May 17, 2011 In The News | When You Go | Opportunities |
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Art is both tough and fragile. It speaks of what we long to hear and what we dread to find." -Adrienne Rich
“I've often said the only thing standing between me and greatness is me.” - Woody Allen
“Technology makes it possible for people to gain control over everything, except over technology.” - John Tudor
“Statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.” - Aaron Levenstein
“A poem is never finished, only abandoned.” - Paul Valery
VIDEO OF THE DAY
Shaun The Sheep - Still Life
The Plein air painting experience.
TOP WISCONSIN NEWS
FROM THE WISCONSIN ARTS BOARD
Chairman Rocco Landesman Announces the latest National Endowment for the Arts Grants
NEA to invest more than $88 million to support arts projects nationwide
National Endowment for the Arts
Washington, D.C. – “National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman today announced the latest round of NEA funding for Fiscal Year 2011 totaling more than $88 million awarded through 1,145 grants to not-for-profit national, regional, state, and local organizations nationwide. Chairman Landesman said, “NEA research shows that three out of four Americans participate in the arts. The diverse, innovative, and exceptional projects funded in this round will ensure that Americans around the country continue to have the opportunity to experience and participate in the arts.” This round of funding is provided through four grant programs: Access to Artistic Excellence, Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth, Arts on Radio and Television, and Partnership Agreements (State and Regional).”
The Wisconsin Arts Board is deeply grateful to the NEA for the state partnership award we have received. The Arts Board also congratulates the following Wisconsin arts organizations, which have also received awards: John Michael Kohler Art Center, Madison Cultural Arts District (Overture Center), Madison Music Makers, Madison Symphony, Opera For the Young, Ten Chimneys, UW Madison’s Center for the Study of Upper Midwest Cultures, UW Madison, and Woodland Pattern.
Proposed fine arts funding cut could impact La Crosse programs
WKBT TV
LA CROSSE – “There is concern about the future of fine arts in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Legislature's Joint Finance Committee has approved a 66% reduction in funding to the Wisconsin Arts Board. The proposal would cut state funding from $1.6 million to $535,000. The Wisconsin Arts Board is largely responsible for providing support to arts organizations around Wisconsin.”
New Percent for Art Commission Available
Wisconsin Arts Board
Deadline: By 3:00 PM on June 8, 2011
“The Wisconsin Arts Board’s Percent for Art program announces a new commission opportunity for the UW Madison Lakeshore Residence Hall. This commission opportunity is open to artists living in the Midwest (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin). A prospectus for the project is now listed through the link above.”
Wisconsin, unplugged
Blog: The Artful Manager
The State of Wisconsin's Joint Finance Committee was likely the last best hope to defend funding and independent agency status for the Wisconsin Arts Board, which faces a 73 percent budget cut under Governor Walker's budget proposal, and loss of independent agency status with a proposed move into the Tourism Board. But the committee voted yesterday to modify the cuts only slightly (adding contingent additional funding if a federal match requires it), and to adjust some of the authority and rules associated with executive leadership.”
Reinvesting in Arts Education - Winning America's Future Through Creative Schools
President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities
“The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) announces the release of its landmark report Reinvesting in Arts Education: Winning America's Future Through Creative Schools. The culmination of 18 months of research, meetings with stakeholders, and site visits all over the country, this report represents an in-depth review of the current condition of arts education, including an update of the current research base about arts education outcomes, and an analysis of the challenges and opportunities in the field that have emerged over the past decade. It also includes a set of recommendations to federal, state and local policymakers.”
The report may be found here: http://www.pcah.gov/sites/default/files/photos/PCAH_Reinvesting_4web.pdf
A summary of the report is here: http://www.pcah.gov/sites/default/files/photos/PCAH%20Report%20Summary%20and%20Recommendations.pdf
Tribble Tops at Poetry Out Loud
Wisconsin Arts Board
“From a competitive field of more than 365,000 students, Chantal Tribble, Wisconsin’s Poetry Out Loud 2011 champion, continued the state’s reputation of excellence by placing in the top twelve at the National Poetry Out Loud Finals, held in Washington, D.C., Friday evening, April 29. She won $1000 for her efforts and $500 for her school, Milwaukee School of the Arts. She is the daughter of Jennifer Tribble, Brookfield, Wisconsin. Her teacher was Katherine Katter who implemented the recitation contest and program school-wide.”
The Role of the Arts in Educating America (podcast)
Americans for the Arts
“Last fall, 30 top-level decision makers and thought leaders from government, business, education, and the arts gathered at the Sundance Resort and Preserve for the Fifth Annual Americans for the Arts National Arts Policy Roundtable, to discuss this year’s theme – The Role of the Arts in Educating America for Great Leadership and Economic Strength. Their conclusions are profiled in a new report issued this week by Americans for the Arts that calls for individuals across the public and private sector to recognize the arts as the transformational tools they are for making schools stronger and students more successful.”
New Artists Join Online Gallery
PortalWisconsin.org
“In its online gallery section, Portalwisconsin.org displays the work of talented Wisconsin artists working in a wide range of mediums. These artists are selected by our jury of respected artists, curators and educators. This morning, we had the pleasure of adding six new artists, working in painting, printmaking, photography and ceramics. (At left: "Eggs" by Mitchell Spencer of Eau Claire.) Congratulations to Martha Hayden of Sharon; Mitchell Spencer of Eau Claire; John Thomas of Downsville; and Laura Pahlas, Merikay Payne and Sharon Redinger, all of Madison. Take a look at their work:”
“And if you go to the main gallery page, you can browse not only the new artists, but also the works of more than 400 other contemporary Wisconsin artists.” To view the main gallery, click here: http://www.portalwisconsin.org/online_gallery.cfm
If you're a Wisconsin artist or have a friend who is, the site also has information about how artists can submit their work. Artists on PortalWisconsin.org continue to report that they have sold their work (or fielded inquiries) as a result of their participation in our online gallery. http://www.portalwisconsin.org/artist_appinfo.cfm
Art and Craft Fair Directory Now Available
PortalWisconsin.org
“The Wisconsin Art & Craft Fair Directory, published annually by our partners at the Wisconsin Arts Board, is a comprehensive listing of over 250 art and craft fairs throughout the state. All art and craft fairs held in the state of Wisconsin and open to the general public are eligible for inclusion in the directory. Obtain a printed copy by calling the Wisconsin Department of Tourism, which distributes the books, at 800-432-8747. You can also view the directory online at the Wisconsin Arts Board's website or find the individual events listed on PortalWisconsin.org's online calendar.”
Arts and Creativity in Education
Arguments for autonomy: UW proposals make the case for taking control
Wisconsin State Journal
“This story appeared first in the Sunday edition of the Wisconsin State Journal newspaper. UW-Oshkosh leaders argue they could save $20,000 a year by buying cheaper trash bags. UW-Madison officials say they could complete a $400,000 remodeling job in Sterling Hall in four months, rather than a year-and-a-half. And the UW-Parkside chancellor contends she would have an extra $50,000 each year in tuition revenue.”
UW-Stevens Point student interns at London’s Parliament
UW Stevens Point
“A University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point student from Stevens Point spent 12 weeks earlier this school year as an intern in the British Parliament as part of a program offered by International Programs. Jeff McKee, a senior Spanish, political science and international studies major, interned for Jonathan Djanogly, a member of Parliament and undersecretary of state in the Ministry of Justice. McKee was the fifteenth UW-Stevens Point undergraduate to take part in a parliamentary internship since 2006. Back at UWSP for his final semester, McKee now has a much different view of the world.”
Inventing for the Elderly
DPI ConnectED, subscriber submission
“Eight energetic students in the Howard-Suamico School District are inventing devices to help residents at a local assisted living facility live more independently. Bay Port High School's Innovation & Invention class lets students pursue personal interests in technology. When the class robotics teams needed a new project, teachers Mike Phillips and Blake Greisinger struck on an idea to challenge students' creativity while giving back to the community. They started by contacting Sharon Sheedy at Brookview Meadows, an assisted living facility in Howard.”
Children’s Book Webinars
DPI ConnectED
“Librarians from the Cooperative Children's Book Center at the UW-Madison produce monthly webinars intended as "brief, timely tours through some of the newest and best in children’s and young adult literature." The 30-minute sessions are archived for convenient viewing. The group is also holding a children's book discussion at a Madison library on May 25, and does regular podcasts featuring a number of current titles.”
The Arts - Persona Non Grata in Education
Janet’s Blog, Grantmakers in the Arts
“I am furious. Is it too much to ask the greatest nation on earth to encourage learning in the arts and make it accessible to every child throughout their K-12 public education, taught by arts specialists and respected by decision-makers as a means to a creative life, workforce and engaged learner? Here’s the string of events that started the firestorm in my head last week:”
Is a Free Education a Fundamental Right?
Blog: Sam Chaltain, Democracy. Learning.Voice
“Should your zip code determine your access to the American dream? Or is the U.S. Constitution’s guarantee to provide “equal protection” a principle we have silently agreed to uphold in theory – but not in practice?”
Community Arts
The Fonz helps Milwaukee tourism, vacations in Montana
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“The Wisconsin Department of Tourism's new "Picture the Fun" ad campaign features the genial actor Henry Winkler, aka the Fonz from "Happy Days," in a TV spot called "Milwaukee Trip." In the commercial, a young couple having a whirlwind date here visit the Milwaukee Art Museum and Bradford Beach before paying homage to the Bronze Fonz on the Riverwalk. A friendly stranger offers to snap their picture with the statue: it's Winkler. The actor, who splits his time between Los Angeles and New York, stays friendly with the city that's adopted him as an icon. But where does he like to vacation?”
Literary/Libraries
Fabu: Bin Laden’s death reminds us we are still hurting from 9/11
Cap Times
“Justice has been done,” President Barack Obama quietly stated in telling Americans about the death of Osama bin Laden. What flashed in my mind is the late comedian Richard Pryor’s certainty that for African-Americans, there is no justice, there is “just us.” Justice is an ideal that we are always striving for and rarely achieve.”
Merrill School Board votes down banning 'Montana 1948' - Parents try to skip formal process to pull 'Montana 1948' from high school
Wausau Daily Herald
MERRILL -- "Montana 1948" will continue to be taught in Merrill High School, despite the efforts of a group of parents to ban it from the district. In a special meeting Monday night, the Merrill School Board voted 7-2 against a proposal that could have led to the book's immediate removal from the district's schools. Brad Geiss and Loretta Baughan supported the measure. "Montana 1948," written by Larry Watson, a former University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point English professor.”
Wisconsin Academy: To steward Wisconsin Poet Laureate position and provide continuing support for Poet Laureate Commission
WisBusiness
MADISON—“Citing a long history of support for the arts, the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters today announced it will steward the Wisconsin Poet Laureate position and provide staff support for the Poet Laureate Commission. “The Wisconsin Poet Laureate is more than just a symbolic appointment,” says Wisconsin Academy executive director Margaret Lewis. “The poet laureate plays a crucial role in keeping the arts accessible and vital—to all age groups—and acts as a statewide emissary for poetry and creativity. The Wisconsin Academy will support the Poet Laureate Commission for the foreseeable future in order to ensure the survival of this meaningful program."
BeExposed! Presents: Author Candice Shatkins
ExposeKenosha
“With all of the relatively new construction near the lakefront, especially near the museums, it is often easy to forget that Kenosha has a long, rich, and sometimes bizarre past. Candice Shatkins, author of Haunted Kenosha and founding member of The Paranormal Investigators of Kenosha, better known as Kenosha Paranormal, has been privileged enough to encounter many examples of this past herself.”
Media Arts
You Need to be More Mediagenic
OnMilwaukee
“If you are going to call yourself a marketer today, you’ll need a strong grasp of what Public Relations can do. If you think PR is becoming a thing of the past, you couldn’t be more wrong. In the big picture PR is an absolute essential messaging channel for brand development and product marketing. Virtually every campaign in any medium requires a PR component to achieve success. Social marketing is not pushing PR out. It’s not said much, but the real secret to a strong social media campaign is a PR jolt to tap into a more significant audience. Social media needs PR and visa versa.”
Minnesota filmmaker, others sentenced in Iowa
WXOW TV La Crosse
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – “A Minnesota filmmaker who pleaded guilty to defrauding the state in a scheme to misuse tax credits aimed at bringing movie makers to Iowa has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. KCCI-TV says 46-year-old Wendy Weiner Runge was sentenced Tuesday in Polk County District Court. She pleaded guilty in February to first-degree fraudulent practices.”
Performing Arts
Music
Music and Creativity
WebWire
“From records to boom boxes to CDs and iPods, music has long been part of the lifeblood of being a teenager. Learning math and science in class is not always such a priority. Parag Chordia, director of the Music Intelligence Lab at Georgia Tech, is finding ways to bring those two disparate realities together. "How can music be used to think about scientific problems, how can music be used to sort of catalyze our thinking in other areas" asks Chordia. With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Chordia is researching the neurological roots of the creative process. And music is a key ingredient.”
Presenting
Orchestras on Tour: Names Strike a False Note
The New York Times“Every year foreign orchestras with exotic or impressive-sounding names crisscross the country. They follow grueling routes and play in arts centers, small theaters and school auditoriums in places like Pembroke, N.C., and Modesto, Calif. But they are not always what they seem.”
Theater
National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman Announces 2011-2012 Shakespeare for A New Generation Grants (American Players Theater in Spring Green is one of the recipients.)
National Endowment for the Arts
Washington, DC –“The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) today announced that 36 nonprofit, professional theater companies in 21 states plus the District of Columbia will receive grants of $25,000 each to participate in Shakespeare for a New Generation. Projects will take place between June 1, 2011 and May 31, 2012. Part of the NEA's Shakespeare in American Communities initiative, Shakespeare for a New Generation introduces middle and high school students to the power of live theater and the masterpieces of William Shakespeare. Managed by Arts Midwest, the program has benefitted more than 1.5 million students and their teachers with live performances and educational activities since the program began in 2003.”
Lend Me Your Ears! First Stage Theater Academy/Safe Streets Healthy Kids Week 5
RadioMilwaukee.org
“Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears....indeed! First Stage Theater Academy provides Milwaukee youth a chance to sharpen their thespian chops with adult actors in the community. I got to play "fly on the wall" and eavesdrop on their rehearsal of an upcoming show, AND I had the honor of interviewing the director, John Maclay, about working with these remarkable young people. Additionally, I interviewed two principal actors in Young Company: Emily Daly and Eric Schabla (both of Rufus King High School) about their work with Young Company, and even coaxed them into regaling us with pithy Scottish and English accents. Lend us your ears!”
Other
Four Ways to Remove a Board Member
Board Café, Blue Avocado
“Occasionally, a board member needs to be removed from the board. In some cases, a conflict of interest or unethical behavior may be grounds to remove an individual from the board. In other cases, the behavior of a board member may become so obstructive that the board is prevented from functioning effectively.”
Arts Centers and Real Estate: Sustainable Business Model?
Createquity
““Sustainability” and “community development” are ideals that many arts organizations strive to uphold. They want to stand on their own two feet financially, and they also want to play a role in revitalizing communities that have been abandoned by urban sprawl. Some arts centers, such as the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark and Playhouse Square in Cleveland, are accomplishing both of these goals with one activity: non-arts related real estate investments. We know from many, many studies (like this one from The Reinvestment Fund and another from the Center for Creative Community Development) that there is a strong connection between arts activities and real estate values. Is this the sustainable business model we’ve been looking for?”
Standing on the Shoulders of Movements
Blue Avocado
“The generational handover of the nonprofit sector -- one organization at a time -- is well underway. Take a look around any conference and you'll see it! An important but dangerously unnoticed difference between baby boomers and the Next generation is that they are strikingly different in "what they don't know they don't know." (Warning: generational generalizations ahead)”
Visual Arts/Museums
MUSEUM OF WISCONSIN ART WILL HOST AWARDS CEREMONY FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE VISUAL ARTS SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2011
Museum of Wisconsin Art
May 22
“The Museum of Wisconsin Art is proud to host the 8th annual Wisconsin Visual Art Lifetime Achievement Awards ceremony on Sunday, May 22nd at 1:30 p.m. The ceremony is open to the public and is free of charge. There will be limited seating for this event and a reception following the program. The goal of the Wisconsin Visual Art Lifetime Achievement Awards is to elevate the status of Wisconsin’s visual art by honoring those whose contributions are substantial and in many cases often overlooked by people outside of our region.”
Community Arts
Concerts on the Rooftop - FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission/Monona Terrace
June 2, 9, 23, 30, July 14, 21
“Concerts on the Rooftop highlight some of the area's best music, and offer a wonderful opportunity for networking after work, or kicking back with friends and family. This series is supported by a grant from the Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission with additional funding from the Overture Foundation and the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation. Feel free to bring a blanket or lawn chair; seating on the rooftop is limited. The Lake Vista Cafe will be open for your enjoyment. Picnic baskets are welcome. Sorry, no carry in alcohol. In the case of inclement weather, please call 608.261.4000 after 2PM for concert location. Concerts will be moved inside unless otherwise indicated.”
Dane Dances - FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Monona Convention Center
August 5, 12, 19, 26
“Monona Terrace is thrilled to again serve as the home of Dane Dances! These special concerts were created to help break down racial barriers and bring people of diverse backgrounds together for a night of free entertainment and dancing. Feel free to bring a blanket or lawn chair; seating on the rooftop is limited. The Lake Vista Cafe will be open for your enjoyment. Food vendors open and cocktails are available for purchase beginning at 5 p.m. Picnic baskets are welcome. Sorry, no carry in alcohol. In the case of inclement weather, please call 608.261.4000 after 2PM for concert location. Concerts will be moved inside unless otherwise indicated.”
Literary/Libraries
Bookstore, cafe will make debut in Spring Green
Wisconsin State Journal
Now Open
“A longtime director at American Players Theatre is debuting a new production this week — a bookstore. James Bohnen, who has been directing plays at APT since 1996, will open Arcadia Books in downtown Spring Green on Friday. It will be a traditional bookstore, and also a cafe.”
Media Arts
'Race to Nowhere' to be screened in FdL
Fond du Lac Reporter
May 19
“The only Wisconsin screening of the film "Race to Nowhere" will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 19, at Fond du Lac High School's Performing Arts Center. "Race to Nowhere" examines the price being paid by today's students for the achievement-obsessed way of life that permeates America.”
'Shakespeare' a zany play about a movie being made of a play
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
May 19 – 20
“If you're a fan of old movies, you know that in the early days -- the golden days -- of cinema, many movies were made from stage plays. Some -- such as "You Can't Take it With You," "Dinner at Eight" and "Stage Door" -- adapted well to the screen and to the test of time. They are as enjoyable today as they were in the 1930s. Others, well, didn't age as gracefully. They must have seemed to be good ideas at the time; they were successful enough on stage to warrant the sizable investment needed for movie production. But if you watch them today, you can't help wondering, "What in the heck were they thinking?"
Warren Gerds column: Discover Wisconsin as show host
Green Bay Press Gazette
May 31
“With Stephanie Klett having left to become secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism, a new host is sought for "Discover Wisconsin." It's a fairly big gig. The syndicated TV show that promotes Wisconsin attractions is broadcast throughout the Midwest. Application directions are at www.discoverwisconsin.com. Additionally, "Discover Wisconsin" producers and WFRV will hold a live audition from 9:30 a.m. to noon Sunday in the Atrium of Lambeau Field. Klett, a former Miss Wisconsin, hosted the show for 17 years. It's been on for 24 years. Each season, "Discover Wisconsin" video crews visit 16 to 24 areas to create shows.”
Performing Arts
Music
Classical music Q&A: Why do an all-Schubert concert? Director Robert Taylor talks about Con Vivo’s concert this Friday night
The Well-Tempered Ear
May 20
“This Friday ay 7:30 p.m., at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 1609 University Ave. across from Camp Randall, the Madison-based chamber music group Con Vivo (“With Life,” below) will perform “Eight is Enough,” a program devoted exclusively to the music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828).”
$2,500 Grand Prize, Mackinac Island Contemporary Art Exhibition ContestUH
Location: MI
Deadline: Mon, May 16, 2011
Best of Show:$2,500 and gold medal, 2nd:$750, 3rd:$500. Mackinac Island-related 2-dimensional artwork (excluding photography). $25 per piece entry fee. Juror selected artwork displayed in state-of-the-art Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum's Contemporary Art Exhibition from July 15-October 9, 2011. Sponsored by Mackinac State Historic Parks. Award presentation held July 24. Contact: Jolene Priest | (231) 436-4100
UStage Directors and Choreographers Foundation Invites Universities and Colleges to Apply for Guest Artist Initiative Program
Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation, Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: May 16
“The Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation, the not-for-profit foundation affiliated with Stage Directors and Choreographers, is accepting grant proposals for SDCF's Guest Artist Initiative Program.”
Win disaster supplies in the MayDay 2011 prize drawing!
Heritage Preservation
Deadline: May 23
“Every MayDay Heritage Preservation collects examples of creative but practical preparedness measures to share online. Any cultural institution submitting a brief description of 2011 MayDay plans or accomplishments by May 23, 2011, will be entered in a drawing for disaster supplies donated by Gaylord Brothers. Click here to view the prizes and submit your story!”
First Peoples Fund Invites Nominations of American Indian Artists for Community Spirit Awards
First Peoples Fund, Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: May 31
“The First Peoples Fund is accepting nominations for its Jennifer Easton Community Spirit Awards. Community Spirit Awards are national fellowship awards for established artists who have demonstrated substantial contributions to their community through their careers as artists. The award honors American Indian artists who exemplify their traditional cultural values and way of life by sharing their creative talents and skills with others in the community.”
New Partnership for French-American Jazz ExchangeUH
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
Deadline May 31
Baltimore, MD - February 2, 2011 - Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, FACE and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy have announced a new partnership to administer the French-American Jazz Exchange ("FAJE"). Created in 2005, the program is dedicated to furthering the creative and professional development of jazz artists from France and the United States through the interchange of artistic practice and exposure to new constituencies.
Cinereach Invites Letters of Inquiry for Film Production Grant Program
Cinereach, Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: June 1 (Letter of Inquiry)
“Cinereach is a not-for-profit film production company and foundation that supports fiction and nonfiction filmmakers from all over the world through grants and awards, the Reach Film Fellowship, an internal productions department, and partnerships with the Sundance Institute and other organizations.”
Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission Announces NEW Special Grant Opportunity: Distinctly Dane
Dane County Cultural Affairs
June 1 Deadline
“Help Dane County Celebrate it’s 175th Anniversary In addition to project and capital grants, the Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission presents a special grant opportunity related to the county’s year-long 175th anniversary celebration. Distinctly Dane focuses upon our sense of place, belonging, and identity as expressed by Dane County voices. Dane County’s past, present, and future will be featured in selected grant projects. The Commission hopes this theme inspires new local arts, culture and history projects and programs representing a broad range of topics such as our Native American ancestors, agricultural roots, conservation legacy, ever-growing ethnic and cultural diversity, devotion to sustainability, mixture of rural, natural and urban landscapes, values and aspirations for the future of our Dane County home, and more.”
HMacArthur Foundation Accepting Proposals for Documentary Film Grants
Philanthropy News Digest, The Foundation Center
Deadline: June 1
“The Media, Culture, and Special Initiatives program at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is accepting proposals for its 2011 documentary film grants program. The program seeks to fund documentary film projects that address the significant social challenges of our time or explore important but under-reported topics.”
UMACKINAC ISLAND PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION CONTESTUH
Entries must be postmarked by June 1, 2011.
Photographers also have a unique opportunity to showcase their best work to visitors from around to world. Announcing MSHP’s first Mackinac Island Photography Exhibition, aimed at sharing Mackinac moments captured on “film." Photographers can share their vision of Mackinac through various forms, including digital or analog, color, monochrome, or any alternative photographic process. Juried by talented S. Kay Young, a Native American Detroit-based artist and teacher at Oakland Community College, Farmington Hills Heritage Park Art Program, this photography contest offers a first place cash prize of $500, sponsored by Mackinac Associates, second place of $350, sponsored by Benjamin of Mackinac Island, Inc., and third place of $150, sponsored by Joanne's Fudge. Young will select an array of inspirational photographs to appear in the art museum’s Mackinac Island Photography Exhibition, open August 1-October 9, 2011.
Meet The Composer Invites Applications From Sponsoring Organizations for MetLife Creative Connections Program
Meet the Composer, Philanthropy News Digest
June 1
“Administered by Meet The Composer with support from the MetLife Foundation and other funders, the MetLife Creative Connections program provides support for U.S. composers to participate in public activities related to specific performances of their original music. By supporting the composer's interaction with audiences, performers, arts organizations, and local communities, MetLife Creative Connections aims to increase public awareness and enhance the creative artist's role in society.”
Mid-America Juried Art Exhibition Prospectus
Arts Council of Southeast Missouri
Deadline: June 4
“Mid-America Juried Art Exhibition was developed by the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri to provide a forum for artists on a Mid-America scale to complete and display their work. The selected art features both traditional and “cutting edge” work and will be exhibited at the Arts Council’s Gallery 100.”
Entries Invited for Council on Foundations' Annual Film & Video Festival
The Council on Foundations & Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media, Philanthropy News Digest
June 6
“The Council on Foundations and Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media are seeking submissions of films and videos for the council's 45th Annual Film and Video Festival, to be held April 29 – May 1, 2012, in Los Angeles. The festival showcases films, videos, and television programs that have received support from foundations, corporate giving programs, and donor networks with the aim of encouraging grantmakers to use media to advance their philanthropic goals.”
Grants for Arts Writers
Creative Capital | Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Program
Deadline: June 8
“The Creative Capital | Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Program supports individual writers whose work addresses contemporary visual art through grants ranging from 3,000 to 50,000 USD. Writers who meet the program’s eligibility requirements are invited to apply in the following categories: Articles, Blogs, Books, New and Alternative Media, and Short-Form Writing.”
Tournées Festival Program Offers Grants to Bring Contemporary French Cinema to U.S. College Campuses
French American Cultural Exchange, Philanthropy News Digest
June 30, October 1
“FACE (French American Cultural Exchange), a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting contemporary creative work in the context of French-American cultural and educational exchange, is accepting applications for the Tournées Festival, a program designed to help bring contemporary French cinema to college and university campuses in the United States. Now in its sixteenth year, the program distributes close to $200,000 in grants annually to encourage schools to begin their own self-sustaining French film festivals.”
Sappi Fine Paper North America Seeks Entries for Ideas That Matter Design Grant Program
Sappi Fine Paper, Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: July 15
“Sappi Fine Paper North America has announced the 2011 call for entries for Ideas that Matter, an annual grant program that recognizes and supports designers who donate their time and talent to create communications materials for a wide range of charitable activities.”
Call for Artists
Great Lakes Art Fair
Deadline: July 29
“The Great Lakes Art Fair is the fastest growing indoor Art event in the Midwest. From its inception in Spring 2009 to the most recent event, attendance has more than doubled. Juried artist applications jumped more than 40 percent from Fall 2009 to Spring 2010. This Bi-Annual Fair offer fine artists in the region a reliable, regularly scheduled, “weather-free” marketplace to showcase their freshest and most beautiful work, and word is spreading rapidly that this is a destination event for artists and patron alike.”
ASCAP Foundation Accepting Letters of Intent for Music Grant Program
ASCAP Foundation, Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: August 1 (Letters of Intent)
“The ASCAP Foundation is a publicly supported charitable organization dedicated to supporting American music creators and encouraging their development through music education and talent development programs. The foundation is accepting Letters of Intent for new 2012 grant funding from nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations engaged in music education and talent development programs for aspiring songwriters and composers.”
First Peoples Fund Invites Applications for Artist in Business Leadership Program
First Peoples Fund, Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: September 1
“The First Peoples Fund's Artist in Business Leadership Program is designed to help entrepreneurial Native American artists develop their marketing and business skills and build self-sustaining, arts-based businesses.”
Art, Video, Music, Writing Contests from WASB
DPI ConnectED
Deadlines: November, 2011
“The Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB) has announced guidelines for its Student Art and Video contests (deadlines are in November), as well as its Music Showcase and Write and Illustrate Your Own Picture Book! competitions (deadlines are in June). Winning entries in each contest will be displayed at the 2012 State Education Convention, January 18-20 in Milwaukee (the top musical groups get to perform there). The Wisconsin Art Exhibits and Awards are open to public school students in grades 7-12. The WASB Student Video Contest gives students the opportunity to develop creative, thought-provoking videos individually, in a small group, or as a class project. Students must be in grades 7-12. Musical groups from grades 6-12 may send audition tapes to the Music Showcase. For Write and Illustrate Your Own Picture Book!, teachers submit up to 10 of the most exemplary picture books per classroom (any K-12 public school student is eligible). To hold these competitions, WASB collaborates with the Wisconsin Art Education Association, the Wisconsin Educational Media Technology Association, and the Wisconsin School Music Association.”
HUCalling all furniture makers & artisans!UH
KL Communications Invites Furniture Makers & Artisans to Exhibit in the 2011 Fine Furnishings & Fine Craft Shows
No deadline
TIVERTON, RI – KL Communications is pleased to invite artisans designing and handcrafting furniture, accessories, fine art & craft to apply to exhibit at the 2011 Fine Furnishings & Fine Craft Shows taking place in Baltimore (April 15-17, 2011), Milwaukee (September 30 – October 2, 2011), and Providence (October 21-23, 2011). These shows primarily present studio and custom furniture with home décor accessories such as lighting, floor coverings, and fine art as well as quality handcrafted jewelry, wearables, pottery, glass, sculpture, and more. Artisans from throughout North America working in all media are invited to apply for an invitation to exhibit and sell their work at any or all of the 2011 shows. Applications to exhibit can be downloaded from the “Exhibitor Info” heading at www.FineFurnishingsShows.com or call 401-816-0963 for more information.”
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