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Mar 12 / 6:00-8:00pm / Free Artist Tax Workshop / Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos
Artist Tax Workshop – This workshop is provided to give artists an understanding of the tax law as it pertains to self employed artists. After the workshop you should have an understanding of how to track your expenses and income and what you need to do to file your taxes as an artist. Hostos is located at 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street and is easily accessible by the #2, #4, and #5 IRT Trains. Click here for additional directions. RSVP to Lisa Curran at 718-931-9500 x21 or lisa@bronxarts.org. For information on ARIVA and the services they provide, call 718-292-2983. Click here for a printable flyer.

Mar 22 / 10:00am–4:00pm / Artist Tax Day / ARIVA
Artist Tax Day – ARIVA, a non-profit organization focused on financial literacy and tax preparation services, continues to demonstrate its commitment to self-employed artists in the Bronx by offering free tax preparation to artists who live in the borough. In cooperation with the Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA), ARIVA has designated Saturday, March 22, 2008 as “Artist Tax Day”. On that day, volunteers specially trained in the tax issues pertinent to artists will be available to prepare tax returns for qualified individuals. There is no charge for this service, and no appointments are necessary. Those taking part in this program need to bring with them: (1) Proof of identification and Social Security card for everyone being claimed; (2) W2 or 1099 forms for all work paid for in 2007; (3) If claiming child care expenses, documentation and child care provider tax ID number; (4) Any other tax related documentation received. If you have small business revenues and expenses related to your work as an artist, please bring all documentation, including bank and credit card statements and receipts with you when you want to have your taxes prepared. Note: Spouse must be present for joint filings. ARIVA’s tax preparation program is geared to residents with an annual income of $40,000 or less for a household. Those unable to participate on March 22nd can come to ARIVA’s Tax site during regularly scheduled tax preparation hours: Monday through Thursday, 4:00pm–7:30pm, and Saturday from 10:00am–4:00pm. ARIVA is located at 69 East 167th Street, 2nd Floor (corner of Gerard Ave) in the South Bronx and can be contacted at 718-292-2983. The nearest subway stop is the 167th St stop on the 4 train and the 167th St stop on the B/D train. Click here for printable flyer.

Women’s Studio Center for Writers and Artists
Located in Long Island City (21-25 44th Avenue), the Women’s Studio Center, is a not-for-profit fine art studio and writing room offering visual arts and writing classes and events. The center was founded in 1998 on the principle that artists and writers need a safe, nurturing, and professional environment in order to make the best art possible.

The Writing Room is equipped with a conference table for meetings and workshops, high-speed wireless internet access, a growing library (including books on publishing, reference and grammar, criticism and theory, and books by women authors), as well as comfortable reading chairs. We also have subscriptions to Writers Digest, The Writer, Poets & Writers, The New Yorker, and The Paris Review.
The Main Room (1000+ square feet) encapsulates the center’s ideal of a “professional environment” for artists to make you feel as if you were working in your own personal studio or even your home.
The Instructors will work wit you on your level -- whether you are just entering the creative realm or have been making art or writing for years.

Learn more about the center by calling 718-361-5649, e-mailing wsc586@aol.com, or visiting www.womenstudiocenter.org.

ART & LITERARY MAGAZINE SEEKS SUBMISSIONS FOR ISSUE #2: H.O.W. Journal - Helping Orphans Worldwide, Inc. (NYC). We pay a minimum of $200 to $500. H.O.W. Journal publishes an eclectic mix of today’s prominent writers and artists alongside upcoming talents with an effort to raise money and awareness for the 15 million children throughout the world that have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS. The subject matter of the work is vast and varied: the only common element its quality. We publish fiction, nonfiction, and all art mediums including photography, painting, drawing, cartoons, computer graphics and sculpture. All proceeds go to various orphanages in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Kigali, Rwanda. Submission Guidelines for art: Please mail us color copies or digital files of your original art, or you may email us your digital files or your website link. Please do not send original art or slides. Payment varies for accepted submissions. We recommend that you include a cover letter, along with some biographical information when you submit your artwork. If you are mailing your submission, please enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope in the appropriate size for the safe return of your artwork submission. If you are emailing your submission, please send email to art@HOWjournal.com. All submissions must be accompanied with a $5.00 payment in order for your work to be reviewed. Submission guidelines for writing: Please submit one story, or essay, at a time. Submit clearly typed manuscripts, double-spaced on 8 1/2 x 11 inch white paper, one side only. Payment varies according to the length and genre of the submission, but we pay $200.00 minimum to $500.00 for fiction and nonfiction. The word-length limit is 8,000 words. Please send your submissions to H.O.W. Journal, 112 Franklin St, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10013. All submissions must be accompanied with a $5.00 payment in order for your work to be reviewed. All checks must be made out to Helping Orphans Worldwide, Inc. All proceeds go to various orphanages in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Kigali, Rwanda. For more information on submissions, subscriptions and to order H.O.W. Journal Issue #1 please visit www.HOWjournal.com. Deadline for writing submissions is Feb 1, 2008. Deadline for art submissions is Feb 15, 2008.

FINE PUBLISHING SEMINAR FOR EMERGING ARTISTS: The Center for Book Arts (NYC) invites applications for our Letterpress Printing & Fine Press Publishing Seminar for Emerging Writers.The next section of this seminar is scheduled for Thursday through Sunday, March 13th through 16th. The seminar is tuition free for participants and includes the cost of materials. Those selected must attend the entire four-day workshop. Participants will hear lectures from various professionals in the field – printers, fine press publishers, book artists, and dealers, to get a practical overview of letterpress printing and fine press publishing. They will learn the basics of letterpress printing, both traditional typesetting and options with new technology, by collaboratively printing a small edition of broadsides or other projects. Each seminar will be offered to a maximum of eight students. Writers from culturally diverse backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply. Finalists may be interviewed or asked to provide supplemental information to their applications. Applications will not be accepted from students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate degree programs during the program year (September 2007-May 2008). Complete guidelines are available at www.centerforbookarts.org/opportunities. Application Postmark Deadline: Feb 15, 2008. (Listed: 02/01/08)

WRITERS & ARTIST FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: Throughout the year, Vermont Studio Center (VSC) provides writers and artists the opportunity for intensive studio time in a diverse and supportive community. Fifty residents per month receive a private studio, room, and three meals each day plus access to prominent visiting artists and writers who offer slide presentations, studio visits, and readings. Admission is based on a review of work samples and supporting materials submitted by each applicant. Applicants who wish to be considered for a Full Fellowship must submit their completed applications by one of the three Full Fellowship Application Deadlines (February 15, June 15, and October 1). For each deadline, applications are reviewed by a revolving jury of professional artists and writers, and the Fellowship determinations made. 200 Full Fellowships will be awarded over the coming year and cover the total cost of a four-week Vermont Studio Center residency. Of these Full Fellowships, 50 are based solely on artistic merit; the balance may be based on merit and need or are Special Fellowships available to artists or writers who meet specific criteria (see the list below). 300 VSC Grants and Work Exchange Aid Awards will be given over the coming year based on a combination of merit and need. This assistance may cover up to half the full cost of a four-week residency and is awarded year-round on a first-come, first-served basis. VSC Grants require no work; Work Exchange Aid Awards require assisting with the operation of the community. There are more opportunities for grant and aid assistance available for November through April Residencies. Special Fellowship Awards Available October 1, 2007. The following Special Fellowship Awards are available for the October 1, 2007 deadline. This information is also available on our website. 1. General VSC Fellowships: (All artists and writers); 2. Clowes Award: (4) Four-Week Fellowships for Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Washington artists; 3. Dodge Award: (7) Four Week Fellowships for New Jersey artists and writers; 4. Roland Awards: (4) Four Week Fellowships for Madison, WI artists and writers; 5. "Wheels for Wheels" Award: (1) Four Week Fellowship for artists and writers who use wheelchairs or have other mobility restrictions. Click here to apply. Click here to download an application. Three Full Fellowship Application Deadline: June 15, 2008.

BLUECAT SCREENPLAY COMPETITION: The 2008 BlueCat Screenplay Competition (Hollywood, CA) Winner receives $10,000 Four finalists receive $1500. Every writer receives a written script analysis of their screenplay Now in its 10th year, the BlueCat Screenplay Competition has discovered more successful writers and provided more support through our analysis and feedback to more writers than any screenplay competition in the world. We are the leading voice for the development and inspiration of the undiscovered screenwriter, and our community welcomes you to challenge yourself by entering your screenplay in the 2008 competition! Who is BlueCat? We are a writing competition founded in 1998 by a writer and judged by the same writer for its entire history. We're not a film festival, an agency or media corporation, or the arm of a corporate studio. We are for screenwriters only! Who are the writers BlueCat discovers? Andy Stock and Rick Stempson (2005 Winners) has a second script in production: The Goods: The Don Ready Story, produced by Will Ferrell and starring Jeremy Piven and Ving Rhames Lance Hammer (2004 Finalist) recently won the 2008 Sundance Directing Award for Ballast---on to Berlin! Andy Pagana (2004 Winner) is directing for Die Hard producer, BlueCat winner under second option after winning 2006 Austin Young Kim's (2006 Winner) script Hyung's Overture attached to Hitch producer Teddy Zee after development in Pusan Ana Lily Amirpour's (2007 Winner) The Stones slated for production this year How does every writer who enters BlueCat actively change as a writer? We provide over 600 words of analysis on every script we receive, carefully written by readers handpicked by our judge, giving the beginning writer and the seasoned pro an objective opinion on their work. Over the course of our history, we have given over 7000 writers feedback on their screenplay for simply entering, at no additional cost. Would you like an honest, unguarded reaction to your screenplay? Does BlueCat have the largest award in the world? We offer the largest cash prize ($16,000) for a screenplay contest that provides written analysis to every entrant than any other competition. There are no additional fees to get our feedback on your script. We take pride in rewarding all writers for their commitment to their goal and their dream! BlueCat Screenplay Competition Hollywood, Ca 90028 www.bluecatscreenplay.com. www.myspace.com/bluecatscreenplay. info@bluecatscreenplay.com. Deadline: Mar 3rd at Midnight ($50 entry fee); Late Deadline: Apr 1st Midnight ($60 entry fee).

ARTIST & WRITER RESIDENCIES: Santa Fe Art Institute (Santa Fe, NM). The Santa Fe Art Institute is inviting artists and writers in all disciplines to apply for our March 14, 2008 application deadline. Successful applicants will be eligible to spend one to three months at the Southwest’s preeminent contemporary residency program. For more information and application materials please visit www.sfai.org. Application Deadline: Mar 14, 2008.

ARTISTS RESIDENCIES FOR VISUAL ARTISTS AND WRITERS: Ox-Bow, School of Art and Artists' Residency (Saugatuck, MI). One and two-week residencies from June 8-August 23, 2008. This program is designed for the professional and practicing artist to reside and work in a secluded, natural environment. This year, applicants may apply for either one or two week residencies. Artists are selected upon the merit of their work and written statements describing their proposed use of the residency. Students are not eligible for this program. During their stay, artists are encouraged to present a slide lecture or reading of their work and to participate in the community life at Ox-Bow. Recipients receive a small private studio and room and board. Please note that the classroom studio facilities are not available to ARs. Artists’ in Residence are required to pay a fee of $510 per week, due at the time the residency is awarded. A limited number of residency scholarships, covering a portion of the fee, are available. Please indicate your interest in being considered for an award on your application. Click here to download an application or email Sarah Workneh. Applications for the summer Residency program are due Mar 14, 2008.

XERIC FOUNDATION COMIC BOOK SELF-PUBLISHERS GRANT PROGRAM (US &Canada): Amount: Up to $5000. Eligible Applicants: Comic book artists who are citizens or residents in the United States and Canada. Agency/Department: Xeric Foundation, 351 Pleasant St. #214, Northampton, MA 01060. 413-585-0671. xericgrant@aol.com. Summary: Funding supports comic book artists as they attempt to self-publish their work. Grants can be used for the physical production and distribution of artistic work including printing, color separation, photocopying, solicitation, shipping, advertising, and securing an ISBN number or domain name. Click here for detailed information. Closing Date: Mar 31, 2008. (Listed: 02/01/08)

ARTIST/WRITER RESIDENCIES AND FILMFEST PROGRAM 2008 CALL FOR ARTISTS: A.I.R. International Artists Residencies/FilmFest -Summer 2008- Hungary. The Hungarian Multicultural Center is currently accepting applications for the Csopak/Balatonfured - Hungarian International Artist/Writer Residencies and FilmFest Program 2008. Residency Program Dates: Tuesday, May 20; Thursday, June 12; Tuesday, June 17; Thursday, July 10; Tuesday, July 15; Thursday, August 7. FilmFest Program Dates: August 5 & 6. The HMC invites interested visual artists, experimental short film makers and writers to submit application for its residency/FilmFest -2008. Exhibition/FilmFest are arranged at Congress Center, Balatonfured. The program is open to international artists working in all disciplines who are engaged in the research, development or creation of work. For application form or questions regarding the International Artist Residency please write to bszechy@yahoo.com or visit our web site. Submission Deadline for Residencies: Mar 25, 2008. Submission Deadline for FilmFest: Apr 15, 2008.

ONGOING

CALL TO WRITERS FOR SUBMISSIONS: Sofrito For Your Soul invites you to become part of our cultural revolution once again. As we begin to rebuild some of the archives that have blessed these pages over the last 10 years...we once again open the doors to hear your voz! Sofrito For Your Soul is a reality because of people like you who contribute and help us grow. We are looking for articles, columns, short stories, music, written and spoken word poetry, video as well as all kinds of artwork to document the evolution of our culture in the United States. If you are interested in submitting your work for publication please submit by sending your submission via email at SofritoSubmissions@gmail.com. We have been contacting past contributors to update previous content posted on our website so that we can validate the relevance to the author and their current projects. If you were previously published by us...do not hesitate to reach out as you continue to be welcome en nuestra casa. www.SofritoForYourSoul.com.

READING & WRITING WORKSHOPS: Poets & Writers, inc, a nonprofit organization, provides information, support, and guidance to creative writers. Visit the website to find out about funding for readings and workshops, a comprehensive listing of grants and awards, a 'top ten questions that writers ask' section, and links to other writers' resources. Click here to visit their website.

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