跨媒介藝術家伍韶勁及楊嘉輝的最新作品。伍韶勁最為人熟識的是其極為精細的詩語詞韻，而楊嘉輝的最新作品再次展示其典型精神分裂式創作風格，將黑暗與稚氣的意象相並列；然而，兩位藝術家都利用聲音元素，令觀眾親身經歷一次獨特的多媒體體驗。作品焦點則落在觀塘 ─ 一個將要瞬間消失的地區，一個帶有強烈社會干預和創作沈思的地方；兩人創作出對比強烈的作品，試圖將「介入」重新定義為記憶的行為、時間的刻畫、存在的參與方式、和一種跟司法主張和見證行為相抵觸的談判方式。

《Urban Palimpsest》為展覽之特備節目。藝術家楊嘉輝將帶領參加者遊走於清晨的觀塘，耳聽以意創造的環境聲音，尋找鮮為人知的城市景點；圍繞觀塘、經驗聲音、探索城市空間。《Urban Palimpsest》讓任沉浸於城市空間跟集體聲音想像之間的冥想空間，教人暫離自己慣用的耳朵，推翻一切有關聲音的判斷。

傳媒預覽將於二零零九年十月九日(星期五)下午4時正舉行。屆時藝術家將出席接受傳媒訪問。

傳媒預覽後將設開幕酒會，時間為下午6時至晚上8時正。

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關於《A Blow to the Everyday》

藝術家： Chim↑Pom，萩原健一，小泉明郎，大久保亞夜子，田口行弘，高谷史郎及Wah

策展人：長谷川祐子

展覽地點：奧沙觀塘

地址：香港九龍觀塘鴻圖道73-75號建大工業大廈5樓

展期： 2009年10月10日至2009年11月29日

開幕酒會： 2009年10月9日(星期五)下午6時正

電話： (852) 2793 4817

關於《（最後）的介入》

藝術家：伍韶勁及楊嘉輝

展覽地點：奧沙觀塘

地址：香港九龍觀塘鴻圖道73-75號建大工業大廈5樓

展期： 2009年10月10日至2009年11月29日

開幕酒會： 2009年

Newark NJ Art Center Grand Opening - October 24, 2009

2009-10-07T22:23:00.000-07:00

GRAND OPENING - SUMEI MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTS CENTER REOPENS NEW GALLERY SPACE IN THE IRONBOUND

Exhibition opening and Diwali celebration Friday October 23, 2009, 6-9pm

Location:

Sumei Multidisciplinary Arts Center

85 Hamilton St, cor. of NJ Railroad Ave

Ironbound District, Newark, 07105

Office: 973-589-5525

Cell: 973-985-4069

Email: sumeiart@aol.com

On Wednesday Oct., 21, 2009, Sumei Multidisciplinary Arts Center reopens its doors after a three year hiatus. Opening with a four person exhibition and celebrating the Indian Festival of Diwali, the organization will participate in the Newark Arts Council’s five day Open Doors Studio Tour Festival, with its exhibition and a street fair on Hamilton Street between Bruen Street and Railroad Ave.

Celebrate Diwali feast day on Friday October, 23, 2009, from 6PM-9PM at Sumei’s Open doors exhibition reception. Diwali prayer ceremony of lakshmi puja will take place followed by traditional bhakti (devotional) songs. Participants are welcome to light diyas throughout the week during Open Doors to celebrate the Festival of Lights (cotton-like string wicks inserted in small clay pots filled with coconut oil).

RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY: On Saturday October 24, from 1pm to 4pm, Sumei , its board and the board of The Button Factory, invites the Mayor, our councilman, our counsel, and other persons of importance in the New Jersey community, to join the public and friends of Sumei in celebrating another rebirth in Newark.

The five day festival of Diwali occurs on the new moon between October 13 and November 14. In Hinduism, across many parts of India and Nepal, it is the homecoming of Rama after a 14-year exile in the forest and his victory over the Ravana. In the legend, the people of Ayodhya (the capital of his kingdom) welcomed Rama by lighting rows (avali) of lamps (dĭpa), thus its name: dīpāwali. Over time, this word transformed into Divali in Hindi and Dipawali in Nepali, but still retained its original form in South and East Indian Languages.

On the walls of the gallery will be the works of Kaye Mahoney, Heejung Kim,

Kenneth Schnall, and Ela Shah.

Program

Gallery Opening reception: Friday, October 23, 2009; 6pm – 9pm

Celebrate the Indian Festival of Diwali

Dates of Exhibition: Wednesday Oct., 21, 2009 to Thursday Nov., 26, 2009

RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY : Saturday October 24, 1pm to 4pm

Artist Talk:Saturday, October 24, 2009, 6 to 8pm

The Future of Art - Part 1

Technology, Economics and the Creative Urge

Presenting artists are: Kaye Mahoney, Heejung Kim, Kenneth Schnall, Ela Shah

Artist Talk Hosts: Hal Laessig and Ben Jones

Dance Performance At Street Fair: Sunday October 25, 2009, 2pm Capoiera and Bollywood dancing on Hamilton Street

Gallery Hours: Wed, Fri, 10 am to 4pm, Thurs, - 11am to 7pm or by appointment.

For more information or to schedule a visit call: Contact: Yoland Skeete

Office: 973-589-5525, or email: sumeiart@aol.com

Hip-Hop Word Count

2009-10-03T00:21:00.000-07:00

Hello. Family.

Don't you feel lucky to be to living in these exciting times? (Yeah I know, me too).

A quick note to you: a lot is getting accomplished on the Hip-Hop Word Count [our ethnographic database built from 30 years of Hip-Hop content]. Most has been on the hush but I thought it would be a good idea to share some of the development in order to get your feedback on our prototyping:

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I'm trying to disprove the hypothesis that living in higher altitudes creates a natural inclination for gangster rap. ⇐ a joke

Feel free to leave a comment & suggestions.

Thanks for reading my semi-irregular spams.

Best,

Tahir
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FACEBOOK PORTRAITS - Sep 10 - Oct 3, 2009

2009-09-07T23:06:00.000-07:00

Matt Held
facebook portraits
September 10 - October 3, 2009

Reception Thursday, September 10, 6-9pm
529 West 20th Street, 4W, Chelsea

Click here for directions.

(Matt Held, Eve, 2008, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches)

Denise Bibro Fine Art is pleased to present Matt Held: facebook portraits, on view September 10 through October 3, 2009 in our Platform project space. The culmination of a series of portraits begun in 2008, the exhibition features more than 40 canvases painted from facebook profile photos. They encompass works which are funny, cool, quirky, and sometimes disturbing.

Historically, portraiture developed as a vehicle for the bourgeoisie to convey their wealth and social status. Patrons had the power to dictate the environment in which they were depicted, as well as which of their features were emphasized or diminished. Held's project brings portraiture to the masses via facebook's pandemic social networking site, inviting people to become part of his "group"-which has more than 6,000 members-by volunteering to have their portrait painted. The stipulation is that Held himself chooses which image to render, claiming a position of power as the artist. That this project now finds itself in the realm of the art world, in the heart of the Chelsea gallery scene, brings the project full-circle.

Held has exhibited nationally, including solo shows at Optic Nerve Arts, Portland, OR; as well as Garage Walk and Stella's, both in Seattle, WA. Selected group shows include Haskins Lab at Yale University, New Haven, CT; Gallery 364, Brooklyn, NY; and NutureArt, CUE Art Foundation, and Artists Space, all in New York City. His work has been reviewed in The New York Times, The New York Observer, New York Magazine, and Wired Magazine. Held studied at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design in Denver, CO.

For more information, or high resolution images, please contact the gallery at the information provided below.

platform@denisebibrofineart.com
212-647-7030
http://platform.denisebibrofineart.com

Sculpture Magazine

2009-09-05T22:18:00.000-07:00

Mission Statement Newsletter

The ISC seeks to expand public
understanding and appreciation
of sculpture internationally,
demonstrate the power of sculpture
to educate, effect social change,
engage artists and arts professionals
in a dialogue to advance the art form,
and promote a supportive environment for
sculpture and sculptors.

Support the ISC and Sculpture magazine:
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Sculpture: September Vol. 28 No. 7

SculptureIn the September issue of Sculpture: Scaling the heights of public art with Janet Echelman, the human figure transformed by nature and distorted by culture in the work of Michele Oka Doner, Silvia B., and Dan Webb, plus explorations of place through collected and constructed objects. Plus articles interviews, reviews and previews of sculpture from the U.S., Canada, England, Italy, Ireland, Austria, Spain, Israel, the Ukraine, Mexico, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Taiwan.

This issue and previous issues are available online by clicking here.

September Web Special: Making Public Sculpture Vandalism-Resistant

Members Only Webspecial:
Making Public Sculpture Vandalism-Resistant
by Julia Muney Moore

If someone really wants to vandalize a work of art, there is not much an artist can do to stop it. There are, however, planning, design, and fabrication steps artists can take that will make a public artwork less attractive as a target or make it difficult for vandals to do permanent damage. Click here to read more.

Not currently a member, but want to take advantage of this and other great
opportunities? Click here to join.

ISC Symposium: How has the economy affected you and your organization?

SymposiumThis year's symposium promises to be an important tool for everyone looking for creative ideas in these challenging times. Now is the time to look to others for ideas, support and inspiration. Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity to network, share experiences and learn strategies for success for the current economic climate from leaders in the sculpture community plus experience all that Princeton/Hamilton, New Jersey and its surrounding areas have to offer.

For more details and to register for the symposium please visit the ISC website at http://www.sculpture.org/.

Photo Credits:
Carlos Dorrien
The Nine Muses, 1990-97
Courtesy of Grounds For Sculpture

SLOVENIA GRAPHIC ARTS EXHIBITION - September 4, 2009

2009-09-05T11:51:00.000-07:00

Opening of the 28th Biennial of Graphic Arts
on Friday 4 September in Ljubljana, Slovenia

The Matrix: An Unstable Reality
the central exhibition of the 28th Biennial of Graphic Arts

artists: Afsoon, Vahram Aghasyan, Julieta Aranda, Nika Autor, BAS/Bent, Viktor Bernik, Anita di Bianco, Sabine Bitter & Helmut Weber, BridA (Sendi Mango, Jurij Pavlica, Tom Kerševan), Chto Delat (Dmitry Vilensky), Lee Chul Soo, Jørgen Craig Lello & Tobias Arnell, Ksenija Čerče, Vuk Ćosić, Vesna Drnovšek, Igor Eškinja, Małgorzata Etber Warlikowska, Jasper Fabricius, Jakup Ferri, Ivan Fijolić, Ye Funa, Fernando García, Samuel Grajfoner, Ivan Grubanov, Dejan Habicht, Bu Hua, Hungarian Double-tailed Dog, Ištvan Išt Huzjan, Space Invader, JustSeeds, Dejan Kaludjerović, David Kareyan, Sameera Khan, Taiyo Kimura, Iva Kovač, Jelena Kovačević, Matej Košir, Borut Krajnc, Ana Lozica, Tanja Lažetić, Nicola López, M-City, Ján Mančuška, La Más Bella, Ines Matijević Cakić, Eva & Franco Mattes, Zhang Minjie, Tracey Moffatt, Ivan Moudov, Carlos Motta, Alban Muja, Nika Oblak & Primož Novak, Ahmet Ögüt, Juan Perez Agirregoikoa, Cesare Pietroiusti, Nada Prlja, radioCona, Société Réaliste, Betsabee Romero, Francesc Ruiz, Adrian Sauer, Klaus Schafler, Nana Shiomi, Jelena Sredanović, Katja Sudec, Therese Sunngren, Swoon, Miha Štrukelj, Marko Tadić, Tomaž Tomažin, Nasan Tur, Ignacio Uriarte, Huiqin Wang, Patrick Ward, Maria Alicia Zamora Noguera, Moises Yagües Fernandez, Katarina Zdjelar

venues: International Centre of Graphic Arts, Gallery Alkatraz, Gallery Ganes Pratt, Gallery Jakopič, Gallery Kapsula, Gallery Škuc; also Europlakat billboards in Ljubljana, media spaces and the 28th Biennial of Graphic Arts catalogue

After Gogo: A New Era of Korean Art

based on a proposal by Jeon Joon-ho, the winner of the Grand Prize of the 2007 Biennial

artists: Kim Kira, Jang Minseung & Kim Check, Jeon Joonho, Lee Yongbaek, MOON Kyungwon, Lee Sea Hyun, Moon Hyungmin, Ligyung

curator: Kim Jyeong-Yeon

venue: Cankarjev dom Gallery

Catalogue of the 28th Biennial of Graphic Arts

This large illustrated catalogue, in Slovene and English, is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Zoran Kržišnik, the founder of the Biennial and for many years its director. The catalogue offers a complete overview of the exhibiting artists with essays by the curators of the Biennial exhibitions. In addition, the catalogue is itself one of the venues for the show The Matrix: An Unstable Reality.

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Mednarodni grafični likovni center, Grad Tivoli, Pod turnom 3, 1000 Ljubljana
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EMERGENCY FUND FOR ARTISTS

2009-09-04T10:35:00.000-07:00

New Emerging Artist Guidelines at CERF

CERF now provides assistance to emerging professional craft artists who have suffered a recent career-threatening emergency. In the past, CERF provided assistance only to artists who earned a living from their work for at least three years. "We have expanded our guidelines," notes program director Craig Nutt, " because we recognize that disasters can strike artists who have recently started their careers and businesses." To be eligible an applicant must demonstrate a clear commitment to working full-time as a craft artist along with working to advance their knowledge in their chosen media through education, apprenticeships, or internships. Guidelines and application requirements

Participate in the Health Care Debate

The Actors Fund just launched Artists United for Health Care, a national artists’ health care reform website, in partnership withauhc.gif the Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI) and Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC). At Artists United for Health Care self-employed artists and individuals interested in the national debate around health care can:

* Link to current news about the rapidly developing health care reform debate.
* Identify existing local and national grass-roots organizations working for change.
* Send letters to Congress and Senate representatives, and to editors of the press.
* Find contacts for organizing and attending events and seminars.

Key Results Now Available on Artist Trust Recession Survey
Earlier this year Seattle based Artist Trust surveyed hundreds of artists in Washington State about the effects of the recession on their lives and careers. TheArtists and the Economy Survey report covers some of the broader trends reflected in the results of the survey as well as selected graphs and quotes.

Take a Quick Survey -- Artists and the Recession

Join with thousands of other artists that have taken 15 minutes to share their experiences with the recession. The results of the survey, being conducted by Leveraging Investment in Creativity (LINC), will help achieve the changes in policy, funding, and information dissemination necessary to improve the working lives of artists nationwide. Artists can remain anonymous if they choose and can sign up to receive the report summarizing the survey results. LINC Survey

Community Service Opportunities for Artists
Americans for the Arts has just launched a new web portal dedicated to promoting community service opportunities for artists, arts groups, and arts volunteers nationwide. The United We Serve website is a place for volunteers in the arts to share stories and upload photos and videos related to their volunteer experiences. Inspired by President Obama, Americans for the Arts is leading the nation's arts sector to be an active participant in this national service initiative, and showcase the arts and humanities service activities happening across the country as part of the National Day of Service and Remembrance on September 11, 2009 and throughout the year. Visit the website to showcase your personal or professional volunteer stories, videos, and pictures, which will be compiled and shared with the White House, Congress, and the media.

FUNDRAISING NEWS

September Starts A Season for CERF!
September marks the beginning of A Season for CERF and soseason-map.JPG far, forty-eight craft related businesses have signed up to participate in this fundraiser to support CERF's programs and services. Now in its thirteenth year, A Season for CERF unites galleries, retailers and artists, nationwide, in a venture as unique as the individuals and businesses involved. Retailers involved decide when (anytime between September and the end of the year) and what they are going to do. Some organize silent auctions or raffles while others sponsor parties, workshops, and dearly loved seconds-sales. Still others decide to simply make a cash donation of at least $100.

Visit the CERF website for current listings of participating businesses or visit our Google map to find a gallery or event near you. Wondering about joining up? No, it's not too late. Just contact the CERF office and we'll help you get going and welcome you to an ever growing group of individuals and retailers wanting to make a difference for craft artists in need.

"Sweeps for CERF" Gives New Meaning to Metal Scraps
When metalsmiths clean up their shops, the dustpan gathers value. Now, those "sweeps" can help make a difference in the lives of craft artists in distress.

Rio Grande, a national jewelryRio44BlueButton.jpgsupplier, has created "Sweeps for CERF," a program through which it will accept sweeps from jewelers by mail, refine the tiny bits of metal, and donate the full value of the recovered metal directly to CERF. Just collect your sweeps (and nothing else) in a plastic bag, seal the bag and place it into a box. Send your package to: Rio Grande, 7500 Bluewater Road, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87121 Attn: Sweeps for CERF. For more information about the program go to the "Sweeps for CERF" website.

"Handbuilt" Event Will Benefit CERF
"Handbuilt" a conference dedicated to handbuilding with clay, will benefit CERF in Philadelphia, September 17-19. This "down-to-earth" event, organized by clay artist Sandi Pierantozzi, will feature demonstrations, inspiration, and conversation. Demonstrators Hayne Bayless, Lisa Naples, Sandi Pierantozzi, and Holly Walker will be joined by special guest speaker William Daley. The event will also feature an invitational show of nationally known handbuilders. To learn more or to register, visit the event website or contact Sandi Pierantozzi.

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Studio jeweler and author Linda Kaye-Moses and Ferrin Gallery announce a Book Release Party and benefit for CERF on September 20th from 2:00pm to 5:00pm at Ferrin Gallery, 437 North Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Kaye-Moses' book Pure Silver Metal Clay Beads is a workshop-style book, which contains fifteen original projects for making fine or pure silver beads from metal clay, and presents a wealth of information on the use of metal clay.

The event at Ferrin Gallery will also feature a sale of the beads described in each of the projects, strung with precious stone beads, and fifty percent of the proceeds will be donated to CERF. For more information about the event or questions about the book and the necklaces contact the author at: evansol@berkshire.net.

Photographic Installation by Joan Zalenski - September 4, 2009

2009-09-01T00:14:00.001-07:00

The City of Santa Fe Arts Commission

and

Santa Fe Community Convention Center

invite you to the dedication of

What Lies Beneath: The Interment of a Culture

A photographic installation by

Joan Zalenski

Friday, September 4, 2009 at 4:00 PM

Main lobby

201 West Marcy Street

What Lies Beneath: The Interment of a Culture is a photographic installation for the Santa Fe Community Convention Center based on the site’s archeology. Joan Zalenski was granted access to the archeological site. Working closely with the lead archeologist and representatives of the Pueblo of Tesuque, she photographed numerous non-culturally sensitive artifacts as well as the site itself. Utilizing this source photography, Zalenski created a large-scale photographic “quilt” based on the six different historical periods found at the site.

Debra Garcia y Griego

Senior Planner

City of Santa Fe Arts Commission

PO Box 909
Santa Fe, NM 87504-0909

505.955.6707 tel

505.955.6671 fax

degarcia@santafenm.gov

Silent Auction to benefit documentary photography - February 20, 2010

2009-09-01T00:10:00.000-07:00

I'm writing on behalf of Julia Dean (founder of the Julia Dean Photo
Workshops in Venice California) to tell you about an exciting event. On
February 20, 2010 we are holding - with Aaron Eckhart as our host - a silent
auction with more than 100 photographs by the most well respected
photographers in the business (please refer to the attached list). This
public event will take place at the Stephen Cohen Gallery in Los Angeles
from 7:00-10:00 pm. We will also be holding a VIP pre-party from 5:00-7:00
pm, which will be by invitation only. These folks will include our
celebrity friends, art buyers, and the photographers in the auction.

Our goal is to raise money for documentary photography, and begin what is
called Project 5. This stands for 5 silent auctions to fun 5 socially
concerned projects over a period of 5 years.

For more information, I invite you to read our official press release (which
I've attached). I also invite you to view our website at

http://Photo4Change.org.

We would really appreciate if you could cover the event online. If you have
any questions, don't hesitate to get in touch.

Warm regards,

Angela Marklew

Julia Dean Photo Workshops
801 Ocean Front Walk #8
Venice CA 90291

ART & OLFACTION - May 209 - June 7, 2009

2009-05-27T23:40:00.001-07:00

Olfaction presents nine pieces of visual art which contain an element
or an allusion to the sense of smell. Attempts have been made by
national and international artists to subvert the dominance of the
visual sense with the introduction of the olfactory. The works will
emit smells amongst other artworks in small intimate spaces at the
Empty Shop Gallery.

Empty Shop
94C Gilesgate
Durham
DH1 2JA
http://www.emptyshop.org/

Artists:
Mark Bell
Alice Bradshaw
Barbara Anna Husar
Naomi Kendrick
Mark Porter
Ashley Rowe
Alex Rhys-Taylor
Guiliana Sommantico
thickandtasty

Curated by Diana Ali

Foreword by Daniel Jones
(Edited extract from 'The Whiff of the Real')

Olfaction is the neglected sense of the fine art world. Though an art
work has to metaphorically ‘smell’ or at least create a stink in order
to seduce me, tradition dictates the obfuscation of odour in the
gallery space. Marshall McLuhan charts the prioritising of the visual
sense over others through the invention of the printing press and the
spread of universal literacy, a historical development he describes as
superseding the ‘acoustic space’ that dominated pre-Guttenberg (the
inventor of typeset printing blocks) civilisation. It would be
interesting to read a parallel analysis of how our changing sense of
and emotional reaction to smell has influenced the way we receive
information, make decisions and form aesthetic (and sometimes ethical)
judgements. Olfaction has become the C21 pariah sense. The explosion
in personal hygiene over the past century or so, combined with the
ability to synthesize almost any scent imaginable has left us divorced
from an ontological relationship with our olfactory perceptions.
Polite society and most art forms require the neutering of the sense.
I have heard audiences complain of the body odour of dancers and
actors on stage – though personally I am always impressed by this
signifier of the performers’ committed endeavours. Art galleries are
scrubbed to sterilisation, so that only the lingering traces of
cleaning products remain. Yet our love affair with ersatz scents
dominates our social lives and fills up our bathroom shelves.

Olfactory art also resists commoditisation and fixed meaning. The
scent exists for the moment and cannot be captured by technology or
recording devices. The persistence of the work is only possible
through the memory and associations of the gallery audience. As Proust
declaims in A la recherché des temps perdu "When nothing else subsists
from the past, after the people are dead, after the things are broken
and scattered· the smell and taste of things remain”. The peculiarly
emotive impact of smells is explained and confirmed by scientific
studies. Olfaction transits messages to the cortex AND the limbic
system, the new and old parts of the brain, meaning that our
interpretation and analysis of smells is simultaneously emotional and
cognitive: moody and rational.

http://olfactionexhibition.blogspot.com/

TURNER MUSEUM, SARASOTA, FLORIDA REOPENS

2009-05-11T00:55:00.000-07:00

THE TURNER MUSEUM SHEDS ITS WINTER COAT AND BLOSSOMS IN SPRING FINERY

Sunday May 10th 2009 - Sarasota, Florida

"Congratulations on the impressive new website! Also on Turner and Italy."
Dr. Selby Whittingham - United Kingdom

"Douglass, your efforts have surely been great and rewards with your
"beautiful new site" are well deserved. It is an exciting new age for those
entranced by the great Turner's work."
Robert Setters - Canada

"The new site is so wonderful. Everything about it is so much more inviting,
right there. You've done so much work!!!!! Bravo"
Trulee Jameson - United States

"I really like Turner's new site!"
Dan Levesque - Switzerland

J.M.W. Turner has created waves of interest world-wide with a series of 8
exhibitions, starting with the National Gallery in Washington in a 2008
'block-buster' followed by Houston; New York at the Metropolitan Museum and
Moscow; also three "Turner and Italy" shows in Ferrara, Edinburgh and
Budapest plus the first ever Turner show in China in 2009 and now our own
Turner in Italy has Turner's name on everybody's lips. Truly, is not Turner
the "hottest" name among old masters these days?

Experience Turner in Italy at the new Turner Museum website:
www.turnermuseum.org. This latest exhibition features 30 Turners, first-ever
displayed in such a novel way to the public. We have increased many fold the
"thumb-size" gem-like Italian vignettes - thus we can trace every detail of
the "finest lines ever produced", to cite John Ruskin. This small but
trend-setting exhibition traces Turner's development starting with his
teenage years, through to the full flowering of his genius evident in the 26
Italian vignettes, culminating in our exhibition's show-stopper, the
celebrated St. Mark's Place, Venice - Juliet and Her Nurse, 1842, a
magnificent engraving on copper. Only the genius of Turner could transport
Romeo and Juliet from Verona to Venice and in the process transform a
tragedy into a spectacular celebration of life.

Visit the rejuvenated Turner Museum Store http://www.turnermuseum.org/store/
for this bestseller as well as many other unique and beautiful works of art.

The Turner was founded in 1973 in Denver in a historic Victorian mansion -
the phenomenal 24 year run there resulted in The Turner being listed among
the top 99 art museums in America.

Contact:
Douglass Montrose-Graem
Turner Museum
Sarasota Florida
email: turnermuseum@turnermuseum.org
Ph 941.365.1649
www.turnermuseum.org

CALL TO NEW ENGLAND ARTISTS FOR PUBLIC ART PROPOSALS - May 15, 2009

2009-05-04T01:24:00.000-07:00

The Boston Public Library and the Mattapan Branch Library Public Art Committee invite artists/designers working in all media to forward qualifications for the Mattapan Library Branch Exterior Art Project at the new 21,000sf branch library designed by William Rawn and Associates. This project is open to all artists//designers residing in New England. Artists/designers with experience in the areas of public art and community involvement processes are encouraged to apply.

Contact:

Christina Lanzl
Urban Arts Institute
Massachusetts College of Art and Design

617-879-7973
http://www.massart.edu/Documents/www.massart.edu/about_massart/urban_arts_institute/Mattapan-Library-CafE.pdf
Christina.lanzl@massart.edu

NATIONAL MINIATURE SHOW COMPETITION - September 28, 2009

2009-05-04T00:51:00.000-07:00

10th Annual National Miniature Show , Competition , Workshop October 1-31, 2009. A multi media cash awards competition. Jana Schefeik Van Housen, will judge and conduct an oil workshop October 9-11, 2009. Reception Friday, October 9th, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Entries shipped or brought to be at the art center by September 28, 2009. Entry fee.

Contact:

Prairie Winds Art Center
112 W 3rd St
Grand Island NE 68801

308-381-4001
http://www.prairiewindsart.com

CALL FOR EXHIBITION PROPOSALS - June 20, 2009

2009-05-04T00:42:00.000-07:00

A new gallery in Orlando, Florida, is now accepting submissions. Entry fee.

Contact:

New Concept Art Gallery
11229 East Colonial Dr
Orlando FL 32817

407-429-4721
http://newconceptartgallery.com/submissions
newconceptart@hotmail.com

CALL FOR CONTEMPORARY QUILT ARTISTS - May 28, 2009

2009-05-03T23:39:00.000-07:00

Seeking quilt artists from US and Canada for a juried exhibition at the Brush Art Gallery & Studios in Lowell, MA. This exhibition is one of the venues of the famous Lowell Quilt Festival and will provide an overview of some of the finest quilts being produced. Jurors: Sylvia Einstein, curator and internationally-known quilt-maker, and Judy Becker, well-known contemporary quilt-maker, curator and juror. METHOD OF SELECTION: Digital images on CD only (no slides or photographs). Exhibition dates: August 5 - September 19, 2009. Entry fee.

For complete details and prospectus:

Brush Art Gallery & Studios
256 Market St
Lowell MA 01852

http://www.thebrush.org/Documents/ArtQuiltsLowell2009.pdf

ART FROM THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY

2009-05-03T23:24:00.000-07:00

SIXTY YEARS. SIXTY WORKS. Art from the Federal Republic of Germany
Martin-Gropius-Bau

Niederkirchnerstrasse 7
10963 Berlin
Contact: info@60jahre-60werke.de

www.60jahre-60werke.de

May 1 – June 14, 2009
Opening Hours: Daily from 10 am to 8 pm

'Action teaching' seminars with Prof. Bazon Brock Daily at 3 pm

This year the Federal Republic of Germany is commemorating the sixtieth anniversary of the ratification of its constitution. In honor of this jubilee, the Martin-Gropius-Bau Berlin will present the exhibition 'SIXTY YEARS. SIXTY WORKS. Art from the Federal Republic of Germany' from May 1 to June 14. On view will be 60 works of art including paintings, sculpture, photography and installations created by the most influential German artists since 1949.

The exhibition recounts the history of the Federal Republic of Germany through the aesthetic phenomena of the visual arts and takes as its theme the guarantee of freedom of expression in paragraph 5, article 3 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany. As orientation for visitors, a time line featuring sixty monitors will recall actual political and social events that significantly impacted on each of the six decades. Interactive terminals will also provide information on the relevant artistic events of the last sixty years.

Professor Bazon Brock will conduct his 'action teaching' seminars daily throughout the exhibition. Originally developed for documenta 4 in 1968, these seminars and in-depth guided tours aim to cultivate an appreciation of art in a broad range of visitors.

A catalogue will be published featuring reproductions of all the exhibited works as well as essays by well-known authors situating the exhibition in its proper historical context.

The exhibition is an initiative of The Foundation for Art and Culture Bonn (Stiftung für Kunst und Kultur e.V. Bonn) and BILD, Germany's largest daily paper. Major funding has been provided by the gas and electric utility company RWE. The exhibition is supported by the Ministry of the Interior of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Participating Artists: Kai Althoff, Horst Antes, Stephan Balkenhol, Georg Baselitz, Willi Baumeister, Christiane Baumgartner, Bernd und Hilla Becher, Joseph Beuys, Anna und Bernhard Blume, Walter Dahn / Jiří Dokoupil, Hanne Darboven, Günther Főrg, Rupprecht Geiger, Isa Genzken, K.O. Gőtz, Bruno Goller, Gotthard Graubner, Andreas Gursky, Hans Hartung, Eberhard Havekost, Werner Heldt, Georg Herold, Gerhard Hoehme, Karl Hofer, Candida Hőfer, Rebecca Horn, Jőrg Immendorff, Anselm Kiefer, Martin Kippenberger, Konrad Klapheck, Imi Knoebel, Norbert Kricke, Markus Lüpertz, Heinz Mack, Wolfgang Mattheuer, Jonathan Meese, Olaf Metzel, Ernst Wilhelm Nay, Carsten Nicolai, Marcel Odenbach, Albert Oehlen, Palermo, A. R. Penck, Otto Piene, Sigmar Polke, Neo Rauch, Tobias Rehberger, Daniel Richter, Gerhard Richter, Thomas Ruff, Reiner Ruthenbeck, Bernard Schultze, Emil Schumacher, Thomas Schütte, Thomas Struth, Wolfgang Tillmans, Rosemarie Trockel, Günther Uecker, Hans Uhlmann, Franz Erhard Walther, Corinne Wasmuht, WOLS

Curated by Prof. Dr. Gőtz Adriani, Dr. Robert Fleck, Prof. Dr. Siegfried Gohr, Prof. Peter Iden, Susanne Kleine, Ingrid Mőssinger, Prof. Dr. Dieter Ronte, Dr. Frank Schmidt and Dr. h.c. Walter Smerling in collaboration with Prof. Bazon Brock, Laszlo Glozer, Dr. Ariane Grigoteit, and Professor Dr. Matthias Winzen

Press contact:

BUREAU N - Silke Neumann // Fabio Pink
Phone: +49.(0)30.30874075
Mail: silke.neumann@bureau-n.de // fabio.pink@bureau-n.de

Audio guides:

Available in German and English