Creators -
As I move towards the publicity months for my first novel, I am anxious to hear from all of you, some of whom have already been through this process with your own books, what has worked, what you would do differently, what you wish you had known beforehand, etc.
Do book tours work?
Do book parties work?
Which blogs are most influential?
How do you decide which books to buy?
How do you get the word out about your own projects?
Let's share our resources and our ideas - respond to the COMMENTS section on my blog and I'll post your answers for all to see.
It's a new world out there for guerilla marketing - are we all doing the best job we can to get our work to the public?
SJ
March 17, 2008
looking into it
I've heard from a few Creators that the below email is not accepting scripts. I am looking into it now and should have an answer for you all soon. Check back later today.
March 15, 2008
CALL FOR PLAYS!
Looking for full-length plays (80 to 110 minutes), all genres considered (prefer dark comedy, comedy, comedy/drama, no solo shows), for early summer production in Los Angeles. Play must be rehearsal- ready (no drafts), and a Los Angeles premiere. For questions, more information, and submissions, email tarcra@adelphia.net
TRY THIS LINK AGAIN - I'VE UPDATED AND HOPEFULLY IT IS WORKING NOW.
TRY THIS LINK AGAIN - I'VE UPDATED AND HOPEFULLY IT IS WORKING NOW.
STAGE MANAGER NEEDED IN CHINA
NYU Grad Film in Asia is looking for an experienced, full-time Stage Manager for its 2 film sound stages and black box theater. Must understand technical theater thoroughly, theater production, be super organized, and not be afraid of heavy lifting -- lighting, sound, etc... If you've had film production experience working on the technical side of a sound stage also ideal.
Wonderful job, high pay, and great benefits, which I can tell you more about if you're interested. This is a career position at a prestigious institution. Lots of room for growth and other opportunities.
Drop me an e-mail.
Thanks,
Aurorae
akhoo@aol.com
Wonderful job, high pay, and great benefits, which I can tell you more about if you're interested. This is a career position at a prestigious institution. Lots of room for growth and other opportunities.
Drop me an e-mail.
Thanks,
Aurorae
akhoo@aol.com
TOUR THE SANTA MONICA MARKET WITH A FOOD COACH – FREE!
SUSAN MARQUE IS AN EXTREMELY KNOWLEDGEABLE FOOD COACH - THIS IS A GREAT OPP TO MEET HER AND GET TO KNOW HER STYLE FOR FREE!
Hi there,
I just wanted to tell you all that I'll be leading a free market tour Saturday, March 29th for Step Up Women's network. Anyone can come and it's a fun interactive couple of hours and the women of Step UP are absolutely wonderful. I would love to see you there.
Date: Saturday, March 29th
Time: 10am-12pm (we are doing it a little earlier as this will help avoid the busiest time of the market)
Location: Santa Monica Farmer's Market, Northwest corner of 2nd and Arizona, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Food & Life Coach Susan Marque
"Love Your Body, Love Your Life"
www.SusanMarque.com
310.453.7525
Hi there,
I just wanted to tell you all that I'll be leading a free market tour Saturday, March 29th for Step Up Women's network. Anyone can come and it's a fun interactive couple of hours and the women of Step UP are absolutely wonderful. I would love to see you there.
Date: Saturday, March 29th
Time: 10am-12pm (we are doing it a little earlier as this will help avoid the busiest time of the market)
Location: Santa Monica Farmer's Market, Northwest corner of 2nd and Arizona, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Food & Life Coach Susan Marque
"Love Your Body, Love Your Life"
www.SusanMarque.com
310.453.7525
grants
Getty Images Offers Grants for Editorial Photography
Deadline: May 15, 2008; and November 15, 2008
Getty Images ( http://www.gettyimages.com/ ) annually offer Grants for Editorial Photography to provide photojournalists with the time, freedom, and support necessary to produce doc- umentary features that raise the bar of visual excellence. Every year, Getty Images awards five photojournalists individual grants of $20,000 each. Grant recipients are given the opportun- ity to sign a one-year exclusive-rights deal with Getty Images whereby their work will be marketed and available for license to customers worldwide through gettyimages.com, while retaining copyright of their imagery.
To apply for a Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography, applicants must be presently engaged as a professional photojournalist and apply as an individual. The next deadlines are May 15, 2008 (three grants to be announced in September 2008); and November 15, 2008 (two grants to be announced in February 2009).
Visit the Getty Images Web site for complete program information and application procedures. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10011820/getty
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San Francisco Arts Commission's Cultural Equity Grants Program Announces Opportunity for Native Americans
Deadline: April 1, 2008
The San Francisco Arts Commission ( http://sfartscommission.org/ ) has announced a new one-time grants opportunity to support pro- jects guided by strong and capable Native American artistic leadership for which there is resonance within the community. The Cultural Equity Grants program is open to applicants based in San Francisco whose activities are scheduled to take place June 15, 2008 - June 30, 2009, in the city and county of San Francisco. Grants are designed to support the wide spectrum of rich cultural traditions and contemporary artistic expressions that exist with- in today's Native American communities.
Native American describes people with indigenous North, Central, and South American heritage as well as Native Hawaiians, Samoans, and the indigenous people of Guam (whether enrolled, federally or nationally recognized, or not). To be eligible, an artist must have lived in San Francisco since July 2005; must be able to document at least a two-year history of creating and presenting original or tradition-based works to the community and/or public; and must not be enrolled as a full- time student. To be eligible, an organization must have a corporate address in San Francisco, a continuing existence and stable presence in the community, and ongoing operations as an organization; 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status or be a fiscally sponsored project; and have successfully completed at least two publicly accessible arts and/or cultural activities in the San Francisco within twenty- four months prior to the April 1 deadline.
Grants will be made in the following categories: Individual Artist Grants (ranging from $5,000 to $7,500 each); Presenting the Art Grants (ranging from $5,000 to $7,500 each); Building Sustainable Arts Grants (ranging from $7,500 to $15,000 each); and Mini-Grants (in amounts up to $1,000 each).
Visit the San Francisco Arts Commission Web site for complete program guidelines. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10011821/sfarts
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Hewlett Foundation and Theatre Communications Group Announce Program for San Francisco Arts Writers
Deadline: April 5, 2008
The Bay Area Commissioning Fund is part of a multi-pronged effort by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation ( http://www.hewlett.org/ ) and Theatre Communications Group ( http://www.tcg.org/ ) to strengthen the presence of the San Francisco Bay Area in the national theater community. Through BACF, American Theatre magazine will establish and/or strengthen ongoing professional relationships with selected arts writers in the San Francisco Bay Area. The two-year program is designed to bring Bay Area theaters and artists to national attention by broadening and deepening the magazine's coverage of theater activities and issues in the region, and to heighten visibility for the region as a whole.
The program is open only to accomplished writers in the San Francisco Bay Area with outstanding knowledge (general or specialized) of the Bay Area performing arts scene. Four participating writers will be selected in both the 2008-09 and 2009-10 theatrical seasons. Each selected writer will be expected to complete three articles and will receive $2,500 over the course of his or her affiliation.
Complete program information is available at the Theatre Communications Group Web site. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10011822/tcg
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Driehaus Foundation Offers Small Theater and Dance Funding Program for Chicago
Deadline: April 21, 2008; and September 8, 2008
The Driehaus Foundation's Small Theater and Dance Funding Program was designed specifically to address the needs of small professional performing arts companies in Chicago and continue the city's rich legacy in the performance of dance and theater. To that end, the program accepts proposals only from companies that emphasize professional presentation instead of education or community outreach. Use of grants in this program may be unrestricted.
Grants will range from $2,500 to $10,000 each, and will be made to dance and theater companies based in the Chicago metropolitan area with annual operating budgets of less than $150,000, and which have produced at least one show.
Visit the Driehaus Foundation Web site for further information. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10011823/driehausfdn
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Mid-America Arts Alliance Announces Latino Culture Project
Deadline: Open
The Mid-America Arts Alliance ( http://www.maaa.org ) is accepting applications for the Latino Culture Project. The Latino Culture Project seeks to help presenters find connection points to Latino populations in their communities and educate their existing audiences about Latino culture. The applicant organization must be located in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, or Texas, and must be legally incorporated as a not-for-profit organization with IRS 501(c)(3) status or a unit of a state, local, or tribal government.
To be eligible, projects must occur between July 1, 2008, and June 30, 2009; include at least one performance open and pro- moted to the general public; and feature a professional per- forming artist/ensemble that are Latino or of Latino descent. The professional artist/ensemble needs to reside outside the applicant's state and metropolitan area. The maximum award will be for $3,000 each. Applications may be submitted beginning March 1, 2008. (Early submissions increase the possibility of funding.) Applications should be at received Mid-America Arts Alliance sixty days prior to the start of the project.
Visit the Mid-America Arts Alliance Web site for complete program information. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10011824/midamerica
For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
Deadline: May 15, 2008; and November 15, 2008
Getty Images ( http://www.gettyimages.com/ ) annually offer Grants for Editorial Photography to provide photojournalists with the time, freedom, and support necessary to produce doc- umentary features that raise the bar of visual excellence. Every year, Getty Images awards five photojournalists individual grants of $20,000 each. Grant recipients are given the opportun- ity to sign a one-year exclusive-rights deal with Getty Images whereby their work will be marketed and available for license to customers worldwide through gettyimages.com, while retaining copyright of their imagery.
To apply for a Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography, applicants must be presently engaged as a professional photojournalist and apply as an individual. The next deadlines are May 15, 2008 (three grants to be announced in September 2008); and November 15, 2008 (two grants to be announced in February 2009).
Visit the Getty Images Web site for complete program information and application procedures. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10011820/getty
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San Francisco Arts Commission's Cultural Equity Grants Program Announces Opportunity for Native Americans
Deadline: April 1, 2008
The San Francisco Arts Commission ( http://sfartscommission.org/ ) has announced a new one-time grants opportunity to support pro- jects guided by strong and capable Native American artistic leadership for which there is resonance within the community. The Cultural Equity Grants program is open to applicants based in San Francisco whose activities are scheduled to take place June 15, 2008 - June 30, 2009, in the city and county of San Francisco. Grants are designed to support the wide spectrum of rich cultural traditions and contemporary artistic expressions that exist with- in today's Native American communities.
Native American describes people with indigenous North, Central, and South American heritage as well as Native Hawaiians, Samoans, and the indigenous people of Guam (whether enrolled, federally or nationally recognized, or not). To be eligible, an artist must have lived in San Francisco since July 2005; must be able to document at least a two-year history of creating and presenting original or tradition-based works to the community and/or public; and must not be enrolled as a full- time student. To be eligible, an organization must have a corporate address in San Francisco, a continuing existence and stable presence in the community, and ongoing operations as an organization; 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status or be a fiscally sponsored project; and have successfully completed at least two publicly accessible arts and/or cultural activities in the San Francisco within twenty- four months prior to the April 1 deadline.
Grants will be made in the following categories: Individual Artist Grants (ranging from $5,000 to $7,500 each); Presenting the Art Grants (ranging from $5,000 to $7,500 each); Building Sustainable Arts Grants (ranging from $7,500 to $15,000 each); and Mini-Grants (in amounts up to $1,000 each).
Visit the San Francisco Arts Commission Web site for complete program guidelines. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10011821/sfarts
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Hewlett Foundation and Theatre Communications Group Announce Program for San Francisco Arts Writers
Deadline: April 5, 2008
The Bay Area Commissioning Fund is part of a multi-pronged effort by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation ( http://www.hewlett.org/ ) and Theatre Communications Group ( http://www.tcg.org/ ) to strengthen the presence of the San Francisco Bay Area in the national theater community. Through BACF, American Theatre magazine will establish and/or strengthen ongoing professional relationships with selected arts writers in the San Francisco Bay Area. The two-year program is designed to bring Bay Area theaters and artists to national attention by broadening and deepening the magazine's coverage of theater activities and issues in the region, and to heighten visibility for the region as a whole.
The program is open only to accomplished writers in the San Francisco Bay Area with outstanding knowledge (general or specialized) of the Bay Area performing arts scene. Four participating writers will be selected in both the 2008-09 and 2009-10 theatrical seasons. Each selected writer will be expected to complete three articles and will receive $2,500 over the course of his or her affiliation.
Complete program information is available at the Theatre Communications Group Web site. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10011822/tcg
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Driehaus Foundation Offers Small Theater and Dance Funding Program for Chicago
Deadline: April 21, 2008; and September 8, 2008
The Driehaus Foundation's Small Theater and Dance Funding Program was designed specifically to address the needs of small professional performing arts companies in Chicago and continue the city's rich legacy in the performance of dance and theater. To that end, the program accepts proposals only from companies that emphasize professional presentation instead of education or community outreach. Use of grants in this program may be unrestricted.
Grants will range from $2,500 to $10,000 each, and will be made to dance and theater companies based in the Chicago metropolitan area with annual operating budgets of less than $150,000, and which have produced at least one show.
Visit the Driehaus Foundation Web site for further information. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10011823/driehausfdn
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Mid-America Arts Alliance Announces Latino Culture Project
Deadline: Open
The Mid-America Arts Alliance ( http://www.maaa.org ) is accepting applications for the Latino Culture Project. The Latino Culture Project seeks to help presenters find connection points to Latino populations in their communities and educate their existing audiences about Latino culture. The applicant organization must be located in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, or Texas, and must be legally incorporated as a not-for-profit organization with IRS 501(c)(3) status or a unit of a state, local, or tribal government.
To be eligible, projects must occur between July 1, 2008, and June 30, 2009; include at least one performance open and pro- moted to the general public; and feature a professional per- forming artist/ensemble that are Latino or of Latino descent. The professional artist/ensemble needs to reside outside the applicant's state and metropolitan area. The maximum award will be for $3,000 each. Applications may be submitted beginning March 1, 2008. (Early submissions increase the possibility of funding.) Applications should be at received Mid-America Arts Alliance sixty days prior to the start of the project.
Visit the Mid-America Arts Alliance Web site for complete program information. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10011824/midamerica
For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
March 13, 2008
teaching the arts
* Drama Instructor Eastern Arizona College (Arizona) (date posted: 3/13/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000552027-01&pg=e
* Assistant Director of Bands University of Connecticut (Connecticut) (date posted: 3/10/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000550504-01&pg=e
* Contract Faculty Position: Acting Teacher, Department of Theatre and Dance Ball State University (Indiana) (date posted: 3/10/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000550475-01&pg=e
* Full Time Tenure Track and Non Track Faculty Positions Wilberforce University (Ohio) (date posted: 3/10/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000551232-01&pg=e
* Multiple Faculty Positions East Central University (Okla.) (Oklahoma) (date posted: 3/10/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000551389-01&pg=e
March 10, 2008
artist elizabeth mckee
On March 1st, I participated in a bookmark/card making workshop led by artist Elizabeth McKee. Beth has created a book called FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE that uses the poetry of Stephen Lewis, Robyn Sarah and James Oppenheim to help illuminate the continuing struggle for women's liberation around the world.
Elizabeth's book are stunningly beautiful and meticulously crafted. Each woman in the book is individually dressed and believe me, after making two of the women myself, I know how many hours Beth has put into this project!
You can check out the book at http://forimmediaterelease.moonfruit.com/ and you can also host or attend a workshop with Beth anywhere in the country.
It really is a community building/art/fun way to give back to your local charity and also, to be inspired to continue working and to FINISH your own projects.
site specific theater in LA
Are you a theatre-lover? A home owner? Why not combine the two and HOST AN EXCITING SITE-SPECIFIC PREMIERE of the new play FAMILY PLANNING.
FAMILY PLANNING is a brutally funny play about a late-thirties couple trying so hard to have a baby, they’re veering toward divorce. But this isn’t just another night at the theatre. Because FAMILY PLANNING will NOT be showing at a theatre near you.
Starting in June, 2008, FAMILY PLANNING will be performed in real living rooms in real homes.FAMILY PLANNING is looking for six Los Angeles-area homes to host our unique site-specific production.
Why should you host?
It’s a fresh, exhilarating, one-of-kind opportunity. As a host, you can:
watch behind the scenes as the actors rehearse and perform
show off your house to a captive audience
brag to your friends that you have the most innovative show in town… in your very own living room!
participate in a cutting-edge theatrical premiere
support The Arts in a truly unique way
write-off your generous offer to host as tax deductible!
If this sounds like an exciting idea to you, please contact us at familyplanningla@mac.com for more details.
FAMILY PLANNING is a brutally funny play about a late-thirties couple trying so hard to have a baby, they’re veering toward divorce. But this isn’t just another night at the theatre. Because FAMILY PLANNING will NOT be showing at a theatre near you.
Starting in June, 2008, FAMILY PLANNING will be performed in real living rooms in real homes.FAMILY PLANNING is looking for six Los Angeles-area homes to host our unique site-specific production.
Why should you host?
It’s a fresh, exhilarating, one-of-kind opportunity. As a host, you can:
watch behind the scenes as the actors rehearse and perform
show off your house to a captive audience
brag to your friends that you have the most innovative show in town… in your very own living room!
participate in a cutting-edge theatrical premiere
support The Arts in a truly unique way
write-off your generous offer to host as tax deductible!
If this sounds like an exciting idea to you, please contact us at familyplanningla@mac.com for more details.
two grants
Mellon Foundation Grant Program to Support New York City's Small and Midsized Theaters
Deadline: March 12, 2008 (Intent to Apply)
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation ( http://www.mellon.org ), in partnership with the New York Foundation for the Arts ( http://www.nyfa.org ), has redesigned the New York Theater Program to offer funding to New York City's small and midsized producing theaters. This program replaces the program that was formerly administered by the Alliance of Resident Theatres / New York. Theaters may now choose to apply on a competitive basis for either Core Program Support or Artistic Vision Support, depending on their respective organizational priorities.
The New York Theater Program will provide three-year funding to selected New York City producing theaters through an open-application and juried process. To be eligible for funding an organization must fit the following criteria: organization must be a producing theater in any of New York City's five boroughs; organization must have at least a five-year history as a 501(c)(3) organization, actively producing theater work; and organization's average operating expenses for FY06, 07, and 08 must be between $300,000 and $3.5 million per annum. The New York Theater Program is aimed at supporting producing theaters defined broadly to include traditional "season-based" resident theaters, ensemble theaters, and new-work incubators.
Visit the New York Foundation for the Arts Web site for complete application guidelines. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10011718/nyfa
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Open Society Institute Seeks Proposals for Documentary Photography Distribution
Grant Deadline: June 20, 2008
The Open Society Institute Documentary Photography Project is offering a grant to documentary photographers who have already completed a significant body of work on issues of social justice to collaborate with a partner organization and propose new ways of using photography as a tool for positive social change. All photographers must have another entity (such as a nonprofit, NGO, or community-based organization) that will work with the photographer to design an innovative distribution strategy that targets specific communities and advocates for social change.
To be eligible for support, proposals must: present strong images that are contextualized, when necessary, with text, sound, or other media; address a current social justice issue (preference will be given to work that coincides with the issues and geographical areas that concern OSI); and engage a specific audience, community, and/or site and use creative distribution strategies that are tailored specifically for that context. Applicants must partner with an organization that will provide administrative, programmatic, and financial and/or in-kind support. Grants of $5,000 to $30,000 each will be awarded.
For more information, please see the Distribution Grant guidelines at the OSI Web site. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10011719/photography
For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
Deadline: March 12, 2008 (Intent to Apply)
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation ( http://www.mellon.org ), in partnership with the New York Foundation for the Arts ( http://www.nyfa.org ), has redesigned the New York Theater Program to offer funding to New York City's small and midsized producing theaters. This program replaces the program that was formerly administered by the Alliance of Resident Theatres / New York. Theaters may now choose to apply on a competitive basis for either Core Program Support or Artistic Vision Support, depending on their respective organizational priorities.
The New York Theater Program will provide three-year funding to selected New York City producing theaters through an open-application and juried process. To be eligible for funding an organization must fit the following criteria: organization must be a producing theater in any of New York City's five boroughs; organization must have at least a five-year history as a 501(c)(3) organization, actively producing theater work; and organization's average operating expenses for FY06, 07, and 08 must be between $300,000 and $3.5 million per annum. The New York Theater Program is aimed at supporting producing theaters defined broadly to include traditional "season-based" resident theaters, ensemble theaters, and new-work incubators.
Visit the New York Foundation for the Arts Web site for complete application guidelines. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10011718/nyfa
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Open Society Institute Seeks Proposals for Documentary Photography Distribution
Grant Deadline: June 20, 2008
The Open Society Institute Documentary Photography Project is offering a grant to documentary photographers who have already completed a significant body of work on issues of social justice to collaborate with a partner organization and propose new ways of using photography as a tool for positive social change. All photographers must have another entity (such as a nonprofit, NGO, or community-based organization) that will work with the photographer to design an innovative distribution strategy that targets specific communities and advocates for social change.
To be eligible for support, proposals must: present strong images that are contextualized, when necessary, with text, sound, or other media; address a current social justice issue (preference will be given to work that coincides with the issues and geographical areas that concern OSI); and engage a specific audience, community, and/or site and use creative distribution strategies that are tailored specifically for that context. Applicants must partner with an organization that will provide administrative, programmatic, and financial and/or in-kind support. Grants of $5,000 to $30,000 each will be awarded.
For more information, please see the Distribution Grant guidelines at the OSI Web site. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10011719/photography
For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
audition dvd service in los angeles
GWEN MIHOK IS OFFERING AN AUDITION DVD SERVICE TO THE CONSTANT CREATOR READERS, SEE BELOW:
Many of you have already worked with me or sent me your clients for Audition Coaching. After getting more and more requests for taped auditions, I have added a new service: I Coach, Film, and Edit you, and create an Audition DVD that I will also send out for you.
Again, the service includes the following:
I COACH YOU
FILM YOU
EDIT YOUR WORK ON DIGITAL
MAKE A HIGH QUALITY AUDITION DVD
SEND IT OUT FOR YOU
(Via your service of choice-Fedex, Overnight, etc.)
Most sessions take around 1 HOUR, and you are done.
CONTACT:
Gwen Mihok
gwenmihok@sbcglobal.net
Many of you have already worked with me or sent me your clients for Audition Coaching. After getting more and more requests for taped auditions, I have added a new service: I Coach, Film, and Edit you, and create an Audition DVD that I will also send out for you.
Again, the service includes the following:
I COACH YOU
FILM YOU
EDIT YOUR WORK ON DIGITAL
MAKE A HIGH QUALITY AUDITION DVD
SEND IT OUT FOR YOU
(Via your service of choice-Fedex, Overnight, etc.)
Most sessions take around 1 HOUR, and you are done.
CONTACT:
Gwen Mihok
gwenmihok@sbcglobal.net
March 06, 2008
teaching the arts
* Voice Faculty University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (Arkansas) (date posted: 3/3/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000550982-01&pg=e
* Faculty, Dance (DAN2008) Miami Dade College (Florida) (date posted: 3/4/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000551409-01&pg=e
* COLLABORATIVE PIANIST Columbus State University (Georgia) (date posted: 2/29/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000550688-01&pg=e
* Lecturer - Viola Valdosta State University (Georgia) (date posted: 3/2/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000550662-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor of Music Southwestern College (Kan.) (Kansas) (date posted: 3/5/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000551469-01&pg=e
* Theatre Lecturer and Technical Director Old Dominion University (Virginia) (date posted: 3/3/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000551044-01&pg=e
* Faculty, Dance (DAN2008) Miami Dade College (Florida) (date posted: 3/4/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000551409-01&pg=e
* COLLABORATIVE PIANIST Columbus State University (Georgia) (date posted: 2/29/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000550688-01&pg=e
* Lecturer - Viola Valdosta State University (Georgia) (date posted: 3/2/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000550662-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor of Music Southwestern College (Kan.) (Kansas) (date posted: 3/5/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000551469-01&pg=e
* Theatre Lecturer and Technical Director Old Dominion University (Virginia) (date posted: 3/3/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000551044-01&pg=e
February 20, 2008
movie distribution workshop in LA
THE SECRETS TO DISTRIBUTION: Get Your Movie Distributed Now!
Speaker: Jerome Courshon - Producer/Writer
The real nuts & bolts for getting distribution for your movie
So you've made your movie. Congratulations! Or you're going to make your movie. Excellent! What do you do to ensure the final step of your filmmaking journey? Getting distribution? Whether you're about to start shooting, have finished your final cut, are on the film festival circuit, or even if you've been turned down by distributors already, you CAN get distribution. It is not impossible, but there are strategies that MOST producers & directors do not know or understand.Where can you learn these? At producer Jerome Courshon's groundbreaking 1-Day seminar, "THE SECRETS TO DISTRIBUTION: Get Your Movie Distributed Now!"
Bottom line: This seminar is about getting results and getting the deal, with key resources provided. If you are serious about getting your movie into the marketplace, then this is not a day to miss.
COST: $129 for WIF members, $149 for non-members.
Registration: www.Distribution.LA/wif.html
Where & When
Marriott Courtyard Hotel
15433 Ventura Blvd.,
Sherman Oaks, CA
March 8, 2008
10:00am - 6:00pm
Speaker: Jerome Courshon - Producer/Writer
The real nuts & bolts for getting distribution for your movie
So you've made your movie. Congratulations! Or you're going to make your movie. Excellent! What do you do to ensure the final step of your filmmaking journey? Getting distribution? Whether you're about to start shooting, have finished your final cut, are on the film festival circuit, or even if you've been turned down by distributors already, you CAN get distribution. It is not impossible, but there are strategies that MOST producers & directors do not know or understand.Where can you learn these? At producer Jerome Courshon's groundbreaking 1-Day seminar, "THE SECRETS TO DISTRIBUTION: Get Your Movie Distributed Now!"
Bottom line: This seminar is about getting results and getting the deal, with key resources provided. If you are serious about getting your movie into the marketplace, then this is not a day to miss.
COST: $129 for WIF members, $149 for non-members.
Registration: www.Distribution.LA/wif.html
Where & When
Marriott Courtyard Hotel
15433 Ventura Blvd.,
Sherman Oaks, CA
March 8, 2008
10:00am - 6:00pm
WRITING GROUP IN VALLEY
I don’t know these writers personally by the way – just saw this on Women in Film newsletter and thought I would pass on - SJ
The Valley Writers Group meets every third Sunday of the month (with a few exceptions for holidays.)It is a workshop for writers to bring in material they are working on to be read aloud by other writers. We are very fortunate that this particular group has a few actors that come regularly just to read pages for us. ACTORS are very welcome in our group.
If you would like your pages read (10-15 maximum), please RSVP by sending the working title and whether it is a screenplay or teleplay, etc.RSVP is necessary ONLY if you would like your pages read. If the pages fall within the script, please bring a short synopsis with you to the meeting to put your pages in context. Also, please bring enough copies for EACH of the characters in your piece plus one copy for a narrator (extra copies are not necessary). Please note that we recommend new members attend a couple of meetings before bringing material to be read.
Please contact Laura Grant at lauraggrant@aol.com with any questions.
Where & When
Feinstein Studio
13273 Ventura Blvd, Ste 212
NE corner of Fulton & Ventura
Studio City
February 24 2008
11:00am - 1:30pm
The Valley Writers Group meets every third Sunday of the month (with a few exceptions for holidays.)It is a workshop for writers to bring in material they are working on to be read aloud by other writers. We are very fortunate that this particular group has a few actors that come regularly just to read pages for us. ACTORS are very welcome in our group.
If you would like your pages read (10-15 maximum), please RSVP by sending the working title and whether it is a screenplay or teleplay, etc.RSVP is necessary ONLY if you would like your pages read. If the pages fall within the script, please bring a short synopsis with you to the meeting to put your pages in context. Also, please bring enough copies for EACH of the characters in your piece plus one copy for a narrator (extra copies are not necessary). Please note that we recommend new members attend a couple of meetings before bringing material to be read.
Please contact Laura Grant at lauraggrant@aol.com with any questions.
Where & When
Feinstein Studio
13273 Ventura Blvd, Ste 212
NE corner of Fulton & Ventura
Studio City
February 24 2008
11:00am - 1:30pm
march deadlines
March 1
The Lower East Side Printshop’s Keyholder Residency offers emerging US artists one-year residencies in New York City with 24-hour access to professional printmaking facilities. Residents also receive a $500 stipend, basic supplies, exhibition opportunities, and much more. Applicants do not need printmaking experience; basic instruction in printmaking is available. Students are ineligible. For complete information on how to apply, visit http://printshop.org/web/home.html.
Ahsahta Press’ Sawtooth Poetry Prize awards $1,500 and publication to a book of poems between 48-100 pages written in English. The winning volume will be published in January of 2009 by Ahsahta Press. Translations are ineligible. There is a $25 reading fee. For complete information on how to apply, visit http://ahsahtapress.boisestate.edu/contest.htm.
The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts’ Fellowships consist of $5,000 and a one-year residency in Helena, MT for a ceramic artist who demonstrates exceptional merit and promise. Residents receive studio space, glazing and kiln facilities, a discount at the Bray’s supply store, and exhibition space. Residents must assume the cost of housing, food, materials, and firing; there is no on-site housing. There is a $20 application fee. For more information on the program, visit http://www.archiebray.org/.
Binghamton University sponsors two competitions for writers with March 1 deadlines. The Milt Kessler Poetry Book Award offers $1,000 and publication to a book of poetry of at least 48 pages published in 2007 by a poet over the age of 40. The John Gardner Fiction Book Award is a $1,000 grant and publication given to a novel or collection of fiction published in 2007. For complete application guidelines, visit http://english.binghamton.edu/cwpro/BookAwards/Book-Awards-index.htm.
The Platte Clove Artists-in-Residence program in upstate New York offers visual artists, writers, composers, performing artists, and environmental researchers a location to appreciate the natural environment and focus on their art. Residencies last for up to two weeks. During the residency, artists reside in a cabin surrounded by trails, waterfalls, and the forest. Residencies culminate in an exhibition at the Catskill Center’s Erpf Gallery in Arkville, NY. Residents must provide their own bedding and food. For complete application information, visit www.catskillcenter.org/programs/arts/residency_application.pdf.
The Eastern Frontier Education Foundation and Norton Island Residency Program allows visual artists and writers a rustic island one mile off the coast of Maine to develop their work. Lodging is provided for residents in cabins without running water. Residencies take place in the summer for 18 days. There is a $25 application fee. For complete information on how to apply, visit www.easternfrontier.com/sessions.html.
Wilkes University’s James Jones First Novel Fellowship is a $10,000 award given to an American author of a first novel in progress. Novellas and collections of closely linked short stories are also eligible. The award honors the honesty and insight into modern culture embodied by the late author James Jones. There is a $25 application fee. The grand prize winner must accept the award in person during an early November ceremony in Wilkes-Barre, PA. For complete information on how to apply, visit www.wilkes.edu/pages/1159.asp.
The Kamiyama Artist in Residency Program offers visual artists a month-long residency in the Japanese countryside to focus on the creation of new work. Applicants must be able to speak and understand Japanese or English. Residents are offered transportation, a materials allowance, studio space, exhibition space, an honorarium, and accommodation. For complete information on how to apply, visit www.kamiyama-gvi.jp/kair/guidelines.html.
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Newcastle, ME offers ceramics artists a Winter Artist Residency from September to May, exhibition opportunities, a $150 monthly fee, a $325 monthly utilities fee, materials and firings, and a private room in a shared cabin. There is a $25 application fee. For full information on how to apply, visit www.watershedceramics.org/winterresidency.php.
Writers at Work’s Fellowship Competition awards $1,500, publication in Quarterly West, a featured reading, and attendance of the Writers at Work conference in Salt Lake City to emerging writers in the fiction, poetry, and nonfiction genres. Applicants should not have published a book-length volume of original work with a national press in the genre in which they submit work. Only unpublished work is eligible. For full application information, visit www.writersatwork.org/competition.html.
March 3
The New York State Council on the Arts’ (NYSCA) registration deadline for its grants program is March 3. NYSCA grants are given to nonprofit arts organizations in New York State. Individual artists may apply for fiscal sponsorship through nonprofit organizations to become eligible for NYSCA grants. For complete information on how to apply, visit www.nysca.org.
Brooklyn Community Access TV and BRIC Arts’ Rotunda Gallery Video Residency makes media training programs available to professional Brooklyn-based visual artists. The organization’s media center includes a studio and studio control area, a training studio, a mini-studio, edit suites, and much more. Residencies are available in the Television Studio Production and Remote/Video Editing Production areas. Residents are offered a training program, camera rental, and 50 hours of lab time. Residents also receive a $200 honorarium. For complete information on how to apply, visit www.briconline.org/rotunda/residency.asp.
March 4
March 4 marks the deadline for Creative Capital’s inquiry forms for 2008 grants. Initial grants are for $10,000. This year, grants will be given to writers, performing artists, and artists working in emerging fields (gaming, digital arts, sound art, architecture, design, interdisciplinary projects, and other new genres) who are making adventurous and imaginative work. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent legal residents, at least 25 years old, and a working artist with at least five years of professional experience. Creative Capital usually funds artists’ projects over the course of two to four years. Priority is given to projects that transcend discipline boundaries and illuminate the present moment. For complete information on how to apply, visit http://apply.creative-capital.org//guidelines.php.
March 7
Prix Ars Electronica awards cash grants of up to 20,000 Euros for creativity and pioneering spirit in the field of digital media in the following categories: Computer Animation/Film/VFX, Interactive Art, Digital Music, Hybrid Art, Digital Communities, Freestyle Computing, and Media Art Research. Works may be entered in one category only. For full information on how to apply, visit www.aec.at/en/prix/index.asp.
March 15
The Ace Film Festival in New York City is accepting films and videos from American artists in the following categories: Feature Films, Short Films, Animations, and Video Art/Music Videos. The March 15 deadline is the festival’s earlybird deadline, offering a reduced application fee. Preferred formats are DVD and Mini-DVD. The festival’s grand prize winner receives the additional benefit of free fiscal sponsorship for one year from NYFA. For full information on application fees, types of accepted films, and how to apply, visit www.acefest.com/submit.
The Lower East Side Printshop’s Keyholder Residency offers emerging US artists one-year residencies in New York City with 24-hour access to professional printmaking facilities. Residents also receive a $500 stipend, basic supplies, exhibition opportunities, and much more. Applicants do not need printmaking experience; basic instruction in printmaking is available. Students are ineligible. For complete information on how to apply, visit http://printshop.org/web/home.html.
Ahsahta Press’ Sawtooth Poetry Prize awards $1,500 and publication to a book of poems between 48-100 pages written in English. The winning volume will be published in January of 2009 by Ahsahta Press. Translations are ineligible. There is a $25 reading fee. For complete information on how to apply, visit http://ahsahtapress.boisestate.edu/contest.htm.
The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts’ Fellowships consist of $5,000 and a one-year residency in Helena, MT for a ceramic artist who demonstrates exceptional merit and promise. Residents receive studio space, glazing and kiln facilities, a discount at the Bray’s supply store, and exhibition space. Residents must assume the cost of housing, food, materials, and firing; there is no on-site housing. There is a $20 application fee. For more information on the program, visit http://www.archiebray.org/.
Binghamton University sponsors two competitions for writers with March 1 deadlines. The Milt Kessler Poetry Book Award offers $1,000 and publication to a book of poetry of at least 48 pages published in 2007 by a poet over the age of 40. The John Gardner Fiction Book Award is a $1,000 grant and publication given to a novel or collection of fiction published in 2007. For complete application guidelines, visit http://english.binghamton.edu/cwpro/BookAwards/Book-Awards-index.htm.
The Platte Clove Artists-in-Residence program in upstate New York offers visual artists, writers, composers, performing artists, and environmental researchers a location to appreciate the natural environment and focus on their art. Residencies last for up to two weeks. During the residency, artists reside in a cabin surrounded by trails, waterfalls, and the forest. Residencies culminate in an exhibition at the Catskill Center’s Erpf Gallery in Arkville, NY. Residents must provide their own bedding and food. For complete application information, visit www.catskillcenter.org/programs/arts/residency_application.pdf.
The Eastern Frontier Education Foundation and Norton Island Residency Program allows visual artists and writers a rustic island one mile off the coast of Maine to develop their work. Lodging is provided for residents in cabins without running water. Residencies take place in the summer for 18 days. There is a $25 application fee. For complete information on how to apply, visit www.easternfrontier.com/sessions.html.
Wilkes University’s James Jones First Novel Fellowship is a $10,000 award given to an American author of a first novel in progress. Novellas and collections of closely linked short stories are also eligible. The award honors the honesty and insight into modern culture embodied by the late author James Jones. There is a $25 application fee. The grand prize winner must accept the award in person during an early November ceremony in Wilkes-Barre, PA. For complete information on how to apply, visit www.wilkes.edu/pages/1159.asp.
The Kamiyama Artist in Residency Program offers visual artists a month-long residency in the Japanese countryside to focus on the creation of new work. Applicants must be able to speak and understand Japanese or English. Residents are offered transportation, a materials allowance, studio space, exhibition space, an honorarium, and accommodation. For complete information on how to apply, visit www.kamiyama-gvi.jp/kair/guidelines.html.
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Newcastle, ME offers ceramics artists a Winter Artist Residency from September to May, exhibition opportunities, a $150 monthly fee, a $325 monthly utilities fee, materials and firings, and a private room in a shared cabin. There is a $25 application fee. For full information on how to apply, visit www.watershedceramics.org/winterresidency.php.
Writers at Work’s Fellowship Competition awards $1,500, publication in Quarterly West, a featured reading, and attendance of the Writers at Work conference in Salt Lake City to emerging writers in the fiction, poetry, and nonfiction genres. Applicants should not have published a book-length volume of original work with a national press in the genre in which they submit work. Only unpublished work is eligible. For full application information, visit www.writersatwork.org/competition.html.
March 3
The New York State Council on the Arts’ (NYSCA) registration deadline for its grants program is March 3. NYSCA grants are given to nonprofit arts organizations in New York State. Individual artists may apply for fiscal sponsorship through nonprofit organizations to become eligible for NYSCA grants. For complete information on how to apply, visit www.nysca.org.
Brooklyn Community Access TV and BRIC Arts’ Rotunda Gallery Video Residency makes media training programs available to professional Brooklyn-based visual artists. The organization’s media center includes a studio and studio control area, a training studio, a mini-studio, edit suites, and much more. Residencies are available in the Television Studio Production and Remote/Video Editing Production areas. Residents are offered a training program, camera rental, and 50 hours of lab time. Residents also receive a $200 honorarium. For complete information on how to apply, visit www.briconline.org/rotunda/residency.asp.
March 4
March 4 marks the deadline for Creative Capital’s inquiry forms for 2008 grants. Initial grants are for $10,000. This year, grants will be given to writers, performing artists, and artists working in emerging fields (gaming, digital arts, sound art, architecture, design, interdisciplinary projects, and other new genres) who are making adventurous and imaginative work. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent legal residents, at least 25 years old, and a working artist with at least five years of professional experience. Creative Capital usually funds artists’ projects over the course of two to four years. Priority is given to projects that transcend discipline boundaries and illuminate the present moment. For complete information on how to apply, visit http://apply.creative-capital.org//guidelines.php.
March 7
Prix Ars Electronica awards cash grants of up to 20,000 Euros for creativity and pioneering spirit in the field of digital media in the following categories: Computer Animation/Film/VFX, Interactive Art, Digital Music, Hybrid Art, Digital Communities, Freestyle Computing, and Media Art Research. Works may be entered in one category only. For full information on how to apply, visit www.aec.at/en/prix/index.asp.
March 15
The Ace Film Festival in New York City is accepting films and videos from American artists in the following categories: Feature Films, Short Films, Animations, and Video Art/Music Videos. The March 15 deadline is the festival’s earlybird deadline, offering a reduced application fee. Preferred formats are DVD and Mini-DVD. The festival’s grand prize winner receives the additional benefit of free fiscal sponsorship for one year from NYFA. For full information on application fees, types of accepted films, and how to apply, visit www.acefest.com/submit.
February 16, 2008
grants
Creative Capital Accepting Applications for Grants in Emerging Fields, Innovative Literature, and Performing Arts
Deadline: March 4, 2008 (Letters of Inquiry)
Founded in 1999, the Creative Capital Foundation ( http://www.creative-capital.org/ ) is a national nonprofit organization that supports artists pursuing adventurous and imaginative work in the performing and visual arts, film/video, innovative literature, and emerging fields. The foundation is committed to working in long-term partnership with the artists it funds, making a multiyear financial commitment, and providing advisory services and professional development assistance along with financial support. Funded artists agree to share a small percentage of any net profits generated by their projects with Creative Capital, which applies those funds toward new grants.
In 2008, Creative Capital will support artists in Emerging Fields, Innovative Literature, and Performing Arts. Emerging Fields may include digital arts, gaming, sound art, architecture, design, interdisciplinary projects, and new genres. Innovative Literature may include poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and genre-defying literary work. Performing Arts may include dance, music theater, exper- imental music performance, non-traditional opera, spoken word, theater/performance art, puppetry, and interdisciplinary projects.
To be eligible to apply, an artist must be a U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident of the U.S.; at least 25 years old; and a working artist with at least five years of professional experience.
Visit the Creative Capital Web site for complete program information and application procedures. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10011339/creative-capital
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Open Society Institute Invites Photographers and Artists to Apply for Moving Walls 15 Group Exhibition
Deadline: March 28, 2008
Moving Walls is an annual documentary photography exhibition produced by the Open Society Institute ( http://www.soros.org/ ), a private operating and grantmaking foundation that works to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. The exhibition series is an artistic interpretation of the obstacles -- such as political oppression, economic instability, and racism -- that society often erects, and the struggles to tear those barriers down. Since its inception in 1998, Moving Walls has featured nearly one hundred photographers whose work addresses a variety of social justice and human rights issues. OSI encourages photographers to submit documentary work of national or international subjects that coincide with the issues and geographical areas that are of concern to OSI. Upon selection, photographers must submit a budget proposal for printing, dry- mounting, and other miscellaneous costs. In addition, selected photographers will receive a $1,500 royalty payment.
Visit the OSI Web site for complete program information. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10011340/soros
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VSA arts of Massachusetts Invites Applications for ADA Cultural Access Grants
Deadline: April 23, 2008 (Intent to Apply)
VSA arts of Massachusetts' ( http://www.vsamass.org/ ) mission is to involve people with disabilities in the mainstream cultural life of the community. With support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council ( http://www.massculturalcouncil.org/ ), VSA arts of Massachusetts is offering ADA Cultural Access Grants to organizations that propose innovative ways to include artists with disabilities and attract audiences, including people with disabilities. The purpose of the ADA Cultural Access Grants program is to create opportunities for cultural organizations to engage artists, humanists, and interpretive scientists with disabilities in the creative work of the organizations. P
rograms are intended to be accessible and to reflect universal design principles. They may include staff development, audience development, and access services such as sign interpretation, captioning, assistive listen- ing, and audio description; only programs substantially involving people with disabilities are eligible, however. To be eligible for funding, applicant organizations must have tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; be incorporated in Massachusetts as a nonprofit; and main- tain a regular schedule of public cultural programs.
Visit the VSA arts of Massachusetts Web site for further informa- tion and application materials. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10011341/vsamass
For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
Deadline: March 4, 2008 (Letters of Inquiry)
Founded in 1999, the Creative Capital Foundation ( http://www.creative-capital.org/ ) is a national nonprofit organization that supports artists pursuing adventurous and imaginative work in the performing and visual arts, film/video, innovative literature, and emerging fields. The foundation is committed to working in long-term partnership with the artists it funds, making a multiyear financial commitment, and providing advisory services and professional development assistance along with financial support. Funded artists agree to share a small percentage of any net profits generated by their projects with Creative Capital, which applies those funds toward new grants.
In 2008, Creative Capital will support artists in Emerging Fields, Innovative Literature, and Performing Arts. Emerging Fields may include digital arts, gaming, sound art, architecture, design, interdisciplinary projects, and new genres. Innovative Literature may include poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and genre-defying literary work. Performing Arts may include dance, music theater, exper- imental music performance, non-traditional opera, spoken word, theater/performance art, puppetry, and interdisciplinary projects.
To be eligible to apply, an artist must be a U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident of the U.S.; at least 25 years old; and a working artist with at least five years of professional experience.
Visit the Creative Capital Web site for complete program information and application procedures. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10011339/creative-capital
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Open Society Institute Invites Photographers and Artists to Apply for Moving Walls 15 Group Exhibition
Deadline: March 28, 2008
Moving Walls is an annual documentary photography exhibition produced by the Open Society Institute ( http://www.soros.org/ ), a private operating and grantmaking foundation that works to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. The exhibition series is an artistic interpretation of the obstacles -- such as political oppression, economic instability, and racism -- that society often erects, and the struggles to tear those barriers down. Since its inception in 1998, Moving Walls has featured nearly one hundred photographers whose work addresses a variety of social justice and human rights issues. OSI encourages photographers to submit documentary work of national or international subjects that coincide with the issues and geographical areas that are of concern to OSI. Upon selection, photographers must submit a budget proposal for printing, dry- mounting, and other miscellaneous costs. In addition, selected photographers will receive a $1,500 royalty payment.
Visit the OSI Web site for complete program information. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10011340/soros
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VSA arts of Massachusetts Invites Applications for ADA Cultural Access Grants
Deadline: April 23, 2008 (Intent to Apply)
VSA arts of Massachusetts' ( http://www.vsamass.org/ ) mission is to involve people with disabilities in the mainstream cultural life of the community. With support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council ( http://www.massculturalcouncil.org/ ), VSA arts of Massachusetts is offering ADA Cultural Access Grants to organizations that propose innovative ways to include artists with disabilities and attract audiences, including people with disabilities. The purpose of the ADA Cultural Access Grants program is to create opportunities for cultural organizations to engage artists, humanists, and interpretive scientists with disabilities in the creative work of the organizations. P
rograms are intended to be accessible and to reflect universal design principles. They may include staff development, audience development, and access services such as sign interpretation, captioning, assistive listen- ing, and audio description; only programs substantially involving people with disabilities are eligible, however. To be eligible for funding, applicant organizations must have tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; be incorporated in Massachusetts as a nonprofit; and main- tain a regular schedule of public cultural programs.
Visit the VSA arts of Massachusetts Web site for further informa- tion and application materials. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10011341/vsamass
For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
February 14, 2008
teaching the arts
* Theatre Faculty, Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Nova Southeastern University (Florida) (date posted: 2/11/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000547764-01&pg=e
* Dance Faculty, Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Nova Southeastern University (Florida) (date posted: 2/11/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000547763-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor of Music, Director of Marching Band University of Hawaii-Manoa (Hawaii) (date posted: 2/11/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000546735-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor of Costume Design University of Missouri - St. Louis (Missouri) (date posted: 2/11/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000546240-01&pg=e
* Dance, Visiting Instructor/Assistant Professor Richard Stockton College of New Jersey (New Jersey) (date posted: 2/8/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000547483-01&pg=e
* Multiple Positions City College of City University of New York (New York) (date posted: 2/11/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000546478-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor: The Arts Empire State College of State University of New York (New York) (date posted: 2/12/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000548032-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor - Department of Drama Syracuse University (New York) (date posted: 2/8/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000547554-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor or Instructor/Technical Director/Designer, Department of Communication and Theatre Southwestern Oklahoma State University (Oklahoma) (date posted: 2/11/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000547129-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor/Program Director Dance Drexel University (Pennsylvania) (date posted: 2/13/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000548368-01&pg=e
* Assistant/Associate Professor of Jazz Studies University of North Texas (Texas) (date posted: 2/11/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000547952-01&pg=e
* Assistant/Associate Professor of Music/Director of Band Southern Utah University (Utah) (date posted: 2/8/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000547527-01&pg=e
* Costume Designer/Costume Shop Supervisor Carthage College (Wisconsin) (date posted: 2/12/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000548117-01&pg=e
* Dance Faculty, Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Nova Southeastern University (Florida) (date posted: 2/11/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000547763-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor of Music, Director of Marching Band University of Hawaii-Manoa (Hawaii) (date posted: 2/11/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000546735-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor of Costume Design University of Missouri - St. Louis (Missouri) (date posted: 2/11/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000546240-01&pg=e
* Dance, Visiting Instructor/Assistant Professor Richard Stockton College of New Jersey (New Jersey) (date posted: 2/8/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000547483-01&pg=e
* Multiple Positions City College of City University of New York (New York) (date posted: 2/11/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000546478-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor: The Arts Empire State College of State University of New York (New York) (date posted: 2/12/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000548032-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor - Department of Drama Syracuse University (New York) (date posted: 2/8/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000547554-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor or Instructor/Technical Director/Designer, Department of Communication and Theatre Southwestern Oklahoma State University (Oklahoma) (date posted: 2/11/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000547129-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor/Program Director Dance Drexel University (Pennsylvania) (date posted: 2/13/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000548368-01&pg=e
* Assistant/Associate Professor of Jazz Studies University of North Texas (Texas) (date posted: 2/11/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000547952-01&pg=e
* Assistant/Associate Professor of Music/Director of Band Southern Utah University (Utah) (date posted: 2/8/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000547527-01&pg=e
* Costume Designer/Costume Shop Supervisor Carthage College (Wisconsin) (date posted: 2/12/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000548117-01&pg=e
fast track program in la
FILM INDEPENDENT'S FAST TRACK DEADLINE: 31 MARCH 2008 (POSTMARKED)
Film Independent is now accepting applications for its 2008 Fast Track program, a film financing market that runs during the Los Angeles Film Festival. The deadline for submissions to the program is 31 March, 2008 (postmarked). The program is sponsored by Kodak.This year Film Independent is greatly expanding what we offer to the filmmakers chosen for the program. In past years, Fast Track was restricted to alumni of the Los Angeles Film Festival and graduates of Film Independent's Talent Development Programs. Selected filmmakers received a pass to the festival and one day of industry meetings. The program is now open to all filmmakers with strong feature projects, both narrative and documentary, national and international, seeking their financing. Applicants do not need to be alumni of the Los Angeles Film Festival nor graduates of our Talent Development Programs.The filmmakers chosen for the 2008 Fast Track program will receive:
three days of intensive, high-level industry meetings taking place during the Festival
an Industry pass to the 2008 Los Angeles Film Festival
a pass to Film Independent's 2008 Financing Conference, running in June 2008
a pass to Film Independent's Filmmaker Forum, which runs in the fall of 2008
complimentary membership in Film Independent
year-round support from Film Independent.
Previous Fast Track projects include Courtney Hunt's Frozen River, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival; Sterlin Harjo's Spirit Award nominated Four Sheets to the Wind; Jennifer Westfeldt's Ira and Abby; Jessica Sanders' award- winning documentary After Innocence; Chris Chan Lee's Undoing, currently in theatrical release; Dana Jackson's Park; and Scott Prendergast's feature Kabluey, which had its world premiere at the 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival.
For the application and additional information, go to http://www.filmindependent.org/index.php/talent_devel opment/fasttrack or contact FilmmakerLabs@filmindependent.org
Film Independent is now accepting applications for its 2008 Fast Track program, a film financing market that runs during the Los Angeles Film Festival. The deadline for submissions to the program is 31 March, 2008 (postmarked). The program is sponsored by Kodak.This year Film Independent is greatly expanding what we offer to the filmmakers chosen for the program. In past years, Fast Track was restricted to alumni of the Los Angeles Film Festival and graduates of Film Independent's Talent Development Programs. Selected filmmakers received a pass to the festival and one day of industry meetings. The program is now open to all filmmakers with strong feature projects, both narrative and documentary, national and international, seeking their financing. Applicants do not need to be alumni of the Los Angeles Film Festival nor graduates of our Talent Development Programs.The filmmakers chosen for the 2008 Fast Track program will receive:
three days of intensive, high-level industry meetings taking place during the Festival
an Industry pass to the 2008 Los Angeles Film Festival
a pass to Film Independent's 2008 Financing Conference, running in June 2008
a pass to Film Independent's Filmmaker Forum, which runs in the fall of 2008
complimentary membership in Film Independent
year-round support from Film Independent.
Previous Fast Track projects include Courtney Hunt's Frozen River, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival; Sterlin Harjo's Spirit Award nominated Four Sheets to the Wind; Jennifer Westfeldt's Ira and Abby; Jessica Sanders' award- winning documentary After Innocence; Chris Chan Lee's Undoing, currently in theatrical release; Dana Jackson's Park; and Scott Prendergast's feature Kabluey, which had its world premiere at the 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival.
For the application and additional information, go to http://www.filmindependent.org/index.php/talent_devel opment/fasttrack or contact FilmmakerLabs@filmindependent.org
February 11, 2008
more artists pose questions to Eric Maisel
As Eric promotes his book, many artists are sending him questions that are relevant to us all. I'm posting excerpts, with Eric's permission, from those interviews:You note in the book that "Most creators feel miserable if few or none of their creative efforts succeed." How do you counsel artists to make meaning, when they seem to depend so much on public awareness and acceptance of their creative work?
A lack of success and a lack of recognition are profound meaning crises that must be addressed just as any meaning crisis must be addressed, with all of our heart and all of our energy. We have the following options. We reinvest meaning in our art and reinvest meaning in our marketing efforts and make a new go at doing excellent work and also at becoming an excellent advocate for our work, in the hope that this time recognition and success will follow. That is, we try again, only harder and smarter. In addition, we invest meaning elsewhere, in other meaning avenues and other meaning containers, and especially in intimate relationships (Van Gogh was happy for one year, when he was in such an intimate relationship). There are no other existential answers: we try again (perhaps differently and hopefully with a better payoff) and/or we try something new.
How do you counsel an artist facing stage fright or fear of the blank page?
When we fear that we do not matter or that our efforts do not matter, we get depressed. Similarly, the places where we make large investments of meaning, for instance in our performances, paintings, or books, are places of great anxiety, because there is more than
our ego on the line, there is our very sense of the meaningfulness of our life. If the world is not interested in our paintings, for instance, we will be hard-pressed to maintain meaning there; so, when we come to the blank canvas, we can already be a little (or a lot) frightened that a negative reaction to this as-yet-unborn painting will precipitate a meaning crisis. There is a remarkable dance that is necessary to perform in order to deal with this precise dynamic: we must invest meaning in our effort while at the same time detaching (or divesting meaning) from the outcome. That is, we say to ourselves, "I will show up that is what I demand of myself" and at the same time we say, "I have no way to control the creative process, so I have no way to guarantee an excellent outcome here; all I can do is try." We make the meaning investment in the effort, not in the outcome; and in that way we reduce our experience of anxiety.
Artist Caroline Bertorelli is quoted in the book: "I get depressed quite regularly and often. It used to distress and frustrate me that I have such a tendency. But as I grow older, I see my depression as a valuable time for introspection and deep thinking about life." Do you find that others are able to experience depression or anxiety as something with positive meaning and value?
How do you counsel an artist facing stage fright or fear of the blank page?
When we fear that we do not matter or that our efforts do not matter, we get depressed. Similarly, the places where we make large investments of meaning, for instance in our performances, paintings, or books, are places of great anxiety, because there is more than
our ego on the line, there is our very sense of the meaningfulness of our life. If the world is not interested in our paintings, for instance, we will be hard-pressed to maintain meaning there; so, when we come to the blank canvas, we can already be a little (or a lot) frightened that a negative reaction to this as-yet-unborn painting will precipitate a meaning crisis. There is a remarkable dance that is necessary to perform in order to deal with this precise dynamic: we must invest meaning in our effort while at the same time detaching (or divesting meaning) from the outcome. That is, we say to ourselves, "I will show up that is what I demand of myself" and at the same time we say, "I have no way to control the creative process, so I have no way to guarantee an excellent outcome here; all I can do is try." We make the meaning investment in the effort, not in the outcome; and in that way we reduce our experience of anxiety.
Artist Caroline Bertorelli is quoted in the book: "I get depressed quite regularly and often. It used to distress and frustrate me that I have such a tendency. But as I grow older, I see my depression as a valuable time for introspection and deep thinking about life." Do you find that others are able to experience depression or anxiety as something with positive meaning and value?
Many artists try. I believe that it serves us best to learn how to reduce or eliminate both depression and anxiety from our lives, as I do not hold them as useful in any way. I think that pain is overrated. That isn?t to say that the following might not happen: you work honorably and well on a creative project, you finish it, you are depleted and no new project wants to come forward, and after a certain amount of time the blues strike, since you aren?t making sufficient meaning and don?t feel quite up to making new meaning. This sort of depression can creep up on any working artist. The depression is not useful in and of itself but it is a clear signal that the time has come to see if new meaning can be made. It is the time to get back on the horse and back into the studio. Maybe there is nothing there yet and maybe you will experience days or weeks of nothing particularly generative happening. Be that as it may, the depression was not a gift; it was merely the warning sign that a meaning crisis was brewing or had erupted?and that action, even if futile at first, was now required.
February 07, 2008
February 01, 2008
upcoming deadlines for grants
Foundation for Jewish Culture Invites Applications for New Jewish Theater Projects Program
Deadline: March 24, 2008
The Foundation for Jewish Culture ( http://www2.jewishculture.org/ ) is accepting applications for the New Jewish Theater Projects program. The program provides grants of up to $5,000 each to national nonprofit theater companies for the commissioning of new plays, musicals, or multimedia works of Jewish significance. Grant funds supports play or performance development, which can include commissioning fees, playwright's residency expenses, and research or workshop costs. Unless special arrangements are made in advance, awards are distributed directly to the venue where the work is to be presented.
Applicants must be a nonprofit organization with federal tax- exempt status; have completed at least two seasons of public performances (student productions are not eligible); and commit to presenting the proposed play to the public within one year of receiving the commission. A workshop production, staged reading, or first production is acceptable, and must include a forum for public discussion. Each application is reviewed according to the following cri- teria: clarity of artistic vision; qualifications of the play- wright/creative team; significance of the play to Jewish history, life, or culture; and feasibility of the theater company to manage the commission and produce the proposed work.
Complete program information is available at the Foundation for Jewish Culture Web site. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10011101/jewishculture
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Princess Grace Foundation-USA Announces Availability of Applications for 2008 Awards in Theater, Playwriting, Dance, Choreography, and Film
Deadline: Various
The Princess Grace Foundation-USA ( http://www.pgfusa.org/ ) has announced the availability of applications for the 2008 Princess Grace Awards in Theater, Playwriting, Dance Performance, Choreography, and Film. The foundation is dedicated to identifying and assisting emerging artists in theater, dance, and film and awards grants to individual artists across the United States.
Theater Awards take the form of scholarships, apprenticeships, and fellowships. Grants are awarded based on the quality of the emerging artists' past work, their potential for future excel- lence, and the impact the collaboration between the nominating organization and the artist will have on the individual's artistic growth. The Playwriting Award includes a residency at New Dramatists, Inc. ( http://www.newdramatists.org/ndhome.htm ) in New York City. Individuals may submit an unproduced, unpublished full-length play for consideration. (Deadline: March 31, 2008)
Dance Performance Awards take the form of scholarships and fellowships. Awards are based on the applicant's artistic merit, significance of the award to her/his current artistic development, and the potential for future excellence and impact on the field. Choreography Fellowships offer emerging choreographers the opportunity to create a new work with a company with which they have little experience. (Deadline: April 30, 2008) Some theater and dance companies who host apprenticeship and fellowship recipients receive an additional grant to be used for general operating expenses.
Film Scholarships, awarded to both undergraduate and graduate students, are by invitation only. Universities, colleges, and schools are invited to submit applicants via their department chairs, deans, or professors. Film scholarships provide funding toward the filmmakers thesis film. A complete list of accepted schools is on the foundation's Web site. (Deadline: June 2, 2008)
All Princess Grace Awards applicants must be U.S. citizens or have permanent resident status. In addition, all applicants (except playwriting) must be nominated by a nonprofit organization (school or company) with which they will be affiliated during the grant period (September 2008-August 2009).
Full guidelines and applications are available at the foundation's Web site. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10011102/pgfusa
For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
Deadline: March 24, 2008
The Foundation for Jewish Culture ( http://www2.jewishculture.org/ ) is accepting applications for the New Jewish Theater Projects program. The program provides grants of up to $5,000 each to national nonprofit theater companies for the commissioning of new plays, musicals, or multimedia works of Jewish significance. Grant funds supports play or performance development, which can include commissioning fees, playwright's residency expenses, and research or workshop costs. Unless special arrangements are made in advance, awards are distributed directly to the venue where the work is to be presented.
Applicants must be a nonprofit organization with federal tax- exempt status; have completed at least two seasons of public performances (student productions are not eligible); and commit to presenting the proposed play to the public within one year of receiving the commission. A workshop production, staged reading, or first production is acceptable, and must include a forum for public discussion. Each application is reviewed according to the following cri- teria: clarity of artistic vision; qualifications of the play- wright/creative team; significance of the play to Jewish history, life, or culture; and feasibility of the theater company to manage the commission and produce the proposed work.
Complete program information is available at the Foundation for Jewish Culture Web site. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10011101/jewishculture
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Princess Grace Foundation-USA Announces Availability of Applications for 2008 Awards in Theater, Playwriting, Dance, Choreography, and Film
Deadline: Various
The Princess Grace Foundation-USA ( http://www.pgfusa.org/ ) has announced the availability of applications for the 2008 Princess Grace Awards in Theater, Playwriting, Dance Performance, Choreography, and Film. The foundation is dedicated to identifying and assisting emerging artists in theater, dance, and film and awards grants to individual artists across the United States.
Theater Awards take the form of scholarships, apprenticeships, and fellowships. Grants are awarded based on the quality of the emerging artists' past work, their potential for future excel- lence, and the impact the collaboration between the nominating organization and the artist will have on the individual's artistic growth. The Playwriting Award includes a residency at New Dramatists, Inc. ( http://www.newdramatists.org/ndhome.htm ) in New York City. Individuals may submit an unproduced, unpublished full-length play for consideration. (Deadline: March 31, 2008)
Dance Performance Awards take the form of scholarships and fellowships. Awards are based on the applicant's artistic merit, significance of the award to her/his current artistic development, and the potential for future excellence and impact on the field. Choreography Fellowships offer emerging choreographers the opportunity to create a new work with a company with which they have little experience. (Deadline: April 30, 2008) Some theater and dance companies who host apprenticeship and fellowship recipients receive an additional grant to be used for general operating expenses.
Film Scholarships, awarded to both undergraduate and graduate students, are by invitation only. Universities, colleges, and schools are invited to submit applicants via their department chairs, deans, or professors. Film scholarships provide funding toward the filmmakers thesis film. A complete list of accepted schools is on the foundation's Web site. (Deadline: June 2, 2008)
All Princess Grace Awards applicants must be U.S. citizens or have permanent resident status. In addition, all applicants (except playwriting) must be nominated by a nonprofit organization (school or company) with which they will be affiliated during the grant period (September 2008-August 2009).
Full guidelines and applications are available at the foundation's Web site. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10011102/pgfusa
For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
January 31, 2008
teaching the arts
* 2008-2009 Faculty Positions University of North Alabama (Alabama) (date posted: 1/28/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000543784-01&pg=e
* Sociology and Theater Tenure Track Positions Southern Connecticut State University (Connecticut) (date posted: 1/28/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000544731-01&pg=e
* Tenure Track or Pre-Tenure Track Faculty Positions Gallaudet University (D.C.) (date posted: 1/28/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000544856-01&pg=e
* Theatre Arts Covenant College (Georgia) (date posted: 1/25/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000545318-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor - Theatre and Speech City College of City University of New York (New York) (date posted: 1/30/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000546056-01&pg=e
* Department Head, Stage and Screen Western Carolina University (North Carolina) (date posted: 1/28/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000544802-01&pg=e
* Faculty - Applied Voice Houston Baptist University (Texas) (date posted: 1/28/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000544449-01&pg=e
* Sociology and Theater Tenure Track Positions Southern Connecticut State University (Connecticut) (date posted: 1/28/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000544731-01&pg=e
* Tenure Track or Pre-Tenure Track Faculty Positions Gallaudet University (D.C.) (date posted: 1/28/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000544856-01&pg=e
* Theatre Arts Covenant College (Georgia) (date posted: 1/25/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000545318-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor - Theatre and Speech City College of City University of New York (New York) (date posted: 1/30/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000546056-01&pg=e
* Department Head, Stage and Screen Western Carolina University (North Carolina) (date posted: 1/28/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000544802-01&pg=e
* Faculty - Applied Voice Houston Baptist University (Texas) (date posted: 1/28/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000544449-01&pg=e
January 30, 2008
reading by len jenkin
Playwrights Horizons' Literary Staff hopes you can join us for a reading of
PORT TWILIGHT,
or The History of Science
Written and directed by LEN JENKIN
Friday, February 8th at 3:00 PM
Playwrights Horizons
Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 4th Floor
416 West 42nd Street
PORT TWILIGHT,
or The History of Science
Written and directed by LEN JENKIN
Friday, February 8th at 3:00 PM
Playwrights Horizons
Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 4th Floor
416 West 42nd Street
Len Jenkin is a playwright, screenwriter, novelist and director. His plays include MARGO VEIL, DARK RIDE, PILGRIMS OF THE NIGHT, CARELESS LOVE, MY UNCLE SAM, LIMBO TALES and LIKE I SAY. His works for the stage, often directed by him, have been produced throughout the United States, as well as in England, France, Germany and Japan. His novel N JUDAH is currently available in bookstores and on the web at www.lenjenkin.com. He has received many honors and awards, including three OBIE awards, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Rockefeller Foundation Award, a nomination for an Emmy Award, and National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships. Mr. Jenkin is a Professor in the Dramatic Writing Department, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University.
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIMETO RSVP, PLEASE RESPOND TO EMAILLIT@PLAYWRIGHTSHORIZONS.ORG
For plays by Len: http://www.broadwayplaypubl.com/Jenkin.htm
January 29, 2008
good dick at sundance
Yes, I know that sounds really dirty but in actuality GOOD DICK is the name of the movie written by, directed by, produced by and starring my new fave actress MARIANNA PALKA and her uber-sweet sweetie JASON RITTER.
For those of you familiar with Jason's work on JOAN OF ARCADIA or THE CLASS, you'll love the fiercely loyal but homeless, video-store clerk character Jason takes on in this surprisingly moving little film. You can't help but cheer him on, even when his actions seem to border on stalking and pathological lying.
But the real star of this film is Marianna who has not only created a complex character worthy of our attention but has also, as a young woman working in Hollywood, defined herself as a "must watch talent." A quadruple threat who can bend a man over a table and give it to him good.
That last line will make sense when you see the film.
And please, find a way to see this film. Not only is this couple extremely talented; they are also nice people - which just makes us want more and more success for them and this project.
Check out more information about Good Dick at: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0944101/
January 26, 2008
more questions for eric maisel
In the book, you say, "The centerpiece of a meaningful life for creators is meaningful creating." In aiming to achieve this, do you think there are benefits for people to create outside their "usual" medium? (i.e., artists try their hand at writing; writers dabble in a visual art project, etc.)
E: There are; and obvious dangers, too. Our first job is to make meaning in a particular discipline over time, because this gives us the best sense of continuity and completion and is the best way to make ourselves feel proud, existentially speaking. If we are a writer, we want to write well and regularly, other mediums come second. If we are a painter, we don't want to neglect our painting because of some momentary meaning enthusiasm. So, first things first: our lifelong apprenticeship in one discipline. That having been said, it can be wonderful to work in another discipline, especially if your primary one is at the mercy of others: for instance, if you are an actor waiting to be hired, it can be grand to get your performance piece written and produced. So the short answer is yes, but beware that you don't shortchange your primary discipline.
Could you explain more about the importance of creating a life plan sentence/statement? Should a life plan statement change over time, or is it best if it is written in general enough terms so that it isn't altered by time, circumstances, and life changes?
E: If you agree to commit to active meaning-making, you need to know where to make your meaning investments, both in the short-term sense of knowing what to do with the next hour and in the long-term sense of knowing which novel you are writing or which career you're pursuing. Having a life purpose statement or life plan statement in place serves as an ongoing reminder of the sorts of meaning investments that you intend to make, both short-term and long-term, and helps you make the right "meaning decision" about where to spend your capital and how to realize your potential. But it also necessarily changes over time, as you have additional life experiences and refine and reformulate your sense of what is meaningful to you. Create a beautiful one for right now and then revisit it periodically, especially if the blues have crept in.
With depression having existential roots in many creative people, do you think that antidepressants and other psychiatric medications are over-prescribed in modern culture?
E: Yes. They work for some people some of the time and checking in to them may make good sense, but they are not at all as effective as the public has been led to believe. A recent study showed that 95% of published reports praised the effectiveness of antidepressants and 90% of unpublished reports disputed the effectiveness of antidepressants - reports that went unpublished because of the clout of pharmaceutical companies, psychiatrists, and the medical-industrial complex. They sometimes have their place, but they are no real substitute for actively making and maintaining meaning.
January 24, 2008
teaching the arts
* Open Positions North 14 (California) (date posted: 1/21/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000543237-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor, Musical Theatre Young Harris College (Georgia) (date posted: 1/21/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000543568-01&pg=e
* Multiple Faculty Positions Anne Arundel Community College (Maryland)
(date posted: 1/18/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000543492-01&pg=e
* Lecturer in Theatre Pennsylvania State University-Erie (Pennsylvania)
(date posted: 1/21/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000543209-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor of Theatre and Speech University of South Carolina at Lancaster (South Carolina) (date posted: 1/21/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000543339-01&pg=e
* Dance Instructor/Voice Instructor/Acting Instructor Institute for Commercial Arts (South Korea) (date posted: 1/18/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000544356-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor of Communication & Theatre Arts University of Wisconsin Colleges (Wisconsin) (date posted: 1/23/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000544914-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor of Communication & Theatre Arts University of Wisconsin Colleges (Wisconsin) (date posted: 1/23/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000544908-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor of Communication & Theatre Arts University of Wisconsin Colleges (Wisconsin) (date posted: 1/23/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000544918-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor, Musical Theatre Young Harris College (Georgia) (date posted: 1/21/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000543568-01&pg=e
* Multiple Faculty Positions Anne Arundel Community College (Maryland)
(date posted: 1/18/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000543492-01&pg=e
* Lecturer in Theatre Pennsylvania State University-Erie (Pennsylvania)
(date posted: 1/21/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000543209-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor of Theatre and Speech University of South Carolina at Lancaster (South Carolina) (date posted: 1/21/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000543339-01&pg=e
* Dance Instructor/Voice Instructor/Acting Instructor Institute for Commercial Arts (South Korea) (date posted: 1/18/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000544356-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor of Communication & Theatre Arts University of Wisconsin Colleges (Wisconsin) (date posted: 1/23/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000544914-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor of Communication & Theatre Arts University of Wisconsin Colleges (Wisconsin) (date posted: 1/23/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000544908-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor of Communication & Theatre Arts University of Wisconsin Colleges (Wisconsin) (date posted: 1/23/2008) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000544918-01&pg=e
January 23, 2008
ARC: ARTISTS' RESOURCE for COMPLETION Grant
First Quarter Postmark Deadline is Tuesday, February 5, 2008.
ARC grants provide rapid, short-term assistance of up to $3,500 to individual artists who live in Los Angeles County. Funds must be used to enhance work that is near completion and scheduled for presentation between March 18, 2008 and August 5, 2008. Artists in any discipline may apply. Applicants must have a secure invitation from an established organization to present their work. There are four grant cycles per year.
for more information, application, or guidelines visit
http://www.durfee.org/programs/arc/index.html
The Durfee Foundation
310.899.5120
admin@durfee.org
ARC grants provide rapid, short-term assistance of up to $3,500 to individual artists who live in Los Angeles County. Funds must be used to enhance work that is near completion and scheduled for presentation between March 18, 2008 and August 5, 2008. Artists in any discipline may apply. Applicants must have a secure invitation from an established organization to present their work. There are four grant cycles per year.
for more information, application, or guidelines visit
http://www.durfee.org/programs/arc/index.html
The Durfee Foundation
310.899.5120
admin@durfee.org
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Agape Media International
AMI Productions Film, Television, & Theater
Michael Bernard Beckwith, founder and spiritual director of the Agape International Spiritual Center, has launched Agape Media International (AMI) as an innovative company dedicated to promoting artists and art forms that uplift the human spirit and inspire individuals to contribute their own talents to the creation of a world that works for everyone. The French word ami means "beloved friend," and AMI's purpose is to be just that as a vehicle within the Agape Movement that creates, promotes and distributes the message of Agape unconditional love worldwide.
Mark R. Harris, the producer of CRASH, the 2005 Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing, is leading AMI Productions.
Grammy-winning record producer, Stephen Powers, is responsible for AMI's music, books and streaming media divisions.
AMI is committed to creating transformative content of cinematic and theatrical excellence. If you have a story that supports this vision, then please send us your screenplay, television pilot, or play.
Interested writers may email InspiredScripts@gmail.com for a submission/release form. No script will be accepted without a signed release. Please include the signed original release with your script and mail to:
Agape Media International
Attn: AMI Productions
5700 Buckingham Parkway
Culver City, CA 90230
(Allow 6 weeks for review and response.)
Some examples of films that reflect our vision: Groundhog Day, The Pursuit of Happiness, Crash, Oh God!, Whale Rider, In America, Philadelphia, Into the Wild, Defending Your Life, The Matrix, Cocoon, An Inconvenient Truth, To Kill a Mockingbird, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Field of Dreams, Angels in America, Tsotsi, Schindler's List, K-Pax, American Beauty, Little Miss Sunshine, Kundun, Ghandi, The Truman Show, Good Will Hunting, On the Waterfront, The Secret, What the Bleep, Forrest Gump.
AMI Productions Film, Television, & Theater
Michael Bernard Beckwith, founder and spiritual director of the Agape International Spiritual Center, has launched Agape Media International (AMI) as an innovative company dedicated to promoting artists and art forms that uplift the human spirit and inspire individuals to contribute their own talents to the creation of a world that works for everyone. The French word ami means "beloved friend," and AMI's purpose is to be just that as a vehicle within the Agape Movement that creates, promotes and distributes the message of Agape unconditional love worldwide.
Mark R. Harris, the producer of CRASH, the 2005 Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing, is leading AMI Productions.
Grammy-winning record producer, Stephen Powers, is responsible for AMI's music, books and streaming media divisions.
AMI is committed to creating transformative content of cinematic and theatrical excellence. If you have a story that supports this vision, then please send us your screenplay, television pilot, or play.
Interested writers may email InspiredScripts@gmail.com for a submission/release form. No script will be accepted without a signed release. Please include the signed original release with your script and mail to:
Agape Media International
Attn: AMI Productions
5700 Buckingham Parkway
Culver City, CA 90230
(Allow 6 weeks for review and response.)
Some examples of films that reflect our vision: Groundhog Day, The Pursuit of Happiness, Crash, Oh God!, Whale Rider, In America, Philadelphia, Into the Wild, Defending Your Life, The Matrix, Cocoon, An Inconvenient Truth, To Kill a Mockingbird, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Field of Dreams, Angels in America, Tsotsi, Schindler's List, K-Pax, American Beauty, Little Miss Sunshine, Kundun, Ghandi, The Truman Show, Good Will Hunting, On the Waterfront, The Secret, What the Bleep, Forrest Gump.
upcoming deadlines
January 28
Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens’ Long Island City neighborhood offers artists who are New York State residents the opportunity to create large-scale sculpture projects and multimedia installations in an outdoor environment. The Emerging Artist Fellowship is a residency of between two and six months in an outdoor studio with access to facilities, materials, equipment, and technical assistance to create a work for public display in September. Recipients also receive a grant in the amount of $5,000. Socrates Sculpture Park also offers a Spring Exhibition and an Open Space program for all artists, both with a January 28 deadline. For full guidelines on how to apply, visit www.socratessculpturepark.org.
January 29
The Washington University College School of Architecture’s Steedman International Design Competition invites applicants to submit proposals for adaptive reuses of abandoned industrial buildings on the waterfront of the Mississippi River, just north of downtown St. Louis. A comprehensive and sustainable approach is required. The competition is only open to individuals, not groups or firms. There is an application fee of $75. The January 29 deadline is for registration only; the submission deadline is March 13. For complete information on how to apply, visit www.steedmancompetition.com.
January 31
The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation’s Space Program awards studio space in the Dumbo neighborhood of Brooklyn for the period of one year to visual artists over the age of 21. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents and may not be in school. Artists who presently have a studio of larger than 400 square feet are ineligible. The studios offered are non-living spaces and are available beginning September 15. For complete information on how to apply, visit www.sharpeartfdn.org.
The Center for Documentary Studies’ Dorthea Lange/Paul Taylor Prize is a $20,000 award given to collaborative work by a writer and photographer in the formative or fieldwork stages of a documentary project. Collaboration is required, and while more than two may apply as a collaborative group, at least one member must be a writer and one must be a photographer. There is an application fee of $35. For complete information on how to apply, visit http://cds.aas.duke.edu.
The Amy Foundation’s Writing Awards are grants of up to $10,000 given to the author of creative articles that present a biblical position on issues affecting the world today in a sensitive and thoughtful manner. Submitted articles must have been previously published in a secular publication during the past calendar year and must contain at least one passage of scripture. For full information on how to apply and the requirement of the award, visit www.amyfound.org.
The David T.K. Wong Fellowship is a £26,000 British pound award allowing a fiction writer seeking to write about the far east to spend a year at the University of East Anglica in Norwich, England. Applicants are required to submit a writing sample of no more than 2,500 words. Applicants may be of any nationality. There is a £10 application fee. For complete information on how to apply, visit www1.uea.ac.uk/cm/home/schools/hum/lit/awards/wong.
February 1
The American Music Center’s Composer Assistance Program makes project-based grants of up to $5,000 to help American composers realize performances and recordings. Composers must associate a specific work with their proposals. For complete information on how to apply, visit www.amc.net.
The Arrowmont School of Crafts in Gatlinburg, TN offers one-year residencies to American artists. Residents receive a private studio, accommodations and meals, a monthly stipend, access to workshops and professional development, teaching experience, and exhibition opportunities. There is a $25 application fee. For complete information on eligibility and how to apply, visit www.arrowmont.org.
The Common Counsel Foundation’s Mesa Refuge in Point Reyes, CA supports creative writing on the natural world. Projects should address the environment and economy. Nonfiction projects are generally preferred although novelists and filmmakers are also invited to apply. For complete information on how to apply, visit www.commoncounsel.org.
The Corning Museum of Glass’ Rakow Grants for Glass Research are awarded to scholars seeking to undertake projects that entail the use of the Corning Museum’s research library. Preference is given to projects that are able to be completed, as opposed to advanced, by the funding received. For complete information on how to apply, visit www.cmog.org.
The Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women’s Studies’ Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for Fiction by an American Woman is a $5,000 given to a book-length work of prose fiction by a woman writer and US citizen. All entries must be submitted by publishers and must have been published in 2007. For complete information on how to apply, visit www.rochester.edu/College/WST/SBAI/kafka.html.
February 5
NYFA’s Strategic Opportunity Stipend (SOS) program awards mini-grants to New York State artists of between $100-$600 for specific, forthcoming opportunities that are distinct from works in progress. SOS funding is available to all New York State artists except those who live in one of the five boroughs of New York City. Literary, media, visual, music, and performing artists are all eligible. For complete information on how to apply, visit www.nyfa.org/sos.
Ongoing
Schermerhorn House—a joint project of Common Ground and the Actor’s Fund—is a permanent housing residence in Downtown Brooklyn reserved for local actors and artists as well as various low income and special needs tenants. The gross annual income of applicants may not exceed $29,760 and may not be less than $18,500. Rentals start at $600 per month. For full eligibility requirements and information on how to apply, call 212.221.7300 x264.
Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens’ Long Island City neighborhood offers artists who are New York State residents the opportunity to create large-scale sculpture projects and multimedia installations in an outdoor environment. The Emerging Artist Fellowship is a residency of between two and six months in an outdoor studio with access to facilities, materials, equipment, and technical assistance to create a work for public display in September. Recipients also receive a grant in the amount of $5,000. Socrates Sculpture Park also offers a Spring Exhibition and an Open Space program for all artists, both with a January 28 deadline. For full guidelines on how to apply, visit www.socratessculpturepark.org.
January 29
The Washington University College School of Architecture’s Steedman International Design Competition invites applicants to submit proposals for adaptive reuses of abandoned industrial buildings on the waterfront of the Mississippi River, just north of downtown St. Louis. A comprehensive and sustainable approach is required. The competition is only open to individuals, not groups or firms. There is an application fee of $75. The January 29 deadline is for registration only; the submission deadline is March 13. For complete information on how to apply, visit www.steedmancompetition.com.
January 31
The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation’s Space Program awards studio space in the Dumbo neighborhood of Brooklyn for the period of one year to visual artists over the age of 21. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents and may not be in school. Artists who presently have a studio of larger than 400 square feet are ineligible. The studios offered are non-living spaces and are available beginning September 15. For complete information on how to apply, visit www.sharpeartfdn.org.
The Center for Documentary Studies’ Dorthea Lange/Paul Taylor Prize is a $20,000 award given to collaborative work by a writer and photographer in the formative or fieldwork stages of a documentary project. Collaboration is required, and while more than two may apply as a collaborative group, at least one member must be a writer and one must be a photographer. There is an application fee of $35. For complete information on how to apply, visit http://cds.aas.duke.edu.
The Amy Foundation’s Writing Awards are grants of up to $10,000 given to the author of creative articles that present a biblical position on issues affecting the world today in a sensitive and thoughtful manner. Submitted articles must have been previously published in a secular publication during the past calendar year and must contain at least one passage of scripture. For full information on how to apply and the requirement of the award, visit www.amyfound.org.
The David T.K. Wong Fellowship is a £26,000 British pound award allowing a fiction writer seeking to write about the far east to spend a year at the University of East Anglica in Norwich, England. Applicants are required to submit a writing sample of no more than 2,500 words. Applicants may be of any nationality. There is a £10 application fee. For complete information on how to apply, visit www1.uea.ac.uk/cm/home/schools/hum/lit/awards/wong.
February 1
The American Music Center’s Composer Assistance Program makes project-based grants of up to $5,000 to help American composers realize performances and recordings. Composers must associate a specific work with their proposals. For complete information on how to apply, visit www.amc.net.
The Arrowmont School of Crafts in Gatlinburg, TN offers one-year residencies to American artists. Residents receive a private studio, accommodations and meals, a monthly stipend, access to workshops and professional development, teaching experience, and exhibition opportunities. There is a $25 application fee. For complete information on eligibility and how to apply, visit www.arrowmont.org.
The Common Counsel Foundation’s Mesa Refuge in Point Reyes, CA supports creative writing on the natural world. Projects should address the environment and economy. Nonfiction projects are generally preferred although novelists and filmmakers are also invited to apply. For complete information on how to apply, visit www.commoncounsel.org.
The Corning Museum of Glass’ Rakow Grants for Glass Research are awarded to scholars seeking to undertake projects that entail the use of the Corning Museum’s research library. Preference is given to projects that are able to be completed, as opposed to advanced, by the funding received. For complete information on how to apply, visit www.cmog.org.
The Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women’s Studies’ Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for Fiction by an American Woman is a $5,000 given to a book-length work of prose fiction by a woman writer and US citizen. All entries must be submitted by publishers and must have been published in 2007. For complete information on how to apply, visit www.rochester.edu/College/WST/SBAI/kafka.html.
February 5
NYFA’s Strategic Opportunity Stipend (SOS) program awards mini-grants to New York State artists of between $100-$600 for specific, forthcoming opportunities that are distinct from works in progress. SOS funding is available to all New York State artists except those who live in one of the five boroughs of New York City. Literary, media, visual, music, and performing artists are all eligible. For complete information on how to apply, visit www.nyfa.org/sos.
Ongoing
Schermerhorn House—a joint project of Common Ground and the Actor’s Fund—is a permanent housing residence in Downtown Brooklyn reserved for local actors and artists as well as various low income and special needs tenants. The gross annual income of applicants may not exceed $29,760 and may not be less than $18,500. Rentals start at $600 per month. For full eligibility requirements and information on how to apply, call 212.221.7300 x264.
a conversation with eric maisel
Over the next few weeks, I will be posting excerpts from an interview with author and artist advocate, Eric Maisel re: his book THE VAN GOGH BLUES. Check back weekly for more of our conversation.
WHAT ADVISE DO YOU GIVE TO ARTISTS TO HANDLE THE POST-CREATION BLUES? The blues that happen when a project is done and you've worn yourself out.
Meaning must be made at all times or else we start to get those existential blues. But that isn't to say that we can't frame a day by the beach or a week incubating a project as meaningful time. The art is in our self-talk, where we consciously address our meaning needs by announcing where we want to invest meaning today: in a good rest, in a visit to the bookstore, in a little office organization, in a visit with a friend, and so on. What we want to guard against is the experience of meaninglessness that follows the completion of a project, and this we do by investing meaning wisely even though we may not have a new big project wanting to launch.
HOW CAN ARTISTS BEST FILL THE TIME IN PERIODS OF DORMANCY?
The answer revolves around how long the period of dormancy is and what the quality of that period is. If you tend to take three years off between projects, there is something going on there that needs to be addressed and you need to do a better job of forcing life to mean. If we're taking about two weeks, that's a very different matter. If it's that shorter amount of time, then you can catch up on business matters (there is always something in that realm that needs doing), remind yourself why you love your art discipline by visiting a museum or reading a book, and passionately living your "parallel life," that life of relationships and other meanings not connected to your creative projects.
ARTISTS OFTEN FACE CRITICISM IN THE FORM OF NOTES OR REVIEWS. HOW CAN AN ARTIST KEEP THEIR "SPIRIT UP" AND "FAITH IN THE WORK" IN THE FACE OF NEGATIVE FEEDBACK?
The first step is remember that everyone has an opinion, that great works have been roundly panned, and that you and you alone are the arbiter of meaning and quality in your life. If you don't buy that at a visceral level, you will block when criticism comes. You have to have more than an intellectual understanding that your opinion must count the most: you must feel it in your bones. Once you possess that absolute certainty, then you can examine the criticism to see if there's something there for you to learn, for often there is. The tricky dance is to reject all criticism while at the same time making use of feedback that serves you, a dance that no artist manages perfectly. Some err of the side of grandiosity and listen to no one; others, lacking in self-confidence, err in the direction of caving in and blocking.
SHOULD YOU FIGHT THE BLUES OR LET THEM COME?
It is my opinion that we should fight them, though not necessarily in the first five minutes or the first hour. Being in "that space" for a little while may be unavoidable and even necessary, but remaining in that painful place of inaction and despair has nothing really to recommend it. As soon as we can - and if we have gotten in the habit of disputing the blues, this will be sooner rather than later - we stand up tall, remind ourselves that we make the meaning in our life and that there is no meaning until we make it, and decide where we want to make our next meaning investment: in a new project, in the business of art, or in another sphere like relationships. If we can nip the blues in the bud before they even come by making that next meaning investment before meaninglessness even has a chance to rear its head, so much the better!
WHAT ADVISE DO YOU GIVE TO ARTISTS TO HANDLE THE POST-CREATION BLUES? The blues that happen when a project is done and you've worn yourself out.
Meaning must be made at all times or else we start to get those existential blues. But that isn't to say that we can't frame a day by the beach or a week incubating a project as meaningful time. The art is in our self-talk, where we consciously address our meaning needs by announcing where we want to invest meaning today: in a good rest, in a visit to the bookstore, in a little office organization, in a visit with a friend, and so on. What we want to guard against is the experience of meaninglessness that follows the completion of a project, and this we do by investing meaning wisely even though we may not have a new big project wanting to launch.
HOW CAN ARTISTS BEST FILL THE TIME IN PERIODS OF DORMANCY?
The answer revolves around how long the period of dormancy is and what the quality of that period is. If you tend to take three years off between projects, there is something going on there that needs to be addressed and you need to do a better job of forcing life to mean. If we're taking about two weeks, that's a very different matter. If it's that shorter amount of time, then you can catch up on business matters (there is always something in that realm that needs doing), remind yourself why you love your art discipline by visiting a museum or reading a book, and passionately living your "parallel life," that life of relationships and other meanings not connected to your creative projects.
ARTISTS OFTEN FACE CRITICISM IN THE FORM OF NOTES OR REVIEWS. HOW CAN AN ARTIST KEEP THEIR "SPIRIT UP" AND "FAITH IN THE WORK" IN THE FACE OF NEGATIVE FEEDBACK?
The first step is remember that everyone has an opinion, that great works have been roundly panned, and that you and you alone are the arbiter of meaning and quality in your life. If you don't buy that at a visceral level, you will block when criticism comes. You have to have more than an intellectual understanding that your opinion must count the most: you must feel it in your bones. Once you possess that absolute certainty, then you can examine the criticism to see if there's something there for you to learn, for often there is. The tricky dance is to reject all criticism while at the same time making use of feedback that serves you, a dance that no artist manages perfectly. Some err of the side of grandiosity and listen to no one; others, lacking in self-confidence, err in the direction of caving in and blocking.
SHOULD YOU FIGHT THE BLUES OR LET THEM COME?
It is my opinion that we should fight them, though not necessarily in the first five minutes or the first hour. Being in "that space" for a little while may be unavoidable and even necessary, but remaining in that painful place of inaction and despair has nothing really to recommend it. As soon as we can - and if we have gotten in the habit of disputing the blues, this will be sooner rather than later - we stand up tall, remind ourselves that we make the meaning in our life and that there is no meaning until we make it, and decide where we want to make our next meaning investment: in a new project, in the business of art, or in another sphere like relationships. If we can nip the blues in the bud before they even come by making that next meaning investment before meaninglessness even has a chance to rear its head, so much the better!
January 15, 2008
congrats to misnomer dance company!
With a little help from their friends, Misnomer just won a $10K grant! They send us this news:
Thanks so much for this post! It really made a difference. with your help, we won the $10k!!! IdeaBlob announced it today.
You can check out the original post about the contest in my December 6th archive or you can look up Misnomer at http://www.misnomer.org/
Thanks so much for this post! It really made a difference. with your help, we won the $10k!!! IdeaBlob announced it today.
You can check out the original post about the contest in my December 6th archive or you can look up Misnomer at http://www.misnomer.org/
ARC grant
THE DURFEE FOUNDATION:
ARC: ARTISTS' RESOURCE for COMPLETION Grant
First Quarter Postmark Deadline is Tuesday, February 5, 2008.
ARC grants provide rapid, short-term assistance of up to $3,500 toindividual artists who live in Los Angeles County. Funds must be used to enhance work that is near completion and scheduled for presentation between March 18, 2008 and August 5, 2008.
Artists in any discipline may apply. Applicants must have a secure invitation from an established organization to present their work. There are four grant cycles per year.
For more information, application, or guidelines visithttp://www.durfee.org/programs/arc/index.html
ARC: ARTISTS' RESOURCE for COMPLETION Grant
First Quarter Postmark Deadline is Tuesday, February 5, 2008.
ARC grants provide rapid, short-term assistance of up to $3,500 toindividual artists who live in Los Angeles County. Funds must be used to enhance work that is near completion and scheduled for presentation between March 18, 2008 and August 5, 2008.
Artists in any discipline may apply. Applicants must have a secure invitation from an established organization to present their work. There are four grant cycles per year.
For more information, application, or guidelines visithttp://www.durfee.org/programs/arc/index.html
January 13, 2008
upcoming: interview with eric maisel
Watch this blog for upcoming excerpts of An Interview with Eric Maisel. For those of you unfamiliar with Eric, he's a licensed therapist whose focus turned toward the specifics issues faced by creatives. He's been working with artists for over twenty years to explore, understand and celebrate the unique challenges artists face as creators and people.His book, VAN GOGH BLUES, is out in paperback now and is part of thirty or so books Eric has written for artists.
You can learn more about Eric at his website: http://www.ericmaisel.com/
January 10, 2008
cooking as creativity
Check out the new blog MEN WHO LIKE TO COOK written by David Latt. David turned the stress of being a TV producer into something delicious. He posts recipes and food stories and it's a good reminder that life is a creative process - even when we eat!
Beyond the careers, beyond the deadlines, beyond the hustle, we can find creativity in every little moment of our day. A creativity that sustains us when the career aspects of our artistry seems to overwhelm.
Check out his site and restock your fridge: http://www.menwholiketocook.blogspot.com/
teaching the arts
* Assistant Professor of Theatre
Southern Arkansas University (Arkansas)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000540952-01&pg=e
* Faculty and Administration Opportunities
College of the Canyons (California)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000541255-01&pg=e
* Multiple Openings
College of the Desert (California)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000539516-01&pg=e
* Administrative Positions and Faculty Full-time, Tenure-track Positions
San Jose/Evergreen Community College District (California)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000541151-01&pg=e
* Multiple Employment Opportunities
Santa Rosa Junior College (California)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000541111-01&pg=e
* Claire Trevor Endowed Chair (Distinguished Faculty Position)
University of California at Irvine (California)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000539626-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor in Secondary Music Education
University of Saskatchewan Department of Music (Canada)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000542150-01&pg=e
* World Dance / Artist-in-Residence, Dance Department
Wesleyan University (Connecticut)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000541071-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor (Adjunct)/Associate Professor (Adjunct) in Sound Design at the Yale School of Drama; Director
Yale University (Connecticut)
(date posted: 1/8/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000542277-01&pg=e
* Multiple Positions - Music School
Yale University (Connecticut)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000540747-01&pg=e
* Theatre - Assistant to Associate Professor tenure track
University of Guam (Guam)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000540218-01&pg=e
* Director of Costume Shop
Ball State University (Indiana)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000540286-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor, Musical Theatre Dance/Choreography
Wichita State University (Kansas)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000540289-01&pg=e
* Assistant/Associate Professor, Program Director of Theatre
Wichita State University (Kansas)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000540287-01&pg=e
* Multiple Faculty Positions
Bowie State University (Maryland)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000541333-01&pg=e
* Anticipated Fall 2008 Faculty Positions
Community College of Baltimore County (Maryland)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000541256-01&pg=e
* Full-time Faculty and Professional Positions
Harford Community College (Maryland)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000540663-01&pg=e
* Film Studies - Production, Faculty
Keene State College (New Hampshire)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000540716-01&pg=e
* Multiple Summer Staff Positions
French Woods Festival (New York)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000540094-01&pg=e
* Assistant or Associate Professor (Dance Program/Music Department)
Hunter College of the City University of New York (New York)
(date posted: 1/4/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000542024-01&pg=e
Southern Arkansas University (Arkansas)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000540952-01&pg=e
* Faculty and Administration Opportunities
College of the Canyons (California)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000541255-01&pg=e
* Multiple Openings
College of the Desert (California)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000539516-01&pg=e
* Administrative Positions and Faculty Full-time, Tenure-track Positions
San Jose/Evergreen Community College District (California)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000541151-01&pg=e
* Multiple Employment Opportunities
Santa Rosa Junior College (California)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000541111-01&pg=e
* Claire Trevor Endowed Chair (Distinguished Faculty Position)
University of California at Irvine (California)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000539626-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor in Secondary Music Education
University of Saskatchewan Department of Music (Canada)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000542150-01&pg=e
* World Dance / Artist-in-Residence, Dance Department
Wesleyan University (Connecticut)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000541071-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor (Adjunct)/Associate Professor (Adjunct) in Sound Design at the Yale School of Drama; Director
Yale University (Connecticut)
(date posted: 1/8/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000542277-01&pg=e
* Multiple Positions - Music School
Yale University (Connecticut)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000540747-01&pg=e
* Theatre - Assistant to Associate Professor tenure track
University of Guam (Guam)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000540218-01&pg=e
* Director of Costume Shop
Ball State University (Indiana)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000540286-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor, Musical Theatre Dance/Choreography
Wichita State University (Kansas)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000540289-01&pg=e
* Assistant/Associate Professor, Program Director of Theatre
Wichita State University (Kansas)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000540287-01&pg=e
* Multiple Faculty Positions
Bowie State University (Maryland)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000541333-01&pg=e
* Anticipated Fall 2008 Faculty Positions
Community College of Baltimore County (Maryland)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000541256-01&pg=e
* Full-time Faculty and Professional Positions
Harford Community College (Maryland)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000540663-01&pg=e
* Film Studies - Production, Faculty
Keene State College (New Hampshire)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000540716-01&pg=e
* Multiple Summer Staff Positions
French Woods Festival (New York)
(date posted: 1/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000540094-01&pg=e
* Assistant or Associate Professor (Dance Program/Music Department)
Hunter College of the City University of New York (New York)
(date posted: 1/4/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000542024-01&pg=e
January 07, 2008
January 06, 2008
patience, please
Sorry I've been so bad about posting. I received notes from the publisher on December 26th and have been banging out a new draft of the book. The new pages are due on January 16 and then it's off to Sundance!
So be patient with me during the month of January - this little blog suffers most when I'm swamped. I guess I need an iphone!
sj
So be patient with me during the month of January - this little blog suffers most when I'm swamped. I guess I need an iphone!
sj
cultural exchange grant for composers
French American Cultural Exchange Announces Deadline for Contemporary Music Fund
Deadline: March 1, 2008
Administered by the French American Cultural Exchange ( http://www.facecouncil.org/ ), the French American Fund for Contemporary Music supports contemporary music projects (commissions, residencies, performances, tours, and master classes) that foster cultural exchange between France and the United States.
The fund awards grants to nonprofit institutions celebrating the work of living composers in both countries. Collaborations com- bining new French and American works are especially encouraged. Only projects involving works by living composers or works composed during the last fifty years will be considered for funding.
The repertoire should fall within one of the following categories: contemporary music for classical instrumentation; computer-assist- ed composition and research with multimedia tools; and new forms of improvised and electronic music. Special consideration will be given to projects involving the commission of new works.
Only nonprofit institutions may submit applications. American institutions must provide proof of their 501(c)(3) status; French organizations must prove equivalent status for eligibility. Examples of eligible institutions include university-level music departments or conservatories; research studios; perform- ers, including orchestras, ensembles, soloists, and conductors; and artistic programmers, including festivals and concert halls or any organization favoring interdisciplinary collaborations with professionals in other fields, such as dance, theater, film, visual arts, or new media. The amount requested cannot exceed 50 percent of the project's total budget.
Visit the FACE Web site for complete program information. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10010525/facecouncil
For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
Deadline: March 1, 2008
Administered by the French American Cultural Exchange ( http://www.facecouncil.org/ ), the French American Fund for Contemporary Music supports contemporary music projects (commissions, residencies, performances, tours, and master classes) that foster cultural exchange between France and the United States.
The fund awards grants to nonprofit institutions celebrating the work of living composers in both countries. Collaborations com- bining new French and American works are especially encouraged. Only projects involving works by living composers or works composed during the last fifty years will be considered for funding.
The repertoire should fall within one of the following categories: contemporary music for classical instrumentation; computer-assist- ed composition and research with multimedia tools; and new forms of improvised and electronic music. Special consideration will be given to projects involving the commission of new works.
Only nonprofit institutions may submit applications. American institutions must provide proof of their 501(c)(3) status; French organizations must prove equivalent status for eligibility. Examples of eligible institutions include university-level music departments or conservatories; research studios; perform- ers, including orchestras, ensembles, soloists, and conductors; and artistic programmers, including festivals and concert halls or any organization favoring interdisciplinary collaborations with professionals in other fields, such as dance, theater, film, visual arts, or new media. The amount requested cannot exceed 50 percent of the project's total budget.
Visit the FACE Web site for complete program information. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10010525/facecouncil
For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
SO THE ARROW FLIES
SO THE ARROW FLIES
Saturday, JAN. 12
8pm
One night only
Fundraiser Event
Esther K. Chae's solo performance "SO THE ARROW FLIES"?
Directed by Casey Stangl
So the Arrow Flies is about double agent Catherine, a North Korean National Actor who is exiled to South Korea, becomes an intelligence asset for Seoul and the FBI, while all the while spying for North Korea. Korean American FBI Agent Park discovers and exposes Catherine's espionage scheme.
Originally developed at the Mark Taper Forum's Solo Performance Workshop under the direction of Roger Guenveur Smith, SO THE ARROW FLIES is a composite of real events: the recent arrest of a Chinese-American FBI asset on espionage charges, and exiled North Korean film star Soon-young Chu.
Amazing and beautiful show -- David Henry Hwang (Tony award winning playwright)
Wonderful- full of insight and feeling and complexity -- Charles Mee (Award winning playwright & Historian)
Esther K Chae's show So the Arrow Flies is a well-crafted, gripping piece of theatre. Her performance is truthful, and direct, and her characterizations are apt and fully embodied. Esther's sense of humor, and that of her characters, is present throughout, and lends a unique touch to this powerful spy story. -- Cheryl King, (Artistic Director, Stage Left Studio, NYC)
**Tickets $35
Buy on line at www.plays411.com/arrowflies
323-960-1053
**David Henry Hwang Theater and parking info East West Players
120 North Judge John Aiso Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
**Play info http://www.myspace.com/sothearrowflies
International Performing Arts Laboratory
Performer's Physicality: physical action, psychological gesture, biomechanics under the direction of Sergey Ostrenko
April 20 - 25, 2008Prague, Czech Republic
The Lab is focused on practical exploration of performer's psycho-physical instrument. The program includes intensive practical training, lectures and discussion club. Each day will begin from the morning warm-up based on the Biomechanics of Meyerhold. The Lab is open to performers from different creative genres, techniques and styles interested to enrich the professional arsenal with new practical methods and devices, to explore contemporary aesthetics in communication with a spectator and to reconsider cooperation principles in a creative group.
REGISTRATION. Candidates should send a CV and a brief letter of motivation to info@iugte.com stating the title, dates and location of the event. Places are limited, the registration will be closed once the group is full.
Participation fee: 490 EUR if payment is made before January 20th. The fee covers attendance of the programme, accommodation and meals. (550 EUR if payment is made before February 20th).
MORE DETAILS: http://www.iugte.com/projects/PAL.php
April 20 - 25, 2008Prague, Czech Republic
The Lab is focused on practical exploration of performer's psycho-physical instrument. The program includes intensive practical training, lectures and discussion club. Each day will begin from the morning warm-up based on the Biomechanics of Meyerhold. The Lab is open to performers from different creative genres, techniques and styles interested to enrich the professional arsenal with new practical methods and devices, to explore contemporary aesthetics in communication with a spectator and to reconsider cooperation principles in a creative group.
REGISTRATION. Candidates should send a CV and a brief letter of motivation to info@iugte.com stating the title, dates and location of the event. Places are limited, the registration will be closed once the group is full.
Participation fee: 490 EUR if payment is made before January 20th. The fee covers attendance of the programme, accommodation and meals. (550 EUR if payment is made before February 20th).
MORE DETAILS: http://www.iugte.com/projects/PAL.php
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