THE MAP FUND ESTABLISHES THE DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION CREATIVE EXPLORATION FUND
MAP to Offer $200,000 Annually For Early Creative Research Among Its Grantees
New York, NY (February 2, 2009) The MAP Fund, a program of Creative Capital supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation announced today the establishment of a new pilot program to benefit individual artists in the early stages of research and development of new creative concepts.
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Creative Exploration Fund at MAP will award $10,000 to individual artists who received two or more MAP grants in a five-year period, beginning with 2003-2008, and rolling forward through 2010. The grant was inspired by a recent report by author Edward Martenson, entitled The Impact of the MAP Fund from the Artists Perspective, which surveyed 250 MAP grantees from the past decade. In interviews and through questionnaires, many artists spoke of the frustration of having to financially "start from zero" with each new work, despite the demonstrable success of past efforts.
In response, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation is underwriting a 3-year pilot program that aims to help proven artists sustain the momentum of success by moving seamlessly from a completed project to the exploration of new concepts that may need time to incubate, cohere or be discarded. Grantees are encouraged to pursue their most passionately held ideas, those that might, without such support, be deemed too risky.
Ben Cameron, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Program Director for the Arts stated: "Helping artists undertake necessary research, find reflective time, or embark on artistic exploration—explorations which may not lead to a fully blown project—has always been a challenge. We hope that the Creative Exploration Fund will afford artists such time and opportunity. The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation salutes both MAP and Creative Capital for embarking on this journey and looks forward to what we can learn together about the value of such an approach."
"Our work with artists has taught us the value of time in the development of new work and the importance of letting the trajectory of the creative process unfold at its own pace," added Ruby Lerner, founding executive director and president of Creative Capital. "This addition to MAP's program provides artists with the precious resource of time, giving them the opportunity to truly nurture new ideas."
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Creative Exploration Fund Inaugural Grantees:
Richard Alger & Tina Kronis: Los Angeles
Marc Bamuthi Joseph: Oakland
Ann Carlson: Boston
Mary Ellen Childs: Minneapolis
DD Dorvillier: New York
Erik Ehn: Los Angeles
Guillermo Gómez-Peña: San Francisco
Neil Greenberg: New York
John Jasperse: Brooklyn
Noémi Lafrance: Brooklyn
Sarah Michelson: New York
Jennifer Monson: Urbana, IL
Linda Parris-Bailey: Knoxville, TN
Phil Soltanoff: New York
Donna Uchizono: New York
About the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
The mission of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation is to improve the quality of people's lives through grants supporting the performing arts, environmental conservation, medical research and the prevention of child maltreatment, and through preservation of the cultural and environmental legacy of Doris Duke's properties
About Creative Capital
Supporting artists nationally since 1999
Ten years ago, Creative Capital reinvented arts philanthropy, constructing a new paradigm to fulfill the specific needs of the country's most innovative artists. Today, it is the premier national artist support organization, committed to the principle that time and advisory services are as crucial to artistic success as funding. Over the lives of its funded projects, Creative Capital provides artists with a flexible program of multi-faceted support and partners with them to determine how targeted funds and services can best work in concert to progress towards the grantees' own goals. Since its founding in 1999, the organization has committed more than $14 million in financial support and services to 324 projects representing 411 artists. A complete list of Creative Capital artists and projects is available online at creative-capital.org.
Sustaining support for Creative Capital is currently provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, The TOBY Fund, The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, The Ford Foundation, The James Irvine Foundation, The Nathan Cummings Foundation, The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, and more than 370 other foundations and individuals.
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grants, internships
Getty Institute Offers Multicultural Undergraduate Internships
Deadline: March 1, 2009
In order to increase diversity in professions related to museums and the visual arts, the Getty is offering summer internships at the Getty Center ( http://www.getty.edu/visit/exhibitions/) and the Getty Villa ( http://www.getty.edu/visit/events/villa.html) to undergraduates from culturally diverse backgrounds.
Internships provide training and work experience in areas such as conservation, library collections, publications, museum education, curatorship, grants administration, public programs, site operations, and information technology.
The Multicultural Undergraduate Internships at the Getty are intended specifically for outstanding students who are members of groups currently underrepresented in museum professions and fields related to the visual arts: African Americans, Asians, Latinos/
Hispanics, Native Americans, and Pacific Islanders.
Applicants must be currently enrolled undergraduates who either reside or attend college in Los Angeles County and who will have completed at least one semester of college by June 2009. Students who complete their undergraduate degree by September 1, 2009, are also eligible to apply. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
Candidates are sought from all areas of undergraduate study and are not required to have demonstrated a previous commitment to the visual arts.
Internships provide stipends of $3,500 for ten-week summer internships at the Getty Center in Los Angeles or at the Getty Villa in Malibu, California. The internships are full-time, begin June 15, 2009, and end August 20, 2009. Housing and transportation are not provided.
Visit the Getty Web site for complete application guidelines.
RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016572/gettyedu
For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
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VSA arts and CVS Caremark Announce National Call for Children's Art
Deadline: March 6, 2009
VSA arts ( http://www.vsaarts.org/) and CVS Caremark All Kids Can ( http://www.cvscaremarkallkidscan.com/) are encouraging children and youth to share their creativity through a national call for visual art.
The theme, "Celebrating Who I Am," invites young people with and without disabilities across the United States to create visual art about their interests, talents, and dreams. All artwork submitted before the deadline will be included in an online art gallery. One piece of art from each state and the District of Columbia will be displayed during summer 2009 at Union Station
in Washington, D.C., as part of a children's art exhibition. Ten representatives of the exhibition will be selected to travel to Washington to be honored at a reception on Capitol Hill.
Children are invited to use traditional art materials as well as non-traditional ones such as hair rollers, wrapping paper, newspaper, or aluminum foil. The exhibition will be on display during
VSA arts' annual Start with the Arts Family Festival.
New to the program this year, teachers who submit their students' artwork are eligible to receive one of five $1000 cash awards for use in their classroom.
To find out more about the teachers' award or to submit artwork, visit the VSA arts Web site.
RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016573/vsaarts
For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
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Women Helping Others Foundation Invites Applications for Education/Literacy Grants
Deadline: March 17, 2009
The WHO Foundation: Women Helping Others (http://www.whofoundation.org/ ) supports grassroots charities serving the overlooked needs of women and children in the United
States.
WHO Foundation Education/Literacy grants provide funding to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in the United States and Puerto Rico to support free after school organizations and for the implementation or expansion of education and/or literacy programs for low-income children of all ages.
In order to qualify for funding, an organization must have 501(c)(3) status in their name (no affiliates accepted) and must have been incorporated for a minimum of three years prior
to application. Preference will be given to organizations with an operating budget of $3 million or less, those not dependent on government grants, and those with greater organizational pro-
gram costs than personnel costs.
The maximum request amount per organization is $5,000. Suggested funding requests include healthy snacks, books, educational field trips, etc. The foundation does not provide funding for salaries.
Visit the WHO Foundation Web site for complete program information.
RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016575/whofdn
For additional RFPs in Children and Youth, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_children.jhtml
Deadline: March 1, 2009
In order to increase diversity in professions related to museums and the visual arts, the Getty is offering summer internships at the Getty Center ( http://www.getty.edu/visit/exhibitions/) and the Getty Villa ( http://www.getty.edu/visit/events/villa.html) to undergraduates from culturally diverse backgrounds.
Internships provide training and work experience in areas such as conservation, library collections, publications, museum education, curatorship, grants administration, public programs, site operations, and information technology.
The Multicultural Undergraduate Internships at the Getty are intended specifically for outstanding students who are members of groups currently underrepresented in museum professions and fields related to the visual arts: African Americans, Asians, Latinos/
Hispanics, Native Americans, and Pacific Islanders.
Applicants must be currently enrolled undergraduates who either reside or attend college in Los Angeles County and who will have completed at least one semester of college by June 2009. Students who complete their undergraduate degree by September 1, 2009, are also eligible to apply. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
Candidates are sought from all areas of undergraduate study and are not required to have demonstrated a previous commitment to the visual arts.
Internships provide stipends of $3,500 for ten-week summer internships at the Getty Center in Los Angeles or at the Getty Villa in Malibu, California. The internships are full-time, begin June 15, 2009, and end August 20, 2009. Housing and transportation are not provided.
Visit the Getty Web site for complete application guidelines.
RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016572/gettyedu
For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
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VSA arts and CVS Caremark Announce National Call for Children's Art
Deadline: March 6, 2009
VSA arts ( http://www.vsaarts.org/) and CVS Caremark All Kids Can ( http://www.cvscaremarkallkidscan.com/) are encouraging children and youth to share their creativity through a national call for visual art.
The theme, "Celebrating Who I Am," invites young people with and without disabilities across the United States to create visual art about their interests, talents, and dreams. All artwork submitted before the deadline will be included in an online art gallery. One piece of art from each state and the District of Columbia will be displayed during summer 2009 at Union Station
in Washington, D.C., as part of a children's art exhibition. Ten representatives of the exhibition will be selected to travel to Washington to be honored at a reception on Capitol Hill.
Children are invited to use traditional art materials as well as non-traditional ones such as hair rollers, wrapping paper, newspaper, or aluminum foil. The exhibition will be on display during
VSA arts' annual Start with the Arts Family Festival.
New to the program this year, teachers who submit their students' artwork are eligible to receive one of five $1000 cash awards for use in their classroom.
To find out more about the teachers' award or to submit artwork, visit the VSA arts Web site.
RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016573/vsaarts
For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
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Women Helping Others Foundation Invites Applications for Education/Literacy Grants
Deadline: March 17, 2009
The WHO Foundation: Women Helping Others (http://www.whofoundation.org/ ) supports grassroots charities serving the overlooked needs of women and children in the United
States.
WHO Foundation Education/Literacy grants provide funding to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in the United States and Puerto Rico to support free after school organizations and for the implementation or expansion of education and/or literacy programs for low-income children of all ages.
In order to qualify for funding, an organization must have 501(c)(3) status in their name (no affiliates accepted) and must have been incorporated for a minimum of three years prior
to application. Preference will be given to organizations with an operating budget of $3 million or less, those not dependent on government grants, and those with greater organizational pro-
gram costs than personnel costs.
The maximum request amount per organization is $5,000. Suggested funding requests include healthy snacks, books, educational field trips, etc. The foundation does not provide funding for salaries.
Visit the WHO Foundation Web site for complete program information.
RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016575/whofdn
For additional RFPs in Children and Youth, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_children.jhtml
chicago grant
Driehaus and MacArthur Foundations Announce Guidelines for Chicago-Based Arts Funding Program
Deadline: March 2, 2009; and June 1, 2009
Richard H. Driehaus Foundation ( http://www.driehausfoundation.org/) and the John D. and
Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation ( http://www.macfound.org/) have announced the seventh year of their funding program for Chicago-based arts and culture organizations.
The MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation is seeking applications from organizations that have budgets of $500,000 or less and reside in and serve the Chicago metropolitan area (Cook, DuPage, Lake, McHenry, Kane, and Will counties). Most grants will be in the range of $5,000 to $15,000 each. Generally, the fund will make operating support grants.
The deadline is March 2, 2009, for performing arts groups in theater, dance, and music, and June 1, 2009, for all other arts organizations, including visual and media arts, literary arts,
interdisciplinary arts, special projects, museums, and service, policy, or advocacy groups. The decisions for funding will be based on artistic contribution, potential for stability, and,
in some cases, growth and compelling mission. Applicants must have 501(c)(3) status or a fiscal agent with such status. The fund is not intended for arts education programs, or for community music groups and community theater organizations. It is also not intended for professional theater and dance companies with operating budgets of less than $150,000. Those companies should review the guidelines for the Small Theater and Dance Group Funding Project, available at the Driehaus Foundation Web site.
See the Driehaus Foundation Web site for complete program guidelines.
RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016569/driehausfdn
For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
Deadline: March 2, 2009; and June 1, 2009
Richard H. Driehaus Foundation ( http://www.driehausfoundation.org/) and the John D. and
Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation ( http://www.macfound.org/) have announced the seventh year of their funding program for Chicago-based arts and culture organizations.
The MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation is seeking applications from organizations that have budgets of $500,000 or less and reside in and serve the Chicago metropolitan area (Cook, DuPage, Lake, McHenry, Kane, and Will counties). Most grants will be in the range of $5,000 to $15,000 each. Generally, the fund will make operating support grants.
The deadline is March 2, 2009, for performing arts groups in theater, dance, and music, and June 1, 2009, for all other arts organizations, including visual and media arts, literary arts,
interdisciplinary arts, special projects, museums, and service, policy, or advocacy groups. The decisions for funding will be based on artistic contribution, potential for stability, and,
in some cases, growth and compelling mission. Applicants must have 501(c)(3) status or a fiscal agent with such status. The fund is not intended for arts education programs, or for community music groups and community theater organizations. It is also not intended for professional theater and dance companies with operating budgets of less than $150,000. Those companies should review the guidelines for the Small Theater and Dance Group Funding Project, available at the Driehaus Foundation Web site.
See the Driehaus Foundation Web site for complete program guidelines.
RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016569/driehausfdn
For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
January 22, 2009
THE DURFEE FOUNDATION
ARC: ARTISTS' RESOURCE for COMPLETION Grant
First Quarter Postmark Deadline is Tuesday, February 3, 2009.
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 16, 2009 and August 3, 2009. 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
First Quarter Postmark Deadline is Tuesday, February 3, 2009.
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 16, 2009 and August 3, 2009. 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
January 21, 2009
more good news!!!
THANK YOU STEVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
splattworks has left a new comment on your post "WINTER PLAYWRITING INTENSIVE":
For lack of a better place to put this...
I hereby nominate Constant Creator for the Premios Dardo Award
http://splattworks.blogspot.com/2009/01/premios-dardo.html
It's my pleasure to share the recognition.
Best,
Steve
splattworks has left a new comment on your post "WINTER PLAYWRITING INTENSIVE":
For lack of a better place to put this...
I hereby nominate Constant Creator for the Premios Dardo Award
http://splattworks.blogspot.com/2009/01/premios-dardo.html
It's my pleasure to share the recognition.
Best,
Steve
exciting news!!!!
HOW CISSY GREW has received two nominations from LA Weekly's 30th Annual Theater Awards:
SUPPORTING MALE PERFORMANCE
Stewart W. Calhoun, How Cissy Grew, El Portal Forum Theatre
Mark Doerr, Lady, Road Theatre Company
Matt Kirkwood, Lady, Road Theatre Company
Matt Lutz, 1776, Actors Co-op
David Nadeau, Assassins, West Coast Ensemble at the El Centro Theatre
Christopher Neiman, He Asked for It, Theatre of NOTE
Skip Pipo, Mrs. Warren's Profession, The Production Company at the Chandler Studio Theatre Center
Paul Witten, Crime and Punishment, Actors' Co-op
PLAY WRITING
Susan Johnston, How Cissy Grew, El Portal Forum Theatre
Richard Martin Hirsh, The Concept of Remainders, The Production Company at the Chandler Studio Theatre Center
Robert Riechel, Jr. A.K.A. Eat the Runt, Hudson Guild Theatre
Dan Rothenberg, Regretosexual: The Love Story, Hudson Guild Theatre
Nick Salamone, Sea Change, Gay and Lesbian Center
For a full list of nominees and more information at the awards:
http://blogs.laweekly.com/ladaily/stage-news/stage-raw-la-weekly-theater-aw/
SUPPORTING MALE PERFORMANCE
Stewart W. Calhoun, How Cissy Grew, El Portal Forum Theatre
Mark Doerr, Lady, Road Theatre Company
Matt Kirkwood, Lady, Road Theatre Company
Matt Lutz, 1776, Actors Co-op
David Nadeau, Assassins, West Coast Ensemble at the El Centro Theatre
Christopher Neiman, He Asked for It, Theatre of NOTE
Skip Pipo, Mrs. Warren's Profession, The Production Company at the Chandler Studio Theatre Center
Paul Witten, Crime and Punishment, Actors' Co-op
PLAY WRITING
Susan Johnston, How Cissy Grew, El Portal Forum Theatre
Richard Martin Hirsh, The Concept of Remainders, The Production Company at the Chandler Studio Theatre Center
Robert Riechel, Jr. A.K.A. Eat the Runt, Hudson Guild Theatre
Dan Rothenberg, Regretosexual: The Love Story, Hudson Guild Theatre
Nick Salamone, Sea Change, Gay and Lesbian Center
For a full list of nominees and more information at the awards:
http://blogs.laweekly.com/ladaily/stage-news/stage-raw-la-weekly-theater-aw/
January 12, 2009
timothy karpinski
Thanks to Lauren Graham, I have recently been introduced to the work of Timothy Karpinski and have just fallen in love with the quiet, peaceful meditative qualities of his images. Perhaps it's my childhood in WV, but his paintings conjure those nights under the handmade quilts in your Grandma's guest bedroom. The nights when you slept peacefully and dreamt of snapping green beans, woke to the smell of pancakes and bacon.
Want to bring your attention to his website, paintings and installation work.
From his site, Timothy says:
From a young age ive always been making things. Building forts turned into building skate ramps which lead to building art installations. I love the art making process, from the initial spark of the "idea", the creation to the finished product. Art for me is very personal and everything i make is a direct reflection on my feelings about this world and my struggle and fascination with trying to understand it and find my purpose within it.
His artwork is available at:
Los Angles - Thinkspace Gallery: http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/
Portland - Together Gallery: http://www.togethergallery.com/
Or check out his website: http://www.timothykarpinski.com/
teaching the arts
* Drama Assistant Professor
Los Medanos College (California)
(date posted: 1/6/2009)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000588489-01&pg=e
* Management and Full-Time, Tenure-Track Positions
San Jose/Evergreen Community College District (California)
(date posted: 1/12/2009)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000588630-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor of Theatre
Goucher College (Maryland)
(date posted: 1/12/2009)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000588981-01&pg=e
* Assistant or Associate Professor of Theatre and Cinema
Missouri Western State University (Missouri)
(date posted: 1/8/2009)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000588710-01&pg=e
* Full-Time Insturctor Positions, Adjunct Instructor Positions; Administration Position
in Financial Aid
Lee College (Texas)
(date posted: 1/12/2009)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000588634-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor, Theatre and Dance
University of Texas at Austin (Texas)
(date posted: 1/12/2009)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000588636-01&pg=e
* BFA in Acting
Brigham Young University (Utah)
(date posted: 1/12/2009)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000588430-01&pg=e
* Faculty - Dance (Dance Division)
Shenandoah Conservatory (Virginia)
(date posted: 1/12/2009)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000588270-01&pg=e
Los Medanos College (California)
(date posted: 1/6/2009)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000588489-01&pg=e
* Management and Full-Time, Tenure-Track Positions
San Jose/Evergreen Community College District (California)
(date posted: 1/12/2009)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000588630-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor of Theatre
Goucher College (Maryland)
(date posted: 1/12/2009)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000588981-01&pg=e
* Assistant or Associate Professor of Theatre and Cinema
Missouri Western State University (Missouri)
(date posted: 1/8/2009)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000588710-01&pg=e
* Full-Time Insturctor Positions, Adjunct Instructor Positions; Administration Position
in Financial Aid
Lee College (Texas)
(date posted: 1/12/2009)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000588634-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor, Theatre and Dance
University of Texas at Austin (Texas)
(date posted: 1/12/2009)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000588636-01&pg=e
* BFA in Acting
Brigham Young University (Utah)
(date posted: 1/12/2009)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000588430-01&pg=e
* Faculty - Dance (Dance Division)
Shenandoah Conservatory (Virginia)
(date posted: 1/12/2009)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000588270-01&pg=e
January 11, 2009
Rockefeller Foundation Accepting Applications for Bellagio Center Creative Arts Residencies
Deadline: February 11, 2009
The Rockefeller Foundation ( http://www.rockfound.org/) Bellagio Center creative arts residencies are designed to give composers, novelists, playwrights, poets, video/filmmakers, and visual artists time for disciplined work, individual reflection, and collegial engagement free of the usual interruptions of their professional and personal life.
Located on a peninsula adjacent to Lake Como, two hours north of Milan, Italy, the Bellagio Center typically offers one-month stays for no more than three to five creative artists at a time.
The foundation seeks applicants from any country in the world who are able to demonstrate a history of significant achievement in their respective artistic disciplines. Individuals from developing countries and young artists with significant accomplishments -- exhibitions, publications, performances -- are particularly encouraged to apply. Decisions are based on the quality of the proposed project, the ability of the applicant to articulate the project's purpose and goals, the professional qualifications and achievements of the applicant, and the suitability and value of the center for the proposed activity. Spouses/life partners may accompany the resident, or may apply for a concurrent residency. The center also offers collaborative residencies for two to four persons working on the same project.
Residencies are typically four weeks long; however, shorter periods may be available. Room and board are provided without charge to all residents and their spouses/partners. Residents and
spouses/partners must pay for their own airfare and local transportation to/from Bellagio. Assistance with round-trip economy airfare between the home country and Milan is available on a financial needs basis to qualifying residents and their spouses/partners from developing countries.
The February 11, 2009, deadline is for a possible residency occurring between mid-August through November 26, 2009.
For detailed program information, visit the Rockefeller Foundation Web site.
RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016374/rockfound
For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
The Rockefeller Foundation ( http://www.rockfound.org/) Bellagio Center creative arts residencies are designed to give composers, novelists, playwrights, poets, video/filmmakers, and visual artists time for disciplined work, individual reflection, and collegial engagement free of the usual interruptions of their professional and personal life.
Located on a peninsula adjacent to Lake Como, two hours north of Milan, Italy, the Bellagio Center typically offers one-month stays for no more than three to five creative artists at a time.
The foundation seeks applicants from any country in the world who are able to demonstrate a history of significant achievement in their respective artistic disciplines. Individuals from developing countries and young artists with significant accomplishments -- exhibitions, publications, performances -- are particularly encouraged to apply. Decisions are based on the quality of the proposed project, the ability of the applicant to articulate the project's purpose and goals, the professional qualifications and achievements of the applicant, and the suitability and value of the center for the proposed activity. Spouses/life partners may accompany the resident, or may apply for a concurrent residency. The center also offers collaborative residencies for two to four persons working on the same project.
Residencies are typically four weeks long; however, shorter periods may be available. Room and board are provided without charge to all residents and their spouses/partners. Residents and
spouses/partners must pay for their own airfare and local transportation to/from Bellagio. Assistance with round-trip economy airfare between the home country and Milan is available on a financial needs basis to qualifying residents and their spouses/partners from developing countries.
The February 11, 2009, deadline is for a possible residency occurring between mid-August through November 26, 2009.
For detailed program information, visit the Rockefeller Foundation Web site.
RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016374/rockfound
For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
Voice & Vision Now Accepting Submissions for the 2009ENVISION Retreat
Voice & Vision is looking for projects initiated by women theater artists including performers, directors, writers, designers and groups of collaborators for
The ENVISION Retreat
June 14 – June 28, 2009
Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
go to http://www.vandv.org/sub.html for details.
POSTMARK DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 28th, 2009
The ENVISION Retreat
June 14 – June 28, 2009
Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
go to http://www.vandv.org/sub.html for details.
POSTMARK DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 28th, 2009
January 07, 2009
Short Story Writing
Hi,
I am the editor of a new writing project. www.shortbreadstories.com is a website which has recently launched and we aim to encourage literacy and writing nationally, as well as providing support and a platform for new and established writers.
We already have the support of well known authors such as Alexander McCall Smith and Rosamunde Pilcher, who will be providing help and encouragement to our members. We also provide free audio stories in order to encourage a love of reading and listening. The site is non profit and the service completely free of charge.
We are currently looking for submissions of between 1,000 and 4,000 words of any genre from writers. Shortbread is a great opportunity for serious writers' as it is a chance to have your work viewed by a global audience and the best submissions will be produced in audio form for the site.
Kind regards,
Fiona Smith
Editor
Email: fiona@shortbreadstories.com
Mobile: 07792761151
Shortbread Ltd., Easter Caputh Farmhouse, Murthly, Perthshire, PH1 4LA
Registered in Scotland number SC316907
I am the editor of a new writing project. www.shortbreadstories.com is a website which has recently launched and we aim to encourage literacy and writing nationally, as well as providing support and a platform for new and established writers.
We already have the support of well known authors such as Alexander McCall Smith and Rosamunde Pilcher, who will be providing help and encouragement to our members. We also provide free audio stories in order to encourage a love of reading and listening. The site is non profit and the service completely free of charge.
We are currently looking for submissions of between 1,000 and 4,000 words of any genre from writers. Shortbread is a great opportunity for serious writers' as it is a chance to have your work viewed by a global audience and the best submissions will be produced in audio form for the site.
Kind regards,
Fiona Smith
Editor
Email: fiona@shortbreadstories.com
Mobile: 07792761151
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theater festival in slovenia
Announcement for performers, performing arts teachers, playwrights, stage designers, journalists and arts managers.
Theatre Methods 09
Between Tradition and Contemporaneity
July 6-12, 2009 Bovec, Slovenia
"Theatre Methods" is the annual professional festival-fair dedicated to the Bridge between Tradition and Contemporaneity in performing arts. This is the opportunity to demonstrate your performance, workshop or work-in-progress and to attend numerous events of the programme!
You are welcome to take part in the festival as a Presenter or a Participant.
More details...
How to submit your presentation?
Submission Guidelines:
http://www.iugte.com/projects/fest.reg.php
Bovec, Slovenia:
http://www.iugte.com/projects/slovenia.php
Photo Gallery of the previous festivals:
http://picasaweb.google.ru/globtheatre
Theatre Methods 09
Between Tradition and Contemporaneity
July 6-12, 2009 Bovec, Slovenia
"Theatre Methods" is the annual professional festival-fair dedicated to the Bridge between Tradition and Contemporaneity in performing arts. This is the opportunity to demonstrate your performance, workshop or work-in-progress and to attend numerous events of the programme!
You are welcome to take part in the festival as a Presenter or a Participant.
More details...
How to submit your presentation?
Submission Guidelines:
http://www.iugte.com/projects/fest.reg.php
Bovec, Slovenia:
http://www.iugte.com/projects/slovenia.php
Photo Gallery of the previous festivals:
http://picasaweb.google.ru/globtheatre
January 05, 2009
teaching the arts
* Multiple International Faculty Positions
Sungkyunkwan University (Korea)
(date posted: 12/31/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000588295-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor of Drama
City University of New York College of Staten Island (New York)
(date posted: 12/30/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000588265-01&pg=e
Sungkyunkwan University (Korea)
(date posted: 12/31/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000588295-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor of Drama
City University of New York College of Staten Island (New York)
(date posted: 12/30/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000588265-01&pg=e
December 30, 2008
FestivALL in Charleston, WV
THE FESTIVALL CHARLESTON 2009 CAPITOL STREET ART FAIR
Dear Artisan,
Charleston Mayor Danny Jones and Executive Director Larry Groce invite you to apply for the fifth annual FestivALL Capitol Street Art Fair. The Fair will take place on Saturday, June 27, 2009, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday, June 28, 2009, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
FestivALL will take place for a total of ten days, beginning on June 19, 2009. Events will include the Smoke on the Water Chili Cook-off, the Mayor’s Concert, the Fund for the Arts’ Blues, Brews & BBQ and Wine & All That Jazz, Mountain Stage, and performances involving theater, music, and dance, plus other visual arts and special events.
There will be local and regional marketing of FestivALL and events listings via website, rack cards, posters, fliers, billboards, print ads, radio and television commercials, and other promotions. This year the artisans who are juried into the Art Fair in March will be included in the printed schedules.
For the 2009 Art Fair all artisans are required to go through a formal jurying process in order to maintain a high level of quality and achieve a balanced mix of media for the Fair. The necessary information is enclosed with this letter. We welcome applications from artisans from across West Virginia and outside of the state, including emerging artisans.
Artisan evaluations of the 2008 Fair provided both positive feedback and suggestions for improvements. Based on these evaluations a number of changes are being made for 2009. These include:
• We have contracted with one supplier for all tents.
• The basic booth space is being increased from 8’ to 10’. Tents are being moved further away from the stages and fewer tents will be used between Lee and Washington Streets. All cars will be kept from parking on this block.
• A limited number of individual 10’ x 10’ tents will be made available, if possible, adjacent to Capitol Street.
• The number of demonstrators for children is being expanded to four on each of the two blocks.
• There will be overhead lights in each of the long tents. Individual electricity will continue to be provided wherever possible.
• Security will be enhanced, but all artisans who leave goods overnight do so at their own risk. Fair hours are being adjusted to allow artisans to remove their goods Saturday night and bring them back Sunday morning.
• Artisans will be limited to a total of two spaces (20’ frontage).
• Application fees have been raised due to increased costs per space. Note that FestivALL does not take a commission on sales.
Allied Artists and Tamarack continue to be partners in the production of the Art Fair and each have identified tents for artisans juried into their organizations. Allied Artists and Tamarack artisans will be juried for the Art Fair through the same process as all other applicants.
Ron DeWitt, Tamarack Artisan Services Director, is serving as the Chair of the Selections Committee, and all applications will be sent directly to him. The Committee includes two representatives each from Allied Artists, Tamarack, and unaffiliated artists. I also sit on this Committee. None of the Committee members will be exhibiting at the Fair.
We encourage you to apply by the early deadline in order to benefit from the reduced fees. All applications will be juried at the same time, on March 12 and 13, 2009. All checks will be held uncashed until after the jurying process. If your application is not accepted then your check will be returned. Notifications will be mailed out by April 3, 2009.
If you are interested in participating in this Fair, please submit the application form, a check for the appropriate fee, and five photos or a CD with five images for each separate medium. Please use postal tracking in sending your application and keep a copy of your verification of delivery.
This letter and the application and background materials are posted on the FestivALL web site, www.festivallcharleston.com, This packet is also available by email or postal mail upon request. The web site will also have information about the other events for the 2009 FestivALL as updates become available.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions at:
FestivALL Capitol Street Art Fair,
PO Box 234,
Duck, WV 25063
304-364-8972
bettyrivard@yahoo.com
Sincerely yours,
Betty Rivard
Producer
FestivALL Capitol Street Art Fair
http://www.festivallcharleston.com/
Dear Artisan,
Charleston Mayor Danny Jones and Executive Director Larry Groce invite you to apply for the fifth annual FestivALL Capitol Street Art Fair. The Fair will take place on Saturday, June 27, 2009, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday, June 28, 2009, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
FestivALL will take place for a total of ten days, beginning on June 19, 2009. Events will include the Smoke on the Water Chili Cook-off, the Mayor’s Concert, the Fund for the Arts’ Blues, Brews & BBQ and Wine & All That Jazz, Mountain Stage, and performances involving theater, music, and dance, plus other visual arts and special events.
There will be local and regional marketing of FestivALL and events listings via website, rack cards, posters, fliers, billboards, print ads, radio and television commercials, and other promotions. This year the artisans who are juried into the Art Fair in March will be included in the printed schedules.
For the 2009 Art Fair all artisans are required to go through a formal jurying process in order to maintain a high level of quality and achieve a balanced mix of media for the Fair. The necessary information is enclosed with this letter. We welcome applications from artisans from across West Virginia and outside of the state, including emerging artisans.
Artisan evaluations of the 2008 Fair provided both positive feedback and suggestions for improvements. Based on these evaluations a number of changes are being made for 2009. These include:
• We have contracted with one supplier for all tents.
• The basic booth space is being increased from 8’ to 10’. Tents are being moved further away from the stages and fewer tents will be used between Lee and Washington Streets. All cars will be kept from parking on this block.
• A limited number of individual 10’ x 10’ tents will be made available, if possible, adjacent to Capitol Street.
• The number of demonstrators for children is being expanded to four on each of the two blocks.
• There will be overhead lights in each of the long tents. Individual electricity will continue to be provided wherever possible.
• Security will be enhanced, but all artisans who leave goods overnight do so at their own risk. Fair hours are being adjusted to allow artisans to remove their goods Saturday night and bring them back Sunday morning.
• Artisans will be limited to a total of two spaces (20’ frontage).
• Application fees have been raised due to increased costs per space. Note that FestivALL does not take a commission on sales.
Allied Artists and Tamarack continue to be partners in the production of the Art Fair and each have identified tents for artisans juried into their organizations. Allied Artists and Tamarack artisans will be juried for the Art Fair through the same process as all other applicants.
Ron DeWitt, Tamarack Artisan Services Director, is serving as the Chair of the Selections Committee, and all applications will be sent directly to him. The Committee includes two representatives each from Allied Artists, Tamarack, and unaffiliated artists. I also sit on this Committee. None of the Committee members will be exhibiting at the Fair.
We encourage you to apply by the early deadline in order to benefit from the reduced fees. All applications will be juried at the same time, on March 12 and 13, 2009. All checks will be held uncashed until after the jurying process. If your application is not accepted then your check will be returned. Notifications will be mailed out by April 3, 2009.
If you are interested in participating in this Fair, please submit the application form, a check for the appropriate fee, and five photos or a CD with five images for each separate medium. Please use postal tracking in sending your application and keep a copy of your verification of delivery.
This letter and the application and background materials are posted on the FestivALL web site, www.festivallcharleston.com, This packet is also available by email or postal mail upon request. The web site will also have information about the other events for the 2009 FestivALL as updates become available.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions at:
FestivALL Capitol Street Art Fair,
PO Box 234,
Duck, WV 25063
304-364-8972
bettyrivard@yahoo.com
Sincerely yours,
Betty Rivard
Producer
FestivALL Capitol Street Art Fair
http://www.festivallcharleston.com/
Former "Annie" star teaches Bound for Bway class in LA
I know Julie personally - you can use my name with her - Susan
Hello and Happy Holidays.
As you may already know, I am starting up a new ongoing class for kids, ages 8-17, who enjoy singing and performing. I will be offering them individual vocal and performance coaching as well as group singing. They will learn lots of new material which they will perform live, for parents and invited guests, once a month.
If you know of any kids who might be interested in the class, please let them know about
the website, www.boundforbroadway.com, where they can get additional information.
Anyone who mentions your name when they enroll will get a $25 discount for their first
month of classes.
Thanks and Happy New Year!
Julie Stevens
www.boundforbroadway.com
classes@boundforbroadway.com
Hello and Happy Holidays.
As you may already know, I am starting up a new ongoing class for kids, ages 8-17, who enjoy singing and performing. I will be offering them individual vocal and performance coaching as well as group singing. They will learn lots of new material which they will perform live, for parents and invited guests, once a month.
If you know of any kids who might be interested in the class, please let them know about
the website, www.boundforbroadway.com, where they can get additional information.
Anyone who mentions your name when they enroll will get a $25 discount for their first
month of classes.
Thanks and Happy New Year!
Julie Stevens
www.boundforbroadway.com
classes@boundforbroadway.com
Call for Proposals:
International Conference
"Performing Arts Training Today"
April 21-24, 2009
Bovec, Slovenia
The conference is open to professional performers, performing arts educators and teachers from all over the world interested in the research of topical questions and processes in contemporary performing arts education and training.
At the moment the Conference is accepting presentation proposals.
PRESENTATION FORMATS:
• workshop/master class
• work in progress
• performance fragment (not requiring special technical conditions)
• reading/lecture
• any other way of demonstration to the presenter's discretion
ACCOMODATION & VENUE (Bovec mountain resort):
Nearest airports: Ljubljana (Slovenia), Trieste (Italy) or Klagenfurt (Austria).
http://www.iugte.com/projects/Bovec.venue.php
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES & REGISTRATION:
http://www.iugte.com/projects/conf.reg.php
CONFERENCE INFO: http://www.iugte.com/projects/PerformingArts.php
You are also welcome to take part in the Conference as a Participant.
"Performing Arts Training Today"
April 21-24, 2009
Bovec, Slovenia
The conference is open to professional performers, performing arts educators and teachers from all over the world interested in the research of topical questions and processes in contemporary performing arts education and training.
At the moment the Conference is accepting presentation proposals.
PRESENTATION FORMATS:
• workshop/master class
• work in progress
• performance fragment (not requiring special technical conditions)
• reading/lecture
• any other way of demonstration to the presenter's discretion
ACCOMODATION & VENUE (Bovec mountain resort):
Nearest airports: Ljubljana (Slovenia), Trieste (Italy) or Klagenfurt (Austria).
http://www.iugte.com/projects/Bovec.venue.php
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES & REGISTRATION:
http://www.iugte.com/projects/conf.reg.php
CONFERENCE INFO: http://www.iugte.com/projects/PerformingArts.php
You are also welcome to take part in the Conference as a Participant.
December 15, 2008
GOAL SETTING FOR 2009
This is Part Two of our Personal Inventory as artists as we move into 2009. You can use the information you discovered in Part One to help you set goals for 2009 and beyond.
You will 9 blank pages. Write one heading per page:
SPIRITUALITY
HEALTH & BODY
EMOTIONAL WELL BEING
RELATIONSHIPS
INTELLECTUAL STIMULATION
FINANCIAL SECURITY
CAREER (BUSINESS)
CREATIVITY
FUN
Then under each of these headings, write:
10 YEARS
5 YEARS
3 YEARS
1 YEAR
So your layout should look like this:
SPIRITUALITY
10
5
3
1
Do this for each page heading. Once you have your structure set up, it’s time to fill in the blanks. Sometimes, it’s easiest to start with the 10 year mark and work backwards.
Where do you want to be in terms of your spiritual development in 10 years? If that’s your goal, what steps do you need to take this year to head toward that goal? What milestones do you think will mean progress at the 3 year and 5 year mark?
Ask yourself these questions for each subject heading. Feel free to jump around – no need to do them in any special order – and leave things blank if you’re just not sure. Again, there is no judgment in this exercise – this is about seeing where you need to focus new energy or where you are spending all of your time. Also, you can list several goals or you can just identify one goal per year – it’s entirely up to you to use this map in a way that’s helpful to plan your own life. There are no rules.
Also notice that I have separated business from creativity – as artists, we often get caught up in production or business concerns and spend our creative energy in those pursuits. Creating work is not the same as selling work! Look at what happens when you separate the two!
Here’s an example of how you might fill one out:
CAREER (BUSINESS)
10 Year
- MOUNTAIN MAMA Production Company: funding, producing, creating films, tv, books and plays that further the empowerment of women, artists and Appalachians.
- Nominations for Pulitzer, Oscar and Emmy
5 Year
- The Constant Creator series has become new Artist’s Way.
- Ability to produce other artist’s work
- Play on Broadway
- Commercial Xmas movie creates financing for indie projects
3 Year
- Shot feature premieres at Sundance with theatrical release
- TV show on the air
- Mentropy is best seller
- Constant Creator series is completed and sold
1 Year - 2009
- Become WGA member
- Sell TV project
- Constant Creator proposal completed
This is Part Two of our Personal Inventory as artists as we move into 2009. You can use the information you discovered in Part One to help you set goals for 2009 and beyond.
You will 9 blank pages. Write one heading per page:
SPIRITUALITY
HEALTH & BODY
EMOTIONAL WELL BEING
RELATIONSHIPS
INTELLECTUAL STIMULATION
FINANCIAL SECURITY
CAREER (BUSINESS)
CREATIVITY
FUN
Then under each of these headings, write:
10 YEARS
5 YEARS
3 YEARS
1 YEAR
So your layout should look like this:
SPIRITUALITY
10
5
3
1
Do this for each page heading. Once you have your structure set up, it’s time to fill in the blanks. Sometimes, it’s easiest to start with the 10 year mark and work backwards.
Where do you want to be in terms of your spiritual development in 10 years? If that’s your goal, what steps do you need to take this year to head toward that goal? What milestones do you think will mean progress at the 3 year and 5 year mark?
Ask yourself these questions for each subject heading. Feel free to jump around – no need to do them in any special order – and leave things blank if you’re just not sure. Again, there is no judgment in this exercise – this is about seeing where you need to focus new energy or where you are spending all of your time. Also, you can list several goals or you can just identify one goal per year – it’s entirely up to you to use this map in a way that’s helpful to plan your own life. There are no rules.
Also notice that I have separated business from creativity – as artists, we often get caught up in production or business concerns and spend our creative energy in those pursuits. Creating work is not the same as selling work! Look at what happens when you separate the two!
Here’s an example of how you might fill one out:
CAREER (BUSINESS)
10 Year
- MOUNTAIN MAMA Production Company: funding, producing, creating films, tv, books and plays that further the empowerment of women, artists and Appalachians.
- Nominations for Pulitzer, Oscar and Emmy
5 Year
- The Constant Creator series has become new Artist’s Way.
- Ability to produce other artist’s work
- Play on Broadway
- Commercial Xmas movie creates financing for indie projects
3 Year
- Shot feature premieres at Sundance with theatrical release
- TV show on the air
- Mentropy is best seller
- Constant Creator series is completed and sold
1 Year - 2009
- Become WGA member
- Sell TV project
- Constant Creator proposal completed
teaching the arts
* Full Time Faculty Positions
MiraCosta College (California)
(date posted: 12/15/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000586365-01&pg=e
* Theatre
Gordon College (Ga.) (Georgia)
(date posted: 12/9/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000586498-01&pg=e
* Theatre Instructor
Lincoln Land Community College (Illinois)
(date posted: 12/11/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000583903-01&pg=e
* Programming Director
University of Iowa (Iowa)
(date posted: 12/15/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000586100-01&pg=e
* Clinical Assistant Professor in Dance Education
Rutgers University at New Brunswick (New Jersey)
(date posted: 12/14/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000583849-01&pg=e
* Assistant/Associate Professor of the Arts or Assistant/Associate Professor of
Professional Practice in the Arts
Columbia University (New York)
(date posted: 12/12/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000586877-01&pg=e
* Multiple Visiting Positions
College of Wooster (Ohio)
(date posted: 12/10/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585403-01&pg=e
* Tenure-track Positions Available Beginning Fall 2009, Arts and Sciences
College of William and Mary (Virginia)
(date posted: 12/15/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000586151-01&pg=e
MiraCosta College (California)
(date posted: 12/15/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000586365-01&pg=e
* Theatre
Gordon College (Ga.) (Georgia)
(date posted: 12/9/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000586498-01&pg=e
* Theatre Instructor
Lincoln Land Community College (Illinois)
(date posted: 12/11/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000583903-01&pg=e
* Programming Director
University of Iowa (Iowa)
(date posted: 12/15/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000586100-01&pg=e
* Clinical Assistant Professor in Dance Education
Rutgers University at New Brunswick (New Jersey)
(date posted: 12/14/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000583849-01&pg=e
* Assistant/Associate Professor of the Arts or Assistant/Associate Professor of
Professional Practice in the Arts
Columbia University (New York)
(date posted: 12/12/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000586877-01&pg=e
* Multiple Visiting Positions
College of Wooster (Ohio)
(date posted: 12/10/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585403-01&pg=e
* Tenure-track Positions Available Beginning Fall 2009, Arts and Sciences
College of William and Mary (Virginia)
(date posted: 12/15/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000586151-01&pg=e
December 08, 2008
end of year personal inventory
Artists -
For each month of 2008, place the events in your life, the pieces you created, the work you did, the people, places, parties, etc - that correspond to these aspects of your development:
PERSONAL
- Emotional
- Mental
- Spiritual
- Physical
CAREER
- Creative
- Business
- Finances
- Production
Here's an example of how a finished one might look:
JANUARY 2008
PERSONAL: Turned 52
Emotional: Got enganged
Mental: Registered for Spanish class
Spiritual: Began meditating 10 minutes a day
Physical: Lost 5 pounds
CAREER: Got an agent
Creative: Joined a writer's group
Business: Did agent mailing, secured an agent
Finances: Was behind on rent
Production: Auditioned actors for play production
Please do this for every month of 2008 including December - based on your current plans. You may not be able to fill out every slot, or some slots may be really full while others are completely empty.
As you write, notice any patterns. Are you neglecting your spiritual self? Are you all work and no play? Are you in production mode all the time and not sewing the seeds of creativity?
No judgement, just notice - make the list, like a shopkeeper takes inventory.
For each month of 2008, place the events in your life, the pieces you created, the work you did, the people, places, parties, etc - that correspond to these aspects of your development:
PERSONAL
- Emotional
- Mental
- Spiritual
- Physical
CAREER
- Creative
- Business
- Finances
- Production
Here's an example of how a finished one might look:
JANUARY 2008
PERSONAL: Turned 52
Emotional: Got enganged
Mental: Registered for Spanish class
Spiritual: Began meditating 10 minutes a day
Physical: Lost 5 pounds
CAREER: Got an agent
Creative: Joined a writer's group
Business: Did agent mailing, secured an agent
Finances: Was behind on rent
Production: Auditioned actors for play production
Please do this for every month of 2008 including December - based on your current plans. You may not be able to fill out every slot, or some slots may be really full while others are completely empty.
As you write, notice any patterns. Are you neglecting your spiritual self? Are you all work and no play? Are you in production mode all the time and not sewing the seeds of creativity?
No judgement, just notice - make the list, like a shopkeeper takes inventory.
teaching the arts
* Lecturer in Dance
Troy University (Alabama)
(date posted: 12/8/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585385-01&pg=e
* Part-Time Ballet Faculty Position
California Institute of the Arts (California)
(date posted: 12/4/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000584560-01&pg=e
* Professor of Scenic Design and Lighting Design
University of California at Los Angeles (California)
(date posted: 12/8/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585485-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professors - Voice
University of Delaware (Delaware)
(date posted: 12/8/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585673-01&pg=e
* Technical Director
Young Harris College (Georgia)
(date posted: 12/2/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585506-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor Theatre - Scenic and Lighting Design
Young Harris College (Georgia)
(date posted: 12/2/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585492-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor, Dance (Jazz/Tap/Music Theatre)
Western Kentucky University (Kentucky)
(date posted: 12/5/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000586066-01&pg=e
* Lecturer, Art Education
University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth (Massachusetts)
(date posted: 12/4/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585902-01&pg=e
* Chairperson-Department of Theatre and Dance/Professor of Theatre History/Dramatic
Literature
Winona State University (Minnesota)
(date posted: 12/4/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585762-01&pg=e
* The Arthur Zankel Director of Arts Administration
Skidmore College (New York)
(date posted: 12/3/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585801-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor of Scenic Design
Elon University (North Carolina)
(date posted: 12/2/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585689-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor Positions
Kent State University (Ohio)
(date posted: 12/8/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585035-01&pg=e
* One-year sabbatical replacement position in Dance at the Assistant Professor level
Franklin & Marshall College (Pennsylvania)
(date posted: 12/3/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585748-01&pg=e
* Full-Time Faculty Positions
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania)
(date posted: 12/8/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585152-01&pg=e
* Make A Smart Move.... Full-time Faculty
Collin County Community College District (Texas)
(date posted: 12/8/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585587-01&pg=e
Troy University (Alabama)
(date posted: 12/8/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585385-01&pg=e
* Part-Time Ballet Faculty Position
California Institute of the Arts (California)
(date posted: 12/4/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000584560-01&pg=e
* Professor of Scenic Design and Lighting Design
University of California at Los Angeles (California)
(date posted: 12/8/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585485-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professors - Voice
University of Delaware (Delaware)
(date posted: 12/8/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585673-01&pg=e
* Technical Director
Young Harris College (Georgia)
(date posted: 12/2/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585506-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor Theatre - Scenic and Lighting Design
Young Harris College (Georgia)
(date posted: 12/2/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585492-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor, Dance (Jazz/Tap/Music Theatre)
Western Kentucky University (Kentucky)
(date posted: 12/5/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000586066-01&pg=e
* Lecturer, Art Education
University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth (Massachusetts)
(date posted: 12/4/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585902-01&pg=e
* Chairperson-Department of Theatre and Dance/Professor of Theatre History/Dramatic
Literature
Winona State University (Minnesota)
(date posted: 12/4/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585762-01&pg=e
* The Arthur Zankel Director of Arts Administration
Skidmore College (New York)
(date posted: 12/3/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585801-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor of Scenic Design
Elon University (North Carolina)
(date posted: 12/2/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585689-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor Positions
Kent State University (Ohio)
(date posted: 12/8/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585035-01&pg=e
* One-year sabbatical replacement position in Dance at the Assistant Professor level
Franklin & Marshall College (Pennsylvania)
(date posted: 12/3/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585748-01&pg=e
* Full-Time Faculty Positions
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania)
(date posted: 12/8/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585152-01&pg=e
* Make A Smart Move.... Full-time Faculty
Collin County Community College District (Texas)
(date posted: 12/8/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585587-01&pg=e
December 06, 2008
grants for arts org serving kids
Coming Up Taller Awards Program Invites Nominations of Arts Programs for Underserved Children and Youth
Deadline: January 30, 2009
The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (http://www.pcah.gov/) invites nominations for the 2009 Coming Up Taller Awards ( http://www.cominguptaller.org/).
In partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services ( http://www.imls.gov/), the National Endowment for the Arts ( http://www.arts.gov/), and the National Endowment for the
Humanities ( http://www.neh.gov/), PCAH is embarking on the twelfth year of the awards, which recognize the accomplishments of exceptional arts and humanities afterschool and out-of-school programs. Programs initiated by museums, libraries, performing arts organizations, universities, colleges, arts centers, community service organizations, schools, businesses, and eligible government entities are encouraged to participate.
To be eligible, nominated programs must operate as a program for children and youth outside the school day. However, preschool, afterschool, weekend, and/or summer programs may have a school based component or use school space. Programs must concentrate on children and youth who live in family and community circumstances that limit their opportunities, and must involve those children and youth as active participants in the arts or humanities experience. (Cultural programs in which children function only as an audience are not eligible.) Programs must provide participants with regularly scheduled sessions on an ongoing basis; one-time or occasional programs will not be considered. Programs must have been operational since January 2005 and must be administered by a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, unit of state or local government, or federally recognized tribal community or tribe.
Coming Up Taller finalists each receive $10,000, an individualized plaque, and an invitation to attend the Coming Up Taller Leadership Enhancement Conference.
Visit the Coming Up Taller Web site for complete program guidelines.
RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016065/cominguptaller
For additional RFPs in Children and Youth, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_children.jhtml
Deadline: January 30, 2009
The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (http://www.pcah.gov/) invites nominations for the 2009 Coming Up Taller Awards ( http://www.cominguptaller.org/).
In partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services ( http://www.imls.gov/), the National Endowment for the Arts ( http://www.arts.gov/), and the National Endowment for the
Humanities ( http://www.neh.gov/), PCAH is embarking on the twelfth year of the awards, which recognize the accomplishments of exceptional arts and humanities afterschool and out-of-school programs. Programs initiated by museums, libraries, performing arts organizations, universities, colleges, arts centers, community service organizations, schools, businesses, and eligible government entities are encouraged to participate.
To be eligible, nominated programs must operate as a program for children and youth outside the school day. However, preschool, afterschool, weekend, and/or summer programs may have a school based component or use school space. Programs must concentrate on children and youth who live in family and community circumstances that limit their opportunities, and must involve those children and youth as active participants in the arts or humanities experience. (Cultural programs in which children function only as an audience are not eligible.) Programs must provide participants with regularly scheduled sessions on an ongoing basis; one-time or occasional programs will not be considered. Programs must have been operational since January 2005 and must be administered by a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, unit of state or local government, or federally recognized tribal community or tribe.
Coming Up Taller finalists each receive $10,000, an individualized plaque, and an invitation to attend the Coming Up Taller Leadership Enhancement Conference.
Visit the Coming Up Taller Web site for complete program guidelines.
RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016065/cominguptaller
For additional RFPs in Children and Youth, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_children.jhtml
theatre lab
International Physical Theatre Laboratory
with Sergei Ostrenko (Russia)
July 1 - 12, 2009
Bovec, Slovenia
The Lab is open to professional performers from different creative genres and techniques inspired by Physical Theatre as a bold, vibrant and multidimensional approach to contemporary theater performance. The process includes intensive practical training and discussions.
The Lab will take place in the heart of the Alps at the mountain resort Bovec.
Hotel accommodation (11 nights) and meals (buffet breakfasts and lunches) are provided for participants.
If you would like to know more... http://www.iugte.com/projects/performers.physicality.php
with Sergei Ostrenko (Russia)
July 1 - 12, 2009
Bovec, Slovenia
The Lab is open to professional performers from different creative genres and techniques inspired by Physical Theatre as a bold, vibrant and multidimensional approach to contemporary theater performance. The process includes intensive practical training and discussions.
The Lab will take place in the heart of the Alps at the mountain resort Bovec.
Hotel accommodation (11 nights) and meals (buffet breakfasts and lunches) are provided for participants.
If you would like to know more... http://www.iugte.com/projects/performers.physicality.php
December 03, 2008
December 02, 2008
Free Arts Advice in LA
FREE ARTS ADVICE FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AT "ARTS TUNE-UP"
DECEMBER 6
AT POMONA COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART
IN CLAREMONT
Individual artists and small budget organizations can benefit from free expert advice and information on various aspects of arts management on Saturday, December 6 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at an "Arts Tune-Up" at the Pomona College Museum of Art. Even though the event is free, it is recommended that participants register via SurveyMonkey:
Go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/lacac_atupomona08
The fast -paced "arts tune-up" format works like this: There will be several tables set up with an arts expert/consultant addressing a specific subject located at each table. Participants choose a topic they want to learn more about. After 25 minutes, participants rotate to another table with a topic of interest as the sessions repeat. There will be a total of 5 round-robin sessions of 25 minutes each. Participants are welcome to come by for an hour or stay for the entire
morning.
Topics for individual artists include Advocacy, Arts Education In-School Resources (K-12) & Working in Arts Education (K-12), Fundraising for Individual Artists, Getting Your Sh*t Together, Health Insurance for Individual Artists, Intro to Public Art, Legal Issues & Contracts,
Copyright and Collections, Marketing for Visual Artists, and PR (for Performing Artists).
Topics for small budget arts organizations include Advocacy, Arts Education In-School Resources (K-12) & Working in Arts Education (K-12), Board Leadership for Challenging Times, Fundraising for Organizations, Legal Issues & Contracts, Copyright and Collections, and Marketing for Organizations.
THE FACTS
WHAT
ARTS TUNE-UP for Individual Artists and Small Budget Arts Organizations
WHEN
Saturday, December 6 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
WHERE
Pomona College Museum of Art Montgomery Art Center
333 N. College Way
Claremont, CA 91711-6344
HOW MUCH
FREE, but registration is recommended
HOW TO REGISTER
REGISTER through SurveyMonkey.
Go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/lacac_atupomona08
PARKING
Parking is available and free of charge.
MORE INFORMATION
Anji Gaspar-Milanovic
Internship and Technical Assistance Coordinator
Los Angeles County Arts Commission, 213 202-3981
The Arts Tune-Up is sponsored by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, Pomona College Museum of Art, Claremont Graduate University's Arts Management Program and Career Management Office, and in collaboration with LA Stage Alliance and Arts for LA.
The Los Angeles County Arts Commission, Laura Zucker, Executive Director, provides leadership in cultural services of all disciplines for the largest county in the United States, encompassing 88 municipalities. The Arts Commission provides leadership and staffing to
support the regional blueprint for arts education, Arts for All; administers a grants program that funds more than 300 nonprofit arts organizations annually; oversees the County's Civic Art Program for capital projects, funds the largest arts internship program in the country in conjunction with the Getty Foundation, programs the John Anson Ford Theatres and supports the Los Angeles County Cultural Calendar on ExperienceLA.com. The Commission also produces free community programs, including the L.A. Holiday Celebration broadcast nationally, and a year-round music program that funds more than 50 free concerts each year in public sites. The 2008-09 President of the Arts Commission is Betty Haagen.
DECEMBER 6
AT POMONA COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART
IN CLAREMONT
Individual artists and small budget organizations can benefit from free expert advice and information on various aspects of arts management on Saturday, December 6 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at an "Arts Tune-Up" at the Pomona College Museum of Art. Even though the event is free, it is recommended that participants register via SurveyMonkey:
Go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/lacac_atupomona08
The fast -paced "arts tune-up" format works like this: There will be several tables set up with an arts expert/consultant addressing a specific subject located at each table. Participants choose a topic they want to learn more about. After 25 minutes, participants rotate to another table with a topic of interest as the sessions repeat. There will be a total of 5 round-robin sessions of 25 minutes each. Participants are welcome to come by for an hour or stay for the entire
morning.
Topics for individual artists include Advocacy, Arts Education In-School Resources (K-12) & Working in Arts Education (K-12), Fundraising for Individual Artists, Getting Your Sh*t Together, Health Insurance for Individual Artists, Intro to Public Art, Legal Issues & Contracts,
Copyright and Collections, Marketing for Visual Artists, and PR (for Performing Artists).
Topics for small budget arts organizations include Advocacy, Arts Education In-School Resources (K-12) & Working in Arts Education (K-12), Board Leadership for Challenging Times, Fundraising for Organizations, Legal Issues & Contracts, Copyright and Collections, and Marketing for Organizations.
THE FACTS
WHAT
ARTS TUNE-UP for Individual Artists and Small Budget Arts Organizations
WHEN
Saturday, December 6 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
WHERE
Pomona College Museum of Art Montgomery Art Center
333 N. College Way
Claremont, CA 91711-6344
HOW MUCH
FREE, but registration is recommended
HOW TO REGISTER
REGISTER through SurveyMonkey.
Go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/lacac_atupomona08
PARKING
Parking is available and free of charge.
MORE INFORMATION
Anji Gaspar-Milanovic
Internship and Technical Assistance Coordinator
Los Angeles County Arts Commission, 213 202-3981
The Arts Tune-Up is sponsored by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, Pomona College Museum of Art, Claremont Graduate University's Arts Management Program and Career Management Office, and in collaboration with LA Stage Alliance and Arts for LA.
The Los Angeles County Arts Commission, Laura Zucker, Executive Director, provides leadership in cultural services of all disciplines for the largest county in the United States, encompassing 88 municipalities. The Arts Commission provides leadership and staffing to
support the regional blueprint for arts education, Arts for All; administers a grants program that funds more than 300 nonprofit arts organizations annually; oversees the County's Civic Art Program for capital projects, funds the largest arts internship program in the country in conjunction with the Getty Foundation, programs the John Anson Ford Theatres and supports the Los Angeles County Cultural Calendar on ExperienceLA.com. The Commission also produces free community programs, including the L.A. Holiday Celebration broadcast nationally, and a year-round music program that funds more than 50 free concerts each year in public sites. The 2008-09 President of the Arts Commission is Betty Haagen.
WINTER PLAYWRITING INTENSIVE
Brooke Berman and Anne Garcia Romero are teaching a playwriting workshop in LA starting January 13 and running through February 7. We will meet on Tuesday nights, for writing exercises, and Saturday afternoons for longer, more focussed feedback sessions.
This is a great way to start your creative new year. Bring new work! Start new work! Renew the practice! You can expect the usual mix of luxurious writing exercises geared towards shaking up the unconscious, dipping into dream logic, and letting the writing itself be your guide. You can also expect longer feedback sessions each Saturday and a "Structure Lab" in which we will look at the structural element of the plays we love and find out what holds each world together.
Tuesday evenings are devoted to in-class writing exercises - the spine of the class - opening each writer's voice and connection to source material, accessing the deeper mind and imagination to create rich play material. On Saturday afternoons, writers will share pages with one another and receive feedback and support. This workshop is perfect for writers at all levels.
The workshop will be limited to 12 writers.
WHEN: TUESDAYS 7-9PM, Jan 13, 20, 27, Feb 3;
and SATURDAYS 12-3PM, Jan 17, 24, 31, Feb. 7
WHERE: The Fountain Theater, 5060 Fountain Avenue, LA, CA 90069,
http://www.fountaintheatre.com
COST: $450
QUESTIONS: Please contact Anne at 310-245-6452 or anne.garciaromero@gmail.com. Or Brooke at 917-586-6744. or brookeberman@gmail.com
TO RESERVE A SPACE: we ask for a deposit of half of the tuition in advance.
WHO WE ARE:
Brooke Berman's plays have been produced at Primary Stages, the Humana Festival, Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, The Second Stage in NYC, The Play Company, Naked Angels, WET and The Ohio Theater; developed at Arielle Tepper's SPF, The National Theatre in London, The Royal Court Theatre in London, Williamstown Theater Festival, Soho Rep, ASK,
Cleveland Playhouse, Clubbed Thumb, New Dramatists and numerous other places. She has been teaching creative process for 10 years and has taught playwriting at Eugene Lang College, University of Rochester, Primary Stages Theater School, New Dramatists in NYC as well as
through guest artist programs in the NYC public school system. Brooke is a graduate of the Juilliard School. Her plays will be published by Broadway Play Publishing in
2009 and by Playscripts.
Anne García-Romero's plays have been developed and produced most notably at the New York Shakespeare Festival/Public Theater, Arielle Tepper Productions' Summer Play Festival, The Mark Taper Forum, and South Coast Repertory. She's taught at Cal Arts, UC Santa Barbara, UC
Riverside, Wesleyan University and Macalester College. She holds an MFA in Playwriting from the Yale School of Drama and is a an alumna of New Dramatists. Her plays are published by Broadway Play Publishing and NoPassport Press.
Both Brooke and Anne are resident playwrights at New Dramatists, a national organization that supports the work of playwrights. Both Brooke and Anne have studied with Maria Irene Fornes.
This is a great way to start your creative new year. Bring new work! Start new work! Renew the practice! You can expect the usual mix of luxurious writing exercises geared towards shaking up the unconscious, dipping into dream logic, and letting the writing itself be your guide. You can also expect longer feedback sessions each Saturday and a "Structure Lab" in which we will look at the structural element of the plays we love and find out what holds each world together.
Tuesday evenings are devoted to in-class writing exercises - the spine of the class - opening each writer's voice and connection to source material, accessing the deeper mind and imagination to create rich play material. On Saturday afternoons, writers will share pages with one another and receive feedback and support. This workshop is perfect for writers at all levels.
The workshop will be limited to 12 writers.
WHEN: TUESDAYS 7-9PM, Jan 13, 20, 27, Feb 3;
and SATURDAYS 12-3PM, Jan 17, 24, 31, Feb. 7
WHERE: The Fountain Theater, 5060 Fountain Avenue, LA, CA 90069,
http://www.fountaintheatre.com
COST: $450
QUESTIONS: Please contact Anne at 310-245-6452 or anne.garciaromero@gmail.com. Or Brooke at 917-586-6744. or brookeberman@gmail.com
TO RESERVE A SPACE: we ask for a deposit of half of the tuition in advance.
WHO WE ARE:
Brooke Berman's plays have been produced at Primary Stages, the Humana Festival, Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, The Second Stage in NYC, The Play Company, Naked Angels, WET and The Ohio Theater; developed at Arielle Tepper's SPF, The National Theatre in London, The Royal Court Theatre in London, Williamstown Theater Festival, Soho Rep, ASK,
Cleveland Playhouse, Clubbed Thumb, New Dramatists and numerous other places. She has been teaching creative process for 10 years and has taught playwriting at Eugene Lang College, University of Rochester, Primary Stages Theater School, New Dramatists in NYC as well as
through guest artist programs in the NYC public school system. Brooke is a graduate of the Juilliard School. Her plays will be published by Broadway Play Publishing in
2009 and by Playscripts.
Anne García-Romero's plays have been developed and produced most notably at the New York Shakespeare Festival/Public Theater, Arielle Tepper Productions' Summer Play Festival, The Mark Taper Forum, and South Coast Repertory. She's taught at Cal Arts, UC Santa Barbara, UC
Riverside, Wesleyan University and Macalester College. She holds an MFA in Playwriting from the Yale School of Drama and is a an alumna of New Dramatists. Her plays are published by Broadway Play Publishing and NoPassport Press.
Both Brooke and Anne are resident playwrights at New Dramatists, a national organization that supports the work of playwrights. Both Brooke and Anne have studied with Maria Irene Fornes.
December 01, 2008
New York University invites you to Happy Hour!
Network with other LA-based NYU alumni, learn about alumni opportunities in LA, and raise a toast to NYU. Appetizers are on us!
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
7:30 - 9:30 PM
XBar
2025 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles, California
Please respond by providing your name, school and year of graduation to Kate Gavulis, 212-992-7617 or kate.gavulis@nyu.edu
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
7:30 - 9:30 PM
XBar
2025 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles, California
Please respond by providing your name, school and year of graduation to Kate Gavulis, 212-992-7617 or kate.gavulis@nyu.edu
teaching the arts
* Lecturer of Dance
Troy University (Alabama)
(date posted: 11/25/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585093-01&pg=e
* Theatre Arts Instructor
Lake Tahoe Community College (California)
(date posted: 11/26/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585280-01&pg=e
* Lecturer or Assistant Professor of Acting/Voice
Thorneloe University (Canada)
(date posted: 12/1/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000584573-01&pg=e
* Art; Business (2); Chemistry; English (3); Reading (2); Theatre
North Hennepin Community College (Minnesota)
(date posted: 12/1/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000584623-01&pg=e
* Theatre
New York University (United Arab Emirates)
(date posted: 12/1/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000584930-01&pg=e
Troy University (Alabama)
(date posted: 11/25/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585093-01&pg=e
* Theatre Arts Instructor
Lake Tahoe Community College (California)
(date posted: 11/26/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000585280-01&pg=e
* Lecturer or Assistant Professor of Acting/Voice
Thorneloe University (Canada)
(date posted: 12/1/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000584573-01&pg=e
* Art; Business (2); Chemistry; English (3); Reading (2); Theatre
North Hennepin Community College (Minnesota)
(date posted: 12/1/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000584623-01&pg=e
* Theatre
New York University (United Arab Emirates)
(date posted: 12/1/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000584930-01&pg=e
November 24, 2008
teaching the arts
* Multiple Positions
New Jersey City University (New Jersey)
(date posted: 11/24/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000584049-01&pg=e
* Costume Shop Supervisor (Lecturer) - Theater
Hunter College of the City University of New York (New York)
(date posted: 11/19/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000584392-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor - Theater
Hunter College of the City University of New York (New York)
(date posted: 11/19/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000584369-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor - Dance Program
Hunter College of the City University of New York (New York)
(date posted: 11/19/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000584394-01&pg=e
* Director of Performing Arts
Southern Oregon University (Oregon)
(date posted: 11/20/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000584526-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor of Theatre
Lander University (South Carolina)
(date posted: 11/20/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000584427-01&pg=e
* Open Faculty Positions
University of Texas-Pan American (Texas)
(date posted: 11/24/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000584254-01&pg=e
New Jersey City University (New Jersey)
(date posted: 11/24/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000584049-01&pg=e
* Costume Shop Supervisor (Lecturer) - Theater
Hunter College of the City University of New York (New York)
(date posted: 11/19/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000584392-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor - Theater
Hunter College of the City University of New York (New York)
(date posted: 11/19/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000584369-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor - Dance Program
Hunter College of the City University of New York (New York)
(date posted: 11/19/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000584394-01&pg=e
* Director of Performing Arts
Southern Oregon University (Oregon)
(date posted: 11/20/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000584526-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor of Theatre
Lander University (South Carolina)
(date posted: 11/20/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000584427-01&pg=e
* Open Faculty Positions
University of Texas-Pan American (Texas)
(date posted: 11/24/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000584254-01&pg=e
November 21, 2008
grant for washington state artists
Artist Trust Invites Washington State Artists to Apply for Project Grants
Deadline: February 20, 2009
Artist Trust ( http://www.artisttrust.org/) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting Washington State artists working in all creative disciplines.
The trust's Grants for Artist Projects Program provides support for artist-generated projects, which can include (but are not limited to) the development, completion, and presentation of new
work. GAP awards are open to artists of all disciplines and offer a maximum of $1,500 each. An interdisciplinary panel of artists and arts professionals selected from around Washington State will select the recipients.
Applicants must be individual artists who are Washington State residents and are 18 years of age or older. Matriculated students are not eligible.
GAP applications will be available in early December. Visit the Artist Trust Web site for complete program information.
RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15015935/artisttrust
For additional RFPs in Arts/Culture, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
Deadline: February 20, 2009
Artist Trust ( http://www.artisttrust.org/) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting Washington State artists working in all creative disciplines.
The trust's Grants for Artist Projects Program provides support for artist-generated projects, which can include (but are not limited to) the development, completion, and presentation of new
work. GAP awards are open to artists of all disciplines and offer a maximum of $1,500 each. An interdisciplinary panel of artists and arts professionals selected from around Washington State will select the recipients.
Applicants must be individual artists who are Washington State residents and are 18 years of age or older. Matriculated students are not eligible.
GAP applications will be available in early December. Visit the Artist Trust Web site for complete program information.
RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15015935/artisttrust
For additional RFPs in Arts/Culture, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
November 18, 2008
Submissions requested
DOWNTOWN URBAN THEATER FESTIVAL IS NOW ACCEPTING NEW WORKS
NEW YORK— After another successful summer, the Downtown Urban Theater Festival (DUTF) returns for its seventh season to accept new works from playwrights. Although the dates of the festival are yet to be determined, this annual event will showcase a two-week celebration of urban theatrical expression by a cross-section of emerging playwrights whose work is underrepresented in American Theatre in NYC. For the past three years, the legendary Cherry Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village, has been the venue of choice to host the festival, however, for DUTF 2009, the staff will be considering other venues. Below are submission details.
For DUTF 2009, the staff will accept 12 theatrical works; six full-length productions (60-90 minutes) and six shorts (30-45 minutes). Each work is performed only once during the festival. Three of the outstanding works produced during the festival will receive $1,000 in cash in the following categories of Best Play, Best Short and Audience Awards.
Please forward all materials to Marie Denise Jean-Louis, mjeanlouis@arcos-ny.com by 5pm on Friday, December 19, 2008 or via mail at Downtown Urban Theater Festival, C/O Arcos Communications, 341 West 38th Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10018.
Must include the following:
Biography with contact information of the playwright’s name, address, telephone number and email address, and photo
Synopsis of theatrical work
Complete script of theatrical work
Biographies of actors, director, and crew, if available
Description of stage set (if any) and production needs (i.e. sound and lighting)
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About DUTF
Downtown Urban Theater Festival (DUTF) has been recognized as one of the world’s best festivals for new works and described as “not only prestigious, but a slice of heaven for playwrights who want the chance to freely express themselves.” (Theater Festivals, 2005) From an inclusive, multicultural perspective, DUTF presents works that echo the true spirit of urban life and speak to a whole new generation whose lives defy categorizing along conventional lines. It has been a catalyst and an outlet for some of NYC’s most vibrant and creative playwrights and has presented 64 original theatricalworks for more than 7,000 urban theatre-goers.
NEW YORK— After another successful summer, the Downtown Urban Theater Festival (DUTF) returns for its seventh season to accept new works from playwrights. Although the dates of the festival are yet to be determined, this annual event will showcase a two-week celebration of urban theatrical expression by a cross-section of emerging playwrights whose work is underrepresented in American Theatre in NYC. For the past three years, the legendary Cherry Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village, has been the venue of choice to host the festival, however, for DUTF 2009, the staff will be considering other venues. Below are submission details.
For DUTF 2009, the staff will accept 12 theatrical works; six full-length productions (60-90 minutes) and six shorts (30-45 minutes). Each work is performed only once during the festival. Three of the outstanding works produced during the festival will receive $1,000 in cash in the following categories of Best Play, Best Short and Audience Awards.
Please forward all materials to Marie Denise Jean-Louis, mjeanlouis@arcos-ny.com by 5pm on Friday, December 19, 2008 or via mail at Downtown Urban Theater Festival, C/O Arcos Communications, 341 West 38th Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10018.
Must include the following:
Biography with contact information of the playwright’s name, address, telephone number and email address, and photo
Synopsis of theatrical work
Complete script of theatrical work
Biographies of actors, director, and crew, if available
Description of stage set (if any) and production needs (i.e. sound and lighting)
###
About DUTF
Downtown Urban Theater Festival (DUTF) has been recognized as one of the world’s best festivals for new works and described as “not only prestigious, but a slice of heaven for playwrights who want the chance to freely express themselves.” (Theater Festivals, 2005) From an inclusive, multicultural perspective, DUTF presents works that echo the true spirit of urban life and speak to a whole new generation whose lives defy categorizing along conventional lines. It has been a catalyst and an outlet for some of NYC’s most vibrant and creative playwrights and has presented 64 original theatricalworks for more than 7,000 urban theatre-goers.
November 17, 2008
The WGA Presents
WRITERS ON WRITING
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2008
7:30pm
Lorene Scafaria in conversation with Dana Fox (What Happens In Vegas).
Red-hot young writer Scafaria wrote the screenplay for Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist and Scafaria and Fox make up two thirds of the trio they call The Fempire (the third is Diablo Cody). Hear them talk about their plans, their careers to date and what's coming down the pike for them.
Proceeds go to the Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library and other Foundation programs. WGA & Women In Film member cost is $15. Includes dessert reception to follow.
You must indicate you are a member of Women In Film when you RSVP.
Info/RSVP to www.wgfoundation.org
or call (800) 838-3006
Writers on Writing
WGAw Second Floor
7000 West Third Street
Los Angeles, CA 90048
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2008
7:30pm
Lorene Scafaria in conversation with Dana Fox (What Happens In Vegas).
Red-hot young writer Scafaria wrote the screenplay for Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist and Scafaria and Fox make up two thirds of the trio they call The Fempire (the third is Diablo Cody). Hear them talk about their plans, their careers to date and what's coming down the pike for them.
Proceeds go to the Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library and other Foundation programs. WGA & Women In Film member cost is $15. Includes dessert reception to follow.
You must indicate you are a member of Women In Film when you RSVP.
Info/RSVP to www.wgfoundation.org
or call (800) 838-3006
Writers on Writing
WGAw Second Floor
7000 West Third Street
Los Angeles, CA 90048
TONIGHT!!!
Monday, November 17th, 7 - 9 PM
The Stella Adler Theater
Master Class: Workshop with Roberta Gold
Laughter For The Health Of It -
A Serious Look At Fun And Healing
With the stress of the upcoming holidays, we could all use a little laughter in our lives!
If you want to find out where your "Humor Bone" is, then Roberta Gold can teach you! She is a Recreation Therapist by profession and a Humor Therapist by choice. She created her program, "Laughter for the Health of it" and presents it to business, medical, social, educational, parental, and other groups across the nation. Roberta has conducted training programs for family practice residents to learn how to use humor to improve patient/physician communication. She facilitates interactive, fun-filled staff retreats, key notes at conferences, and helps everyone find humorous ways to resolve conflicts. Her articles are published in several periodicals and she is currently completing work on a book. Roberta regularly provides on-going classes for caregivers, adult day care centers, and other senior groups around the greater LA area, as well as consulting to hospitals on ways to create Humor Carts and Humor Rooms to aide in patient's recovery. She is currently the media relations representative for the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor (www.aath.org ). Check out Roberta's website www.laf4u.com
COST: Free for WIF Members; $15 for non-members
RSVP: Email Linda Weitzler
Where & When
The Stella Adler Theatre
6773 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood (One block east of the Kodak)
Click here for a MAP
November 17th
7:00PM-9:00PM
Parking available at the Hollywood & Highland structure for $2 with validation from the Stella Adler Theater.
The Stella Adler Theater
Master Class: Workshop with Roberta Gold
Laughter For The Health Of It -
A Serious Look At Fun And Healing
With the stress of the upcoming holidays, we could all use a little laughter in our lives!
If you want to find out where your "Humor Bone" is, then Roberta Gold can teach you! She is a Recreation Therapist by profession and a Humor Therapist by choice. She created her program, "Laughter for the Health of it" and presents it to business, medical, social, educational, parental, and other groups across the nation. Roberta has conducted training programs for family practice residents to learn how to use humor to improve patient/physician communication. She facilitates interactive, fun-filled staff retreats, key notes at conferences, and helps everyone find humorous ways to resolve conflicts. Her articles are published in several periodicals and she is currently completing work on a book. Roberta regularly provides on-going classes for caregivers, adult day care centers, and other senior groups around the greater LA area, as well as consulting to hospitals on ways to create Humor Carts and Humor Rooms to aide in patient's recovery. She is currently the media relations representative for the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor (www.aath.org ). Check out Roberta's website www.laf4u.com
COST: Free for WIF Members; $15 for non-members
RSVP: Email Linda Weitzler
Where & When
The Stella Adler Theatre
6773 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood (One block east of the Kodak)
Click here for a MAP
November 17th
7:00PM-9:00PM
Parking available at the Hollywood & Highland structure for $2 with validation from the Stella Adler Theater.
WIF Actor's Group with Leslie Berger
Come and learn all about the "relationships" casting directors have with the directors and producers of projects as well as what to do and not do before, during, and after an audition. Learn ways to "Shine" in an audition from Award Winning Casting Director Jeanie Bacharach. Jeanie currently is the Casting Director of the hit ABC show "Brothers and Sisters!"
Leslie Berger will be moderating this event.
Headshots will be collected at the door and given to Ms. Bacharach.
COST: Members-No Charge (must show WIF ID)
Non Members-$15 (no credit cards)
*Special promptness drawing*
To reserve your seat: RSVP leslieberger2002@yahoo.com
Please include in your email the name of who will be attending and whether or not you are a Member of WIF
SEATS FILL UP QUICKLY SO RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY!
Leslie is celebrating her 6th Year Anniversary as the Chairperson of WIF Actors Group. You can read more about her at www.leslieberger.net
Leslie Berger will be moderating this event.
Headshots will be collected at the door and given to Ms. Bacharach.
COST: Members-No Charge (must show WIF ID)
Non Members-$15 (no credit cards)
*Special promptness drawing*
To reserve your seat: RSVP leslieberger2002@yahoo.com
Please include in your email the name of who will be attending and whether or not you are a Member of WIF
SEATS FILL UP QUICKLY SO RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY!
Leslie is celebrating her 6th Year Anniversary as the Chairperson of WIF Actors Group. You can read more about her at www.leslieberger.net
Call for submissions
SATSANG LOUNGE No. 3- HOLIDAY SHOW, will take place TUESDAY DECEMBER 16th!
Friends and Artists- we invite you to participate!
*Satsang Lounge new works performance series invites diverse talented Los Angeles based artists to exhibit, explore and workshop their newest works in the company of other artists and an audience.
SATSANG LOUNGE - had a fantastic Los Angeles debut at Theatre Theater on September 23 followed by an even more successful No. 2 on October 21! And we are putting the word out for SATSANG LOUNGE No. 3- Holiday Show, because we still have a few spots open and time is a ticking...
To begin, I want to formally introduce my S.L. business partner Liz Kent. Some of you may already know her but, for those who don’t, she is fantastic and has been an immense help in producing the shows.
The performances and film work in S.L. have been consistently good. Our artists are putting great ideas, creativity, energy and focus into their pieces and as a result the evenings are full of variety, talent and entertainment.
Audience members are leaving happy- some people who came to show No. 1 returned to see No. 2 and others have said to me- that the evenings have “that raw exciting New York Theater edge to them.”
As producers, we learn so much from one S.L. to the next and we want you to know that we are fully committed to making sure the quality and content of our evenings continues to improve with each show. This is a result of our careful selection process: all perspective performers and participants must submit, screen or audition their materials before being included in a S.L. evening line up.
**ATTENTION: actors, performers, musicians, filmmakers, dancers, writers- storytellers of all kinds! YOU, who have been developing a new piece- here is your opportunity try it out! No age limit! Let’s go!
Performance info:
The No. 3 Holiday Show will be a bit different from our regular shows. We are going to have more acts and less time for each. There is one intermission.
There will be between 9 to11 ‘acts’ on this evening. If your piece can have a holiday theme or reference or connection of some kind great- and if not- that’s fine too!
Each act has a 10-12 minute maximum -depending on genre.
There is a short tech (only 20-25 minutes per performer) the weekend before the show.
*Each performer is asked to do their absolute best to bring at least 4 people to the show.
SATSANG LOUNGE is an artist collective and performers are welcome to watch one another perform during the show.
All performers & participants are required to stay for the entire show- to get to know, enjoy and support fellow artists/ performers.
And you are always welcome to return and perform in the future shows-with priority booking.
WHEN & WHERE: Tuesday DEC 16, 7:30pm @ Theatre Theater (5041 Pico Blvd. off La Brea). It is a big great traditional theater venue that comrades Jeff Murray & Nicolette Chaffrey have owned and run for years. www.theatretheater.net
*We have a great concessions situation—just like at a ball game or the circus- drinks and snack boxes are available for purchase before, during and after the show. Really, there is no need for your friends & family to eat dinner before the show!
Promotions & Business: We do our best to get listed in local papers- LA Times, LA weekly & LA City Beat. A press release will be sent out 2 weeks in advance, and each performer/participants gets a stack of postcards to invite and help promote- (your names will be on them-of course). And by all means we ask you to post/list & share the S.L. event on your Facebook & MySpace pages, websites, blogs, etc.!!!
If you are interested in participating in Satsang Lounge No. 3- Holiday Show- please contact us ASAP at: satsanglounge@gmail.com.
*Hello- past performers and SATSANG LOUNGE Artists Collective Members-- please pass this performance opportunity on to those you know would appreciate!
Myspace address --- www.myspace.com/SatsangLounge
*Satsang (is a Sanskrit word. sat = true, sanga = company): it describes an Indian philosophy (1) the company of the "highest truth," and (2) company of persons who listen to, talk about, and assimilate the truth. This typically involves listening to or reading scriptures, reflecting on, discussing and assimilating their meaning, meditating on the source of these words, and bringing their meaning into one’s daily life.
~I have taken this term and extended it to a company of artists- where discussing, sharing, witnessing, creating, and being in the company of other artists will inspire more creativity, feed our artistic spirits, and contribute to the realization of our life’s work.
With love. Misi Lopez Lecube & Liz Kent
Friends and Artists- we invite you to participate!
*Satsang Lounge new works performance series invites diverse talented Los Angeles based artists to exhibit, explore and workshop their newest works in the company of other artists and an audience.
SATSANG LOUNGE - had a fantastic Los Angeles debut at Theatre Theater on September 23 followed by an even more successful No. 2 on October 21! And we are putting the word out for SATSANG LOUNGE No. 3- Holiday Show, because we still have a few spots open and time is a ticking...
To begin, I want to formally introduce my S.L. business partner Liz Kent. Some of you may already know her but, for those who don’t, she is fantastic and has been an immense help in producing the shows.
The performances and film work in S.L. have been consistently good. Our artists are putting great ideas, creativity, energy and focus into their pieces and as a result the evenings are full of variety, talent and entertainment.
Audience members are leaving happy- some people who came to show No. 1 returned to see No. 2 and others have said to me- that the evenings have “that raw exciting New York Theater edge to them.”
As producers, we learn so much from one S.L. to the next and we want you to know that we are fully committed to making sure the quality and content of our evenings continues to improve with each show. This is a result of our careful selection process: all perspective performers and participants must submit, screen or audition their materials before being included in a S.L. evening line up.
**ATTENTION: actors, performers, musicians, filmmakers, dancers, writers- storytellers of all kinds! YOU, who have been developing a new piece- here is your opportunity try it out! No age limit! Let’s go!
Performance info:
The No. 3 Holiday Show will be a bit different from our regular shows. We are going to have more acts and less time for each. There is one intermission.
There will be between 9 to11 ‘acts’ on this evening. If your piece can have a holiday theme or reference or connection of some kind great- and if not- that’s fine too!
Each act has a 10-12 minute maximum -depending on genre.
There is a short tech (only 20-25 minutes per performer) the weekend before the show.
*Each performer is asked to do their absolute best to bring at least 4 people to the show.
SATSANG LOUNGE is an artist collective and performers are welcome to watch one another perform during the show.
All performers & participants are required to stay for the entire show- to get to know, enjoy and support fellow artists/ performers.
And you are always welcome to return and perform in the future shows-with priority booking.
WHEN & WHERE: Tuesday DEC 16, 7:30pm @ Theatre Theater (5041 Pico Blvd. off La Brea). It is a big great traditional theater venue that comrades Jeff Murray & Nicolette Chaffrey have owned and run for years. www.theatretheater.net
*We have a great concessions situation—just like at a ball game or the circus- drinks and snack boxes are available for purchase before, during and after the show. Really, there is no need for your friends & family to eat dinner before the show!
Promotions & Business: We do our best to get listed in local papers- LA Times, LA weekly & LA City Beat. A press release will be sent out 2 weeks in advance, and each performer/participants gets a stack of postcards to invite and help promote- (your names will be on them-of course). And by all means we ask you to post/list & share the S.L. event on your Facebook & MySpace pages, websites, blogs, etc.!!!
If you are interested in participating in Satsang Lounge No. 3- Holiday Show- please contact us ASAP at: satsanglounge@gmail.com.
*Hello- past performers and SATSANG LOUNGE Artists Collective Members-- please pass this performance opportunity on to those you know would appreciate!
Myspace address --- www.myspace.com/SatsangLounge
*Satsang (is a Sanskrit word. sat = true, sanga = company): it describes an Indian philosophy (1) the company of the "highest truth," and (2) company of persons who listen to, talk about, and assimilate the truth. This typically involves listening to or reading scriptures, reflecting on, discussing and assimilating their meaning, meditating on the source of these words, and bringing their meaning into one’s daily life.
~I have taken this term and extended it to a company of artists- where discussing, sharing, witnessing, creating, and being in the company of other artists will inspire more creativity, feed our artistic spirits, and contribute to the realization of our life’s work.
With love. Misi Lopez Lecube & Liz Kent
teaching the arts
* Clinical Assistant Professor in Dance Education
Rutgers University at New Brunswick (New Jersey)
(date posted: 11/14/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000583808-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor, Theatre
Drexel University (Pennsylvania)
(date posted: 11/14/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000583920-01&pg=e
Rutgers University at New Brunswick (New Jersey)
(date posted: 11/14/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000583808-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor, Theatre
Drexel University (Pennsylvania)
(date posted: 11/14/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000583920-01&pg=e
November 14, 2008
November 12, 2008
Call for Proposals: THEATRE METHODS 09. Between Tradition and Contemporaneity
International Festival-Fair
THEATRE METHODS 09
Between Tradition and Contemporaneity
July 6-12, 2009 Bovec, Slovenia
"Theatre Methods" is the annual professional festival-fair dedicated to the Bridge between Tradition and Contemporaneity in performing arts. The festival is an opportunity to demonstrate methods of training in traditional theatre and to present contemporary works created as the result of traditional theatre training techniques.
At the moment THEATRE METHODS 09 has been accepting presentation proposals.
Presentation format:
• performance (not requiring special technical conditions)
• workshop/master class
• work in progress
• reading/lecture
• any other way of demonstration to the presenter's discretion.
The festival is aimed at new international contacts, creative exchange and communication. "TM" does not imply opportunity of a one-day tour. Important condition of "TM" is that performers and theatres presenting works at the festival participate in the whole programme from the first to the last day - attending other festival events, workshops, performances, etc.
If you wish to present your work at TM09, please become familiar with Submission Guidelines before submitting your proposal:
http://www.iugte.com/projects/fest.reg.php
http://www.iugte.com/projects/TM09.php
The festival committee is considering proposals in appropriate standard only.
Links to web sites are not considered as the application.
THEATRE METHODS 09
Between Tradition and Contemporaneity
July 6-12, 2009 Bovec, Slovenia
"Theatre Methods" is the annual professional festival-fair dedicated to the Bridge between Tradition and Contemporaneity in performing arts. The festival is an opportunity to demonstrate methods of training in traditional theatre and to present contemporary works created as the result of traditional theatre training techniques.
At the moment THEATRE METHODS 09 has been accepting presentation proposals.
Presentation format:
• performance (not requiring special technical conditions)
• workshop/master class
• work in progress
• reading/lecture
• any other way of demonstration to the presenter's discretion.
The festival is aimed at new international contacts, creative exchange and communication. "TM" does not imply opportunity of a one-day tour. Important condition of "TM" is that performers and theatres presenting works at the festival participate in the whole programme from the first to the last day - attending other festival events, workshops, performances, etc.
If you wish to present your work at TM09, please become familiar with Submission Guidelines before submitting your proposal:
http://www.iugte.com/projects/fest.reg.php
http://www.iugte.com/projects/TM09.php
The festival committee is considering proposals in appropriate standard only.
Links to web sites are not considered as the application.
November 10, 2008
teaching the arts
* Tenure-Track Positions
California State University at Long Beach (California)
(date posted: 11/10/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000582224-01&pg=e
* Biology; Management; Mathematics and Computer Science; Modern Languages; Spanish;
Sociology, Anthropology and Behavioral Science; Sociology; Anthropology; Teacher
Education; Theatre
Metropolitan State College of Denver (Colorado)
(date posted: 11/10/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000581823-01&pg=e
* Theatre
Rollins College (Florida)
(date posted: 11/10/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000582196-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor of Contempory and World Music
University of Massachusetts at Boston (Massachusetts)
(date posted: 11/5/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000582549-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor
University of Mississippi (Mississippi)
(date posted: 11/10/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000581462-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor of Lighting and Sound Design
University of Southern Mississippi (Mississippi)
(date posted: 11/10/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000582030-01&pg=e
* Faculty - Theater
Ulster County Community College (New York)
(date posted: 11/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000582948-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor: Costume Design
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (North Carolina)
(date posted: 11/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000582945-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor of Acting/Movement
University of North Carolina at Greensboro (North Carolina)
(date posted: 11/10/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000582275-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor of Dance, Department of Dance
University of North Carolina at Greensboro (North Carolina)
(date posted: 11/10/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000581664-01&pg=e
* Assistant or Associate Professor of Playwriting/Performance
University of North Carolina at Greensboro (North Carolina)
(date posted: 11/10/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000582281-01&pg=e
* Music Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford (Pennsylvania)
(date posted: 11/6/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000582409-01&pg=e
* Multiple Positions
University of Scranton (Pennsylvania)
(date posted: 11/10/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000582085-01&pg=e
* Behavioral Sciences; Criminal Justice; English; Fine Arts; Government; History; Speech;
Business Admin.; Business Tech.; Biology; Chemistry; Engineering; Physics and Astronomy;
Computer Information Sciences; Nursing Student Support Program
University of Texas at Brownsville (Texas)
(date posted: 11/10/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000582009-01&pg=e
* Musical Theatre Faculty, Shenandoah Conservatory
Shenandoah University (Virginia)
(date posted: 11/5/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000582575-01&pg=e
* Dean; Student Services; Adjunct; Arts, Humanities/Social Sciences; English and
Philosophy; Speech Comm.; Education; Health and Human Services; Psychology; Food Science;
Counseling; Management; Science and Technology; Construction; Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Stout (Wisconsin)
(date posted: 11/10/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000582282-01&pg=e
California State University at Long Beach (California)
(date posted: 11/10/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000582224-01&pg=e
* Biology; Management; Mathematics and Computer Science; Modern Languages; Spanish;
Sociology, Anthropology and Behavioral Science; Sociology; Anthropology; Teacher
Education; Theatre
Metropolitan State College of Denver (Colorado)
(date posted: 11/10/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000581823-01&pg=e
* Theatre
Rollins College (Florida)
(date posted: 11/10/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000582196-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor of Contempory and World Music
University of Massachusetts at Boston (Massachusetts)
(date posted: 11/5/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000582549-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor
University of Mississippi (Mississippi)
(date posted: 11/10/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000581462-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor of Lighting and Sound Design
University of Southern Mississippi (Mississippi)
(date posted: 11/10/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000582030-01&pg=e
* Faculty - Theater
Ulster County Community College (New York)
(date posted: 11/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000582948-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor: Costume Design
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (North Carolina)
(date posted: 11/7/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000582945-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor of Acting/Movement
University of North Carolina at Greensboro (North Carolina)
(date posted: 11/10/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000582275-01&pg=e
* Assistant Professor of Dance, Department of Dance
University of North Carolina at Greensboro (North Carolina)
(date posted: 11/10/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000581664-01&pg=e
* Assistant or Associate Professor of Playwriting/Performance
University of North Carolina at Greensboro (North Carolina)
(date posted: 11/10/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000582281-01&pg=e
* Music Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford (Pennsylvania)
(date posted: 11/6/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000582409-01&pg=e
* Multiple Positions
University of Scranton (Pennsylvania)
(date posted: 11/10/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000582085-01&pg=e
* Behavioral Sciences; Criminal Justice; English; Fine Arts; Government; History; Speech;
Business Admin.; Business Tech.; Biology; Chemistry; Engineering; Physics and Astronomy;
Computer Information Sciences; Nursing Student Support Program
University of Texas at Brownsville (Texas)
(date posted: 11/10/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000582009-01&pg=e
* Musical Theatre Faculty, Shenandoah Conservatory
Shenandoah University (Virginia)
(date posted: 11/5/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000582575-01&pg=e
* Dean; Student Services; Adjunct; Arts, Humanities/Social Sciences; English and
Philosophy; Speech Comm.; Education; Health and Human Services; Psychology; Food Science;
Counseling; Management; Science and Technology; Construction; Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Stout (Wisconsin)
(date posted: 11/10/2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000582282-01&pg=e
November 07, 2008
grants
1) Do Something and Grammy Foundation Invite Young People to Use Music to Improve Communities
Deadline: December 15, 2008
Do Something ( http://www.dosomething.org ) and the Grammy Foundation ( http://www.grammyfoundation.com ) are offering a total of $25,000 in Key Change Grants to young people who have an idea or existing project that uses music to make a difference in their
local and/or global community.
To be eligible, the applicant must be 19 years of age or under, and must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen. The project must be youth-led and -driven, creative, and demonstrate an original idea for solving problems and creating change. Projects must also strive toward tangible results and measurable impact, focus on problems in communities, and -- whether one-time event or ongoing program -- must promote diversity and seek to make lasting change in the
target community.
Five Grand Prize Winners will receive a $3,000 community action grant and an all-expense paid trip to the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 8, 2009. Twenty first prize winners will receive community action grants of $500 each.
See the Do Something Web site for complete program guidelines.
RFP Link:
http://www.dosomething.org/grants/keychange
For additional RFPs in Arts/Culture, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
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2) Guidelines Available for IMLS Museum Grants for African American History and Culture
Deadline: January 15, 2009
The Institute of Museum and Library Services ( http://imls.gov) has announced the availability of guidelines and application forms for the 2009 Museum Grants for African American History and Culture, a grant program that enhances institutional capacity and sustainability in the nation's African-American museums through professional training, technical assistance, internships, outside expertise, and other assistance.
Successful applications will focus on developing or strengthening knowledge, skills, and other expertise of current staff at African-American museums; attracting and retaining professionals
with the skills needed to strengthen African-American museums; and attracting new staff to African-American museum practice and providing them with the expertise needed to sustain themselves in the museum field.
A two-week deadline extension is available to any institution in an area that has received either a "Major Disaster Declaration" or an "Emergency Declaration" by FEMA within twelve months prior to the grant deadline. For applicants to Museum Grants for African American History and Culture, this would mean that the museum must be in an area that received the "Major Disaster Declaration" or the "Emergency Declaration" after January 15, 2008.
Application guidelines and instructions are available at the IMLS Web site.
RFP Link:
http://www.imls.gov/news/2008/102308.shtm
For additional RFPs in Arts/Culture, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
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3) Kresge Arts in Detroit Invites Applications for Visual Arts Fellowships
Deadline: February 27, 2009
The Kresge Foundation's ( http://kresge.org) new Arts in Detroit ( http://www.kresge.org/content/displaycontent.aspx?CID=167) initiative will provide financial support for eighteen fellowships annually. The one-year fellowships will provide $25,000 and customized professional development opportunities to emerging and established metropolitan Detroit artists working in the visual, performing, and literary arts. The purpose of the fellowship is to enable the artist to devote time and resources to whatever is necessary to deepen their art form, to experiment, and to advance their artistic career.
Kresge Artist Fellowships in the Visual Arts will be awarded in odd years (2009, 2011, etc.); Kresge Artist Fellowships in the Performing and Literary Arts will be awarded in even years (2010, 2012, etc.).
Applications are now being accepted for the Visual Arts Fellowships. The Visual Arts category includes art and technology, book arts, ceramics, collage, drawing, fiber, video art, glass, in-
stallation, metalwork, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and interdisciplinary work that includes at least one of these arts disciplines. (Applications for the Performing and
Literary Arts will be invited beginning November 1, 2009.)
The fellowships are unrestricted and will be given to artists who have a demonstrated track record of artistic achievement and high quality work, are current legal residents of the metropolitan Detroit tri-county area (Wayne, Oakland, or Macomb Counties), and have resided in the area for the past two years, and are expected to retain residence in one of the three counties during the fellowship period. Artists must work in one or more of the disciplines reviewed each year, have the potential to grow and advance in their artistic career during the fellowship period, and be at least 18 years old. Artists who collaborate with other artists,
and who have an ongoing demonstrated history of collaborative work, are permitted to apply under one collaborative application. Individuals who are working toward any degree program, arts or non-arts related at the time of application, or planning to work toward a degree during the course of the fellowship are not eligible to apply.
The Artist Fellowships are administered by the Detroit-based College for Creative Studies
( http://www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu). Visit the college's Web site for complete program information.
RFP Link:
http://kresge.collegeforcreativestudies.edu/
For additional RFPs in Arts/Culture, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
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4) Multi-Arts Production Fund Offers Support for New Work in Performing Arts
Deadline: January 20, 2009
The Multi-Arts Production Fund, a program of Creative Capital ( http://www.creative-capital.org), supports original new work in all disciplines and traditions of the live performing arts. The goal of the MAP Fund is "to assist artists who are exploring and challenging the dynamics of live performance within our changing society, thus reflecting our culture's innovation and growing diversity." MAP seeks especially to support work that brings insight and vibrant critique to the issue of cultural difference, be that in class, gender, generation, ethnicity, or tradition.
Applications for MAP support must come from organizations based in the United States that have current nonprofit federal tax status. Nonprofit artist-services organizations may apply as
fiscal sponsors on behalf of unincorporated artists or ensembles. The MAP Fund supports only artistic projects that contain or will contain a live-performance component. Support may be applied to any phase of a project, up to and including its premiere run. The touring of completed projects is not eligible for MAP funding. MAP is especially interested in providing support to work early in its development. Eligible projects must not have premiered in or outside the United States before September 1, 2009.
All proposals are evaluated on the basis of the following criteria, which are weighed equally: the artistic strength of the proposed project; how well a project aligns with the MAP Fund's goal
of supporting innovation in all traditions and disciplines of live performance, especially work that brings insight to the issue of cultural difference, be that in class, gender, generation, eth-
nicity, form, or tradition; and the viability of the project based on applicant's professional capabilities as demonstrated by their proposal.
Up to forty awards are given each year. Award amounts range from $10,000 to $45,000. The average award amount is $22,000. Guidelines will be available and the online application process will open on November 10, 2008.
RFP Link:
http://www.mapfund.org/apply.html
For additional RFPs in Arts/Culture, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
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5) Bayer and UN Environment Program Launch International Painting Competition in Elementary and Middle Schools
Deadline: January 15, 2009
To help raise environmental awareness and foster science literacy among elementary- and middle-school students, Bayer Corporation ( http://www.bayerus.com) and the United Nations Environment Program's Regional Office for North America have launched the second year of their partnership in the United States to bring the International Children's Painting Competition to schoolchildren nationwide.
With this year's theme, Climate Change - Our Challenge, UNEP and Bayer Corporation are inviting students ages six to 14 to learn more about climate change and express that knowledge creatively through art. The students' paintings are expected to focus on the impact of global warming on our planet, as well as concrete actions people can take, such as using renewable energy and eco-friendly light bulbs, planting trees, sharing vehicles and using
public transportation, among others. The free-style artwork for the ICPC must be submitted on either letter- or legal-size paper and can be done using crayons, colored pencils, watercolors, oils, or similar media.
The ICPC regional winners will be announced on Earth Day, April 22, 2009. First-place regional winners are selected from each UNEP region (Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America, and West Asia).
This year, the ICPC North American first-prize winner will receive two fully-paid trips. The first trip will be to a World Environment Day celebration in North America on June 5, 2009; the
second, grand-prize trip will be to the 2009 Tunza International Children's Conference to be held during the summer. Tunza, which is held every two years, is a global forum that brings together youth from all over the world to share experiences on the environment.
For complete entry rules, please visit the Bayer Corporation Web site.
RFP Link:
http://www.bayerus.com/msms
For additional RFPs in Children and Youth, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_children.jhtml
Deadline: December 15, 2008
Do Something ( http://www.dosomething.org ) and the Grammy Foundation ( http://www.grammyfoundation.com ) are offering a total of $25,000 in Key Change Grants to young people who have an idea or existing project that uses music to make a difference in their
local and/or global community.
To be eligible, the applicant must be 19 years of age or under, and must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen. The project must be youth-led and -driven, creative, and demonstrate an original idea for solving problems and creating change. Projects must also strive toward tangible results and measurable impact, focus on problems in communities, and -- whether one-time event or ongoing program -- must promote diversity and seek to make lasting change in the
target community.
Five Grand Prize Winners will receive a $3,000 community action grant and an all-expense paid trip to the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 8, 2009. Twenty first prize winners will receive community action grants of $500 each.
See the Do Something Web site for complete program guidelines.
RFP Link:
http://www.dosomething.org/grants/keychange
For additional RFPs in Arts/Culture, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
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2) Guidelines Available for IMLS Museum Grants for African American History and Culture
Deadline: January 15, 2009
The Institute of Museum and Library Services ( http://imls.gov) has announced the availability of guidelines and application forms for the 2009 Museum Grants for African American History and Culture, a grant program that enhances institutional capacity and sustainability in the nation's African-American museums through professional training, technical assistance, internships, outside expertise, and other assistance.
Successful applications will focus on developing or strengthening knowledge, skills, and other expertise of current staff at African-American museums; attracting and retaining professionals
with the skills needed to strengthen African-American museums; and attracting new staff to African-American museum practice and providing them with the expertise needed to sustain themselves in the museum field.
A two-week deadline extension is available to any institution in an area that has received either a "Major Disaster Declaration" or an "Emergency Declaration" by FEMA within twelve months prior to the grant deadline. For applicants to Museum Grants for African American History and Culture, this would mean that the museum must be in an area that received the "Major Disaster Declaration" or the "Emergency Declaration" after January 15, 2008.
Application guidelines and instructions are available at the IMLS Web site.
RFP Link:
http://www.imls.gov/news/2008/102308.shtm
For additional RFPs in Arts/Culture, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
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3) Kresge Arts in Detroit Invites Applications for Visual Arts Fellowships
Deadline: February 27, 2009
The Kresge Foundation's ( http://kresge.org) new Arts in Detroit ( http://www.kresge.org/content/displaycontent.aspx?CID=167) initiative will provide financial support for eighteen fellowships annually. The one-year fellowships will provide $25,000 and customized professional development opportunities to emerging and established metropolitan Detroit artists working in the visual, performing, and literary arts. The purpose of the fellowship is to enable the artist to devote time and resources to whatever is necessary to deepen their art form, to experiment, and to advance their artistic career.
Kresge Artist Fellowships in the Visual Arts will be awarded in odd years (2009, 2011, etc.); Kresge Artist Fellowships in the Performing and Literary Arts will be awarded in even years (2010, 2012, etc.).
Applications are now being accepted for the Visual Arts Fellowships. The Visual Arts category includes art and technology, book arts, ceramics, collage, drawing, fiber, video art, glass, in-
stallation, metalwork, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and interdisciplinary work that includes at least one of these arts disciplines. (Applications for the Performing and
Literary Arts will be invited beginning November 1, 2009.)
The fellowships are unrestricted and will be given to artists who have a demonstrated track record of artistic achievement and high quality work, are current legal residents of the metropolitan Detroit tri-county area (Wayne, Oakland, or Macomb Counties), and have resided in the area for the past two years, and are expected to retain residence in one of the three counties during the fellowship period. Artists must work in one or more of the disciplines reviewed each year, have the potential to grow and advance in their artistic career during the fellowship period, and be at least 18 years old. Artists who collaborate with other artists,
and who have an ongoing demonstrated history of collaborative work, are permitted to apply under one collaborative application. Individuals who are working toward any degree program, arts or non-arts related at the time of application, or planning to work toward a degree during the course of the fellowship are not eligible to apply.
The Artist Fellowships are administered by the Detroit-based College for Creative Studies
( http://www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu). Visit the college's Web site for complete program information.
RFP Link:
http://kresge.collegeforcreativestudies.edu/
For additional RFPs in Arts/Culture, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
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4) Multi-Arts Production Fund Offers Support for New Work in Performing Arts
Deadline: January 20, 2009
The Multi-Arts Production Fund, a program of Creative Capital ( http://www.creative-capital.org), supports original new work in all disciplines and traditions of the live performing arts. The goal of the MAP Fund is "to assist artists who are exploring and challenging the dynamics of live performance within our changing society, thus reflecting our culture's innovation and growing diversity." MAP seeks especially to support work that brings insight and vibrant critique to the issue of cultural difference, be that in class, gender, generation, ethnicity, or tradition.
Applications for MAP support must come from organizations based in the United States that have current nonprofit federal tax status. Nonprofit artist-services organizations may apply as
fiscal sponsors on behalf of unincorporated artists or ensembles. The MAP Fund supports only artistic projects that contain or will contain a live-performance component. Support may be applied to any phase of a project, up to and including its premiere run. The touring of completed projects is not eligible for MAP funding. MAP is especially interested in providing support to work early in its development. Eligible projects must not have premiered in or outside the United States before September 1, 2009.
All proposals are evaluated on the basis of the following criteria, which are weighed equally: the artistic strength of the proposed project; how well a project aligns with the MAP Fund's goal
of supporting innovation in all traditions and disciplines of live performance, especially work that brings insight to the issue of cultural difference, be that in class, gender, generation, eth-
nicity, form, or tradition; and the viability of the project based on applicant's professional capabilities as demonstrated by their proposal.
Up to forty awards are given each year. Award amounts range from $10,000 to $45,000. The average award amount is $22,000. Guidelines will be available and the online application process will open on November 10, 2008.
RFP Link:
http://www.mapfund.org/apply.html
For additional RFPs in Arts/Culture, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
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5) Bayer and UN Environment Program Launch International Painting Competition in Elementary and Middle Schools
Deadline: January 15, 2009
To help raise environmental awareness and foster science literacy among elementary- and middle-school students, Bayer Corporation ( http://www.bayerus.com) and the United Nations Environment Program's Regional Office for North America have launched the second year of their partnership in the United States to bring the International Children's Painting Competition to schoolchildren nationwide.
With this year's theme, Climate Change - Our Challenge, UNEP and Bayer Corporation are inviting students ages six to 14 to learn more about climate change and express that knowledge creatively through art. The students' paintings are expected to focus on the impact of global warming on our planet, as well as concrete actions people can take, such as using renewable energy and eco-friendly light bulbs, planting trees, sharing vehicles and using
public transportation, among others. The free-style artwork for the ICPC must be submitted on either letter- or legal-size paper and can be done using crayons, colored pencils, watercolors, oils, or similar media.
The ICPC regional winners will be announced on Earth Day, April 22, 2009. First-place regional winners are selected from each UNEP region (Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America, and West Asia).
This year, the ICPC North American first-prize winner will receive two fully-paid trips. The first trip will be to a World Environment Day celebration in North America on June 5, 2009; the
second, grand-prize trip will be to the 2009 Tunza International Children's Conference to be held during the summer. Tunza, which is held every two years, is a global forum that brings together youth from all over the world to share experiences on the environment.
For complete entry rules, please visit the Bayer Corporation Web site.
RFP Link:
http://www.bayerus.com/msms
For additional RFPs in Children and Youth, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_children.jhtml
November 06, 2008
Review in The Signal
‘How Cissy Grew’ is a one act with depth
By Michele E. Buttelman
Signal Features Editor
661-259-1234 x590
For those who adore the craft of acting as I do "How Cissy Grew" now playing at the El Portal Theatre in NoHo is an astonishing piece of theater. A character study drawn almost in pen and ink this powerful one act resonates - leaving the audience to ponder the implications of "nature versus nurture" long after exiting the theater.
The production stars James Denton, who is best known to audiences as Mike Delfino from ABC TV's "Desperate Housewives." Also starring are Denton's wife Erin J. O'Brien, Liz Vital and Stewart W. Calhoun.
"How Cissy Grew" begins with the uncomfortable premise of child abduction. Playwright Susan Johnston crafted the show from a single monologue written for a class project and expanded it into 70-minute one act that explores how a single moment, a single incident, can ripple through time and space like a stone thrown into a pond.
In West Virginia a baby girl named Cissy is kidnapped from a Kroger's grocery store while in the care of her father. She is swiftly returned to her family, but the experience haunts her family for the next 20 years.
"How Cissy Grew" explores the ramifications of those life-altering few days. As the actors move swiftly through the 35 scenes that comprise the one act, the story unfolds in a series of flashbacks alternating with "flash-forwards."
Denton portrays "Butch," a West Virginia "good old boy" trying to be the best dad, husband and man he knows how to be. O'Brien plays "Darla" tortured by the past, afraid to move past those few terrible days when her "miracle child" goes missing. Cissy is sassy and played with gusto by Vital. Her ability to move from careless child to careless young adult is enviable - and painfully authentic. Calhoun plays "The Guy" - by turns boys and young men - all trapped by Cissy's futile romantic dalliances.
Is the kidnapping the reason Cissy becomes a sexual promiscuous, fearless and callous young woman who follows in her parents footsteps of drug use? Would her life have unfolded in exactly the same way if she hadn't been kidnapped? Without the catalyst of the kidnapping would her parents relationship have foundered on the rocks of some other, more mundane, crisis or would they have lived happily ever after?
The questions aren't answered in this taut, thoughtful piece, only asked. It is up to the audience to draw its own conclusion, which is a delightful experience for playgoers tired of formulaic spoon-fed theater.
This is a play designed for those with a short attention span. With scenes so brief, some only seconds long, the actors must convey a mood, a time and a place in an instant. As the actors moved deftly from scene to scene, moving props and set pieces along the way, they made the transitions seem effortless and wore their characters easily, as if a second skin.
It is the small moments of this production that shine, the accents, the emotion, the intensity and the humor - all deftly directed by Casey Stangl - and all deftly played.
The play is performed in the El Portal's smaller and more intimate horseshoe-shaped Forum Theatre, the perfect venue for this small gem. With only 92 seats audiences are "up close and personal" with the actors who perform only inches away from the theater's front row of seats. Audiences can see the pain in Denton's eyes as he deals with his troubled daughter and his wife's accusations.
O'Brien, as Darla, is completely convincing in her role as Cissy's mom. The pain, heartache, hopes and dreams, all are brilliantly played. It is easy to walk away from this play hurting for "Darla" and her shattered life. She is flawed, but aren't we all?
Perhaps the answer to "How Cissy Grew" is a combination of nature and nurture. Cissy is too young to remember the kidnapping however the aftermath and how her parents handled the fallout certainly must have affected Cissy as a child, but what she has inherited from her parents makeup must also be factored into her personality. Perhaps the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree.
The El Portal Theatre, built as a vaudeville house in 1926, is a historic landmark on Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood across the street from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The beautiful art deco marquee is one of the highly visible sites in the NoHo arts district.
From the Santa Clarita Valley the El Portal is a quick 25-minute drive, or less. Off the Hollywood freeway take the Magnolia exit, turn left, then drive a few blocks to turn left on Lankershim. Parking is available behind the theater a block up Lankershim on the left.
http://www.the-signal.com/news/article/5586
For those who adore the craft of acting as I do "How Cissy Grew" now playing at the El Portal Theatre in NoHo is an astonishing piece of theater. A character study drawn almost in pen and ink this powerful one act resonates - leaving the audience to ponder the implications of "nature versus nurture" long after exiting the theater.
The production stars James Denton, who is best known to audiences as Mike Delfino from ABC TV's "Desperate Housewives." Also starring are Denton's wife Erin J. O'Brien, Liz Vital and Stewart W. Calhoun.
"How Cissy Grew" begins with the uncomfortable premise of child abduction. Playwright Susan Johnston crafted the show from a single monologue written for a class project and expanded it into 70-minute one act that explores how a single moment, a single incident, can ripple through time and space like a stone thrown into a pond.
In West Virginia a baby girl named Cissy is kidnapped from a Kroger's grocery store while in the care of her father. She is swiftly returned to her family, but the experience haunts her family for the next 20 years.
"How Cissy Grew" explores the ramifications of those life-altering few days. As the actors move swiftly through the 35 scenes that comprise the one act, the story unfolds in a series of flashbacks alternating with "flash-forwards."
Denton portrays "Butch," a West Virginia "good old boy" trying to be the best dad, husband and man he knows how to be. O'Brien plays "Darla" tortured by the past, afraid to move past those few terrible days when her "miracle child" goes missing. Cissy is sassy and played with gusto by Vital. Her ability to move from careless child to careless young adult is enviable - and painfully authentic. Calhoun plays "The Guy" - by turns boys and young men - all trapped by Cissy's futile romantic dalliances.
Is the kidnapping the reason Cissy becomes a sexual promiscuous, fearless and callous young woman who follows in her parents footsteps of drug use? Would her life have unfolded in exactly the same way if she hadn't been kidnapped? Without the catalyst of the kidnapping would her parents relationship have foundered on the rocks of some other, more mundane, crisis or would they have lived happily ever after?
The questions aren't answered in this taut, thoughtful piece, only asked. It is up to the audience to draw its own conclusion, which is a delightful experience for playgoers tired of formulaic spoon-fed theater.
This is a play designed for those with a short attention span. With scenes so brief, some only seconds long, the actors must convey a mood, a time and a place in an instant. As the actors moved deftly from scene to scene, moving props and set pieces along the way, they made the transitions seem effortless and wore their characters easily, as if a second skin.
It is the small moments of this production that shine, the accents, the emotion, the intensity and the humor - all deftly directed by Casey Stangl - and all deftly played.
The play is performed in the El Portal's smaller and more intimate horseshoe-shaped Forum Theatre, the perfect venue for this small gem. With only 92 seats audiences are "up close and personal" with the actors who perform only inches away from the theater's front row of seats. Audiences can see the pain in Denton's eyes as he deals with his troubled daughter and his wife's accusations.
O'Brien, as Darla, is completely convincing in her role as Cissy's mom. The pain, heartache, hopes and dreams, all are brilliantly played. It is easy to walk away from this play hurting for "Darla" and her shattered life. She is flawed, but aren't we all?
Perhaps the answer to "How Cissy Grew" is a combination of nature and nurture. Cissy is too young to remember the kidnapping however the aftermath and how her parents handled the fallout certainly must have affected Cissy as a child, but what she has inherited from her parents makeup must also be factored into her personality. Perhaps the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree.
The El Portal Theatre, built as a vaudeville house in 1926, is a historic landmark on Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood across the street from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The beautiful art deco marquee is one of the highly visible sites in the NoHo arts district.
From the Santa Clarita Valley the El Portal is a quick 25-minute drive, or less. Off the Hollywood freeway take the Magnolia exit, turn left, then drive a few blocks to turn left on Lankershim. Parking is available behind the theater a block up Lankershim on the left.
http://www.the-signal.com/news/article/5586
SPF 2009 Submissions close November 15th
Submissions are being accepted now through November 15 for the sixth annual Summer Play Festival (SPF), which will be presented at The Public Theater in New York City from July 7 through August 2, 2009.
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Submissions are open to all emerging writers of plays and musicals, with or without representation. There is no fee to submit.
For information, FAQs, submission guidelines and applications, visit www.spfnyc.com.
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Since its inception in 2004, SPF has produced over 70 original works, and has provided an opportunity for writers to present their material and craft in a protected environment, guided by established professionals, with full financial support. SPF has had tremendous success in helping to identify talented, emerging artists, and many of our writers have enjoyed Broadway, off-Broadway, international and regional productions. Others are now developing projects with film and television companies.
In the past year alone, several SPF alumni have had their work produced around the world, including Quiara Hudes, SPF 2005 (In The Heights, Broadway), John Bucchino, SPF 2004 (A Catered Affair, Broadway), Brooke Berman, SPF 2004 (Hunting & Gathering, Primary Stages), Jim Knable, SPF 2006 (Spain, MCC), Anton Dudly, SPF 2004 (Substitution, SOHO Playhouse), Catherine Trieshman, SPF 2005 (Crooked, Julia Miles Theater) and J.T. Rogers, SPF 2005 (The Overwhelming, Roundabout Theatre Company).
In the coming year SPF alumni will continue to be seen across the US and the world, including Noah Haidle, SPF 2004 (Saturn Returns, Lincoln Center), Beau Willimon, SPF 2007 (Farragut North, Atlantic Theater Company), Jacquelyn Honess-Martin, SPF 2008 (Smith, The British Museum in London, England) and Jamie Pachino, SPF 2006 (Splitting Infinity, San Jose Rep).
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Submissions are open to all emerging writers of plays and musicals, with or without representation. There is no fee to submit.
For information, FAQs, submission guidelines and applications, visit www.spfnyc.com.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Since its inception in 2004, SPF has produced over 70 original works, and has provided an opportunity for writers to present their material and craft in a protected environment, guided by established professionals, with full financial support. SPF has had tremendous success in helping to identify talented, emerging artists, and many of our writers have enjoyed Broadway, off-Broadway, international and regional productions. Others are now developing projects with film and television companies.
In the past year alone, several SPF alumni have had their work produced around the world, including Quiara Hudes, SPF 2005 (In The Heights, Broadway), John Bucchino, SPF 2004 (A Catered Affair, Broadway), Brooke Berman, SPF 2004 (Hunting & Gathering, Primary Stages), Jim Knable, SPF 2006 (Spain, MCC), Anton Dudly, SPF 2004 (Substitution, SOHO Playhouse), Catherine Trieshman, SPF 2005 (Crooked, Julia Miles Theater) and J.T. Rogers, SPF 2005 (The Overwhelming, Roundabout Theatre Company).
In the coming year SPF alumni will continue to be seen across the US and the world, including Noah Haidle, SPF 2004 (Saturn Returns, Lincoln Center), Beau Willimon, SPF 2007 (Farragut North, Atlantic Theater Company), Jacquelyn Honess-Martin, SPF 2008 (Smith, The British Museum in London, England) and Jamie Pachino, SPF 2006 (Splitting Infinity, San Jose Rep).
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