June 13, 2011 In The News | When You Go | Opportunities |
QUOTE OF THE DAY
The Drum
(for the Wisconsin Arts Board – Spring, 2011)
By LaMoine MacLaughlin
Our anger slowly drifted past
our windowpane at last,
so now that mournful time has come
to slowly sound the drum.
We must remember after rain
the violets thrive again,
as now that mournful time has come
to slowly sound the drum.
Surely the sugar maple tree
will bloom for all to see,
though now that mournful time has come
to slowly sound the drum.
We must remember in the spring
once more the robins sing,
while now that mournful time has come
to slowly sound the drum.
As we move forward through the night
we hold aloft the light,
but now that mournful time has come
to slowly sound the drum.
Our torch will turn this funeral pyre
into a beacon fire,
for now that mournful time has come
to slowly sound the drum.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
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TOP WISCONSIN NEWS
FROM THE WISCONSIN ARTS BOARD
June 10, 2011
Dear Friends,
At its May 13, 2011 meeting, the Wisconsin Arts Board discussed the ramifications of the 2011 – 2013 Biennial Budget as amended by Joint Finance and our ensuing responsibilities. Attached please find a sheet that articulates the difficult decisions that were made to minimize the damage to the cultural infrastructure of our state. We provided this information to Governor Walker and to Secretary of Tourism Stephanie Klett earlier this week. What is not articulated on that sheet is the clear acknowledgement of the loss of the state's Percent for Art program. Any arts commission or project within the Percent for Art program that is not under contract by June 30th will not be realized.
The Arts Board has enjoyed an increasingly productive and mutually supportive relationship with the Department of Tourism over our 38 year history, each agency focused on its unique mission but lending expertise and leveraging strength for the other. As we consolidate our efforts, we look forward to working with Secretary Klett and Deputy Secretary Fantle to determine how the work of the Arts Board can deepen the Department’s work in cultural tourism and leverage resources in the Department to provide opportunities for the cultural workers and resources of our state.
The Arts Board will continue to lead in the development of the state's creative economy. We look forward to partnering with the new Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation in this work. The dynamic creative sector enjoys a 14% annual growth rate in the world economy; in Wisconsin, it boasts 3.6% of total employment. We've been developing rural and urban models for partnerships that ensure vibrant, creative communities become the breeding ground for entrepreneurs and new jobs. That work will continue.
As the Arts Board assists local and regional economic development organizations to develop their creative industries, it should be noted that we put our state at the helm of the National Creativity Network, an organization that seeks to promote imagination, creativity, and innovation in education, culture, and commerce. George Tzougros is the Chairman of this national organization. We will also continue our leadership in education innovation to develop all our state's children's creative capacities with our Task Force on the Arts and Creativity in Education. And we will advocate for creativity in all its forms – in the arts and humanities, as well as in science, technology, engineering and math.
Here is our timeline going forward, assuming no further changes by the Legislature or Governor and that the budget is signed by June 30:
June 30/July 1 Move agency's physical assets to the Department of Tourism's building at 201West Washington Avenue (four blocks from our current location)
July 5 Generate award/denial letters for Creation and Presentation grantees
July 27 Creative Communities: Arts Education grant review panel meeting (Madison)
August 11 Creative Communities: Local Arts grant review panel meeting (Madison)
September 16-17 Wisconsin Arts Board quarterly board meeting (location TBD)
September 19 Generate award/denial letters for Creative Communities grant applicants
Our work to provide high-quality services, smart development of our cultural infrastructure and workforce, assistance to Wisconsin’s communities to address their challenges, and our new relationship with the Department of Tourism, will be significant as we continue our efforts to ensure the resiliency of our state. Toward that end, we will publicize a revised Wisconsin Arts Board FY12-14 Strategic Plan in July, 2011. That plan reflects both the new terms of our reality and our ambition for the future of the arts in Wisconsin. We look forward to continuing our work with you.
Sincerely,
Barbara Lawton
Chairperson
Poof! The IRS Revokes Tax Exemption for 20,000+ Arts Groups
ARTSBlog, Americans for the Arts
“In 2006, Congress asked the IRS to keep better track of the nation’s 1.5 million nonprofit organizations. Yesterday, the IRS revoked the tax-exempt status of 275,000 of them for not filing legally required documents for three consecutive years (2007-2009). Our early estimates are that well over 20,000 are nonprofit ARTS organizations.”
The Wisconsin Arts Board Thanks Four Interns, Lisa England, Lisa Hutler, Jenna Westrick and Karen Duval for Their Outstanding Contribution
Wisconsin Arts Board
“Four outstanding women have lent their creativity, talent, and energy to the Wisconsin Arts Board over this past (fiscal) year, 2011. We introduce them to you as a way of recognizing all that they have contributed to the Arts Board, and as a way of conveying our gratitude for all that they have accomplished this year. In the fall, Lisa England and Karen Duval joined us to focus primarily on film and teaching artists/creativity in education, respectively…”
The Latest on Music Education Policy from Capitol Hill
MENC
“The Memorial Day holiday weekend is here, but MENC staff stayed busy this week, digesting a response from the U.S. Department of Education to a letter MENC and arts colleagues sent to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. In other activity this week, MENC Director of Government Relations & Advocacy Communications Nancy Townes attended the May 25 markup of the first of a planned series of bills concentrating on reform of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). “
Kansas Becomes First State Without Arts Agency
ARTSBlog, Americans for the Arts
“Gov. Sam Brownback vetoed funding for the Kansas Arts Commission today (May 28), thereby ending a scuffle with the legislature, which funded the commission over his objections.”
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:”
“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
Visual Arts/Museums
Painting Painters
Outdoor Painter
“After Wisconsin artist Larry Seiler finished teaching a workshop in Alaska, he and his son, Jason Seiler, spent time painting together. “I turned my easel towards Jason and did a 5” x 7” painting of him on a pumice-primed panel while he was working out of his Guerrilla pochade box with the Gastineau Channel of Juneau behind him,” Larry explains.”
FDL student paints large scale mural
WLUK TV
FOND DU LAC – “A senior at Fond du Lac High School has made a lasting mark in the halls. Leah Fett has been working on a large scale mural since September, now in June that project is creating quite a buzz among her teachers. "It starts off with To Kill a Mockingbird and then I tried to blend each of the scenes together," Fett explained, pointing to her design. "Moving into the next one is Romeo and Juliet." Then comes the Tale of Two Cities and the Great Gatsby. They're all books Fond du Lac High students will read before they graduate.”
Day 70: What can they do to me?
Art City blog: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“Today marks the start of the “Summer of China,” so declared by our mayor, and the opening of the unprecedented exhibit “The Emperor’s Private Paradise” at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Milwaukee has also been at the center of recent international, art-world discussion, as cultural institutions grapple with how or whether to respond to the recent spike in the suppression of artists in China and the detention of prominent artist Ai Weiwei.”
Arts and Creativity in Education
First Person: Creativity gets students excited about reading
Tracy Press (California)
“Working as an intervention specialist for New Jerusalem Elementary School, I’ve seen a tremendous need to motivate and excite students about reading. There are so many activities that pull kids away from reading. I thought a lot about how to motivate students to read and pulled some ideas from previous volunteer work and came up with Bead-to-Read.”
Band director marching proud
Shawano Leader
“Chris Kent, band director at Shawano Community High School, will be welcomed into the American School Band Directors’ Association next month in Milwaukee. The ASBDA, founded in 1953, is a national organization composed of professional directors and teachers of school bands, whose purpose is to advance and improve music education of students. “It’s a special honor because you have to be nominated by one of your peers,” Kent said. Directors are selected based on their teaching experience, the success of their music programs and recommendations of members of their organization. Dave Pelow, band director at St. James Lutheran School of Shawano and fellow ASBDA member, nominated Kent after working with SCHS band students last year.”
Arts and Creativity in Education
Appleton, Hortonville school districts honored for music education
Appleton Post Crescent
“Schools cited for music education The Appleton and Hortonville school districts are on the 2011 list of "Best Communities for Music Education" announced recently by the NAMM Foundation. The list, which includes 172 school districts and seven schools, recognizes communities with programs that exemplify a strong commitment to music education in their schools.”
First Person: Creativity gets students excited about reading
Tracy Press (California)
“Working as an intervention specialist for New Jerusalem Elementary School, I’ve seen a tremendous need to motivate and excite students about reading. There are so many activities that pull kids away from reading. I thought a lot about how to motivate students to read and pulled some ideas from previous volunteer work and came up with Bead-to-Read.”
Community Arts
Take a self-guided Art Walk on Sheboygan's Riverfront
Sheboygan Walking Tours
“What is there to do in Sheboygan County... in between the fishing, swimming, dining, golfing, boating, auto racing and shopping? The Riverfront Art Walk is a self-guided walking tour that you can enjoy at your leisure on Sheboygan's picturesque and historic Riverfront. You will find work from local artists in many stores, restaurants and other establishments. The Riverfront Art Walk is open during each store's hours which are posted on this website and is in place throughout the Summer months.”
Monday profile: Jean Hayden likes to stay busy
La Crosse Tribune
“Jean Hayden won't tell you her age. Reveal that, she said, and people begin to tick down a mental list of how you should act and appear. I will not be labeled, she said. Translation: She will not be labeled as old. Her life has been long enough to sing professionally, have a radio talk show, teach elementary school for 26 years, raise two adopted daughters, lose her longtime husband in a freak accident, take a spill in an Alaskan river and further develop her art skills in California and now La Crosse during what was supposed to be retirement. She still starts each day with a 2-mile walk and logs enough volunteer hours to qualify as a full-time job. "You don't say no," she said of her busy schedule. Especially when you're enjoying it.”
Folk Arts/Folklife
UW Yiddish institute offers chance to 'learn from the older masters'
Wisconsin State Journal
People sometimes ask Henry Sapoznik why he is starting an institute for Yiddish culture in, of all places, Wisconsin. He responds with a surprising fact — UW-Madison was very likely the first university in the country to teach a class on Yiddish, a language once spoken by millions of Eastern European Jews. "The first university in America that was teaching Yiddish was Madison in 1916," Sapoznik said. "There isn't one book on Jewish American history that acknowledges that fact. Every other narrative goes to the low-hanging fruit. It goes to New York or Philadelphia."
Literary/Libraries
UWM professor's translation strives to make Sophocles sing
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“In preparing his new translation of Sophocles' tragedy 'Oedipus Rex' (University of Wisconsin Press, $9.95), David Mulroy wanted to create verse that would be music to his English-speaking readers. "In my experience, available translations fail to convey the essential fact that Greek tragedies as originally performed were -- in one word -- dynamic," Mulroy writes in his preface. In particular Mulroy, a University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee professor of classics, was irked that the choral odes of Greek tragedy were generally turned into free verse in English translations. "For the original audiences ..., the songs of the chorus were the best-loved parts of most tragedies," Mulroy writes.”
Madison writer places second in state contest
Wisconsin State Journal
“Madison writer Marysa LaRowe is among the top winners of the statewide 2011 Short Story Contest sponsored by Wisconsin People & Ideas, a magazine published by the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. LaRowe won second-place honors for her short story "Things Hereafter." Allison Slavick of Cable placed first with her story "Coming About" and Kathryn Gahl of Two Rivers placed third with "Miles."
Media Arts
The Day the Music Died
The New York Times
“LAST Tuesday I tuned my radio to 91.1 WRVU, Vanderbilt University’s campus radio station, and heard the exact moment when college radio in Nashville died. Instead of rock, classical music was burbling out of my speakers. It wasn’t a complete surprise: as a former D.J. for the station, I knew that after months of debate, Vanderbilt Student Communications, the on-campus nonprofit organization that controlled WRVU’s license, had decided to sell it to the local public radio station.”
Performing Arts
Music
Classical Connections: Bach to Bach Explosions
Dane101
“Musical Madison should be very, very glad that the Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society is a whole lot more predictable than the weather. As the BDDS opened their 20th season this weekend, the programs looked compelling, the roster of artists stellar, and if a prognosticator could combine meteorology with music, the prediction would have been sunny and warm, with occasional explosions.”
Complaining about today's music is an age-old pastime
Oshkosh Northwestern
“C'mon, everybody sing along: "Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight? If your mother says don't chew it, do you swallow it in spite? Do you catch it on your tonsils? Do you heave it left and right? Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight?" If you recall that song and those lyrics, I immediately know two things about you: first, you're looking into a Medicare supplemental plan and, second, you're probably a little bit nuts.”
Wisconsin Plowboys hitting North Star
Shawano Leader
“The name Wisconsin Plowboys evokes a certain image — folksy, country-style music — but people attending the band’s concert tonight or Saturday night at North Star Mohican Casino could be quite surprised by the repertoire from the group that dubs itself as “Wisconsin’s Favorite 3 1/2 Piece Band.” “We cover a wide genre,” said Shane Sexton, who sings vocals and plays rhythm guitar. “We do country, older country, rock and roll. We do Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Eric Clapton, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, George Jones.” The band feels it’s important to appeal to a mass audience, which is why it doesn’t focus on one particular genre. There are some folks that love the older music but are still enjoy today’s latest hits, Sexton said. The other members of the group are Ralph Loveless, who plays bass guitar; Don Weber, the band’s lead guitarist; and Doug Swanson, who plays the drums. All four men sing, which can be a rarity for bands. They also do harmony vocals, an even rarer treat.”
Classical music review: Singers steal the outstanding opening show from instrumentalists of Madison’s Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society
The Well Tempered Ear/Jacob Stockinger
“The Madison-based Bach and Dancing Society opened its 20th anniversary season this past Friday night with a Very Big Bang at the beautifully restored Stoughton Opera House (below). Much of it was exactly what you’d expect: Some unusual repertoire and a lot of outstanding playing. But this time the singers stole the show, so to speak, from the instrumentalists who usually dominate BDDS programs. Not that the instrumentalists, both local and imported, weren’t impressive and up to the usual BDDS standard of excellence in various works by J.S. Bach, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Haydn.”
Presenting
Proposed Fox Cities Exhibition Center faces first hurdle
Appleton Post-Crescent
APPLETON – “The primary site eyed for an exhibition center in downtown Appleton is owned by Outagamie County. Will the county consider selling the land for a center? On Tuesday night, the county board will be asked to approve the "conceptual release" of the parcel directly north of the Justice Center for construction of the center.”
Kenny Chesney concert economic boost welcomed in Green Bay
Green Bay Press-Gazette
“For a number of area businesses with ties to hospitality, the Kenny Chesney concert tonight is akin to a fall Green Bay Packers game in terms of local economic impact. And that's welcome news when the National Football League is facing labor strife that could cut the number of games in the 2011 season.”
Can Ticketmaster’s Builder Now Unseat It?
The New York Times
“Fredric D. Rosen has winked through Steely Dan, blinked through Neil Diamond and nodded through the Rolling Stones. Music, you see, isn’t his thing. Money is. Mr. Rosen, 67, is the godfather of the $18-billion-a-year tickets business. Go to almost any big-name concert — or to a Dodgers game or to a Broadway show — and the odds are that you will pay dearly for his legacy.”
Theater
'Mormon,' 'War Horse' the big winners at Tonys
Sheboygan Hub
NEW YORK (AP) — “A slew of acclaimed shows were up for Tony Awards in a remarkably competitive year, but a production that wasn’t even eligible still managed to cast a shadow — well, shall we make that a web? — over the proceedings. On a night when the hilariously profane “The Book of Mormon” reigned supreme, the famously troubled “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” got attention both positive and negative at Sunday’s Tonys. There was a performance — certainly rare for a show that hasn’t even opened yet — plus a plug from its famous composers, Bono and The Edge. And of course, there were the obligatory “Spider-Man” jokes, without which no awards show would be complete.”
Pink Banana Theatre showcases emerging talent
Third Coast Digest
“Pink Banana Theatre Co. fashioned an entertaining mix in their annual one-act play festival which opened Friday night (June 10). Since 2004, Pink Banana has presented an annual evening of locally written one-act plays. Now a non-profit organization, Pink Banana continues its mission to “provide professional opportunities to emerging artists.” A collection of works allows new writers, directors and actors room to develop their talents. A supportive team and collaboration with established venues such as In Tandem‘s 10th Street Theatre nurtures that development. The six-play set featured comedy – which is fine for the audience, but less likely to incubate the next Arthur Miller or August Wilson.”
Other
Visual Arts/Museums
Wis Historical Society starts fundraising campaign
GM Today
June 16
MILWAUKEE – “A Pulitzer Prize-winning author is helping the Wisconsin Historical Society raise money. Doris Kearns Goodwin is a presidential historian and author of the bestseller "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln." She will speak Thursday night in Milwaukee as the Wisconsin Historical Society introduces its first major fundraising campaign, called "Forward!" Baseball commissioner Bud Selig is also expected.”
Haggerty Museum to show art in urban location
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
June 18
“One of the best ways for museums to connect with their communities is to actually go into them. That’s what the Haggerty Museum of Art will do starting Saturday. The “Crossroads” exhibition won’t take place inside the Haggerty’s pristine gallery spaces on the campus of Marquette University but in the windows at the corner of 27th and Wells streets, a neighborhood the museum would like to bring more visibility to.”
Share Lakefront art festival starts Friday
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
June 17 – 19
“A nationally recognized fair of art and craft, the 49th annual Lakefront Festival of Arts, will get started Friday and run through Sunday on the grounds of the Milwaukee Art Museum. Both inside the museum and beneath a giant tent on the grounds, this event is a chance to meet more than 170 artists and artisans who will have their paintings, ceramics, sculpture, metalwork, jewelry, wearable art and more available for sale.”
Arts and Creativity in Education
Wednesday Nite at the Lab
The Isthmus
June 15
“Parents and grandparents can explore a series of hands-on activities including parables, paradoxes and puzzles that Zinnen developed for use with preschoolers and elementary students during his recent rotation to the National Science Foundation. Designed to emphasize science as exploring the unknown, the activities provide young children a way to experience science through designing and doing their own experiments to test competing ideas, using simple materials in elegant ways. An additional component is the concept Zinnen calls "Enginarting" that invites children to apply engineering design and testing to arts and crafts, for example, the "shake it til you break it" challenges of building tall towers using Dixie cups. This will be a hands-on WN@TL with an emphasis on "good, better, better yet" options in using language to frame scientific explorations so as to cultivate the creativity, skepticism and ingenuity of young children.”
Folk Arts/Folklife
Another View: Juneteenth questions meaning of freedom
Green Bay Press Gazette
June 18
“The Northeast Wisconsin African American Association will hold its annual Juneteenth celebration 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at Joannes Park in Green Bay. It features food, vendors, gospel music, talent show, kids rides, crafts and more. It's free and open to the public. As cities across our nation gear up for this year's annual Juneteenth celebration, the oldest known commemoration of the ending of slavery in America, I often wonder what freedom meant to the black men, women and children whose entire lives had been lived in servitude. Moreover, what does freedom mean 146 years later for their descendents? On June 1, 1865, two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger announced to the last remaining slaves laboring in Galveston, Texas, that they were free.”
Summer Soulstice Music Festival: North Ave. event features plenty of performers
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
June 18
“The longest day of the year is coming up June 21 and that calls for a party. Saturday's free, annual Summer Soulstice Music Festival will start the celebration early with two stages of music on E. North Ave. Events get under way at noon with the "Rage in the Cage" dodge ball tournament, followed by a burrito-eating contest at 2 p.m. The music stages spring to life at 3:30 p.m. Acts on the east stage near Whole Foods include Call Me Lightning at 5 p.m., Evan Christian and the Rusty Ps at 6:30 p.m., the Wildbirds at 8 p.m. and Kings Go Forth at 9:30 p.m.”
Media Arts
Film at MCPL to shed light on suicide
Wausau Daily Herald
June 15
"ShArDs of HOPE: A Documentary on Suicide Prevention" will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Marathon County Public Library's Wausau room. Rick Humphrey, vice president of National Alliance on Mental Illness Northwoods, certified peer specialist, will facilitate the discussion and answer questions.”
Performing Arts
Music
Stage presence: Chorus director likes to help change the world through song
Wisconsin State Journal
June 18
“People know me as: Ken Forney, artistic director of Perfect Harmony Men’s Chorus (PHMC). About our group: We’re Madison’s chorus of gay and affirming men. We’re a non-auditioned group of men who come together to present music and to be a positive voice in the Madison LGBT community. I find it a great privilege to stand in front of this group.”
Where the Music Comes From
Mineral Point Opera House
June 18
“Leslie Damaso (soprano), Shannon Farley (violin), Geena Kam (piano), and Gwendolyn Miller (viola) will be performing works by Handel, Schubert, Rossini, Debussy, and more. All proceeds from the performance will go toward the Opera House Piano Fund. Tickets available at Berget’s in Mineral Point and online here.”
Theater
'Shrew' bellows and brawls up the hill at APT
The Capital Times
Various
“Much has been made, over the last few centuries, of William Shakespeare's words. But in Tim Ocel's production of "The Taming of the Shrew" at American Players Theatre, the subtext tells the story. "She is my goods ... my house, my household stuff," says James Ridge as Petruchio, speaking softly, inches from his new wife's frightened face. "My horse, my ox, my ass, my anything." What he's saying, to Kate and Kate alone, is: We're married now. You're coming with me.”
Other
Tourism Cares Invites Letters of Inquiry for Worldwide Grants Program
Tourism Cares, Philanthropy News Digest
July 1 (Letter of Inquiry)
“Tourism Cares, a philanthropic organization of the tourism industry, works to preserve the travel experience for future generations. As part of this mission, the organization awards grants to preserve and facilitate access to important natural, cultural, and historic sites around the world.”
Mockingbird Foundation Invites Applications for Children's Music Education Program Grants
Mockingbird Foundation, Philanthropy News Digest
August 1
“The Mockingbird Foundation, an all-volunteer nonprofit organization created by fans of the rock band Phish, annually provides competitive grants to U.S. nonprofit organizations and public schools for children's music education programs. The foundation is accepting inquiries for its fifteenth round of competitive grants.”
National Endowment for the Arts Announces New Arts in Media Funding Category
National Endowment for the Arts, Philanthropy News Digest
September 1
“The National Endowment for the Arts' new Arts in Media funding category is designed to help make the excellence and diversity of the arts widely available to the American public through the national distribution of innovative media projects about the arts and media projects that can be considered works of art.”
National Film Preservation Foundation Invites Applications for Basic Preservation Grants
National Film Preservation Foundation, Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: June 24
The National Film Preservation Foundation is inviting applications for the summer round of its Basic Preservation Grants. These grants are awarded to nonprofit and public institutions conducting laboratory work to preserve culturally and historically significant film materials.
Tournées Festival Program Offers Grants to Bring Contemporary French Cinema to U.S. College Campuses
French American Cultural Exchange, Philanthropy News Digest
Deadlines: 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.”
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.”
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Offers Funding for Film Festival Grants
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Philanthropy News Digest
Deadline: July 1
“The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Film Festival Grant program has awarded a total of $4.4 million to film festivals since 1999. Grants totaling $450,000 were granted to thirty U.S. film festivals in 2010. Grants are available only to U.S.-based film festivals that have been held on at least five occasions over at least five years. Screening programs, be they periodic screening series or end-of-term student screening programs, are not eligible to apply. Festivals that do not screen films in a theatrical setting also are not eligible to apply.”
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.”
The less art kids get, the more it shows.
Are yours getting enough?
Art. Ask for More.
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