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Riverside Artists Gallery
Calls For Entries for
regional artists in "The Everything Small Exhibition" .
All media are
accepted as long as the work fits within the parameters of 5
inches. Deadline for Entry, June 19th, 2010. To receive a
prospectus contact Riverside Artists Gallery at (740) 376-0797 or
email us their name, address and email to
riversideartists@att.net Theatre
de Jeunesse holding auditions for "Les Miserables
School Edition" Theatre de
Jeunesse, Inc., a free theatre arts program for Mid-Ohio Valley high
school
aged students, announces auditions and technical crew sign-ups for the
July production
of Les
Miserables School Edition. Based
on Victor Hugo's classic novel, Broadway’s legendary musical has been
specially
adapted to meet the needs of young performers. This author-approved
edition has
been abridged to a running time of just over two hours, while carefully
maintaining the integrity of one the greatest musicals ever written. Approximately
50 high school aged young people will be cast in singing roles and
approximately 15 technical crew members will be selected. Two
pre-audition workshops will be held to meet the staff, review the
audition
music, answer questions about the program, etc. on: • Saturday, March 27 at
10:00
a.m., at
Marietta
College, Hermann Fine Arts Center, 500 Butler Street, Marietta, and • Sunday, March 28 at 2:00
p.m., at
the Parkersburg
Academy, 1800 38th Street, Parkersburg.
• Saturday, April 10 at
10:00
a.m., at
Marietta
College, Hermann Fine Arts Center, 500 Butler Street, Marietta, and • Sunday, April 11 at 1:30
p.m., at
the Parkersburg
Academy, 1800 38th Street, Parkersburg. All Mid-Ohio
Valley high school aged students are welcome, and no previous theatre
experience is required. IMPORTANT:
Audition & Technical
Crew forms must be attached to a Parent Consent form signed in advance
by a
parent or guardian. Forms can be printed
from the FORMS tab on the web site at www.tdej.org.
Please send specific questions to theatredejeunesse@yahoo.com. Six
performances of the production will be presented in July at the Friederich
Theater in the Hermann
Fine Arts Center at Marietta
College. This program is sponsored by
Easton Printing. It is presented with
financial assistance from The Oakland Foundation and the Ohio River
Border
Initiative, a joint project of the Ohio Arts Council and the West
Virginia
Commission on the Arts, and in partnership with the Parkersburg Arts
Center and
the Allohak Council #618 of the Boy Scouts of America. For more information please
visit the web site at www.tdej.org.
ENTERTAINMENT
AT Oglebay Institute
April 2: EASTER ART CAMP - One day camp for children grades 1-5. 9am-3pm at the Stifel Center. Call 304.242.7700 to register. April 2-4: TOWNGATE CINEMA - presents "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus". Click here for showtimes. April 3: MOUNTAIN MOON COFFEEHOUSE - featuring Wills Creek Bluegrass Band. Showtime: 8pm at the Stifel Center. Call 304.242.6855 for reservations. April 4: EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE - 7am at the Anne Kuchinka Amphitheater, Oglebay. (Service will be held at the Pine Room in the case of inclement weather.) April 5: BIRTHDAY pARTy ART CAMP - One day camp for children grades 1-5. 9am-3pm at the Stifel Center. Call 304.242.7700 to register. April 8: FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH - Appraisals by Bobbie Michael. 11am-6pm at the Mansion Museum. April 8-30: GEORGE CAREY: NATIVE AMERICAN PRIDE - Free public opening reception Thursday, April 8; 6:30 - 8:30pm at the the Stifel Center. Exhibit continues through May 22. April
9-11: 56th ANNUAL ANTIQUES SHOW & SALE - Preview events
on Friday. Regular Show hours: Sat. 10am-6pm & Sun. 11am–4pm Held
at Wilson Lodge, Oglebay. Click
here for more information. April 15-18: 80TH ANNIVERSARY IMAGINATION CELEBRATION - Click here for events. April
16: THE ART OF WINE - Wine tasting & five course dinner.
6:30pm at the Stifel Center. Call 304.242.7700 for reservations. April 16-18 & 22-24: TOWNGATE THEATRE - "The Matchmaker" by Thornton Wilder. Click here for showtimes. April 18: SEVEN SUNDAYS TO REMEMBER LECTURE SERIES - Featuring Jon Schmitz of the Chautauqua Institution. 1pm at the Mansion Museum April
24: FASHION ROCKS FUNDRAISER - at the Stifel Center. Cocktails
served at 6:30pm, show begins at 8pm. Call 304.242.4200 for tickets. April 30: BIRTHDAY pARTy ART CAMP - One day camp for children grades 1-5. 9am-3pm at the Stifel Center. Call 304.242.7700 to register. April 30-May 2: TOWNGATE CINEMA - presents "The Last Station". Click here for showtimes. Click here for more. OGLEBAY INSTITUTE PRESENTS
THE "IMAGINATION CELEBRATION APRIL 15-18 This creativity marathon involves all aspects of the Institute’s programs - art, nature, history, dance, theater and music. Events are planned for all ages in venues throughout Wheeling with most of the special programs being absolutely free. Art demonstrations and workshops, historic tours, book and poetry readings, art exhibits, kids crafts and games, mural painting, gallery tours, nature programs, astronomy, campfires, lectures, theatrical performances, concerts, dancing, luncheons, receptions and plenty of birthday cake are all included in the “Imagination Celebration” line-up. Opening ceremonies will take place at 8:08 Thursday, April 15 on the steps of the city/county building where Wheeling Mayor Andy McKenzie will read a proclamation honoring Oglebay Institute for its contributions to the cultural life of Wheeling. Programs will continue around-the-clock through 5pm Sunday, April 18. Click here for the complete schedule of events. WTRF-TV is the proud media sponsor of “Imagination Celebration”GEORGE CAREY: NATIVE
AMERICAN PRIDE OPENS APRIL 8 AT THE STIFEL CENTER
A
free
public opening reception will be held from 6:30-8:30pm Thursday, April
8 at the Stifel Center. Carey will also be offering free guided tours
of the exhibit from 12:30-4:30pm, Saturday, April 17 as part of the
"Imagination Celebration." The
Walter
Gropius Master Artists Series brings nationally and internationally
recognized
artists to the Huntington Museum of Art to inspire artists, educators
and
students through lectures, exhibitions, and workshops. Upcoming Gropius Master Artist: Beth Cavener Stichter Three-day workshop: Friday-Sunday, 9 a.m.
– 4 p.m. March 5-7, 2010 Public Presentation: Friday, March 5, at 7
p.m. Exhibition: February 6, 2010 – April 4, 2010 Workshop
description: The Wildness
Within This
demonstration-only workshop
will give participants of all skill levels a glimpse of how one can
tackle
elements of gesture and expression with subtle shifts in line and form.
During the course of this large-scale demonstration in which the
artist
works with tremendous amounts of clay, we will cover a range of
practical
technical information about working in clay as well as initiate
discussion on
how we transfer ideas and meaning visually. Since this is a
demonstration-only
workshop, the fee to participate will be unique. The cost per
participant
for the three days will be: Museum members $100, non-members $125 To register for this workshop or for fee
information,
call (304) 529-2701, Ext. 21. or e-mail bboston@hmoa.org
or kcox@hmoa.org For more information on Walter Gropius Master
Artists
Series workshops and Beth Cavener Stichter, please visit our website: www.hmoa.org. or www.followtheblackrabbit.com
The Walter Gropius Masters Workshop Series is
funded
through the generosity of the estate of Roxanna Y. Booth, who wished to
assist
in the development of an art education program in accordance with the
proposals
of Walter Gropius. HMA is fully accessible. The Teaching Artist Research Project Wants YOU! http://teachingartists.uchicago.edu The Teaching Artist Research Project is the first national study to examine the world and work of teaching artists. Though teaching artists have played significant roles in our culture and educational systems for a century, they have never been more important. Significant new research has shown that arts education can
Teaching artists have often been instrumental in designing the programs that have these effects, and they are responsible for doing much of the work. Yet we know very little about them – their background, their aspirations, their needs, or their potential. TARP will answer these questions through site studies in twelve diverse communities from TARP will be conducted by a major research center at the TARP is currently building lists of teaching artists for its survey samples in its twelve study sites. If you are a teaching artist or if you manage a program that hires teaching artists please register at the study website, http://teachingartists.uchicago.edu. And send this link to other teaching artists and program managers. TARP will contact registrants when the study goes live in 2009. Nick Rabkin Teaching Artist Research Project NORC at the 773.256.6026 I would like to invite you to download our free eBook - Auction Success for Arts and Humanities Organizations. The cMarket Network’s eBook discusses best practices that are enabling arts and humanities organizations like yours to identify new sources of income. It shows you how to benefit by getting more items, more bids and raising more money from additional revenue outlets. Learn how easy it is to increase participation, get others involved on your organization’s behalf, run a profitable auction on the web, and read success stories that illustrate how others have raised funds using our network’s services. As the leader in online auction services, the cMarket Network has run over 5,000 auctions and has raised over $50 million for schools and nonprofits nationwide. Download our free eBook - Auction Success for Arts and Humanities Organizations today and learn how quickly you can incorporate the cMarket Network into your next fundraiser, and how similar organizations are: - raising more
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ARTISTS WITH DISABILITIES
ACCESS
PROGRAM The Ohio Arts
Council (OAC)
is happy to announce the opportunity for Artists with Disabilities to
apply to
the Artists with Disabilities Access Program (ADAP). The OAC is
committed to
making the arts accessible to all Ohioans. To
ensure that Ohio remains a leader in cultural access,
the OAC
provides funding for artistic development for artists with
disabilities.
The ADAP is
designed to help
artists with disabilities move to a higher level of artistic
development. Developing an artistic career
is a long-term
process that requires different types of assistance at different times.
Therefore, funds may be used for a
variety of
services and materials. For
information about the
application please go to our guidelines online at http://www.oac.state.oh.us/grantsprogs/guidelines/IndividualCreativity.asp and then scroll down to Artists with Disabilities Access
Program or read the
enclosed OAC guidelines for the ADAP. This
program will be available starting June
1, 2006 for activities occurring July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007 on
a
first-come, first-served basis. Funds
are limited and competitive. If applying,
you will need to
begin by setting up a profile in our On-Line Grants Application System
(OLGA). If you need assistance setting
up your profile in OLGA or filling out the application please
contact Megan Goffos in the Office of Grants Administration and
Constituent
Services at 614/466-2613 or through the Ohio Relay Service at
1-800-750-0750 or
via email at Megan.Goffos@oac.state.oh.us If you have
any questions
feel free to contact the Accessibility Coordinator, Kim Turner at
614/466-2613,
through the Ohio Relay Service at 1-800-750-0750 or email her at Kim.Turner@oac.state.oh.us Alternative
formats of the
application and guidelines are available upon request. The Industry of Culture Consortium has completed a second economic impact report. This second one is entitled "The West Virginia Arts Study: The Economic Impact of Arts Institutions, Their Employees, and Self-employed Artists on the State Economy." This 44 page document is available for viewing and printing at http://www.sbdcwv.org/indexCaptionFile/Arts%20Institutions%20Study.pdf. The National Arts and
Disability Center (NADC) would like to inform you The National Arts and
Disability Center at the University of California The Guide provides guidance
to cultural administrators on how to achieve The Guide outlines a
step-by-step "nuts and bolts" process for achieving This online text takes
advantage of Internet technology by presenting The Accessibility Planning
and Resource Guide for Cultural My company, Idealine helps inventors create, manufacture and market new products. I am looking for some commercial potters who can make a large order of handmade and painted bowls. They need to be large enough to be competitive and be able to handle orders of 100,000 units at a time. Please contact me by phone or email. Susan Harrington Phone: 513-482-4700 Ext. 18 Fax: 513-482-4706 Email:
sharrington@harringtonpdc.com
ORBI recently received a snail mail
notice about the following service. This information has been
taken from the home page of the DoReMe site. It looks like an
interesting way for arts organizations to get important Web services -- DoReMe is a web based software package designed to meet the membership, donation and class registration needs of any non-profit organization. Finally, an affordable solution that combines all the features of development and registration programs in one, easy-to-use web-based application. Features of DoReMe include: Class Management --
create rosters, manage course fees, develop waitlists Online Services
-- online registration forms for outside users E-mail Services
-- send confirmation e-mails to registrants, mass e-mails to members
and manage e-mail distributions from one site Payment Administration
-- search for payments, view detailed payment information, and approve
transactions Member Management--
add/edit contacts and search for members, course participants,
instructors, etc; add/edit membership benefits and levels Duplicate Removal
-- consolidate duplicate contact information into one record without
losing valuable data It is accessible to multiple users combining registration, donation and membership management in one central location. And, as a web-based application, it is also easy to update and to maintain. This is a full-fledged demonstration site that will allow you to see the user functionality of your site. For a demonstration of the administrative functions, please contact CAMT at (412)268-3695. Explore all that DoReMe has to offer. Feel free to look around this demo site for more information. Protection of your data is very important. All systems are hosted on the Center for Arts Management and Technology servers maintained, backed and supported 24/7 to the strict requirements of Carnegie Mellon University. DoReMe was made possible by the generous support of The Heinz Endowments. TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS FOR NONPROFIT
BUDGETS! Exhibits, Classes and Festivals
The Parkersburg Art Center holds an annual Realism competition. Both two-dimensional and three-dimensional pieces may be entered. Acceptable media include painting, printmaking, drawing, mixed media and sculpture. The annual deadline is usually in early February. For more information go to the CulturalCenter's Web site at www.wvfinearts.com.
Artists Available
Andy Fraenkel of the Multi-Cultural Stories Network in
Moundsville, WV is a wonderful resource for educators, storytellers and
theater companies around the ORBI region. Andy offers his own
programs and performances, as well as workshops, residencies and
coaching in storytelling, drama and speech. Andy's work is
steeped
in traditional stories and cultures from around the world. You
can
contact him at 304-845-6840 or email him at story108@juno.com. I am a Mural Artist living in Cincinnati, Ohio. I
am
interested in receiving information on participating in mural
projects. Any information will be appreciated.
Please visit my on-line portfolio http://artisticdesigns.freeservers.com Heather Lamb-Cromwell 513-236-6619 Stories from the Mountains and Beyond Resources
Grants for Musical Instruments -- http://www.mhopus.org/teachers.asp
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Vance
Baker, a retired line foreman for the utility board in Athens, TN,
began blacksmithing in the 1970's.
Over the years, Vance taught blacksmithing at the John C. Campbell Folk School, as well as at the Appalachian Center for Crafts. Some of his skilled reproduction work can be seen at Fort Loudoun in Vonore, TN. As Vance
honed the craft that he loved over several decades,
he especially loved introducing beginners to This scholarship, founded by two self-described "Vance Baker groupies" is intended to carry on that tradition. This scholarship specifically reaches out to women, as an underrepresented group in the blacksmithing community, to begin to share in this time honored craft. APPLICATION CRITERIA and GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Any female beginner student age 18 and older who has a strong interest in pursuing blacksmithing may apply. 2. The scholarship has been established to allow such a student the opportunity to take a beginning level blacksmithing class at John C. Campbell Folk School. Visit www.folkschool.org for a list of classes. 3.
The scholarship is intended to cover class fees, material fees, and
housing expenses. The scholarship does not cover any travel
expenses.
Scholarship amount will not exceed $1,000 and will be paid directly
to the Folk School. One scholarship will be awarded per
year.
4. Applications must be postmarked no later than March 15, 2008 and the recipient will be notified by April 15th, 2008. Applicants should take this into consideration when selecting a class. 5. To
apply, please send an email inquiry to: John C. Campbell Folk School John
C. Campbell Folk School provides experiences in non competitive
learning and community life that are joyful and enlivening.
Located in
scenic Brasstown, NorthCarolina, the Folk School offers year-round
weeklong and weekend classes for adults in craft, art, music, dance,
cooking, gardening, nature studies, photography and writing. Folks
come together in this haven, tucked in the beautiful western North
Carolina mountains, to have creative and fun learning experiences. The
Folk School's motto, "I sing behind the plow," reflects our desire to
find joy in our daily lives.
John
C. Campbell Folk School
One Folk School Road Brasstown, NC 28902 1.800.FOLKSCH
(365.5724)
www.folkschool.com THE
VANCE BAKER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
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The ELA Foundation grants funds for established programs in the areas of arts and advocacy to nonprofit US 501(c)(3) organizations, which are led by or support adults with disabilities who are 22 or older.
We encourage distinctive, cutting edge programs that impact the lives of people with disabilities by changing the face of disability in a community.
Support for Contemporary Visual Art
Appreciation
Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation
The
Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation is dedicated to fostering
awareness and appreciation of contemporary visual art, particularly
through catalogues and other publications that document art produced by
emerging or under-recognized artists. The Foundation is especially
interested in projects that attempt to bring together artists and the
community, support artists from marginalized populations, and provide
exposure to contemporary art where it may not otherwise be seen. The
deadlines for letters of inquiry are March 15 and August 15, annually.
Visit the website at Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation for more information.
The 2006 Creative Industries State Legislative
District reports—one for every state legislative district in the
country—are NOW available for download via the Americans for the Arts
website.
These reports are sophisticated mapping and statistical reports that
show the number of nonprofit and for-profit arts businesses and the
people they employ within a legislative district. Each report is three
pages, and all are available in an easy to download Adobe Acrobat
document (PDF):
Americans for the Arts regularly uses these reports at the federal, state, and local levels. They are potent advocacy and visibility tools, and we encourage you to utilize these reports to make the case for the arts in your community—deliver the reports to your legislators, use them for testimony, and even post them to your website. The source for our data, current as of January 2006, is Dun & Bradstreet—widely acknowledged as the leading source for business information in the United States.
We are providing you with this valuable membership tool thanks to a generous grant from The David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
For more information about our
research services, please visit the Arts Policy Information Services
section of our website. If you have questions about your reports, or
would like to order similar reports for your city, county, or region,
please e-mail us at research@artsusa.org.
www.pointsoflight.org/downloads/doc/about/mediacenter/Volunteer_IMPACT_Survey_Results_Tables.doc
A
new study from Deloitte & Touche and the Points of Light Foundation
finds that nonprofits are overlooking opportunities to maximize the
impact of their volunteers. More than three quarters of nonprofit
leaders (77 percent) believe that skilled volunteers could
significantly improve their organization's business practices. Yet just
12 percent of nonprofits actually put volunteers to work on such
assignments. These are just some of the findings you can read in the
2006 Deloitte/Points of Light "Volunteer IMPACT Study," that was
released on April 24, 2006, to coincide with National Volunteer Week.
Visit the website to read more results from the study.
www.craftcreativitydesign.org/research/grants.php
The Craft Research Fund supports
high-quality research that demonstrates the relevance of craft within
contemporary culture. Research may be undertaken by university faculty,
graduate students, museum curators, artists and independent scholars.
The Craft Research Fund is a three-year pilot program. Up to $75,000 in
Project Grants and $20,000 in Graduate Research Grants—in the field of
craft history, criticism, and/or cross-disciplinary studio craft in
America—will
be awarded each year.
www.namm.org/wanna_play/wanna-play-releases/harris-poll/view
A recent study released by NAMM: International Music Products
Association and MENC: The National Association for Music
Education,
conducted by Harris Poll Interactive, reveals that a vast majority of
school administrators believe that music education has a lasting impact
on their students. Ninety-six percent of public school principals
interviewed believe music education motivates students to stay in
school, and eighty-nine percent agree that music education raises
graduation rates.
The Milagro
Foundation supports underrepresented and
underprivileged children and youth in the areas of arts, education and
health. For more information go to
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The Humana Foundation
supports organizations that improve the quality of life in communities
where Humana has a business presence. Organizations must be non-profit
and classified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt by the
Internal Revenue Service. Individuals and private foundations are not
eligible to receive funds. Priority areas of giving include Education;
Community Development; Arts & Culture; Health & Human Services;
International Projects. Proposals are reviewed from January 1 -
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Job Openings
The Americans for the Arts Job Bank currently lists more
than 60 jobs and resumes in areas such as education,
development, marketing, graphic design, public art administration, and
much more. Check it out at www.AmericansForTheArts.org/JobBank. Questions?
E-mail JobBank@artsusa.org.