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In This Issue...
. Bronx Bound: An MTA Arts for Transit Exhibit at Lehman College Art Gallery
Del Valle, Stained glass windows, 174th Street Station, # 2 and #5 train Bronx Bound: New MTA Arts for Transit projects in stations along the #2, #4, and #5 lines in the Bronx. The MTA is creating 27 new public art projects at train stations along the #2, #4, and #5 lines in the Bronx. Lehman College Art Gallery presents Bronx Bound, an exhibition of working drawings, maquettes, studies, installation photographs, and related materials by 27 artists including five previous winners of BCA's prestigious BRIO award (Lisa Amowitz, George Crespo, Daniel Del Valle, Daniel Hauben, and Moses Ros). Bronx Bound will be included as part of the gallery's website Public Art in the Bronx that features over one hundred public projects, walking tours, lesson plans for teachers, neighborhood histories, maps, artist biographies, web resources, and bibliographies. The show will be on view at the Lehman College Art Gallery from February 7th through May 16th. For more information, visit the gallery's website at http://ca80.lehman.cuny.edu/gallery/. ***************************************** Slavery and the Making of America
On February 9th & 16th from 9:00-11:00pm, PBS Channel 13 will air the four part series Slavery and the Making of America, produced by Dante James and narrated by Morgan Freeman. Dante, is an incredible filmmaker who has produced many award-winning films -- among them biographies on Marian Anderson and A. Philip Randolph. He worked with the late great filmmaker Henry Hampton at Blackside and was the executive producer of Hampton 's last series This Far by Faith: African American Spiritual Journeys. Slavery and the Making of America tells the story of slavery from the point of view of the enslaved. The series recognizes the strength, humanity and dignity of the enslaved and redefines them as pro-active freedom fighters not passive victims. To learn more about the series, please visit the following websites: www.pbs.org/slavery and www.slaveryinamerica.com. Throughout the month of February, Thirteen celebrates African-American Heritage and its contributions to our shared national identity with its UMOJA! Festival. For information on this month's UMOJA! Festival programming, visit www.thirteen.org/homepage/promos/umoja.html. ***************************************** BRIO Panelists Sought by BCA BCA needs qualified individuals who can commit either one full day or one-half day to a panel process which will determine funding to Bronx artists (BRIO). Cash honorarium & lunch will be provided. Please visit BCA's website at www.bronxarts.org for BRIO Panel Nomination Form. If interested, send a current resume to edf@bronxarts.org. ***************************************** Bronx
Council on the Arts Awards The Bronx Council on the Arts will award the recipients of The New York State Council on the Arts' (NYSCA) 2006 Decentralization Program (DEC) at a check presentation and reception on Wednesday, February 1, 2006 at 5:00pm at the Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos. See Section 2 of this issue of E-News for the full story. ***************************************** Bronx Artist Launches Website Bronx Artist Washington Chavez is launching a new website, washingtonchavez.com, in conjunction with his current hallway exhibit at the Banknote Building at 841 Garrison Avenue in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx . The exhibition will be on view through March 1st by appointment only. Call 646-228-7221 or visit the above-mentioned website for further information. Mr. Chavez invites all to visit his website that he designed specifically with the Bronx community in mind. ***************************************** The Bronx Culture Trolley Rolls Again on March 1st Visit
BCA's website at www.bronxarts.org
for information on March 1st's featured trolley
attractions ***************************************** BRIO
Artist Sightings in February 2006 Arthur Aviles (BRIO winner for choreography) is one of the featured artists in BCA's Longwood Arts Gallery's Do You Think I'm Disco exhibition on view at the gallery through March 18th. For information, call 718-518-6728 or e-mail edwin@bronxarts.org. Jenna Cardinale (BRIO winner for poetry) is currently teaching poetry writing to ninth graders at the Explorations Academy in the Bronx. Bob Cohen (BRIO winner for nonfiction) and Sarah Stern (BRIO winner for poetry) will; be the featured readers on February 22nd at the Bronx 's Kingsbridge Library at 6:30pm as part of BCA's Bronx Writers' Center Uptown Local Series. For information, call 718-409-1265 or e-mail ron@bronxarts.org. Neal Haiduck (BRIO winner for instrumental music performance) will be performing on February 24th at NYC's Detour (East 13th Street, just west of 1st Avenue) at 9:00pm; on February 25th at NYC's Camaradas, (1st Avenue, north of East 115th Street) at 10:00pm; and on February 26th at NYC's St. Peter's Church (Citicorp Building, East 53rd Street & Lexington Avenue) at 5:00pm. For more info: E-mail Nhaiduck@optonline.com or go to www.Alexbellegarde.com. Peter Kalivas (BRIO winner for choreography) will be a featured performer (along with his company) on February 18th at EMERGE produced by The San Diego Area Dance Alliance and presented by The Jewish Cultural Center of La Jolla, California. Robert J. Kornfeld (BRIO winner for playwriting) -- His play, The Art of Love, is scheduled to run at NYC's Theater for the New City (155 First Avenue) thru February 5th. This is the very play for which he won his BRIO during the first year of the BRIO program. The play also won first prize at the San Francisco Playwrights Center. For information about the play, call 718-549-6643. Desi Moreno-Penson (BRIO winner for playwriting) is a featured playwright showcasing her work, 3 To A Session: A Monster's Tale, at NYC's Harold Clurman Theater in Theater Row ( 410 West 42nd Street ) on February 1st through the 4th at 8:00pm and February 5th at 3:00pm. Tickets are $19. For tickets, call 212-279-4200. www.theatrerow.org. Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz (BRIO winner for painting) is among the artists currently on view in a web-based group show presented by the Digital Matrix Commission and Longwood Cyber Residency Program. Visit the Longwood Arts Project website for information on this program. Wanda has work on exhibition in three additional shows in February: at 2x13Gallery in NYC's Chelsea section (through March 4th); at NYC's Korean Cultural Service New York Gallery through February 24th; and a third in San Juan , Puerto Rico . Ron Terner (BRIO winner for photography) is currently showcasing a series of his photographs of weddings, events, and portraits. The show is on view at City Island 's Focal Point Gallery through February. For more information, call 718-885-1403. Five BRIO Artists will have work on view in Bronx Bound -- new MTA Arts for Transit projects in stations along the #2, #4, and #5 lines in the Bronx -- in an exhibition of working drawings, maquettes, studies, installation photographs, and related materials at the Lehman College Art Gallery from February 7th thru May 16th. BRIO artists in the show are Lisa Amowitz, Daniel Del Valle, Daniel Hauben, and Moses Ros (BRIO winners for painting) and George Crespo (BRIO winner for sculpture). Bronx Bound will be included as part of the gallery's website Public Art in the Bronx that features over one hundred public projects, walking tours, lesson plans for teachers, neighborhood histories, maps, artist biographies, web resources, and bibliographies. The Bronx Public Art web site can be seen at: http://www.lehman.edu/publicart. Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday from 10:00am to 4:00pm. The Lehman College Art Gallery is located at 250 Bedford Park Blvd West in the Bronx. For more information, call 718-960-8731 or e-mail susan.hoeltzel@lehman.cuny.edu. http://ca80.lehman.cuny.edu/gallery. Nine BRIO Artists have work on view in The Best of the Bronx exhibit at the Krasdale Art Gallery through mid-February. In an attempt to show the great diversity of Bronx art, this exhibit samples work on oil painting, metal sculpture, lithography, collage, watercolor, and photography. The show's artists are: Helene Brandt (BRIO winner for sculpture), Beth Brideau (BRIO winner for painting), Howard T. Cash (BRIO winner for photography), Linda Cunningham (BRIO winner for printmaking), Luis Fonseca (BRIO winner for digital art), Daniel Hauben (BRIO winner for painting), Agnes Murray (BRIO winner for printmaking), Wanda Raimnudi-Ortiz (BRIO winner for painting), and Ron Terner (BRIO winner for photography). Krasdale Gallery is located within Krasdale Foods Inc. at 400 Food Center Drive in the Hunts Point area of the Bronx. Click here for directions. For additional information, visit the Krasdale Gallery website or call 718-378-1100 x2125. Three BRIO Artists have work on view in 13 Women on 13 Walls, a group show in various media by 13 women artists on view at Haven Arts Gallery thru March 8th. BRIO artists in the show are Linda Cunningham (BRIO winner for printmaking), Marisol Diaz (BRIO winner for photography), and Kay Reese (BRIO winner for print/draw/artist book). For information on future Haven Arts Gallery exhibits, call 718-585-5753 or visit www.havenarts.org. Haven is located at 235 East 141st Street in the Bronx (between Rider Avenue & Canal Place). Three BRIO Artists are teaching workshops at Bronx Community College this winter: Marisol Diaz (BRIO winner for photography) is teaching Photography/Visual Communications; Desi Moreno-Penson is teaching Curtain Up! From the Page to the Stage; and Alba Sanchez (BRIO winner for acting) is teaching Write Your Own One-Person Show. 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 Visit
BCA Website's February
Calendar Link for full descriptions of the events and activities listed
below. **************************** FEBRUARY
2006 CALENDAR LISTINGS ART / EXHIBITIONS Bronx
County Historical Society Bronx
Museum of the Arts* Bronx
River Art Center* Focal
Point Gallery* Haven
Arts Gallery Hebrew
Home for the Aged at Riverdale Krasdale
Art Gallery Lehman
College Art Gallery Longwood
Art Gallery @ Hostos Midtown
Antiques Gallery* New
York Botanical Garden* ART / CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, ETC. Constance
Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts Haven
Arts Gallery Pregones
Theatre's La Casa Blanca COMEDY Starving
Artist Cafe & Gallery* CONCERTS / MUSIC Bronx
Arts Ensemble* Hostos
Center for Arts & Culture Cantabile
Concert Series Wave
Hill* Lehman
Center for the Performing Arts* Lehman
College Concerts Starving
Artist Cafe & Gallery* / Musical Performance The
Uptown Coffeehouse* / Musical Performance FAMILY / CHILDREN EVENTS Artisans
Marketplace Barnes
& Noble at Bay Plaza Bronx
Arts Ensemble* Bronx
River Art Center Bronx
Zoo / Wildlife Conservation Society* New
York Public Library Neuwirth
Theatre at the Riverdale Y PBS
Channel 13 Wave
Hill 's Kerlin Learning Center* / Family Art
Project LITERARY EVENTS Barnes
& Noble at Bay Plaza Center
Stage Community Playhouse Downtown
Bronx Bar & Café Poetry Night Johhny
O's Paperbacks
Plus Starving
Artist Cafe & Gallery* TOURS Bartow-Pell
Mansion Museum* / 12:00-4:00pm Bronx
Culture Trolley / 5:00-9:00pm Bronx
Seaside Trolley / 5:30-10:15pm * 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 Bronx
Council on the Arts Announces The Bronx Council on the Arts will announce the recipients of The New York State Council on the Arts' (NYSCA) 2006 Decentralization Program (DEC) at a reception on Wednesday, February 1, 2006 at 5:00pm at the Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos. The event will be attended by representatives of recipient organizations, local legislators, the New York State Council on the Arts, as well as the BCA Board of Directors. Hostos Community College is located at 450 Grand Concourse and 149th Street in the Bronx. Click here for directions. The DEC Regrant program is open to not-for-profit Bronx arts and community based organizations that utilize the arts to help fulfill their missions. Eligible organizations may apply for up to $5,000 in support for a variety of arts and cultural projects. This year, BCA re-granted a total of $77,750 of NYSCA funds. The applications were reviewed and grantees selected by panels that included representatives of the arts community, educational community as well as civic organizations. Every year the Bronx Council on the Arts offers small entry way or seed grants to arts and community based organizations based in the county. These funds are monies received from the New York State Council on the Arts' Decentralization program whose purpose is to foster the continuing development of local cultural resources responsive to community needs. This year, the arts organizations who will receive funding are: Arthur Aviles Typical Theatre, Baychester Visual Arts Association, Bronx Concert Singers, Bronx Conservatory of Music, Bronx Stage & Film Company, Inc., Bronx Symphony Orchestra, Center Stage Community Playhouse, Inc., City Theatre Project, Garces Puppeteria, The Judaica Museum of the Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale, MAC Creations P.O.P. Arts Inc., Orchestra of the Bronx, Osiris Musical Arts Foundation, Parkchester Chorus, Riverdale Chorus, and Side Street Kids, Inc. This year's community based organizations are: Aging In America, Baychester Youth Council, Black Forum of Coop City, Bronx Defenders, Christ Church Riverdale, Citiwide Harm Reduction, Citizen Advice Bureau, Concourse House, Crotona Naval & Marine Cadets Inc., Friends of Pelham Bay, Friends of Van Cortlandt Park, Hope Of Israel Senior Citizens Center, Inc., Kingsbridge Heights Community Center, Mosholu Montefiore Community Center, North Bronx National Council of Negro Women Inc., Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition, Phoenix House of New York, Inc., Riverbay Fund, Riverdale Community Center, Riverdale Neighborhood House, Riverdale Senior Services, Rocking the Boat, Inc., SCAN-NY, SOBRO, Sustainable South Bronx, and Tremont Community Senior Citizen Center. Applications for the 2006-2007 grants will be available in July. For more information on BCA and its entire grant programs please visit the grants pages on BCA's website at www.bronxarts.org. 3. INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS' OPPORTUNITIES (BCA opportunities are listed in red)
Click here to
view these listings. ***************************************** Click here to view Current Artist Opportunity Listings that were posted prior to February 1st.
4.
THE BRONX WRITERS CENTER - Literary Events and Opportunities Visit
BCA Website's February
Calendar Link for full descriptions of the events and activities listed
below. **************************** LITERARY
EVENTS FOR YOUR CALENDAR Barnes
& Noble at Bay Plaza Center
Stage Community Playhouse Downtown
Bronx Bar & Café Poetry Night Johhny
O's Paperbacks
Plus Starving
Artist Cafe & Gallery* **************************** Free
Events at the New York Public Library **************************** LITERARY OPPORTUNITY LISTINGS SUBMISSIONS SOUGHT FOR APRIL's THE ONE FESTIVAL: We are currently accepting submissions for the 1st Annual The ONE Festival. Presented by TEATRO LA TEA and CAICEDO PRODUCTIONS. This new exciting festival will begin in April 2006 for a charming spring Month. The ONE Festival, will have a two-week theatrical run From April 10th - 23rd, with multi-talented Playwrights and Performing Artists from all over the world. This 1st annual event will showcase theatrical works from men and Women of solo performances. The ONE Festival, will accept 10 original non-published theatrical works; full-length and Shorts. Each work will perform three times during the festival. One of the theatrical works produced by the festival will receive a $500 dollar cash prize, plus a full theatrical production at TEATRO LA TEA, at The Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center in NYC's Lower East Side . The best play chosen will be judged by the audience. The audience gets to vote for their favorite play. The Play will need to receive a total amount of 75 votes or more to be categorized for the finalists and cash prize. Submission for The ONE Festival 2006, please mail: $30-Full Length/$15-Shorts submission fee/w 2 copies of each of the following: (1) Playwrights bio. Please include: name, address, telephone number and email address; (2) Treatment of theatrical work; (3) Complete script of theatrical work; (4) Actor/director/crew bios, if available; (5) Description of Set and Props. (6) Include SASE if you would like materials returned. Please send submissions and fees payable to Caicedo Productions or Teatro LA TEA (no drop-ins) to: Caicedo Productions, 7304 5th Avenue, PMB 184, Brooklyn, NY 11209 or Teatro La Tea, 107 Suffolk Street, Suite 200, New York, New York 10002, Attention: Veronica Caicedo. For More information please call Veronica Caicedo at 212-529-1948. Deadline: Postmarked by Feb 10, 2006. SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS FOR ARTISTS & WRITERS: The Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts (CSFA) is offers ongoing professional development seminar and workshops series for artists and writers. Class sizes are limited. Contact Laurel Guy at 607-539-3146 or info@saltonstall.org. Fees are payable by VISA/MC, personal check or money order. For more information on this and upcoming seminars and workshops, call 607-539-3146, fax 607-539-3147, or visit www.saltonstall.org. The Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts is located at 435 Ellis Hollow Creek Road, Ithaca, New York 14850. February 18th's Workshop: Photographing Your Art Work and Craft Work. See our Feb 18 calendar listing for details. SUBMISSIONS SOUGHT FOR PUBLISHING CONTEST: At Airleaf we are already thinking about the 2006 Holiday Season! (Bookstores start buying in June.) There is a great deal of demand and we need more Holiday books to sell. Is your book the next How the Grinch Stole Christmas? Submissions can be sent in any format including a paper manuscript. They must be less than 20,000 words to be considered. Each entry will receive a free review. We will publish and sell the winning Holiday Book for free! There is no cost to enter this contest. For further information, contact Brien Jones, Author Consultant. Airleaf Publishing, LLC, 35 Industrial Drive, Suite 104, Martinsville, IN 46151. Phone: 800-342-6068; E-Mail: brien@airleaf.com. www.airleafclub.com. Entry Deadline: Feb 28, 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. DIRECT ART MAGAZINE, VOLUME 13: Sixth Annual Competition for publication in Volume 13 of Direct Art Magazine, Fall/Winter 2006 issue. Twenty six awards over $22,000.00 in value including covers of magazine and feature articles. $30 for four; $5 each additional. SlowArt Productions (Phoenicia, NY). For prospectus, visit www.slowart.com/prospectus. For additional information, e-mail slowart@aol.com. Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2006. FINE PRESS PUBLISHING SEMINAR FOR EMERGING WRITERS: The Center for Book Arts (NYC) invites applications for our Letterpress Printing & Fine Press Publishing Seminar for Emerging Writers. The seminar is tuition-free for participants. There is a small fee for those accepted to cover the cost of materials. Those selected must attend the entire three-day workshop. Participants will hear lectures from various professionals in the field – printers, fine press publishers, book artists, and dealers, to get a practical overview of letterpress printing and fine press publishing. They will learn the basics of letterpress printing, both traditional typesetting and options with new technology, by collaboratively printing a small edition of chapbooks or other projects. Each seminar will be offered to a maximum of eight students. Writers from culturally diverse backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply. Finalists may be interviewed or asked to provide supplemental information to their applications. Applications will not be accepted from students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate degree programs during the program year (September 2005 – May 2006). Contact the Center for application guidelines by e-mailing snicholls@centerforbookarts.org, or calling 212-481-0295. The next section of this seminar is scheduled for Friday through Sunday, March 31, April 1 & 2. 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. FULL-LENGTH SCRIPTS SOUGHT for 7th Annual Metlife Nuestras Voces National Playwriting Competition 2006. Repertorio Español is looking for plays that are relevant and unique to the Hispanic experience in the United States. Top ten finalists will receive a staged reading at Repertorio. Top Five will receive cash awards. Winning Play will be produced at Repertorio Español. For Guidelines and Application, contact Allison at a.astorvargas@repertorio.org. For play descriptions of our previous winners and finalists, check-out our website at www.repertorio.org. Postmark Deadline: June 1, 2006. ONGOING LITERARY 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. 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. 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. 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 ************************************************ February
1, 2006 -- 5:30-8:30pm Artisans Marketplace at Hostos Community College Atrium Bronx craft artisans assemble in Hostos' Atrium with a fine selection of hand-crafted, contemporary & traditional art. Enjoy affordable, collectible handmade crafts by the artists who created them. Craft items include: Art collectables, bath salts, beadwork, candles, ceramics, clothing, crafts, crochet accessories, crochet hats, crystal jewelry, evening wraps, favors, folklore dolls, fragrances, greeting cards, jewelry, oils, personal care products, religious worship articles, rosaries, scarves, soaps, textiles, woodcarving, and woodwork. Hostos is located at 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street. Click here for directions. For additional information, contact Lisa Curran of the Bronx Council on the Arts at 718-931-9500 or lisa@bronxarts.org, or visit www.bronxarts.org. The Artisans Marketplace is an event of BCA's First Wednesdays Bronx Culture Trolley. ************************************************ Photography Workshop at Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts Photographing Your Art Work and Craft Work with Jon Reis-- Having excellent slides or digital files of your art or craft work is the first step in getting a grant, finding a gallery, or being accepted into a juried show. Read all the details about this workshop and its presenter at www.saltonstall.org/whatsnew/seminars.php. Class size is limited to 12. Reserve your space now by calling Laurel Guy at 607-539-3146 or info@saltonstall.org. $50 fee, payable by VISA/MC, personal check or money order, includes lunch. The Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts is located at 435 Ellis Hollow Creek Road, Ithaca, New York 14850. ************************************************ 6. HEALTH RELATED INFORMATION FOR THE ARTS COMMUNITY **************************************** YOGA CLASSES EVERY TUESDAY & THURSDAY EVENING Yoga Class -- Regular practice of yoga can help you face the turmoil of life with steadiness and stability (from the path to holistic health by Guruji BKS Iyengar). Come join us twice a week (Tuesdays & Thursdays) at the Green Corner Community Center for a 1 1/2 hoursof practice. The cost for a 1 hour ½ hatha yoga class is $12. Part of the price will help support our new community center. The class is open to all levels. The Green Corner Community Center is located at 11 Lincoln Avenue corner of Bruckner Blvd. (right in front of the Clock Tower Building). Directions to The Green Corner by train: Take the #4 or #5 train to 138th Street & Grand Concourse. Walk East away from the uphill to Lincoln Avenue make a right and go under the over pass to Bruckner Blvd. Take the #6 train to 138th Street. Walk downhill to Lincoln Avenue. Make a left and go under the over pass to Bruckner Blvd. Classes are taught by certified Hatha Yoga teacher Anastasia Bizzarri. Please call her at 917-907-4309 with questions, comments or suggestions. **************************************** MEDICAL GLOSSARY FOR CHILDREN Easy-to-understand definitions for medical terms, from ADHD to zoonosis, especially for children. You can find lots of topics of interest to children on this Nemours Foundation site: Dealing with feelings, recipes, health problems, staying healthy, my body, and more. http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/word/ **************************************** HABLEMOS EN CONFIANZA' (LET'S TALK IN CONFIDENCE) A bilingual (English and Spanish) web site provides communication materials designed to help Spanish-speaking parents and their children talk about the dangers of substance abuse. Articles include information about the most commonly used drugs, how to talk to children about illicit drugs, parenting information, a calendar of events, and other helpful resources. http://www.soyunica.gov/adults/default.aspx **************************************** HEALTHIER U.S. This federal web site has resources on physical fitness, nutrition, preventive care, and avoiding risky behavior. Follow the eight links with helpful descriptions to more government health sites. **************************************** FLU SEASON ARRIVES IN U.S Reuters reported on December 16, 2005 that according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the annual flu has arrived in the U.S., and at least one child has been killed in California. In a typical flu season, influenza kills approximately 36,000 Americans. Last week, researchers reported that of 153 children killed by flu in the 2003-2004 season, nearly two-thirds were younger than 5, and most had not been vaccinated. Half were previously healthy, with no underlying conditions such as asthma. The CDC recommends flu vaccination for senior citizens, and has recently added young children to the list of those who should be vaccinated. However, only about 65% of seniors get the recommended flu vaccine. Flu season usually peaks in the U.S. in February and March. For the full article: **************************************** X-RAYS CAN DETECT EARLY LUNG CANCER The Associated Press reported on December 20, 2005 that a new study finds screening for lung cancer using chest x-rays can detect a substantial number of lung cancers at an early stage, when the potential for curing the cancer is highest. The study screened over 77,000 individuals, and found results that were “suspicious for lung cancer” in nearly 6,000 people. The test showed a high rate of false positives - only 126 individuals were ultimately diagnosed with lung cancer. However, 44% of these were localized, Stage I cancer. Without screening, only 15 to 20% of lung cancers are diagnosed at this early stage. In most cases, lung cancers are detected only once symptoms appear, after the cancer is already well established. “Screening," Dr. Martin Oken said, "is predicated on the assumption that it can lead to discovery of dangerous cancers at an earlier, more localized stage when it is more likely to be curable." For the full article: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LUNG_CANCER?SITE=CAACS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT. **************************************** NEW VACCINE SCHEDULE The new 2006 Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule may mean some new shots for your kids, especially your toddlers and teens. According to the CDC and AAP, changes in the immunization schedule since the last release include: • The importance of the hepatitis B vaccine (HepB) birth dose has been emphasized. • Instead of the plain tetanus booster (Td), all children at age 11 to 12 years should now get the newer Tdap vaccine, which also includes an acellular pertussis booster, to help decrease the incidence of whooping cough in teenagers. Older teens who haven't had a tetanus shot yet should get a Tdap shot too, either Boostrix or Adacel. • Meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4) or Menactra, approved by FDA on January 14, 2005, should be administered to all children at age 11-12 years as well as to unvaccinated adolescents at high school entry (age 15 years) to prevent them from getting sepsis and meningitis. It is also recommended for all college freshmen living in dormitories. • The hepatitis A vaccine (HepA), as two doses 6 months apart, is now recommended for all toddlers between the ages of 12 and 23 months. This used to be given at age 2 and over and then only to high-risk children. For more information: 2006 Immunization Schedule at http://newsletters.keepkidshealthy.com/cgi-bin/knowwhat.cgi? **************************************** PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY. MAKE YOUR HOME SMOKE-FREE If you smoke, make your home smoke-free to protect children and others who live with you. • 90% of NYC homes are already smoke-free -- even 70% of smokers have already made their homes smoke-free.• Smoke-free homes are safer and easier to clean. • Most smokers want to quit, and more than half try every year. Having a smoke-free home makes quitting a lot easier. • For free help to quit smoking, call 311. The Smoke-Free Home Health Bulletin offers tips on how to keep your home smoke-free, as well as information about the hazards of second-hand smoke. http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/email/dohmhnews4-09.pdf. **************************************** HEALTHY WEIGHT AND BODIES The Society for Nutrition Education has a long list of Web links related to nutrition, eating, body image, and fitness. http://www.sne.org/resources.htm. **************************************** HELP WITH MEDICARE DRUG PLAN "For the first time, Medicare beneficiaries can now get help in paying for prescription drugs. But with dozens of private insurers offering their own version of the new Medicare drug plan, analysts say the only sure bet for those eligible is that they'll be confused about which plan to choose. To help make sense of the options, science editor Joe Neel answers some of the key questions." (Source: NPR). http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5013790&ft=1&f=1027. **************************************** SUICIDE PREVENTION GUIDES Each year more than 30,000 people take their own lives. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has produced a set of guides to help people who attempt suicide and those who relate to them--medical professionals, family, and friends. Each set consists of three booklets in English and two in Spanish. They can be downloaded free on the NAMI Web site or purchased by calling 1-800-950-6264, or purchased through the NAMI online store. **************************************** . This
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