Wisconsin Arts News for January 13

 

Wisconsin Arts News
A Service of the Wisconsin Arts Board
 

January 13, 2010

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success."  Henry Ford

 

"Individual commitment to a group effort -- that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work."  Vince Lombardi

 

"When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality."  Joe Paterno

VIDEO OF THE DAY
Weekly Poem: 'Our Valley'

"Philip Levine is the author of numerous books of poetry, most recently "News of the World" (2009). Other collections include "Breath" (2004); "The Simple Truth" (1994), which won the Pulitzer Prize; and "What Work Is" (1991), which won the National Book Award. The poem above, "Our Valley," originally appeared in the November 2008 issue of Poetry."

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2010/01/weekly-poem-our-valley.html

 

FROM THE WISCONSIN ARTS BOARD

NEW:  Now Showing at Wisconsin Arts Board Gallery – "Come What May"

January 15 – March 5, 2010

What happens when you throw out a challenge to the South Central Chapter of Wisconsin Visual Artists to exhibit their work as a group and you have no idea what will be submitted for exhibit? That's right it's "Come What May!" Over 40 artists walked through the door, some with watercolors, some with oil paintings, some with clay, some with feathers – its eclectic and it's fun. We have the well known throughout the state artists, we have the ones who are emerging, we have artists over 80 years old and some in their 20's. It's bright, it's colorful and you're invited to view it at the Department of Administration Building, 101 E Wilson Street, First Floor, Madison, WI.

 

Monday's With Michael Kaiser:  What I Learned From Ragtime

Huffington Post

"Having the Kennedy Center production of "Ragtime" mounted on a Broadway stage has been both exciting and an honor. This was the first Kennedy Center musical that was transferred to Broadway. The chance to show our work to a larger audience was truly rewarding for all of us involved. It was also an educational experience for me. I have learned to appreciate how much easier it is to sell a show when it is produced by a not-for-profit institution than when it is a stand-alone, for-profit venture, as most Broadway shows are."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-kaiser/what-i-learned-from-ragti_b_418232.html

 

FY11 Creation and Presentation grant program eGRANT application is now open.

Wisconsin Arts Board

Deadline: February 22, 2010, 3 PM CST

Please go to http://artsboard.wisconsin.gov/static/cpp.htm  to access the CPP program page on the Arts Board website. Start here to learn about this grant program and to determine if your organization is eligible to apply. Note that the applicant to this grant program must be the ORGANIZATION, not the individual who is writing the grant. The Creation and Presentation page contains the information you need to become familiar with the program. Please review the Creation and Presentation guidelines before working on the application form. START EARLY! Help calls increase dramatically as the due date approaches. We are a small agency and may not be able to assist you with problems if you wait too long to begin your application. Note that the deadline is 3PM on the due date.

 

Monday Blog:  Michael Kaiser, President - John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Why Ticket Prices Must Change

"The central challenge facing arts managers is to fill the ever-widening gap between rapidly increasing expenses and earned income, primarily from ticket sales. This gap continues to grow each year since the number of seats we have to sell does not increase but expenses do."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-kaiser/why-ticket-prices-must-ch_b_410191.html

 

Molly Johnson Selected as Premier Exhibiting Artist in the MacArthur Conference Room – Department of Administration Building (In response to a request by Secretary Morgan for Wisconsin artists to exhibit their work)

Through June 30

"Molly Johnson of Denmark, Wisconsin, is a member of both Transparent Watercolor Society of America and the Oil Painters of America. Her formal education included intense study at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. Mentored by master watercolorist Irving Shapiro, Molly graduated in 1985 with a degree in Architectural Rendering and Watercolor. Her return to Wisconsin included further studies in Kewaunee at the Academy of Fine Arts atelier. While there, she received numerous awards on both a local and national level for her work. Molly has worked as an instructor of art with both adult and young students, has run a family business, raised her family and has accepted numerous private commissions. The work she has chosen to exhibit represents personal life moments. Whether it's the people around her, her family, fresh picked Wisconsin produce, or the beauty of Wisconsin countryside and lakefronts, she has been moved to capture memories on canvas or paper. Molly can be contacted at

molly@mollyjohnsonstudio.com "

 

Wisconsin Arts Board Awards Artist and Community Collaboration Grants to 21 Artists

Press Release/Wisconsin Arts Board

Twenty-one Wisconsin artists and their non profit partners will receive grants for innovative community arts projects that address areas such as community arts development, arts education, youth oriented projects, access, and cultural heritage/preservation from the Wisconsin Arts Board as a part of its 2010 Artist and Community Collaboration Grant Program. This statewide program provides grants of up to $5,000 in order to encourage more collaborative projects between artists and their communities.

http://artsboard.wisconsin.gov/static/pr/pr122309.htm

 

Wisconsin Arts Board Awards - Visual and Media Arts Fellowships

Press Release/Wisconsin Arts Board

Eight Wisconsin artists will receive fellowships for work in visual and media arts from the Wisconsin Arts Board as a part of its 2010 Individual Artist Fellowship Awards program. This statewide program provides $8,000 awards to outstanding professional artists in recognition of their significant contributions to their field. These funds are intended to be used to create new work, complete work in progress, and/or pursue activities that contribute to their artistic growth.

http://artsboard.wisconsin.gov/static/pr/pr122209.htm

 

Wisconsin Arts Board Approves Final FY10 Grants

Press Release/Wisconsin Arts Board

On December 4, the fifteen-member Wisconsin Arts Board met to award grants through its Artist and Community Collaborations program, its Visual and Media Arts Fellowship program, and its Folk Arts Apprenticeship program. Each of these programs honors artists in different ways. Click the link above to see the list of grant recipients, and to find a fuller description of each program. During its meeting, the Arts Board also began its long range planning process, which will extend through calendar year 2010 and engage many constituents from across the state.

http://artsboard.wisconsin.gov/static/pr/pr121509.htm

 

IN THE NEWS
Visual Arts/Museums

Artists Miffed Over Rothschild Foundation's Missing Grant Money

New York Times

"The Judith Rothschild Foundation has been one of those small grant-making organizations that can make a big difference to art. That is what is being said by arts groups that expected to receive grants of $4,000 to $10,000 from the foundation, which was founded largely to encourage interest in under-recognized American painters, sculptors and photographers who died from 1976 to 2008. Now the foundation, established 15 years ago under the terms of the will of the abstract painter Judith Rothschild — who died in 1993 — has defaulted on all 17 of its 2009 grants to artists' estates and arts organizations, according to several of the recipients, a number of whom have filed complaints with the New York State attorney general's office."

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/13/arts/design/13grants.html?ref=arts

 

Deitch at MOCA: The Dealer on Taking Over the Museum

New York Times

"In a press conference on Tuesday to introduce Jeffrey Deitch as the new director of the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, board members and Eli Broad, a founding trustee, praised Mr. Deitch, the New York art dealer, as their unanimous choice after a months-long, global search for new leadership. "He has incredible passion," said board co-chair Maria Arena Bell, and "unlike most dealers, he has a background that crosses all boundaries."

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/12/deitch-at-moca-the-dealer-on-taking-over-the-museum/

 

Arts and Creativity in Education

Year-round charter middle school is proposed for Madison's South Side

77 Square

"Math class might be in a tomato patch, science in a rain garden, and language arts in a greenhouse. But one thing is certain: Students at Badger Rock Middle School, a proposed year-round charter school for Madison's South Side, would be getting their hands dirty. The idea for a year-round "agro-urban" school ringed with vegetable gardens and orchards is moving forward with an eye towards opening as soon as fall 2011."

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/local_schools/article_ebbef0d6-ffee-11de-8360-001cc4c002e0.html

 

Wilmot takes another Academic Decathlon team to state

Kenosha News

WILMOT — "The Academic Decathlon legacy at Wilmot High School lives on with yet another team advancing to the annual state competition. Coach Don Serkowski said Wilmot remains the only Kenosha County school to have a team advance to the state level, which it has done for the sixth consecutive year. Expectations are high for the Panthers at the state competition, March 11-12 in Wisconsin Dells. Wilmot placed third overall and first in its division last year. "Wilmot possesses the fourth-highest score heading into the state competition," Serkowski said. As the name of the contest implies, students compete in 10 academic events covering a spectrum of disciplines. Teams must be made up of students in three different levels of academic achievement as determined by their grade point averages."

http://www.kenoshanews.com/news/wilmot_takes_another_academic_decathlon_team_to_state_7122381.html

 

Orchestra room to bear name of long-time supporter

BrookfieldNow

"Brookfield East High School will name its new orchestra room after long-time volunteer Terry Bjorklund, who died of a heart attack in June at age 58. Bjorklund was an avid volunteer throughout the Elmbrook School District for more than two decades, said Anne Marie Peterson, orchestra director for Brookfield East and Dixon Elementary. During that time, he touched the lives of nearly every middle and high school orchestra student. "He was just a remarkable man, and we miss him so much," she said."

http://www.brookfieldnow.com/news/81266307.html

 

Fox Valley school districts chase Race to Top money

Appleton Post-Crescent

"As Wisconsin readies its application for $254 million in federal Race to the Top funds, Fox Valley school districts have announced they are on board with the plan that could help them stretch their limited budgets. About $4.35 billion in competitive federal grants is available to states through the federal education reform initiative and the state Department of Public Instruction asked districts in December to show their commitment to a "memorandum of understanding" as part of the application process."

http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20100113/APC0101/1130485/1979/Districts-chase-Race-to-Top-money

 

Folk Arts/Folklife

Art Shanty Projects = Significant jealousy

Volume One

"Have you guys heard about the Art Shanty Projects on Medicine Lake in Plymouth, MN? It's like a teeny, tiny, polite Burning Man on ice. To sum up: A four-weekend exhibition of performance, architecture, science, art, video, literature, survivalism and karaoke, ASP is part sculpture park, part artist residency and part social experiment, inspired by traditional ice fishing houses that dot the state's lakes in winter ..."

http://volumeone.org/blogs/The_Daily_Shakedown/post/1434/Art_Shanty_Projects_Much_jealousy.html

 

Literary

An "Ode to Bessie" the cow

GazetteExtra

"Many area residents are fond of "Bessie," the "Big Cow" that stands sentinel near the intersection of Highway 26 and Interstate 90/39 in Janesville. It caused a stir when the Oasis, her home for decades, was demolished for new developments a few years ago. The developers repositioned Bessie near that same location, however, after she got a fresh coat of paint. More recently, some residents complained when the United Way of North Rock County draped a temporary promotional banner over her. That shows the sentiments and ownership many residents feel about Bessie. Last week, I got an e-mail from a writing acquaintance, Linda Schumacher, who wrote a poem about Bessie. Linda intended it as a letter to the editor. I explained that we do not publish poetry in our letters column because one person's poetic creation is another reader's annoyance. However, I offered to share her poem with my readers here."

http://gazettextra.com/weblogs/opinion-matters/2010/jan/12/an-ode-to-bessie-the-cow/

 

Miep Gies was the last link to Anne Frank, and her loss is tough for many women

Washington Post

"The girls who loved Anne Frank loved her in a deep and abiding way, in a way that bordered on obsession and felt both bleak and wise. She was their first introduction to the terribleness of the world, and the beauty, and to sad endings that are also hopeful and true. Miep Gies died on Monday, and another chapter in Anne Frank's legacy has ended."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/12/AR2010011203597.html?hpid=topnews

 

The Translation Gap: Why More Foreign Writers Aren't Published in America

Publishing Perspectives

NEW YORK: "Parts one, two and three of my series on scouting looked at American efforts to sell American books overseas. Today, this fourth and final installment of the series looks at the other side of the equation and brings us to a question most scouts run into sooner or later, often posed by one of their foreign publishing clients: Why is it so hard for foreign authors to get published in the US?  It's clear to anyone working in international rights that the sophisticated marketplace involving scouts, rights sellers and foreign publishers that exists to get American books out into the world does not exist to the same degree in the other direction."

http://publishingperspectives.com/?p=10143

 

Tolstoy will do the robot in the next Quirk Classic

Entertainment Weekly

"Quirk Books, the folks who brought you Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, its prequel, and Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, have moved on from bloodying the frock of Jane Austen and set their sights on a new author: Leo Tolstoy. No, the company's fourth augmented classic isn't going to be War and Pieces of Brain, nor will it be The Undeath of Ivan Ilyich. It's Android Karenina, which will transpose the tale of Anna Karenina to a steampunk-inspired alternate 19th-century world of cyborgs, robot butlers, and space travel."

http://shelf-life.ew.com/2010/01/12/tolstoy-android-anna-karenina/

 

Media Arts

Award Winning Director Screens His Film

WJFW-TV 12

RHINELANDER – "An award-winning filmmaker returns home to the Northwoods. Rhinelander native Rob Nilsson screened his film film "Presque Isle" at Nicolet College in Rhinelander Tuesday night. The 2008 films is based on a dream Nilsson had almost 20 years ago. Nilsson introduced his film to the local crowd at Nicolet tonight saying the dream he had was about an island off of Presque Isle he used to visit with his family as a child. He says the Northwoods has always had an effect on his life and work. Nilsson adds many of the themes in this film revolve around memories of life in this area, saying, "It's a dream about living in a place and being beseiged with things that are no longer present, but which are still haunting to me."

http://www.wjfw.com/stories.html?sku=20100112212522

 

Warners to produce 'Sesame Street' video games

GM Today/AP

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "Sesame Street" video games will now be brought to you by the letters W and B. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has signed a deal with Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization which produces "Sesame Street" in over 140 countries, to create and publish a series of games for various platforms based on the 40-year-old children's series starring Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Grover and all their neighborhood pals."

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GAMES_SESAME_STREET?SITE=WIWAF&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

 

PBS Chief to Put Arts Front and Center - PBS President Paula Kerger tells group she is renewing the network's commitment to arts programming and arts education.

Miller-McCune

"Big Bird meets big bands: PBS President Paula Kerger is renewing the network's commitment to arts programming and arts education. Over the decades, the Public Broadcasting Service has distinguished itself as American television's showcase of the arts. Culture-centric cable channels have come and gone, but PBS has "kept the flame alive," in the words of Paula Kerger, the network's president and chief executive officer."

http://www.miller-mccune.com/mediator/pbs-to-put-arts-front-and-center-1735

 

Google, Citing Attack, Threatens to Exit China

New York Times

BEIJING — "Google said Tuesday that it would stop cooperating with Chinese Internet censorship and consider shutting down its operations in the country altogether, citing assaults from hackers on its computer systems and China's attempts to "limit free speech on the Web." The move, if followed through, would be a highly unusual rebuke of China by one of the largest and most admired technology companies, which had for years coveted China's 300 million Web users."

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/13/world/asia/13beijing.html?th&emc=th

 

            Google Exit Threatens Chinese Internet, Analysts Say

New York Times

SHANGHAI — "If Google leaves China, the country will suddenly become even more dependent on its main homegrown search engine, Baidu.com. And while that is likely to benefit the Chinese company in the near term, analysts say it could bode poorly for the long-term development of the Internet in China."

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/technology/companies/14baidu.html?ref=technology

 

Nintendo Wii to Add Netflix Service for Streaming Video

New York Times

SAN FRANCISCO — "Owners of the Nintendo Wii can finally stop waving their video game controllers in the air and sink back onto the couch. Nintendo is bringing Netflix's online streaming video service to its Wii gaming console, the most popular in the industry, the companies plan to announce Wednesday. The service lets subscribers choose from a catalog of generally older movies and television shows and watch them instantly."

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/13/technology/companies/13netflix.html?ref=technology

 

Facebook Joins With McAfee to Clean Spam From Site

New York Times

"It looks like Facebook has finally gotten fed up with all the viruses and spam that is plaguing the social network and ensnaring and embarrassing its 350 million members. Late Tuesday, the company announced a deal with McAfee, a leading maker of anti-virus software, to give Facebook users a complimentary six-month subscription to McAfee's Internet Security Suite. After that, Facebook users will be entitled to discounts on the software. Under the terms of the partnership, McAfee will become Facebook's exclusive provider of consumer security software for one year."

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/13/facebook-joins-with-mcafee-to-clean-up-malware-on-site/?ref=technology

Performing Arts

Dance

10-year-old donates ballet slippers to less-privileged

WKOW-TV Madison

TAMPA, Fla. (WKOW) – "One pair of ballet slippers at a time, a 10-year-old girl with a passion for dance is helping some less fortunate kids. Tampa native Drew Buckley handed out dozens of pairs of new ballet shoes to third, fourth, and fifth graders on Tuesday. Many of the students, who live in homeless shelters, take ballet classes as part of their physical education class and don't have the necessary slippers. Drew, who takes private dance lessons herself, was upset that some dancers had to do ballet in their stocking feet, so she organized the slipper give-away."

http://www.wkowtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11812802

 

Music

Florentine sets world premiere of opera in Spanish

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

"Milwaukee's Florentine Opera will open its next season with its first world premiere and its first opera performed in Spanish. Set in a fictional South American country, composer Don Davis' action-packed "Rio de Sangre" includes the overthrow of a dictator, kidnapping, assassination and earthquake. (Read a synopsis at riodesangre.com.) In addition to a traditional orchestra, the performances here will feature a 10-piece onstage merengue band, according to a statement from the Florentine."

http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/arts/81239717.html

 

Mystery at the Philharmonic: Who Was That Clarinetist?

New York Times

"The mystery clarinetist. Keep reading. If the New York Philharmonic had performed Rachmaninoff's Second Symphony last season, the principal clarinetist would probably have been bathed in accolades for his solo stint in the Adagio, one of the most famous clarinet passages in the orchestral literature. For that clarinetist would have been Stanley Drucker, who retired in September after 60 years in the orchestra."

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/12/mystery-at-the-philharmonic-who-was-that-clarinetist/

 

Theater

The Real Shakespearean Tragedy - It's been 400-plus years. Is it time to translate the Bard into understandable English?

Theatre Communications

"It's a Thursday evening and you've gotten home early to eat a quick dinner with your spouse before driving downtown for a night of theatre. A friend has given you tickets for King Lear. Freshly showered and nicely dressed, you slip on your coats, have a nice twilight drive, park, glide into the theatre and take your seats. The lights dim, the audience quiets down, you squeeze your partner's hand, and up goes the curtain."

http://www.tcg.org/publications/at/jan10/shakespeare.cfm

 

 

WHEN YOU GO
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Visual Arts/Museums

Kara Patterson column: Appleton painter's Wild Apple show reflects his passion for life

Appleton Post Crescent

Through February 20

The people in Jeff Hargreaves' life who inspire his art aren't always there to pose for portraits. Instead, Hargreaves often captures the essences of who they are or were in the items he carefully places for still-life paintings. In one of his oil-on-canvas paintings, "Days End," Hargreaves, 60, of Appleton, pays tribute to his late father, a former plant superintendent, and his late father-in-law, who worked as a dairy farmer. Both were familiar with long, hard workdays, and Hargreaves wanted his original painting to reflect this."

http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20100110/APC04/1100547

 

Gallery Night January 2010: Highlights

Third Coast Digest

January 15

"As I sit at my desk to compile this list, the rest of Milwaukee is just waking up to see the aftermath of the first winter storm of 2010. The plows are making their rounds, and I can hear my neighbor's shovel as it scrapes against the frozen ground. I'm reminded of Winter Gallery Nights past, when the average temperature was less than zero, the wind so ferocious that most people could barely stand the thought of leaving the house. But not me. Every year, I vow not to give into the winter blues, and that means getting out when the gettins' are good. In the last two years, winter Gallery Nights meant visiting dozens of galleries (too cold to stay in one place for too long) and starting impromptu dance parties in the middle of some of them to stay warm. It's also a small taste of what's to come — an offering for the new year full of hope and inspiration as burgeoning artists step onto the scene and old pro's re-evaluate their work in light of the new year. It's an exciting time. Last week TCD's Kat Murrell gave you a veritable feast of must-see shows this Gallery Night, so consider this more of an aperitif- a few suggestions for a smooth finish to your night's activities."

http://thirdcoastdigest.com/2010/01/gallery-night-january-2010-highlights/

 

Cuban Books and Prints at Latino Arts, Inc.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

January 15

"Cuban Artists' Books and Prints" will be on view on Friday during Gallery Night at Latino Arts Inc., 1028 S. 9th St. The gallery closes at 8 p.m. Here is Sara's review of that show. Art can be a powerful tool of dissent. The book, as an art form, has a particular kind of influence. It can be produced in multiples, at times cheaply, and be a stealthy way to reach vast audiences. "Cuban Artists' Books and Prints: 1985-2008" at Latino Arts Inc. features mostly the non-traditional books of 13 acclaimed Cuban artists, though the standout pieces in the show are the nonbook artworks. Each artist's work is a direct response to a life of limited freedoms."

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/entertainment/81250277.html

 

A social media experiment for Gallery Night - By Stanley A. Miller, technology columnist and Art City chum

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

January 15

Art, technology and social media meld today for a little Gallery Night game, combining a bit of all three. Here's my suggestion for making your Gallery Night just a bit more social. For each art spot that art critic Mary Louise Schumacher and I visit tonight we will "check in" using a mobile social-networking application for iPhone and Android smart phones called Foursquare. The free app lets you set up a profile, add friends and then tell them where you are by checking into restaurants, cafés, bars, stores and other public spots. It's popular in cities such as Chicago and San Francisco, where some businesses offer discounts and promotions to users checking into their venues via the app.

It's also gaining traction here, where new users join every day.

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/entertainment/81255912.html

 

Arts and Creativity in Education

UW-Parkside to host small print retrospective

Racine Journal Times

Through February 18

SOMERS — "The University of Wisconsin-Parkside shows the finest artwork from more than two decades of exhibitions during the "Parkside National Small Print Retrospective." Drawing on the top prints from 23 previous small print shows, the retrospective opens Sunday, Jan. 17, and continues through Feb. 18 in the university's Communication Arts Gallery, 900 Wood Road. Selected by UW-Parkside Emeritus Professor of Art Doug DeVinny who began the small print exhibition in 1986 and by gallery assistant Glen Larson, the prints represent a sampling from each year of the exhibition. Each print was purchased for UW-Parkside's permanent collection and many have been displayed in the university's hallways and classroom. Others are being shown for the first time in years."

http://www.journaltimes.com/lifestyles/leisure/article_afb39ef8-ff93-11de-b305-001cc4c002e0.html

 

Lakeshore Youth Philharmonic winter concert is Jan. 17

Racine Journal Times

January 17

KENOSHA — "The Lakeshore Youth Philharmonic and Sinfonia orchestras will present their winter concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, in Siebert Chapel at Carthage College, 2001 Alford Drive. Musical selections will include the Allegro from the "Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major" by J.S. Bach, Beethoven's "Coriolan Overture" and the "Symphony No. 25 in G minor, Kv. 183" by Mozart."

http://www.journaltimes.com/lifestyles/leisure/article_25664194-ffa5-11de-9872-001cc4c002e0.html

 

Performing Arts

Music

St. Andrew hosts Mendelssohn concert

Racine Journal Times

January 19

CALEDONIA — "Pianists Helen and Paul Baumgartner, faculty emeriti of the Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn., will present a recital at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 1015 4 Mile Road."

http://www.journaltimes.com/lifestyles/leisure/article_b68b9bc2-ffa7-11de-9fad-001cc4c002e0.html

 

Theater

Tickets available now for 'Peter and the Wolf' and 'The Ugly Duckling'

Wausau Daily Herald

March 6

"The Allegro Regional Dance Theater will offers two bedtime stories for its early spring performance. Allegro and the Wausau Symphony will offers "Peter and the Wolf" and "The Ugly Duckling" at 4 p.m. on March 6 in the Grand Theater, 415 N. Fourth St., Wausau."

http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20100112/WDH04/100112148/1619

 

Other

OPPORTUNITIES

Position Announcement - CONTINUING EDUCATION DIRECTOR

The Wisconsin School Music Association

The Wisconsin School Music Association is seeking applicants for the position of

Continuing Education Director. The Association is a non-profit organization based at the

Wisconsin Center for Music Education in Waunakee, Wisconsin. The Continuing Education Director is responsible for developing and implementing programming for educators, other adults, and students that are offered through the Wisconsin Center for Music Education and other state level educational agencies. This is accomplished in partnership with the Wisconsin Music Educators Association plus other organizations and agencies. Both Associations have been serving music education continuously for over 50 years and each has a Board of Directors with elected officers who govern the affairs of the Associations. This is a full-time, professional level position. The starting salary will be based on the experience and training of the applicant. Benefits include a retirement plan and insurances provided by the Association. The Wisconsin Center for Music Education offers a pleasant working environment, a dedicated team of co-workers, and support for individual initiative and program innovation. More information about the Associations and the Center is available at www.wsmamusic.org.

Contact:  Michael George, Executive Director, Wisconsin School Music Association, 1005 Quinn Drive, Waunakee, WI 53597 mgeorge@wsmamusic.org

www.wsmamusic.org.

 

Deadline for the U.S./Japan Creative Artists' Program: February 1, 2010

National Endowment for the Arts - announcement

February 1

The deadline for the U.S./Japan Creative Artists Program is fast approaching and I would greatly appreciate it if you would forward this funding opportunity to any and all professional creative artists on your email lists.  Eligible applicants are architects, choreographers, composers, creative writers, designers, media artists, playwrights, visual artists, or solo theater artists who work with original material (including puppeteers, storytellers and performance artists). Multidisciplinary artists and artistic directors of theater or dance companies are also eligible. The Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission works cooperatively with the National Endowment for the Arts to sponsor The U.S/Japan Creative Artists' Program.  The program provides support for up to five outstanding contemporary and traditional artists from the United States to spend a five-month residency in Japan to pursue their individual artistic goals.  The next deadline for this program is February 1, 2010. The U.S/Japan Creative Artists' Program is extremely competitive; applicants should have regional or national recognition and anticipate a highly rigorous review of their work.  Artists should also present compelling reasons for wanting to work in Japan. Selected artists will receive:  A monthly stipend for living expenses and a housing supplement, as well as an allowance for professional support services; Up to $6,000 for round trip transportation for the artist, domestic partner and/or dependent children, and a baggage/storage allowance; A stipend for pre-departure Japanese language study in the United States Additional information, including guidelines and the application, can be found at

http://www.jusfc.gov/creativeartists.asp .

 

New Prize to Honor Artists Under 35

New York Times

January 18 – April 18

"A new $100,000 prize for artists under the age of 35 is being announced on Tuesday by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 2006 by its namesake Ukrainian billionaire and art collector. The award, the Future Generation Art Prize, will be given every two years and is open to any young artist who applies online. About 100 professionals will also be asked to nominate candidates they think are producing exceptional work. Though the jury has yet to be announced, Mr. Pinchuk has drafted an international board of starry names that include Elton John and Miuccia Prada."

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/08/arts/design/08prize.html?hp

 

Wisconsin Trails photo contest

Deadline:  February 1

Show us your best shots that reveal the beauty of our state and celebrate the people and traditions that are uniquely Wisconsin. In honor of Wisconsin Trails' 50th anniversary in 2010, there is no entry fee! Limit three photos per category per entry. Entry deadline is February 1.  See below for complete contest details.

http://www.wisconsintrails.com/content/36.php

 

VSA issues annual Call for Art: Youth and Adult artists with disabilities encouraged to submit artwork

VSA Arts if Wisconsin

Deadline February 3

"VSA arts of Wisconsin , an organization that celebrates the artistic achievements of children and adults with disabilities, is issuing its annual statewide Call for Art. Artists ages five and older with disabilities are encouraged to explore their creative abilities and submit their original works of art. The deadline for submission is February 3, 2010. For more information or for entry forms, please visit www.vsawis.org/callforart.htm, email crystal@vsawis.org, or call 608-241-2131."

http://www.vsawis.org/callforart.htm  

 

Don't Panic! Learn the Business of Art

Cricket Toes

Workshop February 6

"Last week Wednesday, WUWM's Lake Effect broadcast a stellar interview with Kate Kramer--Deputy Director of the Center for 21st Century Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, artist and art-is-a-business mantra leader. She's super smart, people, and a bit of a chuckle to boot, so I highly recommend you find yourself a comfy seat, turn down that distracting ADD, and give her your full attention."

http://www.crickettoes.com/blog/2009/11/dont-panic-learn-the-business-of-art.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fcrickettoes%2Fblog+%28CricketToes%29

 

United States Mint's 2009 Call for Artists

United States Mint

Application Deadlines: March 8, 2010; July 6, 2010

"The United States Mint is seeking up to 6 Associate Designers to join the current designers under contract with the program. This year, applications will be accepted on a rolling basis with 3 cutoff dates throughout the year for evaluation and review. Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible. The United States Mint encourages applications from artists representing diverse backgrounds and a variety of interests reflecting those of the American people. Artists selected to participate in the program will be paid established fees for their work."

http://www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint/artisticInfusion/index.cfm?action

 

Michigan is Doing it Again:  ArtPrize 2010 Dates Announced

ArtPrize

September 22 – October 10, 2010

"It's been a little over a month since ArtPrize 2009 ended and we've been up to our eyeballs in gathering and analyzing feedback. Although I have nothing to say yet about changes you may see in 2010, you can mark on your calendar when the event will happen.Venues and artists, look for registration to begin in Spring of 2010. Want important announcements emailed to you in the future? Sign up for Announcements in the upper right hand corner of this blog."

http://blog.artprize.org/2009/11/19/artprize-2010-dates-announced/  

 

IMPORTANT ARTS BOARD RELATED LINKS

http://artsboard.wisconsin.gov

http://portalwisconsin.org

http://www.creative.wisconsin.gov

http://filmwisconsin.net

 

MARK YOUR CALENDAR 2010

Wisconsin Arts Board Meetings

March 12: WAB Board Meeting, Milwaukee

May 14: WAB Board Meeting, Madison

September 10-11: WAB Board Meeting, Green Bay

December 10: WAB Board Meeting, Madison

 

Wisconsin Arts Board – Office Closed 2009

February 15: WAB office closed for State furlough

May 28: WAB office closed for State furlough

May 31: WAB office closed for State holiday

 

Grants Related Deadlines

April 12-13: Creation & Presentation Grants–Multidisciplinary panel meeting, Madison

April 15: Creation & Presentation Grants–Presenting panel meeting, Madison

April 16: Creative Communities Grant–Arts in Education panel meeting, Madison

April 19: Creative Communities Grant– Folk Arts panel meeting, Madison

April 23: Creative Communities Grant– Local Arts panel meeting, Madison

 

Meetings and Conferences 

March 14 - 16, 2010: Governor's Conference on Tourism, Milwaukee
http://industry.travelwisconsin.com/en/Industry+Events.aspx

 

The less art kids get, the more it shows.
Are yours getting enough?
Art.  Ask for More.
http://www.artsusa.org/public_awareness  

 

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Agencies interested in posting information should go to
www.portalwisconsin.org/participate.cfm

Portalwisconsin.org is a collaborative effort of the Cultural Coalition of Wisconsin:  Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, Wisconsin Arts Board, Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin Humanities Council, Wisconsin Public Radio, Wisconsin Public Television, and the University of Wisconsin-Extension Division of Continuing Education, Outreach and E-Learning.  Major funding is provided by the Future Fund of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional funding from University of Wisconsin-Extension Cross Divisional Program Innovation Fund. 

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