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Welcome to the Vermont Arts Council's new "classifieds" section. In this new resource you'll find listings for jobs, calls to artists, art supplies, funding opportunities, classes, conferences and much more. If there's a category you think we've forgotten, feel free to suggest it here. Or, if you would like to submit a listing, simply fill out the form below.
   
JOBS | CALLS TO ARTISTS | FUNDING/GRANTS | CLASSES & WEBINARS | EVERYTHING ELSE
* Please note: The dates in orange are the day the listing was posted. Deadlines are in black and are bold.
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Position: Executive Director, Music Worcester Inc.
Location: Worcester, Massachusetts
Type: Full Time—Experienced
Salary Negotiable based on background and experience
Music Worcester Inc., presenter of the nation’s oldest music festival (Worcester Music Festival is 152 years running) is seeking an experienced and creative individual to provide dynamic leadership for one of the region’s premier arts organizations. The Executive Director is responsible for the artistic, financial, operational and strategic management of all concerts and for generating support and appreciation for the arts in order to achieve Music Worcester’s mission to create an environment where music and culture thrive in the region.
The ideal candidate will have a passion for music, with a minimum of 5 years’ successful experience leading and managing a not-for-profit arts organization. S/he will have proven skills in planning, financial management, human resource management, advocacy, and fundraising. S/he will also have a broad knowledge of classical music repertoire and event production management.
Music Worcester is an AA/Affirmative Action employer.
Salary is competitive and based on qualifications. Good benefits and dynamic office workplace.
Resumes and cover letter should be emailed to stasia@musicworcester.org
For more information visit | Call 508-754-3231
Adirondack Camp, a coed residential camp for children ages 7-16, has a seasonal opening for the Head of Arts. Adirondack Camp is located in Putnam Station, NY on beautiful Lake George. Arts areas include Creative Arts, Culinary Fun, Dance, Electronic Arts, and Performing Arts. The Head of ADK Arts will oversee the interdisciplinary staff, and be capable of teaching in several of these areas on staff days off.
Responsibilities include assisting staff in planning and implementing engaging lesson plans. The job also includes scheduling staff, ordering supplies, and being responsible for the care and use of arts buildings and equipment. The Head of Adirondack Arts will coordinate with our Senior Mentor for Guest Artists. In addition, The Head of ADK Arts will assist as needed with evening activities and weekend events.
The successful candidate will have the vision, energy, and organizational ability to implement a contemporary, exciting arts program for children ages 7-16. Must be capable of supervising, training and inspiring arts staff. Skill in one or more of our program areas is required; supervisory experience is desirable.
This is a 10-week position, with housing provided in a shared staff cabin. Salary: $3,000-$4,000 plus room and board
Contact Brooke for more information via email, or by calling 518-547-8261
Artisans Hand Craft Gallery is seeking a Gallery Manager. This is a part-time (24-28 hours per week) management position working with exhibitors, customers, sales staff , assistant manager, and board members. Requirements include extensive computer experience, organizational and communication skills, and ability to handle multiple tasks within a busy environment. Send resume and cover letter to: Artisans Hand Craft Gallery, 89 Main Street at City Center, Montpelier, VT 05602 manager1@artisanshand.com
For a list of current job openings in the arts, visit the Jobs page of the Cultural Commons. For arts management positions, see Americans for the Arts' job bank. Other links to arts jobs listings include www.backstagejobs.com, www.playbill.com/jobs/find, New England Theater 411's Call for Production Team, and TCG's ArtSEARCH.
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Year-round, 2-12 week residencies for artists and writers. Residents receive individual studios, private rooms and all meals, plus access to prominent Visiting Artists and Writers offering slide talks, readings and studio visits. Full fellowship application deadlines: June 15, October 1, and February 15. In addition to VSC Full Fellowships, a variety of special fellowships are also available for full or partial funding. MFA program available with Johnson State College. For information regarding full fellowships and other available awards, see: www.vermontstudiocenter.org
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The Chaffee Art Center in Rutland is looking for Artists interested in teaching classes/workshops in 2012. Be prepared to provide us with class ideas, names, descriptions, materials needed, compensation requirements, biographies etc. We are looking for teachers for the following classes:
- Beginner and Advanced Painting (Oil/Acrylic)
- Beginner Drawing Collage Printmaking Fiber Arts (Weaving, Felting, Knitting etc.)
- Rug Hooking
If you are interested in teaching a class that is not listed please contact us anyway.
For more information visit | email | call 802-775-0356
The Chaffee Art Center is accepting submissions for artists interested in becoming Chaffee Juried Artist Members, and/or 2013 Featured Artists. The Chaffee accepts submissions from artists in VT and within 50 miles of its border. The submission deadline is March 20, 2012. Juried artist members at the Chaffee are permitted to submit artwork to the two annual Members' Exhibits, and may leave up to three pieces at the Chaffee to be rotated in the Member's Sales Galleries throughout the year.
Artist members are invited to submit images to be juried as a Featured Artist. Featured Artists are allotted 1 gallery within the building for a Featured Show. Featured artists will be juried once per year, in March, for the following years Featured Shows.
Interested artists can visit www.chaffeeartcenter.org for more information.
For more information visit | email | call 802-775-0356
UFORGE Gallery
767 Centre Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
617-553-4480
Deadline: February 12, 2012
This assignment will challenge you to create in the graphic style of illustration. Illustration can be depicted in many forms; Advertising, Comic, Graphic Novel, Conceptual, Architectural to name a few.
Your challenge as a participating artist is to explore this technique in a subject matter chosen by you in 2D (drawing, painting, photography, or graphic). May your inspiration be that of renowned comic book writer, Stan Lee or that of master architect, Louis Kahn.
Calendar of Dates
February 12: Deadline for online registration ($35.00) February 16-19: Late submission ($40.00)/Drop-off of work(s) during business hours March 1-25: Show opens/closes March 1: Public reception (First Thursday): 6-8pm March 8: Participating artist talk back (private event): 7-9pm April 5-8: Pick-up hand delivered work(s) during business hours
For more information visit | email | call 617-553-4480
The Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont, is very pleased to offer the Learning in Art & Culture Program (LACP) Fellowships for Vermont teachers. Applications are due February 15, 2012.
A LACP Fellowship offers a fully funded, one or two-week residency at the Vermont Studio Center to further develop your personal artistic practice.
The LACP Fellowships:
• 1 two-week residency to a visual art or English teacher in Vermont, available in summer 2012.
• 2 one-week Vermont Artists’ Week residencies for visual art or English teachers in Vermont (with preference for one from Lamoille County) May 4 to May 11, 2012.
The Vermont Studio Center residency offers the chance to renew and further develop your personal work among a community of artists and writers from around the world. Housing, private studio and all meals are provided as part of this revitalizing residency, which includes a program of visiting artists and writers, studio visits, and writing conferences.
Three individual fellowships will be awarded to artists and writers teaching in visual art or English in Vermont. Preference is given to those teaching in K-12, non-specialized public schools. These awards are supported in part by the Vermont Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Oakland Foundation.
A partnership with St. Michael's College provides the option of post-residency support to develop creative curricula and earn graduate credit. For more information, see VSC's Learning in Art & Culture Program page.
Alumni of the LACP program are eligible to re-apply; however, preference will be given to those applicants who have not yet received this fellowship opportunity.
Act 1 Productions is auditioning local actors, both professional and amateur, for the 2012 season on the White River Railroad. All performances are paid, as well as rehearsals. Actors will be contracted as independent contractors with Act 1 Productions.
We will be bringing to life Bonnie & Clyde this season, as well as a series on the Hobo, riders of the rails and murder mystery. Singing a plus but not required.
The one day audition and hiring is (weather permitting) Saturday, February 4. There will also be a few limited openings on Sunday, February 5.
Website | Email | Call: 610-763-5447
Inspiration can come from anywhere, and artists working today are free to follow their desire at the click of a mouse. Be it the natural world, historic themes, or contemporary issues associated with politics, entertainment or the media – contemporary artists can be under the influence of myriad creative catalysts. Movies, videogames, music, cartoons, magazines and the internet itself are just some of the unending forms of inspiration that intentionally (or unintentionally) work their way into art. Recognizing and embracing how the variety, accessibility and inescapability of stimuli affects the creative process is what this exhibit is about. Is your art free of overt influence, a form of homage, or just this side of plagiarism? What are you under the influence of?
Event: Jamaica Plain Arts Council Juried Exhibition
The Jamaica Plain Arts Council Juried Exhibition is an annual springtime event designed to provide artists from around New England with a chance to show in a high traffic public space in Boston’s most creative neighborhood. This year, the event debuts in its new space, the Footlight Club, America’s oldest community theater (http://www.footlight.org), in downtown Jamaica Plain. The main gallery is open to the public and on show nights, hundreds of people pass through and spend intermission among the artwork.
Calendar:
December 1 – Application opens
February 29 – Application closes
March 1 – Notifications sent to artists
March 23 – Artwork due at Footlight Club (drop off only; arrangements to be made following jurying)
March 30 – Hanging complete
March 30/31, April 6/7, and April 13/14 – Theater Shows
April 21 – Public reception for Jamaica Plain Arts Council Juried Exhibition
May 3 - First Thursday Open House
May 4 - Show Closes
May 5 – Artists pick up work in person
Media: Any
Size Limit: 4’x4’
Images - Minimum: 1 , Maximum: 6
Entry Fee (Jamaica Plain Open Studios Juried Exhibition): $35.00
Media Fee (per image over minimum): $2.00
Artists Bio: required
Artists Statement: required, 1000 characters max
QR Code for your Influence:
QR Code (Quick Response Code) is recommended but not required, and will be installed on the wall adjacent to the art for artists who provide them when artwork is delivered. They can be easily and freely created for any internet-based site, image, etc. using qrstuff.com or others. QR Codes must be either .png or .jpg file formats and 3" x 3".
The Jamaica Plain Arts Council reserves the right to deny or remove any art, materials and/or QR code links it deems objectionable.
Submissions accepted from New England state residents only
Online applications only - if you you do not wish to apply through Cafe, please email jpacshow@gmail.com to arrange fees and to send a check to:
Jamaica Plain Arts Council
PO Box 300222
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Artists must pick up and drop off work in person or by proxy, no mailing of artwork
Submission of work constitutes an agreement to the conditions set forth and acceptance that the decisions of the juror is final. JPAC may photograph accepted work for promotional purposes. No accepted entry may be withdrawn before the close of the exhibition. Every reasonable precaution will be utilized in the storage, handling and transport of all works submitted for the Juried Show. Neither the JPAC, the Footlight Club, nor the JPAC volunteers, staff or directors shall be held liable for the loss or damage to the work, however caused. We suggest exhibiting artists carry independent insurance. Your entry in this exhibition constitutes agreement with these terms.
The Norwich Sunday Craft Fairs will be May 27th, July 1st, August 5th, September 2nd, and October 7th in 2012. All Vermont Artists welcome to apply. See http://www.norwichcrafts.org for more information and a downloadable application. Assure your spot and get reduced space fees by applying before April 1st.
In conjunction with The Drawing Board on Friday, February 10 for Art Walk and the Capital City Farmers’ Market on Saturday, February 11, CERF+ (www.craftemergency.org) is planning its second annual Valentines Making event, have heART, where local artists make valentines as well as assist visitors in the creation of their own. We will be “selling” artist-made valentines in exchange for a donation to CERF+.
As always, we are looking for area artists who can help out. Here’s what we need:
1. Can you make some valentines in advance that CERF+ can make available for sale?
2. Might you be able to join us at either venue (in particular the Farmers Market where there is plenty of room and hundreds of visitors) to both make valentines on site or help others do the same?
3. We’re gathered a vast array of materials for use but are always looking for more, so if you have anything you are willing to part with, that too would be greatly appreciated.
Please let me know if you can join me, and if so, what your availability is. I’m at CERF+ just two days a week, but can be reached there either by email nel@craftemergency.org or phone 229-2306 or at my home studio at 229-4919 or nelsflowers@gmail.com (or you can try them all!)
We had such a blast doing this last year and are really looking forward to doing it again. Here’s hoping you will consider joining me in expressing the concept of love in a myriad of materials, styles and sizes!
The Vermont Studio Center holds three annual fellowship deadlines, with new juries and different awards each time. In 2011, VSC awarded 179 fellowships to artists and writers from the U.S. and 25 other countries.
The following fellowships are available for the February 15, 2012 Awards Deadline:
Vermont Studio Center Fellowships
Sixteen awards open to all artists and writers, based entirely on merit.
Craig H. Neilsen Foundation Fellowships
Four fellowships for visual artists and writers with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). Each award includes a $500 stipend for travel and expenses during the residency and, if necessary, a stipend for room, board, and travel for a personal care assistant.
Educational Foundation of America Fellowships
Three merit-based fellowships available to emerging and mid-career artists and writers of color from the United States.
David Bermant Foundation Fellowships
Two fellowships for visual artists focused on kinetic art including sound sculpture, performance and art that incorporates time, movement, motion and change. Preference will be given to work that draws its form, content and materials from current technology.
Harpo Foundation Native American Fellowships
Two fellowship awards open to Native American artists living in the U.S., based on the strength and quality of their work. This award includes a $500 travel stipend.
Pollock-Krasner
Foundation Fellowships
Two fellowships for visual artists of outstanding talent from the United States.
Zoland Poetry Fellowships
Two awards open to writers of original English-language poetry and poetry translators.
The Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers (ALSCW) Fellowship
One fellowship for a writer who is a current member of ALSCW.
Charles E. & Edna T. Brundage Charitable, Scientific and Wildlife Conservation Foundation Fellowship
One fellowship for a visual artist or writer of merit from New Jersey with demonstrable financial need.
Civil Society Institute Fellowship
One fellowship for a minority artist with demonstrable financial need from New Haven, Jersey City, or Baltimore. The $25 application fee is waived for eligible CSI applicants. This award also includes a $500 travel stipend.
Kay Evans Award
One fellowship, open to all poets, based on merit. This award was created in honor of Maine resident Kay Evans by her friends and family.
Charles C. Gurd Artist Residency Award for Concordia University
One fellowship open to full-time faculty, graduate and undergraduate students with at least 30 credits in the Department of Studio Arts. Additionally, the Faculty of Fine Arts will provide the recipient up to $2,000 for travel and materials.
Helen Zell Residency Fellowship
One fellowship for a University of Michigan MFA candidate in poetry between their first and second year.
Learning in Art & Culture Program (LACP) Teacher Fellowships
Three fellowships awarded to artists and writers who teach visual art or English in Vermont, with a preference for those teaching in K-12 non-specialized public schools. These fellowships are supported in part by the Vermont Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Oakland Foundation. A partnership with St. Michael's College provides the option of post-residency support to develop creative curricula and earn graduate credit. For more information about the program, see VSC's Learning in Art & Culture Program page. The following awards are available at this deadline:
- One two-week residency open to a visual art or English teacher statewide.
- Two week-long Vermont Artists Week residencies for visual art or English teachers in Vermont (preference for one from Lamoille County).
The Rapid City Arts Council (RCAC) along with Destination Rapid City (DRC) announce an international call for artists interested in an on-site commission to sculpt the 21 granite boulders at Main Street Square in downtown Rapid City, SD. Mary Maxon, Curator for the Rapid City Arts Council announced the call on January 10, 2012 stating that “this is an incredible opportunity for an artist, or team of artists, to create an important work of art which adds to the cultural and natural history of the region. Rapid City is uniquely located between the northern Great Plains, Badlands, and Black Hills. Our area is home to some of the most beautiful and inspiring sculptures. We are surrounded by natural works of art like Cathedral Spires, Jewel Cave, Harney Peak, Bear Butte and Devils Tower. We are also the home of infamous and monumental, manmade sculptures at Mt. Rushmore National Memorial and Crazy Horse Memorial.” The sculpture project is expected to be completed on-site by the artist(s) during the next 3-5 years.
Patrick Wyss of Wyss Associates, the local firm selected to manage the sculpture project, expects interest from a wide range of talented artists for this large public art project. “Up to two million dollars in private donations is already in place to attract the right sculptor or team to complete this major work of art which will become a centerpiece for our community and the region.”
Notice of this Call for Artists has been issued today in numerous local, national and international publications. The selection process will take place over the next nine months. Interested artists are asked to submit their letters of interest, general background and experience information by April 17, 2012. Semifinalists will be invited to submit more detailed proposals by July 15, 2012. Finalists will be invited and reimbursed for two on-site visits and a detailed presentation of their vision for the Main Street Square Sculptures. This will occur from August 1 through November 1, 2012. The RCAC will recommend the preferred artist to Destination Rapid City in November, 2012. Interested artists for the Main Street Square project should apply on-line at www.callforentry.org. Questions should be directed to Patrick Wyss through the company email: admin@wyssassociates.com.
YOU CAN PARTICIPATE in our Online Survey of American and International Art! Wowza, now wouldn't that look good on your resume?
The Biennial Project is honored to have the Renowned Artist and Star of Bravo Television Network's Runaway Hit Show "Work of Art: The Next Great Artist" Morgan The Sucklord Phillips as our Celebrity Guest Juror!
All work selected for this prestigious Biennial will be displayed in The Biennial Project's Website Gallery and in a dedicated blog posting that reaches an audience of over 2,000. Prizes will include a solo gallery show on our website, and a solo blog posting to an audience of over 2,000 art lovers!
All finalists will be included in a digital art display at The Biennial Project's Windsor-Whitney New York City Glittering Champagne Opening Reception to be held the night of March 2nd, 2012 at the Art Connects New York /Spattered Columns Gallery in Soho.
The Grand Prize Golden Saharoli Winner will attend, as a guest of The Biennial Project (travel and hotel costs not included), the February 29th VIP Reception of the other notable biennial opening in New York that week - yes, The Whitney Biennial (a $250 Value!). The Grand Prize winner will also get a solo show on our website
This is a fantastic chance to get your work seen and admired by a huge audience, including movers and shakers in the art world. But don't delay, opportunities like this don't come along often, and you don't want to be left off of The-Biennial-Project-Direct-Shot-to-Fame-Express!
Click below to enter: The 2012 Inaugural Windsor-Whitney Biennial Entry Info http://windsorwhitneybiennial.com/biennial2.aspx
Weathering It Out
In the past year, we've experienced pelting rains, hurricanes, unrelenting blizzards, flash floods, and mudslides. Some are predicting a dramatic shift in weather patterns for the region; others say it's an episodic reality. Artists are urged to explore how they are weathering the weather, using a variety of media and perhaps incorporating items salvaged from a weather event. Look back and forward. Let Mother Nature know you're on the clock.
Show Dates: Jan. 24 - Feb. 25, 2012
Deadline Extended: Dec 19, 2011
Storytime: Narrative, Allegory & Graphics
Turning away from Religious and Historical subjects, the Impressionists focused on depicting moments in everyday life, dumping symbolism, and capturing the real colors that light creates. Modernists moved on to purge both sculpture and painting of the narrative, or storytelling impulse. Art should only stand for itself, and form, color, and surface were everything.
In contemporary art, we've come back to acknowledging the inescapable fact that it's all about humans, who are storytellers and meaning-seekers. So, we're looking for installation, video, conceptual pieces, graphic novels, collage and other media - whatever gets us going and asking What happened? and Why?
Show Dates: Mar. 6 - Apr. 7, 2012
Deadline: Jan 20, 2012
Never Forget
This is a multimedia, group exhibit focusing on the challenges and journeys of creative women, past and present and in the United States and overseas.
The show, to be displayed in the third floor gallery space at SPA, will include work primarily by women artists from Vermont and allow others to portray the journey of creative women as they saw it. This show is supported in part by the Vermont Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
Show Dates: Mar. 6 - Apr. 7, 2012
Deadline: Jan 20, 2012
Sweet
This sumptuous, multi-media show pays homage to beautiful edible sweets:
hard candies, cakes, pies & gumballs - we've all looked into sweets-filled glass cases in awe. And, throughout history, explorers sought out new sweets to satisfy our desires: chocolate - or nectar of the gods; sweet spices like cinnamon; and more. Today, there are "cupcake wars" on television and isn't Grandma remembered most fondly for her frosting-coated tea ring? Simply put, we love our sweets.
Show Dates: April 17 - May 26, 2012
Deadline: Feb. 17, 2012
s-EYE-nce: a science/visual arts fusion
Lots of the visuals that come out of scientific inquiry, like photomicrographs of the mouthparts of tiny insects or traces of elementary particles like quarks, are both beautiful and compelling. Some artists are using and modifying such images; others are using the techniques (recording transformations), processes (such as repeating sequences and patterns), and methods (observation and replication) of science to inform their art.
Artists are encouraged to explore the evolution and discoveries of science from all sides: existing and emerging sciences and fantastical takes on science. Cool gadgets and equipment get bonus points!
Show Dates: June 5 - July 7, 2012
Deadline: April 6, 2012
Submitting to SPA
Applications should include:
- Artist name and contact information
- Description of proposed work (dimensions, materials, date, retail
- price [65% to artist])
- Images (send digital images via email [info@studioplacearts.com] -
- please use jpeg format and limit file size to less than 3MB total, slides, copies of drawings, prints, other relevant materials) of work. Please include a written summary of this information and label the images/slides for ease of review. Include dimensions, material, date & retail price.
- SASE for return of materials
$10 application fee (waived for SPA members)
Gallery at the VAULT (Vermont State Craft Center) www.galleryvault.org in Springfield, VT and One Hundred River Street, LLC, a Washington, D.C.-based development group, owners of Fellows Gear Shaper Factory building would like to announce an exciting opportunity to display public artwork in the Great Hall, a centerpiece of this multi-million dollar re-development project.
Installations will be for approximately 6 months each with all sales dollars going directly to the artists. The Hall will be professionally lighted and fitted for artisan display. The space is dramatic, with a soaring ceiling, brick walls and interesting multi-paned windows at the top lending an authenticity harkening back to the origins of the Fellows Building on the Black River.
If you are interested in touring the building and the Great Hall or would like more information please e-mail Nina Jamison. The first installation would be mid to late January. We are lookinging for large work, sculpture, fiber art and paintings.
We look forward to your responses and to working with you.
Seminary Art Center in Waterbury is seeking artists who would like to participate in a 2012 artist slideshow-talk series. The artists would be able to present and discuss their art work with the public and fellow artists. The series will be a free event. The goal is to provide a cultural experience and connect artists with their communities.
If interested please contact Natasha.
This bra’s for you . . . . The Pink Ribbon Butterfly Project, LTD. is putting an “out-of-the-ordinary” call for Vermont artists. Its "Creative Cups" Patrol (Board of Directors) is in search of decorated brassieres that will be displayed and auctioned off in the spring of 2012, at its annual “bra bonanza” event called, “For the Love of Tea & Re-Fashion Show,”
If you’ve ever been to a “For the Love of Tea,” par-TEA, you know the theme changes every year and there are ALWAYS new surprises . . . you never know what to expect. And our last & final par-TEA in 2012 will be NO different!
"It's a really kind of zany, light-hearted & fun way to celebrate those who have survived breast cancer and/or those who are currently dealing with breast cancer – laughter & joy are common threads with the work we do at the PRBP and at the same time, it can help us raise funds for our programs," says Chief Imagination Officer Traci Pena.
The “Creative Cups” can be crafted by any professional, emerging, or hobbyist artist, from anywhere in the world. Each should come with a title & short story: a dedication to someone dealing with breast cancer or a description of the artist's inspiration. Bras should be decorated to tell a story of hope, perseverance and support. The sky is the limit and submissions are only limited to your imagination!
All of the creative cups bras will be publically displayed at Reincarnation Upscale Resale & Fabulous Finds during the month of April 2012. The public will be encouraged to visit Reincarnation and vote for their favorite creations. All votes cost $1 each. Awards will be given for first-, second- and third-place entries. All proceeds collected will benefit the Pink Ribbon Butterfly Project, Ltd.
Additionally, the top 15 favorite will be showcased at the annual “For the Love of Tea Re-Fashion show as well as, made into postcards that will be available for purchase locally, and on the PINKSTER tour, slated to start in August of 2012.
To submit your creation (all size 36-C bras), send it (or drop off), plus a $5.00 entry fee and its title & story to: The Pink Ribbon Butterfly Project, LTD., 86 River Street, Rutland, VT 05701. For more information, call, (877) 673-5508 or email at: pinkribbonbutterflies@yahoo.com. All works of art become the property of the PRBP and will not be returned. Deadline is: March 15, 2012.
Save the date for the very last bra-tabulous soiree, “2012 For the Love of Tea,” on Sunday, May 6, 2012, at the Lilac Inn, Brandon, VT. For more information, check the Pink Ribbon Butterfly Project out on Facebook or go to: www.pinkribbonbutterflyproject.com
CALL TO VT MUSICIANS: 'Rocket Shop,' Big Heavy World's local music radio hour on 105.9FM The Radiator in Burlington, welcomes Vermont bands to get in touch and schedule guest appearances on the radio show. Perform acoustically, play your music from CD or iPod, and talk about what's news with you or your band! Rocket Shop lights up every Wednesday night, 8-9pm on air, in iTunes, streaming at theradiator.org, and via the free Radiator iPhone app. Big Heavy World writers and photographers will grab an interview with you for the web site and a recording of the radio show and copies of the photos will be yours to have fun with. Big Heavy World is a volunteer-run music office, promoting and preserving Vermont-made music since 1996. Contact info@bigheavyworld.com or see http://www.bigheavyworld.com
CALL TO VT MUSICIANS: Send your music to Big Heavy World at P.O. Box 428, Burlington, VT for airplay on WOMM-LP 105.9FM The Radiator and in our Vermont Jukebox Project, making Vermont music heard by 3,000,000 travelers in the state's visitor information centers! For info visit http://www.bigheavyworld.com
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The mission of New Music USA is to increase opportunities for composers by fostering the creation, performance, dissemination, and appreciation of their music. New Music USA’s Commissioning Music/USA provides grants of between $10,000 and $20,000 to commissioning organizations for the composer’s fee and copying expenses. The 2012 grant round will consider applications for collaborative works that involve music with other visual, media, or performing art forms in integrated and inseparable ways. Once a project is completed, New Music USA will make information on the commissioned work and the composer available to presenters and performers. Applications may be submitted by a single commissioner or consortium of commissioning organizations. The application deadline is March 19, 2012. Visit the New Music USA website for program guidelines and application information.
Save the Date! On February 1, 2012, Creative Capital will begin accepting online Letters of Inquiry for grants in Emerging Fields, Literature and Performing Arts. The Inquiry Form will be open until March 1. Visit creative-capital.org/apply to read the grant guidelines and learn more about the application process, or attend an in-person or online information session.
Creative Capital provides integrated financial and advisory support to artists pursuing innovative and adventurous projects. Acting as a catalyst for the development of exceptional and imaginative ideas, we support artists whose work is provocative, timely and relevant; who are deeply engaged with their art forms and demonstrate a rigorous commitment to their craft, yet are also boldly original and push the boundaries of their genre; who create work that carries the potential to reshape the cultural landscape. Selected grantees receive up to $50,000 in direct support and a suite of services valued at more than $40,000.
To be eligible to apply, an artist must be:
* A U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident
* At least 25 years old
* A working artist with at least five years of professional experience
* Not a full-time student
Questions? Visit creative-capital.org/apply or email grants@creative-capital.org.
Supporting Vermont artists and the creation of new work are integral parts of the Flynn Center’s mission to build the artistic community in Vermont. Since 2000, the Flynn Center has offered artists development time and space in which to engage in process and thus to create new and meaningful work. The Flynn Center believes strongly in the inherent value of professional, dedicated workspace for artists. The grant—open to an individual artist or a group of artists for a project in theater, dance, music or a combination thereof—provides for the freedom to create and experiment, allowing the awardee to incubate ideas and change direction as the piece evolves. Emphasis therefore is not placed on the awardee presenting a finished and polished piece; in fact the opposite is true of this grant, which culminates in an informal, work-in-progress showing.
This space grant include six hours of creation time per week for 10 weeks in either the Chase Family Dance Studio or the Hoehl Studio Lab and an opportunity for an informal public showing of the new work in either of the two FlynnArts studios or in FlynnSpace. In addition, awardees will be considered for inclusion in the Flynn’s Vermont-centric Deeply Here Festival in the 2012-13 season.
Applications are reviewed twice annually. Flynn full-time employees are not eligible. Questions about the grant, criteria, and application are welcome and encouraged.
The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation’s Exhibition Award supports innovative art exhibitions throughout the United States that challenge convention through the exploration of critical ideas in contemporary art. Curators partnered with an established nonprofit exhibition space are encouraged to apply for the awards, which range from $50,000 to $150,000. Awards are intended to fund exhibitions at the beginning stage of their development and to provide the curator with the support needed to fully explore the concept and realize the exhibition. Online Intent to Apply forms must be submitted by March 1, 2012. The deadline for full applications is April 5, 2012. Visit the Foundation’s website to review the application guidelines.
The guidelines for the next grant round of the French-American Jazz Exchange ("FAJE") program are now available. A program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation and FACE ("French-American Cutlural Exchange"), FAJE supports projects designed collaboratively by French and American professional jazz artists that encourage artistic exploration, foster intercultural dialogue, and contribute to the dynamism of the art form. Projects eligible for support can include creative residencies, composition, recording, performances, and other activities that develop new professional relationships and audiences.
The application deadline for the 2012-2013 program is May 1, 2012 for projects taking place between September 1, 2012 and December 31, 2013. The eGRANT online application for FAJE will be available February 2012.
American applicants should direct their questions to Jeff Parks at jeff@midatlanticarts.org. French applicants should contact Emmanuel Morlet at emmanuel.morlet@diplomatie.gouv.fr.
Now in its second year, Our Town supports creative placemaking projects that contribute toward the livability of communities and help transform them into lively, beautiful, and sustainable places with the arts at their core. Our Town will invest in creative and innovative projects in which communities, together with their arts and design organizations and artists, seek to:
- Improve their quality of life.
- Encourage creative activity.
- Create community identity and a sense of place.
- Revitalize local economies.
Pending availability of funding, grants will range from $25,000 to $150,000. Projects may include planning, design, and arts engagement activities that reflect a systemic approach to civic development and a persuasive vision for enhanced community vibrancy.
COMPLETE GUIDELINES: http://arts.gov/grants/apply/OurTown/index.html
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Thursday, March 1, 2012 at 11:59PM EST
GRANT AMOUNTS: $25,000, $50,000, $75,000, $100,000, or $150,000
PERIOD OF SUPPORT: September 1, 2012 through December 31, 2014
ELIGIBILITY: A partnership between a local government entity and a nonprofit cultural institution is required; additional partners are encouraged.
FAQs: http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/OurTown/FAQ.html
PROGRAM INQUIRIES: Email to schedule a call with NEA staff.
GRANTS.GOV QUESTIONS: Contact Grants.gov Help Desk at 800-518-4726
The Foundation’s mission is to perpetuate the Bergen’s daughter, Charlotte’s, love of classical music and support of musical education. Charlotte was a cellist who presented and conducted over 50 concerts of traditional music in Carnegie Hall. Grants are considered for programs that arrange for musical entertainment, concerts, and recitals appropriate for the education and instruction of the public in the musical arts. Priority is given to traditional classical music programs. Also of interest are programs that aid organizations in their efforts to present fine music to the public, provided that such organizations are operated exclusively for educational purposes. The Foundation also awards grants to aid worthy students of music to secure complete and adequate musical education. Wells Fargo Bank administers the Foundation. Some additional information including an application form can be found on the Web site. | Avg. Grant: $12,000 | Contact Info: FRANK AND LYDIA BERGEN FOUNDATION, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Trustee, MAC J2153-02B, 190 River Road, Summit, NJ, 07901, Visit Website
USArtists International, administered by the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, is committed to ensuring that the impressive range of the performing arts in the United States is represented abroad, and that American artists can enhance their creative and professional development through the exchange of ideas and practices with their colleagues in other countries and through exposure to new audiences. Grants are available to American dance, music, and theater ensembles and solo performers that have been invited to perform at international festivals and engagements. These festivals and engagements represent extraordinary career opportunities anywhere in the world outside of the United States. Eligible applicants must be a dance, music, or theater ensemble or solo artists, including of folk and traditional forms, that work at a professional level; be designated as a 501(c)3 or have a U.S.-based fiscal sponsor designated as one; the majority of ensemble performers must be U.S citizens or permanent residents; and if a solo performer, must be invited to perform as a soloist without accompaniment and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Additional information can be found on the Web site. | Grant Range: $1,000 To $10,000 | Contact Info: USARTISTS INTERNATIONAL, Adam Bernstein, Deputy Director, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, 201 N. Charles St., Suite 401, Baltimore, MD, 21201, Ph: 410-539-6656, Fax: 410-779-1593, Visit Website
The Kresge Foundation has recently announced two application deadlines. Please click on the links below for more information.
A partnership of the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Southern Exposure: Performing Arts of Latin America is designed to bring exemplary contemporary and traditional performing arts from Latin America to audiences across the United States with little access to this work. Projects will feature three to five performing arts presenters working collaboratively to present exemplary contemporary and traditional performing artists from Latin America in their respective communities. This pilot Program will support an array of tours throughout the United States that include public performances, community-based activities, and extensive contexualization designed to build appreciation for the arts and cultures of the visiting artists. The tours will also assist in developing and deepening relationships between Latin American artists and communities and artists in the United States. In addition to public performances, all projects will include complementary community activities intended to build appreciation for the visiting artists’ work and cultures. Additional information including an online application can be found on the Web site. The online application and grant workshop details will be available on the site in September. | Avg. Grant: $25,000 |
Contact Info: SOUTHERN EXPOSURE, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, 201 N. Charles St., Suite 401, Boston , MA, 21201, Ph: 410-539-6656, Fax: 410-837-5517
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America is a nation of immigrants. Albert Einstein, Greta Garbo, Gloria Estefan, Michael J. Fox, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carlos Santana—none of them was born in America. All chose America; like you.
Submit your story of authentic dramatic anecdotes (1,500–4,000 words) that epitomizes your experience as an immigrant who chooses to live in America. The goal of the project is to turn some of these stories into short films that will be shown in the movies and broadcast on TV.
WOULD YOUR STORY MAKE A GOOD STORY? THE CHOOSING AMERICA PROJECT
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Hand Carve Symbols and Letters in Vermont Slate. One day workshops with Kerry Furlani, 10-5. February 4 and February 12.
More info: Website | Email | Call: 802-855-7501
Americans for the Arts has opened registration for its new Local Arts Classroom program, a four-month virtual leadership development series that provides an opportunity for local arts leaders to master foundational concepts and build skills through exposure to current practice in the core areas of local arts development. This program is designed to serve arts professionals with less than 10 years of experience in the arts field, including current undergraduate or graduate students, and those who are transitioning into the field from another sector. Participants will attend six 90-minute webinars and five 60-minute post-webinar discussion calls and will receive a one-year, complimentary individual membership with Americans for the Arts as part of the registration. Americans for the Arts will select a maximum of 40 participants and application materials and eligibility criteria can be found online. For more information, contact Leadership Development Program Manager Stephanie Evans Hanson at sevanshanson@artsusa.org.
In this class we will experiment with a variety of techniques for embellishing fabric. Bring clothing,shoes, fabric, pillowcases, a shower curtain or curtains to play on. Quilters can bring quilt squares or yardage. We will look at a variety of examples of hand painted clothing, quilts, and wall hangings and learn about different types of paints to use. Please feel free to bring examples that you may have at home to show to the class.
Mary was born in California and moved to Vermont when she was four. She grew up in Shelburne looking at the Adirondacks and the waves and weather of Lake Champlain. She studied art at the Shelburne Craft School (now called the Shelburne Art Center). After high school Mary studied art at Johnson State College with Peter Heller, John Battdorf and Ken Leslie. She danced with Maris Wolf and a trio called 3-D performing “guerrilla improv” around Vermont. Drawing, sculpture, batik, clay were all part of her studies there. Later she studied at SUNY Purchase and Parsons. At Puchase, she studied photography and 3 dimensional art. At Parsons she studied weaving and sewing. It was later on after she created Spudprints, a handprinted/handpainted clothing company that she started using brilliant combinations of color. Her rich, playful banners began in 1999 after experimenting painting on wooden blocks. The banners led to her photographing her work for greeting cards. Mary’s paintings are her latest passion. Accepted into the Vermont Studio School in Johnson, Vermont in 2007, she had some time to begin investigating painting in a deeper way. Mary also creates interiors for clients in Vermont, New York and Maryland. Her latest mural project is for Sugarbush Ski Resort in their brand new ski school building “The Schoolhouse”. She teaches a community art class for middle school kids in St. Albans. Mary also offers art camps for kids during vacation weeks and in the summer. Recently relocated from the Mad River Valley, Mary lives in Underhill with her husband Rick Heh, their four teenage boys and two cats, Tiger and Cutie.
Saturday, February 25, 9-2
Cost: 85.00 ( financial assistance available) Materials included!
River Arts, a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the community through the arts, is located in Morrisville, VT. Registration for Winter programming has begun. For more information, call 888-1261, or visit their website at www.riverartsvt.org.
Come join us for a printmaking workshop for artists of all experience levels. Using a Holbein table-top printing press we will experiment with the monotype technique. Each student will be able to create original prints and learn some basic press technique.
Phillip Robertson is an interdisciplinary artist and printmaker living in Vermont since 1994. Saturday, February 11, 9:30-12:30pm
Cost: $55 (financial assistance available) Materials included
Saturday, February 25, 9-2
Cost: 85.00 ( financial assistance available) Materials included!
River Arts, a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the community through the arts, is located in Morrisville, VT. Registration for Winter programming has begun. For more information, call 888-1261, or visit their website at www.riverartsvt.org.
Come join us for a printmaking workshop for artists of all experience levels. Using a Holbein table-top printing press we will experiment with the monotype technique. Each student will be able to create original prints and learn some basic press technique.
Phillip Robertson is an interdisciplinary artist and printmaker living in Vermont since 1994.
Saturday, February 11, 9:30-12:30pm
Cost: $55 (financial assistance available) Materials included
River Arts, a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the community through the arts, is located in Morrisville, VT. Registration for Winter programming has begun. For more information, call 888-1261, or visit their website at www.riverartsvt.org.
Seminary Art Center in Waterbury offers several on-going clay classes.
Base level clay is a 4 week class. It's offered 5 times a year beginning:
Sept. 21, Nov. 9, Jan. 25, Mar. 21, May 16
If you have always wanted to try your hand at clay this is the way to do it! Our small classes insure personal attention and guidance as you learn the basics and execute simple hand built projects. By the end of your course you will have explored several construction techniques including Pinch, Coil, Slab & Extrusion. As your creations work their way through the processes of drying and firing, we will explore surface decoration and glaze application. Along the way you will become familiar with the basic properties of stoneware clay and the associated terminology. By the second week of this course you will have gained enough knowledge to consider our Basic Wheel Workshop.
Please see our website for more information about classes.
it’s ALL ABOUT YOU! Get together 3-5 friends, family, neighbors, co-workers and choose a workshop [descriptions on website] I will show up at your home [or at your neighbor’s home], backyard, town hall, snow fort. You get the idea. I provide all the materials. Prices vary depending on the class. Workshops are for adults only. Weekends fill up quickly so if you are interested, by all means, let’s talk.
About the teacher: Lori has enjoyed teaching art and being a guide to people in their creative process since 2003. She has a degree in Theater, Film and Video from the University of Kansas and has been an artist-in-residence at the Mendocino Art Center, the Vermont Studio Center and the Virginia Center for Creative Arts. She is the director of Rock Stack Studio, an artist/writer retreat in Colorado and she teaches art based workshops throughout Vermont. Lori focuses her creative energy on printmaking, photography, drawing and installation.
Aspiration Dance: Ballroom, Latin, Country, Swing, & Fitness Classes: Brattleboro
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