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***************************************** 2006
BRIO APPLICATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT BCA 2006 BRIO Applications are now available at the Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA) office at 1738 Hone Avenue. In addition, the application and guidelines will be distributed through direct mail to all Bronx artists listed with the Council, as well as Bronx public libraries, BCA's Writer's Center and The BCA's Longwood Arts Project. The application and guidelines can be viewed and downloaded from BCA's website at www.bronxarts.org. An application can also be received in the mail by calling the Bronx Council on the Arts at 718-931-9500 x35 and leaving your name, address, and telephone number. BRIO (Bronx Recognizes Its Own) is a demonstration of the Bronx Council on the Arts' outreach and support to artists creating work in the literary, media, performing, and visual arts. Click here for 2006 BRIO Guidelines and information about the BRIO program.
Application assistance is available at BCA's office, by appointment
and at our BRIO Application Workshop on Thursday, December 15, 2005,
from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Hostos Community College, Room C-462, 450 Grand
Concourse at 149th Street. Space is limited, so please RSVP by December
13th. Call 718-931-9500 x19 or e-mail americo@bronxarts.org.
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Presentation and Reception for 2005 NYSCA/BCA AIE LCB Grantees The Bronx Council on The Arts takes great pleasure in extending an invitation to the November 2nd Check Presentation and Reception for the 2005 New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA)/BCA Arts-In-Education Local Capacity Building Grantees. See Section 2 of this issue of E-News for details. ***************************************** Ron Kavanaugh Joins the BCA Staff as Director of the Bronx Writers' Center The Bronx Council on the Arts is proud to announce that Ron Kavanaugh is joining the BCA staff as the new director of the Bronx Writers' Center (BWC) replacing Leslie Shipman who successfully held that position for the past nine years. Ron comes to the Bronx Writers' Centers after a four-year stint as director of marketing at the Bronx Museum of the Arts. In his spare time he serves as publisher and editor-in-chief of the wonderful literary quarterly Mosaic as well as Mosaicbooks.com, the first site dedicated to showcasing African-American literarture. "I feel this is a wonderful opportunity for myself and the Writers' Center," says Kavanaugh. "The previous director laid an excellent foundation that I intend to build on. The Center as well as the borough of the Bronx is at a cultural and artistic crossroads and it's important that we develop programs which challenge novices to follow the dreams of becoming a published writer or poet through workshops and seminars. It's equally important that we recognize and engage the fine talent the borough has produced--Grace Paley, Abraham Rodriguez, E. Ethelbert Miller--and make the Bronx a vibrant destination for established and new voices. What I'm looking forward to most is the opportunity to interact with the community and encourage people to participate in the programs the Writers' Center offers." For information about the Bronx Writers' Center, visit www.bronxarts.org and click on the BWC link. ***************************************** The Bronx Culture Trolley Rolls Again on November 2, 2005 November 2nd's trolley event will include: Longwood
Art Gallery @ Hostos The
Artisans Marketplace Bronx
Museum of the Arts Pregones
Theater Haven
Arts Gallery Poetry
at The Downtown Bronx Bar & Cafe The
Bronx Culture Trolley is a free event of the Bronx Council on the Arts. The Bronx Culture Trolley rolls again on December 7, 2005 Visit
BCA's website at www.bronxarts.org after November 4th ***************************************** Poetry at The Downtown Bronx Bar & Cafe BCA's Bronx Writers' Center (BWC) presents readings by established poets and writers each month at the Downtown Bronx Bar & Cafe as a segment of our First Wednesdays Bronx Culture trolley program. On November 2nd, BWC's featured readers are Rich Villar and Jessica Torres - Rich Villar has appeared as a featured reader at various venues around NYC and colleges throughout the country and is the host of the Open Room at the Nuyorican Poets' Cafe. Rich's written work is available or forthcoming in the journals Rattapallax and Parse; in the 2004 National Poetry Slam anthology, Poems From the Big Muddy; and in his chapbook, entitled Fuacataa (pronounced "foo-ah-kah-tah"). Jessica Torres is a Nuyorican coming to you by way of the Bronx-Riverdale, but the Bronx nonetheless. An organizer of the Acentos Poetry Series and a member of the louderARTS Project, she is obsessed with her journals and makes believe the world understands her overall paranoia. Poetry found her like sun in her eyes, spawning an inseparable love/hate relationship between them. She is slowly recovering. On December 7th, BWC's featured readers are Jai and Elena. Information on these poets is forthcoming. For more information on these poets, visit the Bronx Writers Center's web pages on BCA's web site. ***************************************** Nominations Sought for BCA's Community Arts Grants Panel The Bronx Council on the Arts is currently seeking nominations of professionals willing to serve on its grants panel. See Section 2 of this issue of E-News for details. ***************************************** The New Pregones Theater Opens This Month Pregones Theater located at 571-575 Walton Avenue in The Bronx (south of Yankee Stadium) has reached a milestone. Their first 25 years will be marked by the construction of a brand new, state-of-the-art performing arts facility in The South Bronx. Pregones was able to make this longtime dream a reality by purchasing the property through the greater part of a $3.3 million goal through government, foundation, and corporate support, and private financing. Founded in 1979, Pregones Theater's mission is to create and perform contemporary theater rooted in Puerto Rican and Latino artistic and musical expressions; and to present artists from diverse cultures, offering Latinos and other communities an artistic means to participate in society. In the last 25 years, Pregones has produced over 30 world premieres and presented 100 visiting artists. They are proud to champion the merit of Latino performing arts at the local and national levels, and eager to continue doing so at their new home. The new Pregones Theater will give audiences the opportunity to choose from 150 events each year, including theater, dance, music, film, and numerous workshops and training projects expertly curated by their award-winning ensemble artists. If you would like to see their performances free, become a volunteer and attend receptions, meet directors, actors, and designers. For more information call 718-585-1202 or visit their website at www.pregones.org. ***************************************** VLA Legal and Business Boot Camp for Arts Professionals VLA Legal and Business Boot Camp for Arts Professionals is a new program that will be in venues around the United States that started in October of 2005. Led by veteran arts and entertainment attorneys, this program covers all the essential legal and business issues you need to know, plus, behind the scenes information as only these industry insiders can provide. Artists may attend at the discounted VLA member rate (as low as $50) for two days of intensive programming including lunch, networking opportunities and a wine and cheese reception. Sessions will include: (1) Ask the Lawyer Panels; The Essentials of Intellectual Property; (2) Contract Basics; (3) Business Structures for Creative Endeavors; (4) Special Considerations for Musicians; (5) Special Considerations for Visual Artists; (6) Special Considerations in Film/Video. This course is for arts students, individual artists, and individuals in arts or cultural institution. The program will present information important for people at all stages of their professional development from those just starting out to those who have been working in the arts for many years. Space is limited, please register ASAP. This original program was developed by VLA with the support of the National Endowment for the Arts. For additional information about the program and to register, please visit www.vlany.org/bootcamp. ***************************************** Free
Classes & Tuition Discounts at Mind-Builders Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center welcomes children, teens and adults to sample a variety of dance and music classes for free from Saturday, November 12th through Saturday, November 19th. Mind-Builders offers performing arts instruction to both beginner and advanced students in Salsa/Mambo, Tap, Modern/Jazz, Ballet, Hip-Hop, African Dance forms and Adult Yoga classes; in addition to Guitar, Group Vocals, Suzuki Violin, Group Keyboards, Steel Pans, Drums, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, and Piano instruction. Mind-Builders invites you and your family to try one of these classes for Free! Please call in advance to reserve a spot as trial classes are available on a first-come-first-served basis and space may be limited. Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center is a not-for-profit 501(C)3 organization that has been serving the Northeast Bronx Community for over 25 years with quality instruction in a family-style atmosphere. All classes are conducted at Mind-Builders' facility located at 3415 Olinville Avenue by the intersection of Gun Hill & White Plains Road in the Williamsbridge section of the Bronx, conveniently located by the #2 IRT train, the Bx 28, 30, 39, 41, 55 and BxM11 buses. Registration is being conducted Tuesdays & Thursdays from 4:00 to 7:00pm and on Saturdays from 10:00 to 5:00pm. Call Mind-Builders at 718-652-6256 for more information or visit us on the web at www.mind-builders.org. ***************************************** Internships
for College and Graduate Students, 2006-2007 The Metropolitan Museum of Art announces its 2006-2007 internship opportunities for college and graduate students interested in careers in art museums. Based upon their academic training and interests, as well as the availability of projects, interns work in one of the Metropolitan's departments - curatorial, education, conservation, administration, or library. Most projects require a strong knowledge of art history. Applicants of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Internships are full time (five days, thirty-five hours per week) from June 5-August 11, 2006. Honorarium: $3,000 for college students and recent graduates; $3,250 for graduate students. For more detailed information, please go to http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_internship.asp#sum. Applications must be received by January 20, 2006. ***************************************** BRIO
Artist Sightings in November 2005 Judith Baumel (BRIO winner for poetry) is the Director of Creative Writing at Adelphi University on Long Island where she is starting an MFA in creative writing program that will allow students to study Poetry, Fiction and Playwrighting. The program is scheduled to launch in January 2006 and is currently accepting applications for admission. See this issue's Opportunities Section under Creative Writing Program for more information. Oscar Bermeo (BRIO winner for poetry) hosts poetry readings at the Bruckner Grill (Nov 8th & Nov 22nd at 7:00pm). See listings in this issue's Calendar Section for details on these readings. Christal Brown (BRIO winner for choreography) and her dance company, Inspirit, offered a Movement Workshop at the Judson Church "About Town" Dance Theater Workshop in NYC in October. On November 3rd, her company is among the featured performers in An Evening of Dance at Lehman College 's Lehman Stages. Also on the bill are Arthur Aviles and Merian Soto , both previous BRIO winners for choreography. See Nov 3 listing in this issue's Calendar Section for details on the show. Linda Cunningham (BRIO winner for printmaking) currently has a one-person show at Franklin and Marshall College 's Phillips Museum titled "The Texture of Time" collaged constructions. She also has ten pieces included in a group show Krasdale Foods Gallery with a number of other past BRIO recipients. Krasdale Art Gallery is located at 400 Food Center Drive in the Bronx. Information on the show can be found by visiting www.krasdalegalleries.com. Elly Erickson (BRIO winner for vocal music performance) performed with the I.M.A. Singers at the Music Conservatory of Westchester this past October. Baruch Israel (BRIO winner for performance poetry) has been performing with his theater company at the Hip Hop Theater Festival in NY and San Francisco and toured to Europe where he performed spoken word and Hip Hop in Holland and Belgium. Since returning to NY he has been recording with renowned pianist/composer Jason Linder, producing a new record with his production partner, Yako, and presenting a night of beatbox, jazz, and spoken word at the legendary Blue Note. He will be going with his father to do a double bill at the contact theater in Manchester England! He is also teaching spoken word in the Bronx at the Bronx Studio School for Writers and Artists. Peter Kalivas (BRIO winner for choreography) will be performing in the Sola Dance Festival in Long Beach, California in November. Loira Limbal (BRIO winner for documentary film) is screening one of her films at the Bronx Museum of the Arts on November 2nd as a segment of that evening's Bronx Culture Trolley event. See Nov 2 isting in this issue's Calendar Section. Aristides Logothetis (BRIO winner for sculpture) has a show on view at Haven Arts Gallery from November 2nd thru November 30th entitled Hydra - Painting and Sculpture by Aristides Logothetis. See Nov 2 listing in this issue's Calendar Section for details. Elizabeth Marrero (BRIO winner for acting) has recently ended a gig as host for the Sustainable South Bronx's free movie nights to gear up for her brand new show at the Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance on November 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, and 26. See Nov 11 listing in this issue's Calendar Section for details on the show. Mindy Matijasevic (BRIO winner for poetry), producer and host of the Hidden Treasure Reading Series at the Bronx's Johnny O's, will be one of the featured poets on November 5th at The Spoken Words Café, 226 4th Avenue (between Union & President Street) Park Slope in Brooklyn, from 2:00-4:00pm ($3 donation plus food & drink). Visit Mindy's website by clicking here. Desi Moreno-Penson (BRIO winner for playwriting). On November 17th at 10:00pm, her play Screwing Rachel will be given a staged reading at the Cherry Lane Theatre in NYC's Greenwich Village as part of their new late-night program Cherry Pit Late Nite. Admission is $10 at the door. Her new play GRINCH will be included in the 2006 hotINK Festival produced by NYU/Tisch School of the Arts and the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. The play will receive a staged reading and will be directed by the wonderfully talented Jose Zayas. Miguelangel Ruiz (BRIO winner for painting) has work on display at the CSV Cultural Center 's CSV LES Gallery and Abrazo Interno Gallery on November 4th. Viewing hours: 6:00-9:00pm. The center is located at 107 Suffolk Street in NYC (between Delancey & Rivington St.) F train to Delancey, or J, M, Z to Essex. Phone: 212-529-1545. Visit Miguelangel's website by clicking here. Alba Sanchez (BRIO winner for acting) is currently hosting a segment called En La Cena, On The Scene for Supercanal, a bilingual magazine show airing on Sunday nights at 6:30. She continues to perform An Evening With Alba Sanchez & The Bronx Witch Project in various colleges and clubs around the United States. Visit Alba's website can by clicking here. If you are one of our past BRIO Awardees and you have an upcoming event or activity, please e-mail it to phil@bronxarts.org and we will list it in this section of E-News and on BCA's web site at www.bronxarts.org. For
information on BCA's BRIO (Bronx Recognizes Its Own) Award, visit *****************************************
1. BCA CALENDAR OF EVENTS & THE BRONX CULTURAL CARD NOVEMBER
2005 CALENDAR LISTINGS ******************************************* THREE-PART
NON-PROFIT LEGAL SEMINAR SERIES OFFERED ON A three-part non-profit legal seminar series Building and Maintaining a Healthy Community-Based Organization (CBO), is brought to you by the Institute for Community Organizing at Hostos Community College/ CUNY in partnership with the CAUSE-NY/JCRC-NY in cooperation with Lawyers Alliance for New York. November
10th: Incorporation & Tax Exemption See Nov 10 Calendar Listing for details. *******************************************- Nov
2, 12:00-4:00pm Tour / Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum* Nov 2, 4:30-6:30pm
Film Screening / Bronx River Art Center* Nov 2, 5:00pm
Bronx Culture Trolley / Hostos Community College Nov 2, 5:30pm Art
Exhibition / Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos Nov 2, 5:30-8:30pm
Artisans Marketplace / Hostos Community College
Atrium Nov 2, 5:45-8:30pm
Art
Exhibition / Bronx Museum of the Arts* Nov 2, 6:00 &
7:00pm Video & Tour/ Pregones Theater* Nov 2, 6:00pm Art
Exhibition / Haven Arts Gallery Nov 2, 6:30-8:00pm
Arts & Crafts / Pelham Bay Park Nov 2, 7:30pm Book
Reading/Signing / College of Mt. St. Vincent Nov 2, 7:30pm
Poetry / Downtown Bronx Bar & Café Nov
3, 6:00pm Storytime / Barnes & Noble at Bay
Plaza Nov 3, 8:00pm Dance
/ Lehman Stages at Lehman College Nov 3, 8:00pm
Musical Comedy / Center Stage Community Playhouse*
(CSCP) Nov 4, 5:30pm Bronx
Seaside Trolley / Pelham Bay Park Station Nov 4, 6:00-9:00pm
Opening Reception / Haven Arts Gallery Nov 4, 7:30-10:00pm
Opening Reception / Focal Point Gallery* Nov 4, 8:00pm Dance
/ Lehman Stages at Lehman College Nov 4, 8:00pm
Musical Comedy / Center Stage Community Playhouse*
(CSCP) Nov. 5, 11:30am Origami
Demonstration / New York Botanical Garrden* Nov 5, 12:00-4:00pm
Tour / Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum* Nov 5, 1:00pm Walking
Tour / Bronx County Historical Society* Nov 5, 1:00pm &
2:30pm Family Art Project / Kerlin Learning Center
at Wave Hill* Nov 5, 4:00pm Book
Signing / Paperback Plus Nov 5, 8:00pm
Musical Comedy / Center Stage Community Playhouse*
(CSCP) Nov 7
thru Nov 11, 4:00-7:00pm Hip-Hop Film
Festival / Bronx Museum of the Arts* Nov 5,
9:00pm Music & Dance / Lehman Center for
the Performing Arts* Nov. 6, 11:30am Origami
Demonstration / New York Botanical Garrden* Nov
6, 12:00-4:00pm Tour / Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum* Nov 6, 1:00pm &
2:30pm Family Art Project / Kerlin Learning Center
at Wave Hill* Nov 6, 2:00pm Musical
Comedy / Center Stage Community Playhouse* (CSCP) Nov 6, 2:00pm Cultural
Arts Workshop / Wave Hill House at Wave Hill* Nov. 6, 2:30pm Ikebana
Demonstration / New York Botanical Garrden* Nov 6, 7:00pm
Music / The Uptown Coffeehouse* Nov 8, 6:30pm Poetry
/ Barnes & Noble at Bay Plaza Nov 8, 7:00pm Poetry
Reading / Bruckner Bar & Grill Nov 9, 12:00-4:00pm
Tour / Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum* Nov 9, 4:30-6:30pm
Film Screening / Bronx River Art Center* Nov 9, 6:30-9:00pm
Book Party, Panel & Performance/ Bronx Museum
of the Arts* Nov 9, 7:00pm Jazz
Concert / Bronx Arts Ensemble / Lehman College Lovinger Theatre Nov 10, 9:00am-12:00pm
Legal Seminar / Hostos Community College Nov 10, 6:00pm
Storytime / Barnes & Noble at Bay Plaza Nov 10, 6:30pm Artist
Forum / Mosholu Montefiore Community Center Nov 10, 7:00pm
Workshop / Barnes & Noble / Bay Plaza Nov 11, 1:00pm Concert
/ Bronx Arts Ensemble* Nov 11, 6:00-8:00pm
Opening Recetion / Bronx River Art Center* (BRAC) Nov 11, 7:00pm
Workshop / Barnes & Noble / Bay Plaza Nov 11, 7:45pm Musical
/ Bronx Spotlight Theater (BST) Nov 11, 8:00pm Comedy
/ Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance* (BAAD!) Nov 11, 8:00pm
Musical Comedy / Center Stage Community Playhouse*
(CSCP) Nov 12
thru 19 Free Classes & Tuition
Discounts at Mind-Builders Nov 12, 12:00-4:00pm
Tour / Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum* Nov 12, 1:00-4:00pm
Family
Art Project / Kerlin Learning Center at Wave Hill* Nov 12, 2:00-4:00pm
Curator's Talk / Bronx River Art Center (BRAC) Nov 12, 2:00pm Garden
Workshop / Wave Hill House at Wave Hill* Nov 12, 3:00pm Home
of the Yankees Tour / Bronx County Historical Society* Nov 12, 6:00-8:00pm
Film / Bronx Museum of the Arts* Nov 12, 7:45pm
Musical / Bronx Spotlight Theater (BST) Nov 12, 8:00pm Comedy
/ Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance* (BAAD!) Nov 12,
8:00pm Musical Comedy / Center Stage Community
Playhouse* (CSCP) Nov 13, 12:00-4:00pm
Tour
/ Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum* Nov 13, 1:00-4:00pm
Family Art Project / Kerlin Learning Center
at Wave Hill* Nov 13, 2:00pm Concert
/ Lehman College Music Building Recital Hall Lehman Nov 13, 2:00pm Musical
Comedy / Center Stage Community Playhouse* (CSCP) Nov 13, 2:45pm Musical
/ Bronx Spotlight Theater (BST) Nov 15, 4:30pm Concert
/ Lehman College Cafeteria Nov 13, 2:00-7:00pm
Conference / Bronx Museum of the Arts* Nov 13, 3:00pm Chamber
Music / Bronx Arts Ensemble* Nov 15, 7:00pm Arts
Talk / FUSE Art Business Initiative Nov 15,
7:30pm Drama with Music / Pregones Theater* Nov 16, 12:00-4:00pm
Tour / Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum* Nov 16, 4:30-6:30pm
Film Screening / Bronx River Art Center* Nov 16, 6:00pm Drama
with Music / Pregones Theater* Nov 17, 1:00pm Concert
/ Bronx Arts Ensemble* / Fordham University Nov 17,
6:00pm Drama with Music / Pregones Theater* Nov 17, 6:00pm
Storytime / Barnes & Noble at Bay Plaza Nov 17, 8:00pm Musical
Comedy / Center Stage Community Playhouse* (CSCP) Nov 18 thru
Jan 8, 2006 Holiday Lights / Bronx Zoo /
Wildlife Conservation Society* Nov 18, 6:00pm Drama
with Music / Pregones Theater* Nov 18, 6:00pm Piano
Concert / Bronx River Art Center* (BRAC) Nov 18, 6:30-9:30pm
Films / Bronx Museum of the Arts* Nov 18, 7:30pm Concert
/ Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture* Nov 18, 7:30pm Concert
/ Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture* Nov 18, 8:00pm Comedy
/ Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance* (BAAD!) Nov 18, 8:00pm Music
& Dance / Lehman Center for the Performing Arts* Nov 18, 8:00pm Musical
Comedy / Center Stage Community Playhouse* (CSCP) Nov 19 Holiday
Lights / Bronx Zoo / Wildlife Conservation Society* Nov 19, 12:00-4:00pm
Tour / Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum* Nov 19, 1:00-4:00pm
Family Art Project / Kerlin Learning Center
at Wave Hill* Nov 19, 1:00-4:00pm
Writing Wokshop / Bronx Academy of Dance and
Music (BAAD!) Nov 19, 2:00pm &
7:30pm Drama with Music / Pregones Theater* Nov 19, 7:45pm Musical
/ Bronx Spotlight Theater (BST) Nov 19, 6:00-9:00pm
Concert / Bronx Museum of the Arts* Nov 19, 8:00pm Comedy
/ Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance* (BAAD!) Nov
19, 8:00pm Musical Comedy / Center Stage Community
Playhouse* (CSCP) Nov 20 Holiday
Lights / Bronx Zoo / Wildlife Conservation Society* Nov 20, 12:00-4:00pm
Tour / Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum* Nov 20, 1:00-4:00pm
Family Art Project / Kerlin Learning Center
at Wave Hill* Nov 20, 2:00pm Children's
Concert / Bronx Arts Ensemble / Lehman College Lovinger Theatre Nov 20, 2:00pm
Concert / Armor Hall at Wave Hill* Nov 20, 2:00pm &
7:00pm Drama with Music / Pregones Theater* Nov 20, 3:00pm Concert
/ Albert Einstein College of Medicine Nov 20, 3:00pm Concert
/ Bronx Community College's Gould Memorial Library Nov 22, 4:30pm Arts
Talk / FUSE Art Business Initiative Nov 22, 7:00pm Poetry
Reading / Bruckner Bar & Grill Nov 22, 7:30pm Drama
with Music / Pregones Theater* Nov 23, 12:00-4:00pm
Tour / Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum* Nov 23, 4:30-6:30pm
Film Screening / Bronx River Art Center* Nov 23, 7:30pm Drama
with Music / Pregones Theater* Nov 25 Holiday
Lights / Bronx Zoo / Wildlife Conservation Society* Nov 25, 2:00pm Drama
with Music / Pregones Theater* Nov 25, 7:00pm
Book Group / Barnes & Noble / Bay Plaza Nov 25, 7:30pm Drama
with Music / Pregones Theater* Nov 25, 8:00pm Comedy
/ Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance* (BAAD!) Nov
26 Holiday Lights / Bronx Zoo / Wildlife Conservation
Society* Nov 26,
12:00-4:00pm Tour / Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum* Nov 26, 1:00-4:00pm
Family Art Project / Kerlin Learning Center
at Wave Hill* Nov 26, 2:00pm Drama
with Music / Pregones Theater* Nov 26, 3:30pm
Book Group / Barnes & Noble / Bay Plaza Nov 26, 8:00pm Comedy
/ Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance* (BAAD!) Nov 27, 12:00-4:00pm
Tour / Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum* Nov 26, 7:30pm Drama
with Music / Pregones Theater* Nov 27, 1:00-4:00pm
Family Art Project / Kerlin Learning Center
at Wave Hill* Nov 27, 2:00pm &
7:00pm Drama with Music / Pregones Theater* Nov 28 8:00pm Book
Reading / Johnny O's Nov 30, 12:00-4:00pm
Tour / Bartow-Pell
Mansion Museum* Nov 30, 2:00pm Concert
/ Lehman College Music Building Recital Hall Nov 30, 4:30-6:30pm
Film Screening / Bronx River Art Center* Dec 1,
6:00pm Storytime / Barnes & Noble at Bay
Plaza Dec 1, 7:30pm Drama
with Music / Pregones Theater* Dec 2 Holiday
Lights / Bronx Zoo / Wildlife Conservation Society* Dec 2, 1:00pm &
7:30pm Drama with Music / Pregones Theater* Dec 2, 5:30pm Bronx
Seaside Trolley / Pelham Bay Park Station Dec 2, 7:30-10:00pm
Opening Reception / Focal Point Gallery* Dec 3 Holiday
Lights / Bronx Zoo / Wildlife Conservation Society* Dec 3,
12:00-4:00pm Tour / Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum* Dec 3, 1:00pm NYC
History / Bronx County Historical Society Dec 3, 1:00pm
& 3:00pm Holiday Program / Bronx Arts Ensemble*
/ Van Cortlandt House Museum Dec 3, 1:00-4:00pm
Family Art Project / Kerlin Learning Center
at Wave Hill* Dec 3, 2:00pm Garden
Workshop / Wave Hill House at Wave Hill* Dec 3, 7:30pm Drama
with Music / Pregones Theater* Dec 3, 8:00pm Music
/ Lehman Center for the Performing Arts* Dec 4 Holiday
Lights / Bronx Zoo / Wildlife Conservation Society* Dec 4, 12:00-4:00pm
Tour / Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum* Dec 4, 1:00pm Holiday
Program / Bronx Arts Ensemble* / Van Cortlandt House Museum Dec 4, 1:00-4:00pm
Family Art Project / Kerlin Learning Center
at Wave Hill* Dec 4, 3:00pm Holiday
Program / Bronx Arts Ensemble* / Van Cortlandt House Museum Dec 4, 2:00pm Concert
/ Armor Hall at Wave Hill* Dec 4, 2:00pm Concert
/ Lehman College's Lovinger Theatre Dec 4, 3:00pm Drama
with Music / Pregones Theater* Dec 5 thru
31 Art Exhibition / Haven Arts Gallery Dec 7, 12:30pm Concert
/ Lehman College Music Building Recital Hall Dec 7,
4:30-6:30pm Film Screening / Bronx River Art
Center* Dec 7, 5:30pm Art
Exhibition / Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos Dec 7, 5:30-8:30pm
Artisans Marketplace / Hostos Community College
Atrium Dec 7, 5:45-8:30pm
Art Exhibition / Bronx Museum of the Arts* Dec 7, 6:00 &
7:00pm Holiday Music / Pregones Theater* Dec 7, 6:00-9:00pm
Art Exhibition & Reception / Haven Arts
Gallery Dec 7, 6:30-8:00pm
Arts & Crafts / Pelham Bay Park Dec 7, 7:30pm
Poetry / Downtown Bronx Bar & Café Dec 8, 9:00am-12:00pm
Legal Seminar / Hostos Community College
ONGOING
Free
Events / New York Public Library Nov 2
thru Nov 30 Art Exhibition / Haven
Arts Gallery Nov 4 thru
Nov 30 Art Exhibition / Focal Point Gallery* Nov 11
thru Dec 10 Art Exhibit / Bronx River
Art Center (BRAC) Nov 18 thru
Jan 8, 2006 Holiday Lights / Bronx Zoo / Wildlife
Conservation Society* Thru
Nov 17 Garden Exhibit / New York Botanical Garden* Thru
Nov 17, 3:00pm Awesome Autumn Adventures / New
York Botanical Garden* Dec 2
thru Dec 31 Art Exhibition / Focal
Point Gallery Dec 5
thru 31 Art
Exhibition / Haven Arts Gallery Thru
Dec 16 Art Exhibition / Lehman College Art Gallery* Thru
Dec 16 Art Exhibition / Lehman College Art Gallery* Thru
Dec 17 Art Classes / Bronx River Art Center Thru
Feb 2006 Art Exhibition / Bronx Museum of the
Arts* Thru
Mar 15, 2006 Photography Exhibit / New York Botanical
Garden* Thru
Apr 16 Historical
Exhibits / Bronx County Historical Society* ***************************************** ONGOING
Bronx
Tourism Council / Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carion, Jr. ONGOING
Music Lessons at the Bronx Conservatory of Music ONGOING The Bronx YMCA* offers a number of children's programs and activities that include arts & crafts, music, sports, photography, reading, social skills, computer skills, and more. Click here for more information on the Bronx YMCA's programs and activities or call 718-792-9736. The Bronx YMCA is located at 2 Castle Hill Avenue. ***************************************** * These organizations accept BCA's Bronx Cultural Card. An additional number of Bronx dining and business establishments also accept the Cultural Card. For a list of those who accept the card and the discounts they offer, please visit www.bronxarts.org/gp_bcc_participants.asp. 2. OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS NOTE: SEPTEMBER
16, 2005
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Council on the Arts Check Presentation and Reception for The Bronx Council on The Arts takes great pleasure in extending an invitation to the November 2nd Check Presentation and Reception for the 2005 New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA)/BCA Arts-In-Education Local Capacity Building Grantees. This grant was made possible through a re-grants program funded by NYSCA. This occasion is a featured yearly event to acknowledge our grant recipients. The ten partnership grantees having completed professional development workshops provided by BCA are fully equipped to produce their respective residencies. These residencies exhibit full Teacher/Artist Collaboration and Curriculum Integration with the utilization of New York State Standards for the Arts and Core Subject curriculums. The partnerships are listed below (by Art Organization, Artist, Partnering School). The Knowledge Project, Lytza Colon, St. Athanasius School (NY Archdiocese); Bronx Arts Ensemble, Michael Kirst, South Bronx Academy of Applied Media (Region 9); Bronx Arts Ensemble, Ken Edwards, Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music (Region 1); Bronx Arts Ensemble, WT McRae, CES 58X (Region1); Bronx Arts Ensemble, John Pavlou, The Metropolitan High School (Region 9); Bronx Arts Ensemble, Ken Edwards, PS 132X (Region1); Focal Point Press, Lisa Curran, PS 43 (Region 9); Garces Puppeteria, Nilda Garces, PS 304X (Region 2); Garces Puppeteria, Nilda Garces, PS 72X (Region 2); and Inspirit Dance Ensemble, Christal Brown, Bronx Academy of Letters (Region 9). The Reception will be held on Wednesday, November 2, 2005, 4:30 pm, at the Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos, Hostos Community College, 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street in the Bronx. Please call Américo Casiano Jr. 718-931-9500 x19 to RSVP. **************************************************************** The
Bronx Council on the Arts is currently seeking The Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA) is seeking nominations of individuals to serve on the various panels conducted throughout the year. These panels represent a wide range of experience in arts management and arts disciplines. Candidates should be familiar with the arts scene of the Bronx and community based organizations of the Bronx, along with the having a comprehensive understanding of the Bronx. Keep in mind that in an effort to maintain a high level of integrity and impartiality in its decision-making process, BCA needs to consider many factors, including cultural diversity and geographic representation, when creating its panels. In view of these requirements, BCA may not be able to utilize the services of all of the qualified individuals nominated. However, nominee information will be held for at least two years. SELECTION CRITERIA Community Arts Grant: The Review Panel
recommends Community Arts Grants program funds to the extent that they
meet The ideal panelist would be an artist, arts administrator, or other professional with a wide range of experience in public administration, arts management and/or arts disciplines. He or she must be familiar with the mission of the Bronx Council on the Arts, the needs of County communities, willing to adhere to the Code of Ethics as defined by the New York State Council on the Arts, and can not be affiliated with any arts or community based organizations applying for any of the above grants. ************************************************** PANELIST NOMINATION FORM Nominee Information: Name: Address: Contact: Phone: Fax: E-Mail: Affiliation: Experience:
(please provide a short description of why you think this nominee would
make a good panelist and their
. Nominated by: Address: Contact: Phone: Fax: E-Mail: . In an effort to maintain a high level of integrity and impartiality in its decision-making process, BCA needs to consider many factors, including cultural diversity and geographic representation, when creating its panels. In view of these requirements, BCA may not be able to utilize the services of all of the qualified individuals who are nominated. However, nominee information will be held for at least two years. Thank you for your suggestions. Please return this information to: The
Bronx Council on the Arts ************************************************** FYI: NYFA SOURCE TRAINING FOR ARTISTS WORKING IN ALL DISCIPLINES: The New York Foundation for the Arts staff will provide instructions in the use of the nation's most extensive online directory of awards, services, and publications for artists of all disciplines featuring over 7,000 programs. The Artist Training Session will cover basic searches by discipline and advanced searches on a range of criteria, an overview of the range of programs and resources included in the database, and tips and tricks for getting the most out of your search. Participants will have the opportunity to perform test searches for programs relevant to their current work and career needs. Users can access NYFA Source (www.nyfa.org/source) free of charge for information ranging from cash grants and artist-in-residence programs, to marketing and opportunity listings. This resource covers the range of support available to U.S. artists on the local, state, national, and international level, and allows specific queries based on discipline, location, gender, ethnicity, career point, application deadline, and many other criteria. Find out how to make this tool work for you. Where can you go to find grants, residencies, space awards, equipment access, professional development programs, legal, financial, and business resources available to independent artists in all disciplines across the U.S.A.? Come to a free NYFA Source Artist Training Session and find out! Who: Performing, visual, media, folk/traditional, and interdisciplinary artists; Where: New York Foundation for the Arts, 155 Avenue of the Americas, 14th Floor, (at Spring Street in Soho) in NYC; When: Tuesday: December 13, 2005; Time: 6pm to 8pm. Please RSVP. Registration is free -- first-come, first-served. Contact Edith Meeks, Senior Officer, Information & Research, at 212-366-6900 x220 or e-mail meeks@nyfa.org. Include your name and contact information (telephone or email) and the date of the session you'd like to attend. 3. INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS' OPPORTUNITIES (BCA opportunities are listed in red) DATED OPPORTUNITIES CALL FOR SLIDES: Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Arts for Transit is seeking artist submissions to create original two-dimensional designs for five station on the Kamiaca (BMT) line in Brooklyn (Alabama Avenue, Van Siclen Avenue, Cleveland Street, Norwood Avenue and Crescent Street). Artists must submit: (1) A PC-compatible CD (preferable) or a sheet of 33mm slides of your artwork. Please label submissions with your name/phone number and identify each image's medium, size, date, etc.; (2) A resume and a brief statement (no more than one paragraph) describing your artwork. The statement will be included as part of the presentation of your work to the panel; (3) A 10" x 13" self-addressed envelope. All material must fit into this size in order to be returned. (All materials will be returned with notification of finalist selections by approximately Feb 28, 2006.) Send submission to: MTA Arts for Transit, Re: Jamaica Line, 347 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10017. All inquiries about Arts for Transit should be faxed to 212-878-7492 or e-mailed to lbradsha@mtahq.org. Submission Deadline: 5:00pm on Monday, Nov 5, 2005. CALLING ALL ARTISTS: Focal Point Gallery is calling all artists to be part of its Eighteenth Annual City Island Art Exhibition (Dec 2nd - 31st). If you are an artist 18 years or older, start bringing your artwork now to Focal Point Gallery. There is a $15 hanging fee per piece. Focal Point Gallery will only except (artist's choice) work ready to hang and reasonable in size. Gallery will take 30% if it sells, work can be NFS. Gallery will not be responsible for shipping back work. All art has to be picked up by the artist at the end of the exhibition. Last year 90 Artists filled Focal Point Gallery with paintings, etchings, drawings, photography, stained glass, sculpture, pottery, weaving, etc. This year the exhibition will mark Focal Point Gallery's 31st year on City Island , so get your art together and be part of this year's gala Christmas Exhibition. Opening reception for the artists will be on Friday, December 2nd at 7:30pm. Call 718- 885-1403 or stop by the gallery 321 City Island Ave for further information. Space is limited so please be early. Focal Point is located at 321 City Island Avenue in the City Island section of the Bronx. For more information, call 718-885-1403. www.focalpointgallery.com. Deadline to get work to the gallery is November 24th. ASIA PACIFIC PERFORMANCE EXCHANGE (APPEX) RESIDENCY PROGRAM: Asia Pacific Performance Exchange Program (APPEX) 2006 is currently seeking applications. APPEX is a six-week intensive international artists' residency program (July-August 2006, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA) that promotes cross-cultural dialogue and interdisciplinary exploration, developing rigorous art making strategies that reflect the nuances of cultural differences. For five days a week, artists will engage in all-day master classes, studio workshops, experimentation, and collaborative projects. On weekends and evenings, participants will be introduced to the vibrant arts and cultural context of the host city through specially planned field trips and concerts. Each APPEX fellow will be provided with travel expenses, shared accommodations, and meals for the duration of the residency. Traditional and contemporary performing artists from the U.S. and Asia (India, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia), particularly those active in the community as educators, artistic directors, or cultural workers, are encouraged to apply. For application information, please visit http://www.wac.ucla.edu or call Anu Kishore at 310-825-3340. Application/Entry Fee: NONE. Application Deadline: Nov 10, 2005. SIXTY INCHES SQUARE, PURDUE UNIVERSITY GALLERIES (West Lafayette, IN): Dates of exhibition are March 6 through April 23, 2006. Open to artists over the age of 18 residing in the United States, Canada and Mexico . Entries must be original fine art prints in any media except straight photography. Image size may not exceed 60 square inches. Juror will be Peter Olson, Preparator/Curatorial Assistant/Collections Manager, Northern Illinois University Art Museum in DeKalb. Selections will be made from a review of 35 mm slides or digital images in the form of jpeg files (maximum dimension of eight inches in image size - maximum resolution of 300 dpi). A non-refundable entry fee of $25 entitles the artist to submit up to three (3) images of original works. Entries must be made on the official entry form or PDF file from the Purdue Galleries website: www.purdue.edu/galleries. Application/Entry Fee: $25. Craig Martin, Director, Purdue University Galleries, Physics Building, Room 205, 525 Northwestern Avenue, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2036, (765) 494-3061 or galleries@purdue.edu. Application Deadline: Nov 11, 2005. CALL FOR ENTRIES -- NATIONAL JURIED ART EXHIBITION: $8500 in cash awards divided in 3 separate categories for 2 and 3-dimensional Fine Art and Photography completed within the past 2 years. For prospectus send SASE to: Baker Arts Center, 624 N Pershing, Liberal KS 67901. For more information, call: 620-624-2810. E-mail: bakerarts@swko.net. Slide Deadline: Nov 14, 2005. VIDEO PROJECTS OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS (Rome, Italy / NYC): Blueroom is a collective dedicated to producing and promoting all forms of media experimentation including electronic music, video, sound art, and cinematic exploration. For its upcoming season, Blueroom kicks off with a new program, Open Video Projects. We are looking to develop an international network of artists working with film and video. All artists working in these media are invited to submit work to be part of Open Video Projects. All submitted materials will be evaluated for inclusion however, only selected pieces will be screened as part of the Blueroom evening. Lorenzo Benedetti, Sarra Brill and Andrew Cappetta are responsible for the selection of all video entries and will curate the weekly selections. All submitted materials will be collected in a searchable database, accessible on the program's website, www.openvideoprojects.org. In addition to the database, the site will also feature a program guide, screening times, and links to the websites of participating artists (if provided). The same information will also be posted on the Blueroom site, www.blue-room.it. Guidelines for submitting video-works: (1) subject matter is unlimited; (2) each submitted video must include the name of the artist, title, duration, year of production, contact information (e-mail and home address), biography, and any additional information; (3) the sender is responsible for mailing costs of submission; (4) works will not be returned to the senders from Italy and the United States unless a stamped, self-addressed envelope is included in the package. For submissions outside these two countries, please contact Blueroom by email for return postage instructions. Acceptable formats: DVD, Mini DV, CD. Please confirm your submission with an e-mail to video@blue-room.it. Submissions can be sent to: Blueroom c\o H3E, Via Vitorchiano 81, 00189 Roma, Italy or to Blueroom c/o Andrew Cappetta, 20 Herbert Street #2, Brooklyn, NY 11222. Application/Entry Fee: no fee / cost of shipping and return (if desired). The deadline for the first round of submissions is Nov 15, 2005. WOMEN'S POETRY PRIZE: Offering publication and $1000 prize to a female poet for her first or second book of poetry. Contact: Susan Kan, Perugia Press, Intro Award, Box 60364, Florence MA 01062 OR www.perugiapress.com or info@perugiapress.com. Entry Deadline: Nov 15, 2005. 9th INTERNATIONAL OPEN: Woman Made Gallery (Chicago, IL). Exhibition Dates: March 3 - 30, 2006 - Invitation to all women artists worldwide to submit artwork in all media for this open exhibition. All themes, styles and media, except performance, will be considered. Digital entries MUST be sent to WMG as email attachments. WMG will not accept digital images on a CD. Use the Digital Entry Form to submit digital files (jpgs) online: http://www.womanmade.org/entryform.html. By mail: send slides of up to three works and a statement of 50 to 100 words. Juror: Margaret Hawkins - Chicago-based writer, art critic and teacher. Application Fee: $24. Awards: 1st Prize: Solo Show in 2007 at WMG - 2nd prize: $500 - 3rd prize: $250 - 4th prize: Honorable Mention. Woman Made Gallery, 2418 W. Bloomingdale, Chicago, IL 60647 - gallery@womanmade.org. Application Deadline: Nov 16, 2005. RACING PAGES: ALTERED BOOKS PORTFOLIO, LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL & TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY CENTER (NYC): Group Exhibition & Fundraiser for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center . Curated by Rory Golden. This art project and exhibition will debut Spring 2006 at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center in New York. The project will be a variable edition of "altered book pages". The curator will strip the spines off a wide range of selected books relating to race and sexuality resulting in stacks of pages. Selected artists will be given a stack of pages to re-invent, any or all as the artist sees fit, into ten finished 2D art pieces. Conceptually, the artists will be asked to address thoughts on the wide range of issues and topics around race and sexuality. These pieces may be ten unique images or a variable edition of ten. The pieces should be no larger than 12" x 18" to ensure they will fit in the portfolio. An edition of ten handmade portfolios will contain a work by each artist. The LBGT Center will sell the portfolios to benefit the Center's programs so the artist's contribution of 10 pieces of original artwork for the portfolio will be tax deductible. The opportunity to exhibit and sell other artwork is a possibility. Artists are invited to submit: (1) --Samples of creative work: 5 - 10 images (slides or CD of compressed jpg images); (2) Statement of Purpose; (3) Brief bio OR artist's resume to: Racing Pages, LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011. Selected artists will be notified in early December 2005 and further information/materials will be given at that time. Finished work will be due in mid-February 2006. Please direct questions or other inquiries via email to: racingpages2006@hotmail.com. Telephone inquiries to Ector Simpson, Program Director at the Center: (212)620-7310. Application Postmark Deadline Nov 16, 2005. CALL FOR ENTRIES: Second Street Gallery (www.secondstreetgallery.org) established in 1973, seeks entries for its 2006-2007 exhibition season. Submit 10 slides or Mac CD PowerPoint format, slide list, resume, statement, SASE, and $10 fee. 3 review sessions, postmark deadlines: 10/03, 10/31, or 11/28, to: Second Street Gallery, 115 Second Street SE, Charlottesville, VA 22902. Postmark Deadline: Nov 28, 2005. CREATIVE CENTER 'S ANNUAL SMALL WORKS BENEFIT SHOW: The Creative Center: Arts in Healthcare (NYC) -- The Creative Center's Annual Small Works Show and Benefit Sale will be held on Friday evening, December 2nd at 6:00pm. Artists are asked to donate a postcard sized (4x6) artwork, any medium, unframed, to benefit The Creative Center. All work must be signed on back only. Each piece will be offered at $50, with the entire proceeds to be donated to support programming for people living with chronic illness. We offer workshops in visual, literary and performing arts in hospitals and hospices, as well as our loft on 26th Street in Chelsea, free of charge to participants. Artists may submit up to 3 pieces. Please tell all your artist friends. Robin Glazer, Art Director, The Creative Center, 147 West 26th Street, 6th floor, New York, NY 10001. Hours: Monday-Friday, 10 - 6, call ahead. 646 336-7612 or e-mail rglazer@thecreativecenter.org. Application Deadline: Nov 29, 2005. ART SUBMISSIONS SOUGHT: The Art and Architecture Review Committee of NYC's Saint Peter's Church (Lexington Ave. & 54th St.) offers the church's Living Room, Narthex and Stairwell Galleries to emerging and established artists who by their lives and work explore greater dimensions of spirituality. It is their belief that this activity will provoke dialog among people of NYC regarding the nature and scope of art's spiritual qualities. The committee meets twice yearly to review slides of submitting artists and frequently visits studios to view artworks proposed for exhibition. If you would like to submit slides for consideration for exhibition in one of their galleries, please send them (with a self addressed stamped envelope) to: Art and Architecture Review Committee, Saint Peter's Church, 619 Lexington Avenue , New York , NY 10022 . Submit only one sheet of slides. No glass or original work. You can contact the church at 212-935-2200 or administrator@saintpeters.org or visit their website at www.saintpeters.org. Shows are ongoing throughout the year. Deadline for submissions for the next showing is Nov 30, 2005. DWELLING: MEMORY, PLACE AND ARCHITECTURE AT HISTORIC FOREST HILLS CEMETERY: The Forest Hills Educational Trust seeks proposals from artists, architects and landscape architects for Dwelling. This juried outdoor exhibition will consist of temporary site specific installation work, structures and sculpture set into the landscape of Forest Hills Cemetery, a magnificent 19th century garden-style cemetery and arboretum in Boston, MA . The exhibition is scheduled for June 15 to October 15, 2006. We invite proposals responding to the cemetery's architecture and family monuments, its Victorian role as an extension of domestic space and a final home, and its importance as a place of contemplation and reflection. $2,500 stipend to selected artists. Jurors include: Robert Campbell (architecture critic for the Boston Globe), Pieranna Cavalchini, Curator of Contemporary Art, Gardner Museum, Caroleanne Meehan (Vita Brevis Director, ICA Boston) Douglas Reed (principal landscape architect, Reed/Hilderbrand). Guidelines are available at www.foresthillstrust.org. Application Deadline: Nov 30, 2005. EMERGING ARTISTS 2006: SlowArt Productions ( Phoenicia, NY) presents its f ifteenth annual fine art competition for group exhibition, cash awards and Internet promotion. Open to all media, $1000 cash awards. Application/Entry Fee: $30 for four; $5 each additional. http://www.slowart.com/prospectus/ea2006.htm. Application Deadline: Nov 30, 2005. MARYLAND GENERAL HOSPITAL MURAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: The Baltimore Mural Program and Maryland General Hospital are looking for an artist or group of artists to design and execute the Maryland General Hospital Mural, a 20,000 square foot project, which will be the largest mural in Maryland. The mural will be located on the hospital's wall on the Howard Street side of the building, facing the Light Rail and Antique Row. The wall is brick and contains many windows. The maximum dimension of the mural is 35 by 547 feet. It is acceptable to submit a design that uses segments of the wall. Artists are encouraged to consider alternate treatments for the wall besides paint. The winning artist or team will receive a commission of $30,000 for the project. The artist(s) will also receive paid assistance from Maryland Institute College of Art students, Baltimore School for the Art students, and local volunteers. Materials for the mural will be provided by the project, within the limits of the budget. The current project timeline calls for wall preparation in the early spring of 2006. Work on the mural will begin in April 2006 and conclude in August 2006 with a public dedication planned for September 2006. Eligibility: All professional artists 18 years of age or older are encouraged to submit proposals, excluding BOPA employees and their family members. Selection Process: A panel of representatives from Maryland General Hospital, the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, Antique Row, and the Mount Vernon community will review the submitted proposals and select their preferred design. The panel may require the selected artist(s) to modify the design to accommodate community input. Application Procedure: Artists must submit their written and drawn proposal along with their resume, between three and ten digital images of previous related work, and a self-addressed, stamped envelope for the return of submitted materials to: Shawn James, Community Arts Coordinator, Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, 7 East Redwood Street, Suite 500, Baltimore, MD 21202. Email: sjames@promotionandarts.com. Phone: 410-752-8632 / Fax: 410-385-0361. www.promotionandarts.com. Submitted materials postmarked or hand-delivered by 5:00pm on Nov 30, 2005. NANCIE MATTICE AWARD 2006: The Nancie Mattice Award for Emerging Artists 2006 is a juried competition sponsored by Dangenart Gallery (Nashville, TN). This first annual competition is devoted to discovery, introduction and promotion of new emerging artists and these artists are included in a group exhibition. Works selected are solely based on their merit and originality, NOT the artists' experiences and credentials. This event will be open to all artists working in any media. Awards include a $500 cash prize, exhibition and representation awards and Promotion Awards. Go to http://www.dangenart.com for more details. Application/Entry Fee: $30 for four $5 each additional. Email: mail@dangenart.com. For complete prospectus, visit http://www.dangenart.com/infoforartistsmatticeaward.htm. Application Deadline: Nov 30, 2005. OPEN SUBMISSIONS, ART OBITUARIES (NYC): The artistic process is a constant cycle of creation and destruction; a journey where artworks are created, changed, destroyed and reborn in search of a work that is whole and complete. These completed works of art become an artist's body of work, taking on lives as art objects for public display or kept in private possession. However, many artists know that their surviving body of work tells only a partial story. Art Obituaries asks artists to tell the personal stories of their art works that have not survived, providing a rare glimpse into an artwork's eleventh hour and the artistic process itself. We invite artists to document the untimely or planned death of their visual work(s) through a convenient submission process at www.artobituaries.org. This is not a blog or online archive. All submissions will be considered for possible selection in the first printed anthology of Art Obituaries. Artists are encouraged to explore the following questions: When and how does your artwork die? How did this experience affect you as an artist? Your future artwork or process? How do you prolong, mourn and memorialize your artwork? How is your art euthanized? How is your art eulogized? Does your art truly die if its essence lives on through new work? How? Art Obituaries provides artists, art historians, collectors, conservators, critics, curators, scholars, and students with firsthand accounts of how artists describe their deceased art works through their own experiences, using their own words. It is our intention to inspire debate and dialog about the nature of an artwork's life and death, and the process in-between. Art Obituaries ensures that these artistic events are permanently captured on public record. Open Submission Guidelines for Artist Applicants. Your written submission must chronicle your work(s) of visual art. Explore the notion of death in regard to your work(s) 1,000 words maximum in English. No previously published writing will be considered. Read and accept the submission agreement and disclaimer. Not every artist is Norman Mailer; if you prefer, go visual. Submissions can take the form of a story, essay, poem, textual surprise, or an image that explores the art obituaries concept. Include the following: (1) Your Name; (2) Title of Submission; (3) E-mail Address/ Mailing Address / Phone Number; (4) The birth and death dates of your deceased artwork. Answer the following: (1) What is your primary art form? (2) What art form dies in your story? (3) Do you have any documentation of this artwork? If so, what kind of documentation do you have? (4) Are you willing to be interviewed? Questions? Contact us at info@artobituaries.org. Application/Entry Fee: free online submission process. Visit www.artobituaries.org or contact js@artobituaries.org. Application Deadline: Nov 30, 2005. RONNIE HEYMAN PRIZE FOR AN EMERGING JEWISH VISUAL ARTIST: The National Foundation for Jewish Culture (NYC) awards this prize to recognize and support an emerging visual artist who has created and exhibited a body of work that reflects the Jewish experience. For guidelines and an application, visit www.jewishculture.org, call Kristen L. Runk at 212-629-0500 x215 or e-mail her at grants@jewishculture.org. Application/Entry Fee: None. Deadline: Proposals/Application due by Dec 1, 2005. SPECIAL EDITIONS RESIDENCY PROGRAM 2006 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: The Lower East Side Printshop invites emerging artists of all disciplines and cultural backgrounds to apply for the Special Editions Residency Program 2006. No previous printmaking experience is necessary. Awarded artists will create printmaking projects in collaborative residencies that will take place between February 2006 and February 2007. Each artist will have 8-12 day-long working sessions with a master printer to develop and complete a new body of work. The Printshop will provide materials, tools and equipment, full studio access, technical assistance and an artist honorarium of $1,500. Application available at http://printshop.org, or send a self addressed stamped envelope to Lower East Side Printshop, 306 W.37 th Street, New York, NY 10018. The Lower East Side Printshop advances and promotes the art of printmaking and supports emerging artists. Applications must be postmarked or hand-delivered by Dec 2, 2005. R.E. IMAGINATIONS 2006 EXHIBITIONS: Renewable Energy Imaginations (East Montpelier, VT) seeks submissions related to Renewable Energy. Renewable Energy Imaginations, a gallery for the renewable energy industry, is actively seeking work for its 2006 exhibitions. All submissions must capture some aspect of the renewable energy business-with special preference for wind and solar power. All media will be considered. For your work to be considered please submit no more than 3 works in a digital file, (GIF, JPEG, or Flash) of less than 500K to submissions@reimaginations.com. Please include a detailed description of its size and medium. If you must submit your work using slides, DVD or CD ROM please send it to: Submissions, R.E. Imaginations, 190 Wheeler Rd. East Montpelier, VT 05651. No submissions will be returned without a SASE. Work will be evaluated according to the following criteria: (1) Originality; (2) Quality of expression; (3) Relevance to renewable energy. If we decided to exhibit your work we will contact you no later than January 15, 2006. Submissions must be received by Dec 15, 2005. SELF PORTRAITS & BOTANICAL SHOWS AND OTHERS: The Spencertown Academy Arts Center (Spencertown, NY) is a unique arts center with galleries showing contemporary painting, photography, sculpture and multimedia work. The Academy is currently seeking proposals from curators and artists working in all disciplines for exhibitions in the 2006-2007 season. We are seeking work for both general group or solo shows and specifically for two group shows: Looking at Ourselves, options of self portrait in the 21st Century and Botanica. All media welcome, but work must be recent and representative of what you intend to show. Please send a maximum of 6 slides, a resume, a slide list, artist's statement and a SASE to: Gwenn Mayers, Gallery Curator, Spencertown Academy Arts Center, Box 80, Spencertown, NY 12165. Curatorial submissions must include an exhibition description, curator resume and name of each artist involved. For more information, contact the Arts Center at 518 392-3693 and www. spencertown.org. Application/Entry Fee: none. For further information, contact Gwenn Meyers, Head Curator, Spencertown Academy, at 518-392-3693 or spencertown@taconic.net. Application Deadline: Dec. 15, 2005. POETRY PRIZE: Seeking previously published poems (in previous year) for $40,000 prizes. For more info contact: Griffin Poetry Prize, Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry, 6610 Edwards Blvd, Mississauga, ON L5T 2V6, Canada or 905-565-5993 or www.griffinpoetryprize.com or info@griffinpoetryprize.com. Subsmission Deadline: Dec 31, 2005. CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAM offered at Adelphi University. Judith Baumel (BRIO winner for poetry) is the Director of Creative Writing at Adelphi University on Long Island where she is starting an MFA in creative writing program that will allow students to study Poetry, Fiction and Playwrighting. The program is scheduled to launch in January 2006 and is currently accepting applications for admission. Basic information about the program can be found at http://academics.adelphi.edu/artsci/creativewriting/. The application and information about the application process, tuition assistance and financial aid is available at: http://admissions.adelphi.edu/Grad. We will start reading applications for the first admitted class in January 2006. Most classes will be either 4:00- 6:30pm or 7:00-9:30pm. Calculate tuition using the following page from the registrar's web site. http://ecampus.adelphi.edu/sfs/tuition_fees.php. Most classes are 4 credits each. For additional information, e-mail baumel@adelphi.edu. baumel@adelphi.edu. DIGITAL ARTS RESIDENCY: The Lower East Side Tenement Museum (NYC) is currently accepting proposals for its Digital Artists in Residence Program (DARP). The Museum will host one off-site residency. During the residency, artist(s) will complete a new web-based exhibition that explores an aspect of contemporary immigrant experiences. More information, including details about applying, is available at www.tenement.org/prog_darp.html. Application/Entry Fee: Free. For information, contact Jeff Tancil, Web Producer, at 212-431-0233 x234 or jtancil@tenement.org. Application Deadline: Jan 15, 2006. ARTIST RESIDENCY 2006 -- ARTISTS' ENCLAVE AT I-PARK (East Haddam, CT): I-Park announces its sixth season hosting The Artists' Enclave. Artists' residencies, self-directed/project oriented, will be offered from May through November 2006. Most sessions are four weeks in duration, with a six-week session planned for October-November. Residencies will be offered to visual (including digital) artists, music composers, environmental artists, landscape and garden designers and architects. Work samples will be evaluated through a competitive, juried process. Artists are responsible for their own transportation to the area. They also provide for their own food and work materials. The facility is otherwise offered at no cost to accepted artists. I-Park is a 450-acre natural woodland retreat in rural East Haddam, Connecticut . Accommodations include comfortable private living quarters in an 1850's farmhouse, shared bathroom facilities and a private studio on the grounds. An electric kiln, music equipment and library facilities are provided. International applicants welcome. For additional project information, go to our website: www.i-park.org. Application materials for 2006 are available for direct download from the website (Residency Program section) in early September E-mail: ipark2002@ureach.com. Phone: 860-873-2468. Application Fee: $20. Application Deadline: Jan 16, 2006. INTERNSHIPS FOR COLLEGE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS, 2006-2007: The Metropolitan Museum of Art announces its 2006-2007 internship opportunities for college and graduate students interested in careers in art museums. Based upon their academic training and interests, as well as the availability of projects, interns work in one of the Metropolitan's departments-curatorial, education, conservation, administration, or library. Most projects require a strong knowledge of art history. Applicants of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Internships are full time (five days, thirty-five hours per week) from June 5-August 11, 2006. Honorarium: $3,000 for college students and recent graduates; $3,250 for graduate students. For more detailed information, please go to http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_internship.asp#sum. Applications must be received by January 20, 2006. FREE STUDIO SPACE FOR VISUAL ARTISTS IN NYC: Visual artists 21 and over are invited to submit proposals for FREE Studio and not in school at the time of residency. Emerging, mid-career and older artists are encouraged to apply. The 14 studios are non-living spaces for the making of new works of art. There is no stipend or equipment provided. Juried by a panel of artists. Studios are available beginning Sept. 1, 2006 for periods of up to one year. Artists who presently have a studio larger than 400 sq. ft. in NYC are not eligible. Proposals should include: (there is no application form): (1) 8 slides (35 mm) of recent work (on slides write: slide number, name and show top of work with arrow) or CD of 8 images (maximum height or width 1240 pixels, file format must be .jpg or .gif, 300 dpi resolution, the size should be no larger than 1.2 MB). Or, if needed to portray art work (installations), a video or DVD (3 min. or less); (2) An annotated list: image number, title, size, medium, date of work. Or for video/DVD, a brief paragraph describing work, include date of work. (3) A resumé. (please include phone #, email address and date of birth); (4) A concise statement (no more than one page) indicating why you need studio space; (5) Specify desired starting date (after Sept. 1, 2006) and length of stay (up to one year); (6) A self-addressed, stamped envelope for returning slides. All applicants will be notified by the end of April, 2006. Send proposals to: The Space Program, The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, 830 North Tejon Street, Suite 120, Colorado Springs, CO 80903. www.sharpeartfdn.org. Postmark Deadline: Jan 31, 2006. EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITY: The Azarian McCullough Art Gallery, located on the campus of St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, NY, offers four week exhibition slots to selected artists. AMAG currently can only consider applicants from the tri-state area (NY, NJ, CT) Application/Entry Fee: no fee. For an application and guidelines, send a SASE to: Azarian McCullough Art Gallery, St. Thomas Aquinas College, 125 Route 340, Sparkill, NY 10976 or e-mail crattner@stac.edu. (please indicate: "AMAG application"). Application Deadline: Feb 1, 2006. NORTON ISLAND RESIDENCY, EASTERN FRONTIER EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION (Bedford, NY): Artist and Writer's Residency Program in Down East, Maine. Two sessions of 10 residents each. Visit our website, www.easternfrontier.org. Application/Entry Fee: $20.00. Eastern Frontier Educational Found. Steve Dunn, 446 Long Ridge Road, Bedford, NY 10506. Application Deadline: Feb 1, 2006. CERES NATIONAL JURIED SHOW: Ceres Gallery (NYC), Juror: Cora Rosevear; Department of Painting and Sculpture. Associate Curator, Museum of Modern Art, May 23-June 17, 2006; All Media. Cash Awards. For prospectus, send #10 SASE to: Ceres Gallery, 547 West 27th St., NY, NY 10001. Application/Entry Fee: $35. For further information, call Liz Cohen at 212-947-6100. Application Deadline: Feb 10, 2006. SHORT FICTION CONTEST: Seeking short stories or fiction excerpts under 8000 words for publication and $1000. For complete guidelines contact: Tobias Wolff Award, Bellingham Review, Mail Stop 9053, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225 or www.wwu.edu/~bhreview. Submission Deadline: Mar 16, 2006. CALL FOR UNPUBLISHED POETRY COLLECTIONS: Seeking 50-150 page poetry collections, originally in English, for publication. Entry fee. Contact: University of Iowa Press, Iowa Poetry Prize, 100 Kuhl House, 119 W Park Rd, Iowa City, IA 52242 or 319-335-2000 or www.uiowapress.org or holly-carver@uiowa.edu. Submission must be postmarked during the month of April 2006. ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES ACCOUNTING & GRANT WRITING SERVICES: Stanley Simon, Village Accountant/CPA, Business Consultant (Brooklyn-based): for taxes and accounting, specializing in technology, entertainment film & theatre, non-profits, using QuickBooks and others. Grant Writing/Fundraising-Proposals Consulting services for grant proposals and fundraising. Includes writing assistance, for artists and non-profit organizations. Rates to accommodate. Ph: 718-567-0960 / 917-346-9754. E-mail: stanacc1@yahoo.com. www.stanacc.com. ACTIVE, INACTIVE, OR ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP: Phoenix Gallery (NYC) is accepting applications for active, inactive or associate membership. 210 Eleventh Avenue @ 25th St., Chelsea, New York, NY 10001. Download info from Website: www.phoenix-gallery.com. Send SASE for membership application. Email: info@phoenix-gallery.com. AFFORDABLE LIVE/WORK CONDOS FOR ARTISTS BUILD TO SUIT: The Ropeworks (New Bedford, MA) was founded to create live/work lofts, designed by and for artists, within a shared community. Twelve live/work condominium spaces will be held permanently by working artists, artisans and craftspersons. Six units are still available, starting at $236,000 for approximately 1700 sq. ft., with possibility for additional square footage on loft. Located in New Bedford, on the south coast of Massachusetts. Completely renovated with many unique features. The Ropeworks offers large open spaces, an abundance of natural light, wide hallways and doors, a loading dock and a shared gallery. The building features a sawtooth roof and an exposed steel frame. The nature of the design allows for lofted second level mezzanines within the twenty foot plus high spaces. Each unit has expansive space and natural light from north-facing skylights. Skylights run the full length of every unit, providing ample even-toned light, optimal for studio space. Spaces are completely open and can be built to suit. In designing your space you will have the option for a Basic Unit or a Standard Unit, or a custom build-out. In each unit it is possible to build-out a loft mezzanine. Build-out options include air conditioning, bamboo hardwood floors, additional bed and bath, etc. Studio spaces are flexible and can be altered to accommodate various needs of working visual artists, such as ventilation, work sinks or alternate power outlets. The units have new floors with heavy load-bearing capacity. Gas, electric and water utilities will be provided and metered separately for each unit. Vibrant local arts community, great location, large private yard and an adjoining riverfront park. The building is on 1.78 acres with a large open yard and two off-street parking spaces per unit. The property is further surrounded by the new Riverside City Park extending to the Acushnet river. Situated only 2 miles from downtown New Bedford and the fast ferry to Martha's Vineyard . Downtown New Bedford is home to the U. Mass. Dartmouth College of Visual and Performing Arts. The Ropeworks is easily accessible, located just one block away from access to interstate highway 195, 30 minutes to Providence, an hour to Boston and about 3 hours to NYC. Phone: 508-264-0745 or 508-264-0741. E-mail: info@123sawtooth.com. Website: http://123sawtooth.com. AFFORDABLE WEBSITES FOR ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS: Mark Anthony Lacy (NYC). I design unique and affordable websites for artists and musicians. Now you can have a portfolio on the web to be viewed by people all over the world. You can see samples of my work here: http://lacyunlimited.atspace.com/web.html. You can email me at: ml@lacyunlimited.com. ANNUAL OUTDOOR SCULPTURE EXHIBITION: Rockland Center for the Arts (RoCA) in West Nyack, NY, is accepting artist submissions on an ongoing basis for its Sculpture Park . The Sculpture Park consists of two cleared acres within a 10-acre wooded site. Outdoor sculptors may apply for inclusion in the annual exhibit that runs October - April. Artists should submit: (1) 12 - 20 images, printed hard copies, or slides. No CD-ROMs. (2) Complete information should be attached to images / slides; size, medium. (3) A current resume or curriculum vitae. (4) An Artist Statement (optional). (5) SASE is required for the return of materials. Please do not make follow up calls. All submissions are carefully considered. Artists will receive notification within ONE year. Contact: Lynn Stein, RoCA 's Exhibition Program Director, at LStein@rocklandartcenter.org. www.rocklandartcenter.org. Application Date: None. ART CLASSES: The Bronx River Art Center offers fee-based art classes for adults and parent-child teams, providing a broad spectrum of education for the community in the evenings and on Saturdays. For information, please call 718-589-5819 or visit www.BronxRiverArt.org. ART & PUBLIC RELATIONS SERVICES: Lotus Promotions' mission is to maximize the career potential of artists, playwrights, and musicians by designing a public relations strategy that will bring their unique creative vision to the world. For information, contact: Yvette M Pennacchia, Art & Public Relations Consultant, at 917-415-7439 or yvettempennacchia@yahoo.com. www.lotuspromotions.com. ART DOCUMENTATION offers reproduction quality slides and 4x5 transparencies of artwork. Going wherever the subways go since 1990, we specialize in archival results on location. Call Steven Bates (NYC-based) at 845-265-2480 or e-mail bateshouse@optonline.net to review rates and schedule a shoot at your studio or gallery. ARTISTS WHO WANT TO BECOME TEACHERS: The School of Visual Arts offers a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in Art Education. This 36-credit, three-semester program, leads to a New York State Initial Certification in Art. The MAT curriculum centers on a community-oriented approach to art education. The faculty of artists offer expertise in a range of areas, including arts-integrated curricula, technology and museum education. For further information, please contact: the Office of Admissions, 212-592-2100, or gradadmissions@sva.edu or www.schoolofvisualarts.edu. ARTIST-OF-THE-DAY ART GALLERY SEEKS SUBMISSIONS: The Art Deadlines List is creating an Artist-Of-The-Day Art Gallery Guidelines for submissions can be found at: http://artcontestslist.com/aotd/submission.guidelines. ARTIST-RESIDENCY PROGRAM: The Studio for Creative Inquiry at Carnegie Mellon University offers this program connects visual artists to Carnegie Mellon's science and technology resources. Residencies last for one year. Recipients receive workspace, technical assistance, and full access to university libraries and labs for the duration of their residency. Artists are selected based on the strength of their resume, documentation of prior work, and their ability to work collaboratively on projects with other residents. Applications are due at least six months prior to the desired residency period. For full information on how to apply, email info@andrew.cmu.edu or visit www.cmu.edu/studio. ARTIST RESIDENCIES: I-Park announces its fifth season hosting The Artists' Enclave. Artists' residencies, self-directed/project oriented, are offered from May through October 2005. Most sessions are four weeks, with a six-week session planned for Oct - Nov. Residencies offered to visual (including digital) artists, music composers, environmental artists, landscape and garden designers and architects ($20 application processing fee required). Accommodations include comfortable private living quarters in an 1850's farmhouse, shared bath and a private studio on the grounds. An electric kiln and modest music and library facilities are provided. I-Park is a 450-acre natural woodland retreat in rural East Haddam, Connecticut. International applicants welcome. For additional project information, go to www.i-park.org. Phone: 860-873-2468. E-mail: ipark2002@ureach.com. Application materials for 2005 can be downloaded directly from the website. ARTNET ARTIST LISTINGS! What every artist wants is to have their work seen by collectors. artnet, the premiere on-line gallery network, has created a unique opportunity for individual artists to be listed, search-able, and found within their artnet's artist index. Artnet is now offering the only path for non gallery-represented artists to gain a listing within the artnet directory through Wiselephant (based in Brooklyn) for $200.00/year. Call or e-mail Wiselephant for the details: 718-625-9258 or info@wiselephant.com. ARTS AMERICA PROGRAM: Who's Eligible: Fine artists and performing groups and individuals of every kind. Purpose: To communicate that aspect of American life and culture found only in its artists endeavors to the peoples of other countries by sending American performers and artists abroard. Awards: Travel to foreign countries & stipends. Contact: United States Information Agency, 301 4th St. SW, Washington DC 20547 202-619-4700. ARTWORK SOUGHT: Publishing company looking to purchase or commission artwork that explores the theme of learning, teaching, apprenticeship, sharing knowledge, technical skills, or vocational/technical trades. Artwork and subject matter must be suitable for a corporate and diverse environment. Additional information about the company can be viewed at www.go2atp.com. Please send examples of artwork that adheres to the theme with a pricelist for existing works, or up to 15 examples of current artwork and a proposal/sketch and pricing guidelines for commissioned art applications. Electronic submissions preferred, either by web address or a PC-formatted CD, but slides will be accepted as well. Include SASE for mailed submissions. Submit to: Jennifer M Hines at jmh@americantech.net or American Technical Publishers, 1155 W 175th St., Homewood, IL 60430. CALL FOR ARTISTS: Augusto Fine Art is looking for artists to be featured on our electronic newsletter The Art Fix. We are looking for emerging and established painters, illustrators, photographers, sculptors, glass artists, costume designers, set designers willing to share a piece of their talent to enlighten the life of all of us and to showcase their art. There is not a limitation on the quantity of pieces to submit, or number of proposals by one artist. There is not a deadline. However, Augusto Fine Art reserves all the rights to select visual artwork to be displayed, and the rate of distribution. Featured artists will be linked to their websites or to a contact information web page. No fees or commissions will be charged to be promoted or as a result of any sales resulting from this promotion. For guideline information about this project e-mail to info@AugustoFineArt.com. CALL FOR ARTISTS - NEW CHELSEA ART GALLERY: Art Gotham (NYC) is currently looking at artists' work for upcoming 2005 group exhibitions and 2006 solo shows. This opportunity is open to artists working in a variety of two-dimensional media with an emphasis on abstraction. We would like to invite innovative painters, photographers and printmakers to submit images of their artwork for upcoming thematic group exhibitions. Submission Procedure: To submit your work to be considered for a future group show, please send an email to submit@artgotham.com. In the email, include a link to your website and/or your bio, statement, resume, and images of 3 artworks. We prefer fresh work, no longer than 1 - 2 years after its' creation. Also, please pick one artwork and explain in detail why in your opinion it fits into the monthly theme. Upcoming Art Gotham group shows are as follows: October 2005 - Interpretation of Nature; November 2005 - Outlaw; December 2005 - Red Bells. Typically, artists will be announced on the 15th of the month before the show. Selection takes place approximately 20 days prior to the show. Each show will have an opening reception on the first Thursday evening of the month. Please join us on the first Thursday evening of each month for the cocktail reception to meet the artists. Art Gotham will also accept submissions from curators. Any questions or comments can be sent to submit@artgotham.com. We prefer to received submissions via email. Art Gotham, 547 West 27th St., 5th Fl., New York, NY 10280 . 212-714-1100. submit@artgotham.com. www.artgotham.com. Application/Entry Fee: free via email. Application Deadline: ongoing. CALL FOR ARTISTS: The Earlville Opera House Art Gallery invites artists to submit slides of recent work for review for 2006 exhibition schedule. The EOH Art Gallery presents 7 exhibitions annually of regional and national contemporary visual artists in all media. High quality work by professional and emerging artists who live part-time or full-time in the Central New York region is given priority. Artists from greater New York or outside New York State are also considered. All media and styles are considered, as are installations and proposals by curators. For gallery guidelines, e-mail: earlopra@dreamscape.com or visit our website at www.earlvilleoperahouse.com under Gallery. Earlville Opera House Multi-Arts Center. P.O. Box 111, Earlville, New York 13332. Application Date: N/A. CALL FOR ARTISTS: White Space a fine art gallery in downtown New Haven CT is looking for artists/sculptors with a surreal edge. Artists must showcase original work only, no photography please. Interested artists may send jpegs of their work including title, dimensions, medium, resume and an artists statement to jill@dalilithographs.com. Please allow 2 weeks for review. We will contact you for an interview if we are interested. Visit us at www.whitespacegallery.com. CALL FOR ENTRIES: BEDFORD STUYVESANT AND HARLEM ARTISTS: The RIDER Project is (NYC) looking for Bedford Stuyvesant and Harlem artists to participate in a September 2005 exhibition entitled "Acurrent." The "Acurrent" exhibition will be non-thematic, curated and located within The RIDER Project, a mobile gallery in the back of a rented Ryder truck. This exhibition will give participants unique professional exposure, and is an opportunity to collaborate in an experimental artists' project. "Accurent" will be traveling to Williamsburg, DUMBO and Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, as well as Harlem and Chelsea . This project has been funded by the Brooklyn Arts Council and fiscally sponsored by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Please send 5 digital files (154k), resume and website address (if you have one) to: Rider2005_Acurrent@yahoo.com. Check out http://www.art-anon.org for more information about RIDER Project 2003, RIDER Project 2004, and the conceptual underpinnings of this social sculpture project. CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS: Writing Magazine needs how-to & inspirational articles for writer, with emphasis on the writing of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, children's & young adult literature. Feature articles 2000-3000 words, columns & departments 800-1000 words. Rates for articles range from 450 for book reviews to $300-500 for columns & $350 to $800 for features, depending on length, complexity & research required. Payment on acceptance. Contact: www.writermag.com or www.writermag.com/wrt/static/submissionguidelines.shtml. CALL FOR PLAYWRIGHTS IN THE BRONX AND BEYOND: A new Bronx-based multicultural theatre ensemble, and new play development lab, Actors Without Spaces, is seeking original submissions primarily from playwrights of color from all of the five boroughs. All contemporary, experimental, and provocative styles and subjects, one-acts and full-length stage plays only, small casts preferred. No musicals, no children's plays. AWS seeks to counteract the pervasive discrimination and isolation that minority playwrights continue to face in the theatre by providing developmental/dramaturgical support such as a bi-monthly play reading series, workshop productions of original works, theatre festivals, and panel discussions with professional theatre artists. Send bio, synopsis, ten-page sample of most current work to Actors Without Spaces c/o Desi Moreno-Penson, Artistic Director, 9 Metropolitan Oval, #7A, Bronx, New York 10462. Submissions will also be considered for Uptown Local/Singular Scenes Staged Readings events at Kingsbridge Library sponsored by the Bronx Writers Center. CALL FOR WORK: Buffalo Arts Studio (Buffalo, NY) seeks artists working in all mediums (painting, photography, installation, performance and mixed media) for consideration for exhibition. Please send resume and digital images (i.e., jpeg, tiff, giff or eps files) to: Buffalo Arts Studio. Attn: Rebecca Moda, 2495 Main Street, St 500, Bflo, NY 14214. For questions call 716-833-4450 x10. CARNEGIE FUND FOR AUTHORS' GRANTS-IN-AID PROGRAM offers emergency assistance to qualified authors of published books who have experienced a financial emergency. Grants vary according to need. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age. For more information on how to apply, write Carnegie Fund for Authors, 1 Old Country Place, Carle Place, NY 11514. CENTER FOR ALTERNATIVE MEDIA AND CULTURE'S GRANTS award between $100-$10,000 to independent films in the post-production stage that deal with the economy, class issues, poverty, women, war and peace, race, and labor issues. The center is funded primarily by filmmaker Michael Moore. Applicants must be living in the US at the time of application. For more guidelines on how to apply, write Center for Alternative Media and Culture, PO Box 0832, Radio City Station, New York, NY 10101. THE CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS offers many opportunities for artists and writers. To find out more, visit the Center's website at www.centerforbookarts.org. CHANGE, INC.'s EMERGENCY GRANTS are $1,000 one-time grants given to US-based professional visual artists in need of emergency aid to avoid eviction or to pay for medical expenses, utility bills, or another emergency the organization's board deems worthy. Applicants must demonstrate sufficient need. Guidelines can be obtained by calling 212-473-3742. CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU is offering Financial Services for the Community in the following areas Matched Savings, Low Interest Loans, Citibank Check and Savings Accounts, and Financial Literacy Workshops. For more info. please contact Jessica Nathan at CAB-Bronx Works, 718-993-8880 x23. CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU is offering FREE English classes for adults, as well as FREE computer classes for qualified individuals. Citizens Advice Bureau is located at 391 East 149th Street, # 520, Bronx, NY 10455. For more information call 718-993-8880. COMMERCIAL SPACE AVAILABLE: 1600 square feet. 2nd floor. $1600-$1700/month. Bainbridge & 204th Street area. Norwood near D and 4 train. If interested, call 718-519-6900. Ask for Mr. Bourbeau. COMMUNITY EXHIBITIONS: The Center For Emerging Visual Artists (Philadelphia, PA) is currently accepting applications to join our Regional Community Arts Program (RCAP) Artist Registry. Artists in the registry will be eligible to participate in The Center's Community Exhibition Program, which includes exhibitions in public spaces such as hospitals, schools, parks, and more. Requirements: (1) Must be interested in exhibiting in public spaces; (2) Must live within 90 miles of Philadelphia; (3) Cannot have a contractual relationship with a commercial gallery; (4) Works submitted must be available and ready to hang/install. Submission Guidelines: Please send up to 20 slides or digital images, a slide list (name, title, dimensions, medium, and price), and a resume to: Genevieve Coutroubis, The Center For Emerging Visual Artists, Community Exhibitions, 237 South 18th Street, 3A, Philadelphia, PA 19103. You may contact her at 215-546-7775 x11 or genevieve@cfeva.org. Application/Entry Fee: 0. Application Deadline: Ongoing. COMPUTER CLASSES are among the free events, exhibitions, tours and classes for children, adults, and young adults at the many branch locations of the New York Public Library. Activities include books & poetry, computer classes, exhibitions, film, lectures, music, picture book hours, special programs, story hours, theater, video, and workshops. Visit www.nypl.org/events/branchevents.cfm to find out about the New York Public Library's free offerings at a branch near you. CREATE ARTIST PORTFOLIO WEBSITE: Using MyExpose, artists can create a unique artist portfolio website in just 60 seconds! The Art Deadlines List, in relationship with MyExpose, is offering readers of Art Deadlines List one free month of MyExpose membership. Sign up for your 1 month free trial at: www.myexpose.com/adl/ - or take the quick tour to find out more about MyExpose at: www.myexpose.com/tour/myexpose/ DANCE THEATER WORKSHOP is presenting its Fresh Tracks series in November 2005 at DTW's Doris Duke Performance Center. Auditions will be held at DTW, 219 West 19 th Street (between 7 th and 8 th Avenues). Choreographers interested in auditioning (and all of their performers) need to be available for the audition, technical rehearsals and all performance dates. For dates, information, regulations, and guidelines, visit DTW's website at www.dtw.org/pro_freshguid.cfm. There is a $30 fee to audition for Fresh Tracks, but this fee is waived for DTW Artist Members and Associate Members. If you have any questions about the audition (stage, lighting, sound) or special needs such as film, slides or live music, please call Chloe Brown 212-691-6500 x219 or Erik Bruce at x218. For all other questions, contact Sara Nash at x381 or sara@dtw.org. DIRECTORY OF AMERICAN POETS AND FICTION WRITERS: The new Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers is available on Poets & Writers' Web site: www.pw.org/directry. The directory is comprised of listings for over 5,000 contemporary poets and fiction writers, including contact information, publication credits, literary agents, work preferences (whether the writer is interested in giving readings and workshops), etc. The directory is a must for writers interested in connecting with their peers. It's also a valuable resource for literary agents, editors, reading series curators, and workshop coordinators. All poets, fiction writers, and spoken word artists are encouraged to apply. EROTIC ART GALLERY SEEKS SUBMISSIONS: The Art Deadlines List is creating an Erotic Art Gallery. Guidelines for submissions can be found at: http://artdeadlineslist.com/eag/submission.guidelines. EXHIBIT ONLINE AT WOOLOO.ORG: Wooloo.org is the premier online promotion tool for artists. Upload your work for free and exhibit to a worldwide audience. To begin or to check it out, visit www.wooloo.org. EXHIBITION ASSISTANCE: If you would like to learn more about approaching the art world, finding a gallery, press, critics, visit www.brendataylorartconsultancy.com. Most of the artist's I work with are placed in a gallery within two weeks to two months. You can also google Brenda Taylor Gallery to learn more about my former gallery ownership. I now consult in all area's of the art world and speak out against vanity galleries, excessive consulting fee's and please, never buy an art world mailing list. For more information, contact Brenda Taylor at 212-463-7166 or bt@brendataylorartconsultancy.com. FINE ART CLASSES & PRIVATE INSTRUCTION at Brooklyn 's Shuster Studio. Drawing and painting classes & private instruction for all ages - weekly classes offered in NYC & workshops offered in NYC, the Hudson Valley and Montana . Private instruction for all ages. The classes will be kept small to allow for individualized attention and study within the group setting. Students of all levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. Study is progressive, building on previous work in the studio. Wendy Shuster, an exhibiting painter with 14 years teaching experience, is the instructor. SHUSTER STUDIO is a working and teaching studio located in Greenpoint, Brooklyn one block from the East River and 2 blocks from the Greenpoint Ave. stop on the subway G line. For a schedule of classes and workshops, write: Wendy Shuster, 37 Greenpoint Avenue, #B4, Brooklyn, NY 11222 or shusterstudio@yahoo.com. FINE ART GICLÉE PRINTS: Archival fine art Giclée prints from the Epson 9600. Photographs or artwork. Brilliant color prints on a variety of surfaces including matte, canvas, and rag papers. Color or B&W. Large prints up to 44" x 90" from digital files. One-on-one service, the best quality, and the guaranteed lowest cost in NYC. Proofs while you wait. Prices starting about $90 for a 30x40. Brooklyn based. 718-852-4617. www.brooklyneditions.com. FOCAL POINT VISUAL WORKSHOP is offering classes in Adobe Photoshop 7, Web Design, QuarkXPress and Black and White Photography. Focal Point is located at 321 City Island Avenue in the City Island section of the Bronx. For more information, call 718-885-1403. www.focalpointgallery.com. FREE TRAINING WORKSHOPS FOR FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONALS NEEDING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES: Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc. presents What's Out There and How to Get It, a 2005-2006 free training series for families and professionals needing programs and services for children with disabilities. A number of these workshops will be held in all five New York City boroughs through spring of 2006. Visit www.resourcesnyc.org for dates, times, and locations. For additional information, contact Gary Shulman, MS.Ed., at 212-677-4650 or gshulman@resourcesnyc.org. GRANT & PROPOSAL WRITER (NYC based): My services include grant and proposal writing, editing, individualized fund-raising strategies, and project-management. I have 3-4 years of experience and a very high rate of winning awards. I have an excellent rapport with clients. I am efficient, organized, creative, and my rates are reasonable. clara.williams8@verizon.net. HAVE YOU WRITTEN A PLAY OR MUSICAL? Send a copy of the full script and/or CD (if available) to: The Genesius Guild, The Script Club, 520 Eighth Ave., 3rd Floor, Ste.# 330, New York, NY 10018. Please allow up to 9 months for a response. HEALTH INSURANCE RESOURCE CENTER at The Actors' Fund is available to all artists and individuals in the arts. The health insurance portion of their web site is excellent (www.actorsfund.org) for health insurance information, and seems especially useful for self employed folks and small organizations. Other services at The Actors' Fund are only for entertainment professionals, but the health insurance resource center is an exception. If you have questions about this service that are not answered by the web site, you can contact James Brown, Managing Director, Artists' Health Insurance Resource Center, 212-221-7300 x166. E-mail jbrown@actorsfund.org. If you would like to link your web site to this aspect of their web site, he is also available to assist you. HERBERT AND IRENE WHEELER FOUNDATION'S EMERGENCY GRANTS TO ARTISTS OF COLOR are grants of at least $250 to aid visual artists of color with urgent financial needs such as housing, medical costs, fire, and flood damage. Applicants must live in the greater NYC area (including certain counties in CT & NJ), and must be actively working artists of at least 21 years of age. For more information on eligibility requirements and to receive an application, write Herbert and Irene Wheeler Foundation, PO Box 300507, Brooklyn, NY 11230 or call 718-951-0581. HIGHLAND VALLEY CABINS: Naomi Tannen (Paradox, NY). Adirondack Cabins for Summer rental by the week, or year lease beginning this Fall. Perfect spot for rest, renewal, creative work. Cabins are on 400 acres, beautiful valley, streams, peace and quiet in very rural setting. Each of 4 places has studio space either in the house, or separate studio cabin. All have wood stoves, porches, decks, telephones, and come fully furnished and equipped. Two of the places are winterized A Frames and will be available for year round lease beginning this Fall. They have back up oil heat as well as the wood stoves. This is a unique place for extremely reasonable rents! Located in Paradox, NY, two hours north of Albany. There is still some availability for the Summer, $440 a week; Year round lease, $425 a month. Contact owner for more information! Application/Entry Fee: $75. Highland Valley Cabins. 518-585-2269. joenaomi@bluemoo.net. IMPROVE YOUR VISUAL STORYTELLING SKILLS: News University, in partnership with the Poynter Institute offers a free, self-guided, on-line workshop, "Language of the Image". This 1-2 hour module walks you through a discussion of the elements that make a photograph a good story-telling image. Geared to print photojournalists, but offers a common language for anyone interested in creating better images for brochures, Web sites OR your Sound Partners profile! Requires free registration, but is open to all. http://www.newsu.org/. INNOVATIVE STAGES IS SEEKING SCRIPTS ...for our monthly Staged Reading Series. Please spread the word or send your one-act or full-length play or musical, small cast preferred, to scripts@innovativestages.com Playwrights must be present at all three Staged Readings held over the course of a weekend -- usually the second weekend of the month at 3 locations in lower Westchester. For further information, please visit our website: www.innovativestages.com. INTERNATIONAL VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITIONS - PROPOSALS FROM CURATORS (The Department of State, Washington DC): The supports the official U.S. participation at selected international biennales and visual arts exhibitions. Organized through the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Department's support ensures that the excellence, diversity, and vitality of the arts in the United States are prominently presented to international audiences. The Department's Cultural Programs Division manages these presentations, which generally include the Venice Biennale, the Sao Paulo Bienal, the Cairo Bienal, Dak'Art - the International Biennale of Dakar, Senegal, the Cuenca (Ecuador) Bienal, and other major international events. For these events, open calls for proposals are issued to U.S. curators, who are invited to submit applications for artists and projects they wish to develop. An advisory committee of the National Endowment for the Arts, acting in cooperation with the Department of State, reviews these proposals and advises the NEA and the Department of State of the project(s) they feel willbest represent the U.S. at specific events. The advisory committee is composed of curators, museum directors, artists and others with expert knowledge of American contemporary art. The Department of State may also support U.S. artists at other international visual arts exhibitions including the Sydney Biennale, the Istanbul Biennial and Documenta. The organizers of these exhibitions submit a proposal for support with detailed information about the U.S. artists and the work they intend to exhibit. Support in this case is partial; host exhibitions are expected to contribute to the support of participating U.S. artists. Inquires regarding U.S. participation at biennales and other major international visual arts exhibitions may be sent to Leanne Mella MellaLA@state.gov, Cultural Programs Division Staff. http://exchanges.state.gov/education/citizens/culture/visual_arts.htm. JURIED COMPETITION FOR ARTISTS: Viridian Artists' 16th National Juried Competition open to U.S. artists working in 2-D &3-D media. Entries juried by noted art critic & Guggenheim Museum curator Robert Rosenblum. Slide deadline: April 19th. 1st prize: solo show/ 2nd & 3rd prize: 2 person show. Group show & continuous slide show: June 28 to July 15. Send SASE for prospectus: Viridian Artists Inc., 530 West 25th St., New York, NY 10001. Or download from our web site: www.viridianartists.com. LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST, EXPERIENCED WITH ARTISTS: Joan Hardin, PhD. Licensed Psychologist/Ceramic Artist (NYC-based) with 25 years experience working with creative people. Specialties include: Empowerment, illness, PTSD, eating problems, anxiety, loss, grief. Soho office. No steps or stairs. 212-966-9433. LIFE COACHING FOR ARTISTS: Pentimenti Coaching (Brooklyn, NY) is a profession that supports you in creating movement and change in your life. Wherever you live, your coach could work with you to increase your studio productivity, make your work more visible, and have a viable career as an artist. I am offering my services for the reduced rate of $200/month while I complete training. This includes three one hour sessions by phone a month. If you would like to try a free sample session or set up an appointment, please call. Application/Entry Fee: n/a. Erin Koch, Pentimenti Coaching. 718-421- 4890. THE MARIE WALSH SHARPE ART FOUNDATION offers free non-live-in studio space for one year to visual artists over the age of 21. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents not in school at the time of the residency. Studios are available from September 1 for the duration of one year. Artists who currently have studio space of more than 400 square feet in New York City are ineligible. For proposal information, write The Space Program, Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, 830 North Tejon St., Suite 120, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 or call 719-635-3220. MARKETING FOR ARTISTS: Attention Artists from all Disciplines. Are you moving from one career stage to another? Do your marketing materials need expansion or updating? Get the benefit of working with an experienced marketing writer at a fee you can afford. Contact Ellen Freed for a free needs assessment consultation. 212-861-8432. EllenFreed@aol.com. MARQUIS STUDIOS, a not for profit organization, is interested in interviewing Teaching Artists for its programs in the NYC Public School System. Visual Arts and Music only! Teaching artists must have a minimum of two years experience in providing arts in education residencies. Available a minimum two days a week. Fax or e-mail your cover letter and teaching resume to Nikolai Shishkin, Marquis Studios 718-694-0106 or jobs@MarquisStudios.org. MEDIA
& MUSIC INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE AT NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS: MUSIC LESSONS AT THE BRONX CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC: The Bronx Conservatory of Music offers lessons in all string instruments, Flute, Clarinet, Recorder; Trumpet, French Horn; Piano; Guitar, Drums; Voice and Theory. There are openings for new students. Further information is available at www.bronxconservatoryofmusic.org or by calling the school at 718-324-3340. NATIONAL JURIED PHOTO EXHIBITION: PHOTOWORK '05-18th Annual National Juried Photography Exhibition, March 19th-April 16th, 2005. Juror: Apsara DiQuinzio, Curatorial Dept., Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY. Cash Awards/Exhibition Opportunities. Photography and photography mixed media. Entry deadline: Friday, February 11th. Send SASE for prospectus to: Barret Art Center, 55 Noxon Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. 845-471-2550. www.barrettartcenter.org. NYC/WESTCHESTER ARTISTS & WRITERS: Gallery Photo (Dobbs Ferry, NY) offers a full-service photography studio, digital images, giclee prints, slides, 4 x 5's, portraits, 20 years experience, discounts for volume. For information, call 914-674-0649 or visit www.galleryportrait.com. NYFA SOURCE TRAINING FOR ARTISTS WORKING IN ALL DISCIPLINES: The New York Foundation for the Arts staff will provide instructions in the use of the nation's most extensive online directory of awards, services, and publications for artists of all disciplines featuring over 7,000 programs. The Artist Training Session will cover basic searches by discipline and advanced searches on a range of criteria, an overview of the range of programs and resources included in the database, and tips and tricks for getting the most out of your search. Participants will have the opportunity to perform test searches for programs relevant to their current work and career needs. Users can access NYFA Source (www.nyfa.org/source) free of charge for information ranging from cash grants and artist-in-residence programs, to marketing and opportunity listings. This resource covers the range of support available to U.S. artists on the local, state, national, and international level, and allows specific queries based on discipline, location, gender, ethnicity, career point, application deadline, and many other criteria. Find out how to make this tool work for you. Where can you go to find grants, residencies, space awards, equipment access, professional development programs, legal, financial, and business resources available to independent artists in all disciplines across the U.S.A.? Come to a free NYFA Source Artist Training Session and find out! Who: Performing, visual, media, folk/traditional, and interdisciplinary artists; Where: New York Foundation for the Arts, 155 Avenue of the Americas, 14th Floor, (at Spring Street in Soho ) in NYC; When: Tuesday: 3/22/04, 6/14/05, 9/13/05 & 12/13/05; Time: 6pm to 8pm. Please RSVP. Registration is free - first-come, first-served. Contact Edith Meeks, Senior Officer, Information & Research, at 212-366-6900 x220 or e-mail meeks@nyfa.org. Include your name and contact information (telephone or email) and the date of the session you'd like to attend. NUYORICAN POETS CAFÉ'S FIFTH NIGHT FILM AND MEDIA PROJECT presents fully-cast, staged readings of original screenplays of works by national and international screenwriters. The venue is located in New York City's East Village. The program provides services in finding a director, casting director, and cast for readings. There is a $15 application fee. Scripts must be less than 80 pages and should be sent to The Fifth Night, PO Box 20328, Tompkins Square Station, New York, NY 10009. OIL PAINTING CLASSES: Basic/intermediate classes provide an introduction to the materials and processes of oil painting. Working from still life and the figure, learn how to mix and apply paint to create form, surface, and space. Advanced students will develop a more personal art-making vocabulary. Classes start in September and are ongoing. Contact Maria Katzman (NYC-based) at mdkkat@yahoo.com or 212-566-4324. OLGA FORRAI FOUNDATION'S GRANTS award scholarships of between $7,000-$10,000 to musicians and vocalists who are residents of one of New York City 's five boroughs. Funds should be used for study and performances. Applications can be requested by writing to The Olga Forrai Foundation, 420 Lexington Avenue #2150, New York, NY 10170. OPPENHEIMER CAMERA'S NEW FILMMAKER EQUIPMENT GRANT PROGRAM supports emerging filmmakers producing their first film. It awards an Arriflex 16SR camera and several accessories accompanying the camera. Proposals should be submitted at least three months before the scheduled shooting date. For full information on how to submit a proposal, visit www.oppenheimercamera.com. PARTNERS OF THE AMERICAS' SMALL PROJECT ASSISTANCE GRANT awards between $2,000-$5,000 to support community-based projects based in any artistic discipline. Applicants should submit proposals at least 60 days before projects' proposed date of initiation. All applicants must have a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor. For complete application information, call 202-628-3300 or visit www.partners.net. PHOTO & DIGITAL IMAGE SPECIALIST FOR ARTISTS: Archival Benefits - Be ready for: insurance, presentation, inheritance, donation, and sales. Sensitive inventory specialist. On-site photography, image edit or scan any size collection of: "Artwork, heirlooms, estates," into computer digital files - TIFF & web. Complete a long overdue project & yes, upgrade. A printed version or CD, DVD. Brooklyn based. Call 718-438-4144. PHOTO/DOCUMENTATION FOR ARTISTS: Slides, 4x5s, scans, prints, and graphics. Low Prices. 16 years experience. Call Nick Ghiz (NYC-based) after 11am. 212-227-6885. PHOTOGRAPHY FOR ARTISTS -- BROOKLYN EDITIONS (Brooklyn-based): Archival fine art Giclée prints from the Epson 9600. Photographs or artwork. Brilliant color prints on a variety of surfaces including matte, canvas, and rag papers. Color or B&W. Large prints up to 44"x90" from digital files. One on one service, the best quality, and the guaranteed lowest cost in NYC. Proofs while you wait. Prices starting about $90 for a 30x40. 718-852-4617. www.brooklyneditions.com. PHOTOGRAPHY FOR ARTISTS, GALLERIES, MUSEUMS: The Soho Photographer Inc., D. James Dee has been working with artists, galleries and museums worldwide since 1974. We have the largest studio in New York City to photograph art. Small, large or difficult projects, no problem. Our studio or your location. Formats: 8x10, 4x5, 35mm. Website Design and scanning. M-F 10am - 6pm. 12 Wooster, NYC 212.966.7884. Reasonable Prices. www.thesohophotographer.com. PHOTOGRAPHY OF ART: Slides, 4x5 inches, scans, prints, and graphics. Low Prices. 16 years experience. Call Nick Ghiz after 11:00am. 212-227-6885. PHOTOGRAPHY, SLIDES FOR ARTISTS: Make slides of your artwork. Art photography specialist offers reasonable rates, impeccable quality, and references. Arrangements possible, my studio or your location. 35mm, 4x5, 8x10, or prints. Call Jason Mandella at 212-462-9081. POETRY COMPETITON seeking poetry of all styles, lengths addressing issues of social concern. Previously published poems accepted. For more info contact: Ave Jeanne, Black Bear Review, 1916 Lincoln St., Corydon, PA, 19021. POLLOCK-KRASNER FOUNDATION offers financial assistance to artists of recognizable merit and financial need working as painters, sculptors, mixed media, and installation artists. For guidelines, write Pollock-Krasner Foundation, 863 Park Ave., New York, NY 10021. PRINT COLLECTORS PROGRAM: The Print Collectors Program offers a unique opportunity to collect original photographs by internationally recognized artists at affordable prices. Featuring: Adál, Juan Sánchez, Gerald Cyrus, Lauri Lyons, Valdir Cruz, Mariana Yampolsky, Frank Gimpaya, Dawoud Bey, Kathy Vargas, Tetsu Okuhara, Sophie, Rivera, Frank X. Méndez, Rafael Ramírez and SungKwan Ma. Orders include a signed photograph and a complimentary subscription to Nueva Luz Photographic Journal. Order yours online today. www.enfoco.org. PROFESSIONAL ART COURSES at NYC's New School for Social Research. Choose from 84 classes in the Visual and Performing Arts. In addition to credit and non-credit courses, you can design your own BS/BA degree and study with practicing artists. 65 Fifth Avenue. For information on classes, call 212-229-5108 or e-mail TNSArts@newschool.edu. www.nsu.newschool.edu. PUBLIC ART FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS is a developing program of the Arts Learning Center at Lehman College Art Gallery that includes multiple sessions during which students create permanent mosaics or tile paintings integrated into the curriculum. Collaborative planning with classroom and art teachers and our trained teaching artists is the key. Recent themes include Biomes of Planet Earth: Rainforests, etc., The American Revolution, and Ancient Civilizations. Schools with work installed so far include PS/MS 95, PS 138, CS 199, PS 86, and PS 94. Students' work is exhibited at Lehman College Art Gallery at the annual Children's Art Exhibit in May. New ideas welcome. Special needs groups welcome. 250 Bedford Park Blvd. West, Bronx, NY. For details, fee schedule, and additional information, call the Education Curator at 718-960-8732. REEL SISTERS SEEK ORIGINAL WORKS FOR FILM FESTIVAL SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series are seeking films directed or produced by women of color. Filmmakers will have their original works viewed at a public screening attended by distributors and application call professionals. For info or an application, call 718-488-1052 or visit www.reelsisters.org. RESIDENCY PROGRAM: 2-6 month residencies for artists worldwide working in vitreous china, iron, enamel, or brass. Studio space, free materials, use of equipment, housing, weekly honoraria. For more information, send a #10 SASE with 55 cents postage to: Kim Cridler, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 608 New York Ave, Box 489, Sheboygan WI 53082, call 920-458-6144, or email kcridler@jmkac.org. REVIEWERS NEEDED: OOBR needs somewhat experienced reviewers for their comprehensive coverage of off-off-Broadway. Pay is $15 per review, plus free tickets to shows, of course. Work at your own schedule, as many shows as you can handle. No minimum requirement. For more info, contact John at jchatter@oobr.com. REVIEWING ARTISTS' SLIDES: 55 Mercer Street Artists/selective co-op (31 years in SoHo ) reviews slides for one-person or group guest shows. Rotating artist member selection comm. Cost same for all. All media, all formats. No commissions. Sitter included. Membership possible after first show by vote. Two large spaces. SASE, slides & resumé to: 55 Mercer St., NY, NY 10013 / 212-226-8513. SEEKING SUBMISSIONS: PORTRAIT Magazine, a pocket-sized quarterly journal, features the work of one visual artist and one writer per issue. The editors are seeking submissions of previously unpublished written work (fictional portraits, autobiographical or biographical pieces) of about 5,000 words and up to 10 high-quality reproductions of visual portraiture. Please see web site: www.portraitsketch.com. SHOOTING PEOPLE is for the independent filmmaking community and is coming to New York. New York filmmakers can sign up now (free) at: http://ny.shootingpeople.org. Shooting People has been running in Britain for 5 years and been a massive word-of-mouth success with over 26,000 members and over 250 new members joining each and every week. They join to connect with other filmmakers, crew up, debate latest innovations, swap stuff, offer tips, form creative partnerships all collated and sent out in a daily email. Essentially it is for anyone who is working in independent filmmaking in New York. Shooting People will also connect its communities in New York and Britain, allowing the members of each to read and post to the other's email bulletins in order to open up links, co-productions, advice and other collaboration between filmmakers on both sides of the Atlantic. SLIDES AND PHOTOGRAPHY FOR ARTISTS: Art photography specialist offers reasonable rates, impeccable quality, and references. Arrangements possible, my studio or your location. 35mm, 4x5, 8x10, or prints. Call Jason Mandella (NYC-based) at 212-462-9081. SOLO & GROUP SHOWS: 55 Mercer Street Artists/selective co-op (31 years in SoHo) reviews slides for one-person or group guest shows. Rotating artist member selection committee. Cost same for all. All media, all formats. No commissions. Sitter included. Membership possible after first show by vote. 2 large spaces. SASE slides & résumé to: 55 Mercer St., New York, NY 10013. For information, call 212-226-8513. SPACE AVAILABLE IN THE BRONX: Mott Haven/Port Morris/Longwood. Former arts administrator turned real estate agent working in the same Bronx neighborhoods to which artists and organizations are now migrating has affordable homes and work spaces. Inventory varies. Single and multi-family homes for sale, apartments and workspaces for rent. Contact Allison Jaffe, Skyline Realty Associates, at 718-874-2877 or jaffe501@hotmail.com. SPACE IN SOHO FOR CREATIVE GROUPS/INDIVIDUALS: 6-8 workstations (desks) available to either individuals or small companies (3 to 5 people) to share a 5000 square foot floor space in SoHo. The space is located on the fifth floor of a six floor building. Elevator, full of light (windows surrounding space), shared conference room, lounge/ informal meeting room with kitchen, and 2 bathrooms. Perfect for graphic design team, illustrators, architects or photographers who need a professional space for working and meeting clients. Small, quiet, awesome team of creative tenants in place. Shared access to receptionist, team meeting room (reservation required), client conference room (reservation required), lounge/ kitchenette, bathrooms. $3,000 mth rent with 5% per annum escalation (for group of 6) or $500-600 a desk or $1200 for a cubicle. Includes utilities, network access. Does not include phone or office cleaning (this would be shared). Contact the createthe group (NYC-based) at niki@createthe.com. SPACE FOR RENT FOR CREATIVE PERSON: Superbly finished 600 sq. foot space in a West Chelsea industrial building. Long rectangular shape, lots of wall space and good indirect northern light. $1,500/month + utilities. Also available smaller "square" shaped space for $750/month. 2 months security deposit required. Immediate occupancy. Contact Catherine von Saldern (NYC-based) at dynamo61@gmail.com. SUBMISSIONS FOR SOLO PLAY LAB: Cheryl King, artistic director of the NY Solo Play Lab, a weekly solo show showcase, is accepting submissions for the showcase, presented most Wednesdays, at 8:00 and 9:30pm. Performers must guarantee three cover charges for each 15 minutes of stage time. Sound and light board operators are provided, and promotional materials. This long-running showcase has featured almost 200 of NY's best solo artists since its inception in October of 2003. Cover charge is $15. For more info, visit www.cherylkingproductions.com/page10.html. To submit material, write cking3@nyc.rr.com. At Where Eagles Dare Theatre, 347 W. 36th St. STUDIO COURSES at the Bronx Museum of the Arts: Starting this fall, the Museum offers art classes for teens. These creative offerings are intended to expand your understanding of basic design, drawing, video, printmaking, and much more. Fee: $50/course (scholarships available). Materials included. Ages: 12-18 years (exceptions considered). To register, call 718-681-6000 x133. STUDIO/GALLERY SPACE FOR RENT: P 122 Gallery (NYC). Two spaces available for rent for art related use during the months of July and August. Gallery space is located at street level, studio space is located on second floor. Both approximately 550 square feet. Rent $600/month plus security deposit. Application/Entry Fee: NA. Susan Schreiber, 212-228-4249 or email ps122gallery@verizon.net to set up appointment. TEACHING ARTIST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS: Are you a teaching artist in theatre looking to acquire new teaching tools, methods, and strategies to bring to the classroom? Or a classroom teacher looking for innovative ways to get your students out of their chairs and actively engaged in learning? Or maybe you are an actor interested in learning how to teach your art to the next generation? Stages of Learning (Brooklyn, NY) offers seminars in curriculum based, physical instruction appropriate for children in grades three through seven August 8-13 and September 12-17. Each seminar runs for six days/42-hours at South Oxford Space in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, NY . Tuition is $295. Scholarships are available - please call 718-398-2494. For more information and seminar application, visit www.stagesoflearning.org, e-mail info@stagesoflearning.org, or call 718-398-2494. Application/Entry Fee: $295. Application Deadline: N/A. THEATER PRODUCING WORKSHOP: The PART Theatre Arts Workshop for adults (ages 17 and up). Learn professional theater techniques from an award-winning theater artist. Participants work towards developing theater productions and forming a theater ensemble as The Point Actor's Repertory Theatre (The PART). Meeting Every Mon & Tues, from Sep - May. 6:30-9:00PM EST (GMT-05:00). The Point CDC, 940 Garrison Ave., the Bronx. For details, call 718-542-4139. TOUR THIS WEBSITE BEFORE YOU TOUR: Free searchable database designed to help independent performing artists, arts administrators, and audiences nationwide to research and design tours. The Field, NYC-based non-profit arts service organization, has launched www.gotour.org . - Listings of artist-recommended local venues - Articles by artists and arts administrators on their hometown communities, places they have toured, and how they have managed their careers - Local resources recommended by artists and administrators in the community - Classified listings to facilitate locating artistic collaborators, production assistance, services, goods, and other resources. - Bulletin board for focused, issue-oriented discussions. Go to www.gotour.org. UNPUBLISHED POETRY & NOVEL AWARD: Seeking unpublished 60+ page poetry collections and 50,000+ word novel for publication and advance against royalties. Open to writers who have not previously published in the category under submission. Entry fee. Contact: First Series Awards for Poetry & The Novel Mid-List Press 4324 12th Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55407. www.midlist.org. guide@midlist.org. Submissions are ongoing. VOLUNTEERS AVAILABLE: Volunteer service organization called One Brick gets a not-for-profit org. 15-20 volunteers at a time for a project, but they're terrific according to Melba LaRose at NY Artists Unlimited. You must let them know a couple of weeks in advance, so they can post it in their newsletter and organize the group. "We used them for a mass mailing and will use them for a painting party in our new space the City has given us in the East Village. A bunch of really nice, educated and interesting folks (even some artists) showed up." Contact Patrick Charles for more info at Patrick@onebrick.org or go to their website: www.onebrick.org. WEB DESIGNER SOUGHT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SITE: Web designers/creative professionals are invited to forward interest and contact information on a 1-page B/W 8 1/2 x 11. Contact: Christina Lanzl, UrbanArts Institute, Massachusetts College of Art, 621 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115 -5801 OR 617-879-7973 or www.urbanartsinstitute.org or www.southbaytrail.com or christina.lanzl@massart.edu. WEB HOSTING AVAILABLE FREE FOR NONPROFITS: Registered 501(c)(3) nonprofits and public schools are eligible for free web hosting, e-mail, and other internet services through Grassroots.org. The initiative is designed to help make nonprofits more efficient and better able to serve their communities. Areas of interest include education, public health, and youth advocacy. Nonprofits in the United States as well as Canada are eligible to apply. There is no deadline for application. Eligible parties may apply online. To apply, visit http://www.grassroots.org/do/Tools. WEBSITE FOR ARTISTS: Send colleagues directly to your Own Web Site with a personal Web address. Includes up to 1000 words of text that you provide. Total Cost: $50 for one year online hosting plus $15 for each artwork you place on the site (one-time charge). More info: 212-595-5464. www.artistlightbox.com. WEBSITES FOR ARTISTS: webKazoo specializes in sites for artists, creative people, crafts people. New sites, redesign, site maintenance. Visit www.webkazoo.com or call 860-664-9593. WEBSITES FOR ARTISTS & SMALL BUSINESSES: Beautiful and easy-to-update web sites for artists and small businesses. New (and renewed) sites designed by artists to meet your needs. Photo and text preparation, domain names and hosting. Learn more at www.clearweave.com. WHAT'S YOUR WORST GIG EVER? ActorsLife.com, an emerging resource for aspiring and professional actors, is seeking stories and photos from actors who have truly suffered for their art. Ever had to dress up like a giant rodent and dance around a mall? Suffered chemical burns from "special effects makeup"? We want to hear the story. Whether physical or emotional, most of us have suffered through some pretty horrible experiences for this career. Laugh it off and see what others have done ... go to www.ActorsLife.com and click "worst gig ever" link, or emails your stories right to Sarah@actorslife.com. WRITERS WORKSHOP at Barnes & Noble at Bay Plaza - Barnes & Noble is located in Bay Plaza at 290 Baychester Ave. in the Bronx. Store Hours: Sun 10:00am-8:00pm; Mon-Sat 9:00am-10:00pm. All events are free and open to the public. Events sometimes change and new ones are sometimes added. Please call 718-862-3945 to confirm. www.barnesandnoble.com. Every Second Friday of the Month at 7:00pm. THE
YOUTHARTS TOOLKIT: Downloadable detailed information about
how to plan, run, provide training, and evaluate arts programs for at-risk
youth. The toolkit is based on the results of a project begun in 1995
to define critical elements and best practices of arts programs designed
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THE BRONX WRITERS CENTER - Literary Events and Opportunities FOR
YOUR CALENDAR Nov 2, 7:30pm Book
Reading/Signing / College of Mt. St. Vincent Nov
2, 7:30pm Poetry / Downtown Bronx Bar & Café
Nov
3, 6:00pm Storytime / Barnes & Noble at Bay
Plaza Nov 5, 4:00pm Book
Signing / Paperback Plus Nov 8, 6:30pm Poetry
/ Barnes & Noble at Bay Plaza Nov 8, 7:00pm Poetry
Reading / Bruckner Bar & Grill Nov 10, 6:00pm Storytime
/ Barnes & Noble at Bay Plaza Nov
10, 7:00pm Workshop / Barnes & Noble / Bay
Plaza Nov 11, 7:00pm Workshop
/ Barnes & Noble / Bay Plaza Nov 17, 6:00pm Storytime
/ Barnes & Noble at Bay Plaza Nov 19, 1:00-4:00pm
Writing Wokshop / Bronx Academy of Dance and
Music (BAAD!) Nov 22, 7:00pm Poetry
Reading / Bruckner Bar & Grill Nov 25, 7:00pm Book
Group / Barnes & Noble / Bay Plaza Nov 26, 3:30pm Book
Group / Barnes & Noble / Bay Plaza Nov 28 8:00pm Book
Reading / Johnny O's Dec 1, 6:00pm Storytime
/ Barnes & Noble at Bay Plaza Dec 7, 7:30pm
Poetry / Downtown Bronx Bar & Café ONGOING Free
Events at the New York Public Library ************************************************************* DATED OPPORTUNITY LISTINGS WOMEN'S POETRY PRIZE: Offering publication and $1000 prize to a female poet for her first or second book of poetry. Contact: Susan Kan, Perugia Press, Intro Award, Box 60364, Florence MA 01062 OR www.perugiapress.com or info@perugiapress.com. Entry Deadline: Nov 15, 2005. POETRY PRIZE: Seeking previously published poems (in previous year) for $40,000 prizes. For more info contact: Griffin Poetry Prize, Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry, 6610 Edwards Blvd, Mississauga, ON L5T 2V6, Canada or 905-565-5993 or www.griffinpoetryprize.com or info@griffinpoetryprize.com. Subsmission Deadline: Dec 31, 2005. CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAM offered at Adelphi University. Judith Baumel (BRIO winner for poetry) is the Director of Creative Writing at Adelphi University on Long Island where she is starting an MFA in creative writing program that will allow students to study Poetry, Fiction and Playwrighting. The program is scheduled to launch in January 2006 and is currently accepting applications for admission. Basic information about the program can be found at http://academics.adelphi.edu/artsci/creativewriting/. The application and information about the application process, tuition assistance and financial aid is available at: http://admissions.adelphi.edu/Grad. We will start reading applications for the first admitted class in January 2006. Most classes will be either 4:00- 6:30pm or 7:00-9:30pm. Calculate tuition using the following page from the registrar's web site. http://ecampus.adelphi.edu/sfs/tuition_fees.php. Most classes are 4 credits each. For additional information, e-mail baumel@adelphi.edu. baumel@adelphi.edu. SHORT FICTION CONTEST: Seeking short stories or fiction excerpts under 8000 words for publication and $1000. For complete guidelines contact: Tobias Wolff Award, Bellingham Review, Mail Stop 9053, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225 or www.wwu.edu/~bhreview. Submission Deadline: Mar 16, 2006. CALL FOR UNPUBLISHED POETRY COLLECTIONS: Seeking 50-150 page poetry collections, originally in English, for publication. Entry fee. Contact: University of Iowa Press, Iowa Poetry Prize, 100 Kuhl House, 119 W Park Rd, Iowa City, IA 52242 or 319-335-2000 or www.uiowapress.org or holly-carver@uiowa.edu. Submission must be postmarked during the month of April 2006. ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES ART & PUBLIC RELATIONS SERVICES: Lotus Promotions' mission is to maximize the career potential of artists, playwrights, and musicians by designing a public relations strategy that will bring their unique creative vision to the world. For information, contact: Yvette M Pennacchia, Art & Public Relations Consultant, at 917-415-7439 or yvettempennacchia@yahoo.com. www.lotuspromotions.com. CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS: Writing Magazine needs how-to & inspirational articles for writer, with emphasis on the writing of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, children's & young adult literature. Feature articles 2000-3000 words, columns & departments 800-1000 words. Rates for articles range from 450 for book reviews to $300-500 for columns & $350 to $800 for features, depending on length, complexity & research required. Payment on acceptance. Contact: www.writermag.com or www.writermag.com/wrt/static/sudmissionguidelines.shtml. CALL FOR PLAYWRIGHTS IN THE BRONX AND BEYOND: A new Bronx-based multicultural theatre ensemble, and new play development lab, Actors Without Spaces, is seeking original submissions primarily from playwrights of color from all of the five boroughs. All contemporary, experimental, and provocative styles and subjects, one-acts and full-length stage plays only, small casts preferred. No musicals, no children's plays. AWS seeks to counteract the pervasive discrimination and isolation that minority playwrights continue to face in the theatre by providing developmental/dramaturgical support such as a bi-monthly play reading series, workshop productions of original works, theatre festivals, and panel discussions with professional theatre artists. Send bio, synopsis, ten-page sample of most current work to Actors Without Spaces c/o Desi Moreno-Penson, Artistic Director, 9 Metropolitan Oval, #7A, Bronx, New York 10462. Submissions will also be considered for Uptown Local/Singular Scenes Staged Readings events at Kingsbridge Library sponsored by the Bronx Writers Center. CARNEGIE FUND FOR AUTHORS' GRANTS-IN-AID PROGRAM offers emergency assistance to qualified authors of published books who have experienced a financial emergency. Grants vary according to need. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age. For more information on how to apply, write Carnegie Fund for Authors, 1 Old Country Place, Carle Place, NY 11514. THE CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS offers many opportunities for artists and writers. To find out more, visit the Center's website at www.centerforbookarts.org. DIRECTORY OF AMERICAN POETS AND FICTION WRITERS: The new Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers is available on Poets & Writers' Web site: www.pw.org/directry. The directory is comprised of listings for over 5,000 contemporary poets and fiction writers, including contact information, publication credits, literary agents, work preferences (whether the writer is interested in giving readings and workshops), etc. The directory is a must for writers interested in connecting with their peers. It's also a valuable resource for literary agents, editors, reading series curators, and workshop coordinators. All poets, fiction writers, and spoken word artists are encouraged to apply. HAVE YOU WRITTEN A PLAY OR MUSICAL? Send a copy of the full script and/or CD (if available) to: The Genesius Guild, The Script Club, 520 Eighth Ave., 3rd Floor, Ste.# 330, New York, NY 10018. Please allow up to 9 months for a response. INNOVATIVE STAGES IS SEEKING SCRIPTS ...for our monthly Staged Reading Series. Please spread the word or send your one-act or full-length play or musical, small cast preferred, to scripts@innovativestages.com Playwrights must be present at all three Staged Readings held over the course of a weekend -- usually the second weekend of the month at 3 locations in lower Westchester. For further information, please visit our website: www.innovativestages.com. NUYORICAN POETS CAFÉ'S FIFTH NIGHT FILM AND MEDIA PROJECT presents fully-cast, staged readings of original screenplays of works by national and international screenwriters. The venue is located in New York City 's East Village . The program provides services in finding a director, casting director, and cast for readings. There is a $15 application fee. Scripts must be less than 80 pages and should be sent to The Fifth Night, PO Box 20328, Tompkins Square Station, New York, NY 10009. PLAYWRITING GRANT: The Princess Grace Foundation-USA is pleased to announce the 2005 grants program for emerging young artists in playwriting available for the grant period Sep 2005 thru Aug 2006. Award includes residency at New Dramatists in New York and financial stipend. Visit www.pgfusa.com/awards/grants for full guidelines and application. POETRY COMPETITION seeking poetry of all styles, lengths addressing issues of social concern. Previously published poems accepted. For more info contact: Ave Jeanne, Black Bear Review, 1916 Lincoln St., Corydon, PA, 19021. REVIEWERS NEEDED: OOBR needs somewhat experienced reviewers for their comprehensive coverage of off-off-Broadway. Pay is $15 per review, plus free tickets to shows, of course. Work at your own schedule, as many shows as you can handle. No minimum requirement. For more info, contact John at jchatter@oobr.com. SEEKING SUBMISSIONS: PORTRAIT Magazine, a pocket-sized quarterly journal, features the work of one visual artist and one writer per issue. The editors are seeking submissions of previously unpublished written work (fictional portraits, autobiographical or biographical pieces) of about 5,000 words and up to 10 high-quality reproductions of visual portraiture. Please see web site: www.portraitsketch.com. UNPUBLISHED POETRY & NOVEL AWARD: Seeking unpublished 60+ page poetry collections and 50,000+ word novel for publication and advance against royalties. Open to writers who have not previously published in the category under submission. Entry fee. Contact: First Series Awards for Poetry & The Novel Mid-List Press 4324 12th Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55407. www.midlist.org. guide@midlist.org. Submissions are ongoing. WRITERS WORKSHOP at Barnes & Noble at Bay Plaza - Barnes & Noble is located in Bay Plaza at 290 Baychester Ave. in the Bronx. Store Hours: Sun 10:00am-8:00pm; Mon-Sat 9:00am-10:00pm. All events are free and open to the public. Events sometimes change and new ones are sometimes added. Please call 718-862-3945 to confirm. www.barnesandnoble.com. Every Second Friday of the Month at 7:00pm. 5. BCA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION INTENSIVE
ARTHANDLERS TRAINING PROGRAM
The Intensive Arthandlers Training Program provides arts institutions with a short but effective career enhancement program for their artists, as well as new hires, mid-level technical staff and administrative staff with risk management responsibilities. The program is designed as a forum and stresses the practical application of generally accepted principles of art handling. During a typical program period, 15 to 20 working artists and museum personnel are trained for employment in museums, galleries, corporations and auction houses throughout NYC and the metropolitan area. An Arthandler is responsible for the maintenance of fine art works and artifacts, including intake and preparation, packing and shipping, and exhibition installation and dismantling. The training program was designed to enhance the skills of the traditional pool of arthandlers; artists and arts institution personnel who wish to support themselves in arts and cultural institutions, while satisfying a critically important need of the industry. Since its implementation in 1998, the demand for quality arthandlers has exceeded our supply. NEW
PARTICIPANTS ARE INVITED TO APPLY! To qualify for this training program, participants must have institutional support. Sponsor institutions may recommend full-time, part-time, and temporary employees as well as freelancers. BCADC will strive to achieve a balance in work specialties and scope; however enrollment will be weighted at the apprentice level. Participants receive a credit counseling and financial planning seminar, a workshop in legal and tax issues, and independent contracting, and career development. BCADC
coordinates community-based services and functions as job developers to
assist participants with careers in arts establishments. The program makes
referrals to Adult Education course work, including ESL, GED, computer
operation classes and Commercial Driver Licensing classes for those requesting
it. The Development Corporation will conduct a review of applications, interview, and one or more orientation sessions to determine applicant eligibility and level of interest. Applicants must:
A copy of the application can be found on www.bronxarts.org/gp_bcadc_ah_application.pdf. For more information on the Arthandlers program, contact BCADC Director Kim Hamilton-Shakir at 718-401-9558 or finearts@bronxarts.org. ************************************************ THE ARTISANS INITIATIVE The Artisans Initiative, a program of BCADC, is designed to provide outreach, services and training to underrepresented artisans of the Diaspora. The program's goal is to cultivate a viable cultural and economic asset within our communities by providing technical assistance, tips on marketing and valuable small business training. We define Folk Art as works of art originating among the common people of a given nation or region and such work reflects the traditional culture of that area. These can be 'everyday' or seasonal festival items produced by unschooled artists. Artisans and folk artists are people that create works such as handmade jewelry, leather goods, pottery, textiles, and clothing to name a few. Our main focus includes, but is not limited to, immigrant and/or refugee communities residing in the Bronx and the artists who use their art to perpetuate and preserve cultural practices. We strive to encourage the use of one's culture as an asset and a tool for community empowerment. We will determine eligibility for participation based on the quality of the craftsmanship and the individual's desire to pursue their interest in their craft. We intend to provide the services and programming necessary to maximize the impact of the economic and cultural assets of these fine additions to our neighborhoods. We believe technical support, loan and grant opportunities, marketing via traditional means, as well as e-commerce, can help them improve the quality of life for all involved. Career Development in the form of small business management counseling and pre-marketplace marketing workshops to ensure merchant productivity will be offered to participants. Additionally, BCADC coordinates community-based services and functions as market developers to assist participants in launching independent careers as entrepreneurs. To be considered
for the Artisans Initiative program, candidates must: For
more information on the Artisans Initiative program, contact Project Coordinator
Lisa Curran at 718-401-9558 or ************************************************ FOR YOUR CALENDAR ************************************************ Nov
5 , 5:30-8:30pm Artisans Marketplace / Hostos
Community College Atrium Dec 7, 5:30-8:30pm
Artisans Marketplace / Hostos Community College
Atrium ************************************************ 6. HEALTH RELATED INFORMATION FOR THE ARTS COMMUNITY **************************************** THE
COLUMBUS CENTER FOR MEDICAL REHABILITATION: REHABILITATION, STRENGTH, The Columbus Center For Medical Rehabilitation is located at 1221 Jerome Avenue in the Bronx. Telephone: 718-538-8343 Rehabilitation Programs - Individually tailored to suit the patient's needs, The Columbus Center's Rehabilitation Programs effectively treat symptoms associated with; Stroke, Fractures, Knee or Hip Replacement, and Major Illness and Surgery Recovery/Deconditioning. Patients actively participate in Treatment Planning and work 1:1 with Physical and Occupational Therapists who encourage and respect patient's individual needs and limitations. Strength and Conditioning Programs - Seniors who suffer from Arthritis, Lower Back Pain, Joint or Muscle Pain, associated with illness and the aging process benefit from strengthening and conditioning programs aimed at renewed vigor, decreased pain and stiffness, and increased energy. Socialization with staff and fellow patients is encouraged and can significantly aid in both the recovery process and in decreasing isolation resulting from changes associated with illness and/or the aging process. Treatment - Our facility offers Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy & Audiology, and Psychological and Social Work Services. Transportation - Transportation is provided for qualified patients via Ambulette Pick-up. Fees/Payment - Medicare and Medicaid, and Private Health Insurance are accepted as payment. For admissions or additional information, please Call: Mr. Monette at 718-538-8343. ********************************************** NEW SIDS POLICY RECOMMENDS PACIFIERS Babies should be offered pacifiers at bedtime, and they should sleep in their parents' room - but not in their beds - in order to lessen the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, the nation's largest group of pediatricians says. Both measures may help keep babies from slumbering too deeply - a problem for infants prone to SIDS, said Dr. Rachel Moon, who helped draft the new recommendations on SIDS prevention. They were prepared for release Monday at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics. http://articles.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20051010095409990001. American Academy of Pediatrics link to press release: http://aap.org/ncepr/sids.htm. ********************************************** INFANT CPR AND CALLING 911 Question: If you have to give an infant CPR, is it best to call 911 first or start CPR immediately and call 911 later? Answer: If you know CPR and you are alone, you are supposed to start CPR and then call 911 after about one cycle of compressions/breaths or after one minute of CPR. This applies whether your child is choking or is simply unconscious. If you are not alone another adult is nearby, you can probably call for or send them to call 911 right away while you are starting CPR. And if you don't know CPR at all, call 911 right away for help. For adults, you are supposed to call 911 right away in any case. Since the average response time for an ambulance can be up to 10 to 12 minutes, parents should be prepared and know what to do in an emergency, including knowing CPR. Also remember that if you are alone and call 911, bring the baby with you to the phone. For more information: ********************************************** FLU SHOTS IN PREGNANCY Pregnant moms are often overlooked as needing flu shots. After all, so many other things are restricted during pregnancy, including certain medications and foods, why would be a flu shot be okay? But pregnant women are considered to be a high risk group and it is recommended that they get a flu shot during flu season, which is usually begins around November or December and continues through March and April in the United States. While it used to be recommended that you should wait until you were past your first trimester to get your flu shot, it is now thought that you can get the flu vaccine during any trimester. And since they are in a high risk group, pregnant moms should get their flu shot during October or November. Why should you get a flu shot? The main reason is that you don't want to get the flu while you are pregnant, since it will put you at higher risk of flu complications, both for yourself and your baby. Also, having a flu shot will decrease the chances your new baby will get sick once he or she is born. After all, without a flu shot, you can get sick with the flu and then pass the infection to your new baby. It will also be hard to care for your baby if you get sick with the flu, which can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, severe malaise, nonproductive cough, sore throat, and runny nose, with some symptoms lingering for over two weeks. For this reason, you should also consider getting a flu shot for other household contacts of yourself and your new baby. Remember that anyone over 6 months of age can get a flu shot each year. Getting a flu shot during pregnancy can also help keep your baby healthy by transferring influenza vaccine-specific antibodies to them, which can last for 'for at least 2 months.' These antibodies should be able to help your new baby from getting the flu. http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/pregnancy/flu_shots_pregnancy.html. ********************************************** T.A.R.A. (TEENS AGAINST RELATIONSHIP ABUSE) T.A.R.A. (Teens Against Relationship Abuse) presents a weekly program (every Monday, from 5:00-6:30pm) for teen women to explore issues of healthy and unhealthy relationships, abuse and respect, violence, values, sexuality, independence and self-worth. All of these topics will be explored through music, movies, poetry, games and activities. Pizza will be served! At the end of the semester there will be a field trip for graduates and opportunities to join a peer leadership program. For more information or to register, call Elizabeth Tannenbaum at 718-589-3400 or Kerry Moles at 212-503-6837. The Children's Aid Society is located at 1515 Southern Boulevard in the Bronx. Directions: Take the 2 or 5 train to Freeman Street. ********************************************** . This
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