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| | | The Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County is a nonprofit membership service organization that supports its members through unified marketing, capacity building, professional development, and advocacy services. This newsletter is sent to all who request it, but we ask that, if you are not a member, you explore membership benefits and consider joining. See member benefits here. Join here.. |
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| SONO COLLECTION & CULTURAL ALLIANCE ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP: SONO ART CARES |
| | In a new partnership between The SoNo Collection, the new Brookfield Properties mall in Norwalk, and The Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County, 10 artists will be painting live in the mall, one each week, Thurs.-Sun., 1-4pm. Shoppers are welcome to watch, ask questions and learn more about the artists' process and inspirations. Once finished, the paintings will be on display in the People’s United Magnificent Room. The artwork is being donated to The Cultural Alliance and is available in a silent auction, culminating in a live, online auction on Sat. Oct. 3. Participating aritsts above (from top left to bottom right) are: Yedi Fresh, Sarah Stinson-Hurwitz, Jahmane, Leslie Cober-Gentry, Robert Abriola; second row: Justin Cox, Vernice Holmes, Naomi Clark, Kristin Schnitzler, and Duvian Montoya. Learn more...
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| | VIRTUAL 2020 ACE AWARDS SET FOR OCT. 22 |
| Mark Your Calendar for our fifth Arts & Cultural Empowerment (ACE) Awards Ceremony (and first virtual one): Thurs. Oct 22, 5:30pm. We are thrilled that Broadway star, Tony-award winner and CAFC artist member, Joanna Gleason will be our keynote speaker, and Tony-Award winner James Naughton will MC the event. We will be making awards in five categories: Artist, Citizen, Corporate, Educator and Nonprofit. Read about past ACE Award recipients.
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| | SPOTLIGHT ON ARTS & CULTURE: BEECHWOOD ARTS: THE AMPLIFY FESTIVAL OF BLACK ART & ARTISTS |
| | Mark Your Calendar for Monday, Aug. 10 and tune in to WPKN 89.5 FM at NOON for our interview show, Spotlight On Arts & Culture, we feature Beechwood Arts: The AMPLIFY Festival of Black Art & Artists - a conversation with Jeanine Esposito and Frederic Chiu, co-founders of Westport-based, Beechwood Arts & Innovation, discussing their AMPLIFY Festival. This 10-day Festival, broadcast on Facebook Live celebrated the art of black visual artists and performers as they created collaboratively, sharing their voices through the lens of the arts. Hear what led Beechwood to create the festival, what it achieved, and what the plans are to build on the June festival in the future. More...
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| | | ELAINE CONNER
Elaine Conner is an award-winning painter and designer. Her paintings have been exhibited in juried shows at the Flinn Gallery, Bendheim Gallery, Garden Education Center, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Loft Artists Association and the Faber Birren Show at Stamford Art Association. Her watercolor paintings have won awards in many juried and non-juried shows. Elaine’s work is dynamic and inspiring, and her creativity is discernible in any project or commitment she undertakes. She is Co-President of ASOG (Art Society of Old Greenwich) and the CEO of The Conner Group, Inc. and Conner Design. She has received awards from the Art Director’s Club of New York, Type Director’s Club, Women in Design, Art Direction Magazine and the Society of Publication Designers. See her website and Facebook page. |
| | HARRY L. GREEN
Harry L. Green was employed in the corporate world of banking, telecommunications, and the aircraft industry, with an undergraduate degree in management/finance and an MBA in finance. In 1996, after a personal tragedy, he decided to focus his energy on something that would fulfill the creative void he was experiencing. He began in 1997 with an adult education class in art and then formed a group of 10 other artists in 2000 to continue the learning. He has participated in numerous shows as a solo artist and with the group, and was a featured artist on Channel 12’s “Our Lives” program. He currently has a solo show at the Easton Public Library (reception Th. Aug. 13). “As a black artist, I try to capture what I call a classical depiction of the vision in the realm of what stands out in my mind and how I translate those visions to canvas. With each canvas, I try to depict and capture a certain serenity, attainment, cooperation, blissfulness and beauty of creation." |
| | I AM VERNICE
Vernice Holmes is "a sparkly, Christian Jewish, Black White Girl from the Bronx with green eyes and white skin. My inspiration flows from my ethnicity, experiences and memories of people asking me "What am I"? As a young girl, I sketched ‘fashion girls’ of all colors, shapes and sizes on paper, walls and clothing to express myself. When I was teased about my skin color or having “kinky hair”, my art fueled my passion to be original on purpose.” Vernice. Today, Vernice is the Creative Director of Vernice’s Arte where she draws from her diversity that is vividly reflected in her whimsical-childlike process of creating art and innovative artistic platforms. For 25 years she has been inspiring and challenging young girls and women to discover their true identity through her mentorship and her Multi-Media Symposia. As an fashion designer for Macy's, Nordstrom's, Dillard's, Neiman Marcus and several specialty store chains across the country, Vernice has traveled from Europe to the Far East shopping for the newest trends & styles to create her own artisan collections. Vernice’s art is available as canvas art, apparel & accessories, face masks, prints, posters & pretty gifts. See her "Pop Up Shoppe" at The Sono Collection in Norwalk, CT. Level 1 near Bloomingdales. See her website, Facebook and Instagram pages. |
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| | | | | | | | The Ridgefield Guild of Artists Fresh Air Exhibition celebrates the summer and painting outdoors, and includes painting, drawing or photography. CAFC Members participating include: Nancy Breakstone, Eric Chiang, Heidi Lewis Coleman, Linda Colletta, Joyce Grasso, Mary Harold, Jennifer Mone Hill, Fruma Markowitz, Susan McHale, Julie O'Connor, Penny Putnam, Pamela Stoddart, and Kris Toohey, This virtual exhibition runs through August 22. |
| | The Rowayton Art Center's "Photography & Sculpture Show" is on view Aug. 9 - Sept. 6. Participating artists and CAFC members include: Nancy Breakstone, Janine Brown, Joseph Dermody, Julie DiBiase, Fruma Markowitz, Susan McHale, and Julie O’Connor |
| | Nancy Breakstone, Janine Brown, Ann Chernow, Carol Nipomnich Dixon, Camille Eskell, Julie O'Connor, Barbara Ringer, Marlene Siff, and Nomi Silverman are among the members of the Silvermine Guild of Artists who were selected by curator Roger Mudre to be part of About Women, an exhibition on view now at the newly reopened Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum through January 3. |
| | | | Nancy Breakstone had four of her photographs juried into the Rowayton Arts Center "Photography and Sculpture Juried Show 2020," Aug. 9 - Sept. 6. Shown here is one of her photos titled A Closer Look (digital, 26” x 17”). She also has three photos in the Ridgefield Guild of Artists "Fresh Air"online exhibit, July 25 - Aug 22. |
| | | | Joseph Dermody's work, Unrestricted - 2020 (Mixed media wall sculpture, 25x25x6" framed) is in the upcoming Rowayton Arts Center juried show "Photography and Sculpture exhibit" starting in person and online on Aug. 9 |
| | | | Jennifer Mone Hill is participating in the Ridgefield Guild of Artists, "Fresh Air" show. Her piece Irises (acrylic on canvas 22x28”) was inspired by the irises in her garden: "Tough as nails, they grow in adverse conditions. You may find irises growing on the median of a city street, filling a steep hillside, or in a proper flower garden. Common, but appearing exotic, we can appreciate their fleeting blooms and wait for them to return next year. And oh return they will!" |
| | New member, Vernice Holmes, an inspirational influencer, artist and muralist, draws from her diversity that is vividly reflected in her whimsical-childlike process of creating art and innovative artistic platforms. Vernice’s art is available as canvas art, apparel & accessories, face masks, prints, and posters at her Pop Up Shoppe at The Sono Collection in Norwalk, Level 1 near Bloomingdales and online. Her murals can also be viewed at Norwalk’s Art Park at Isaac Square. |
| | Renee Kahn is in the process of writing (and illustrating) a handbook on creative ways to use an “obsolete” piece of equipment, the overhead projector, now gathering dust in storage rooms throughout the country. She has come up with dozens of ways to create original works of art in her Ode to the Overhead. |
| | Fruma Markowitz has three of her cyanotype prints in the Ridgefield Guild of Artists "Fresh Air" online show, (First Weeds of Summer, Sage, and Persephone, Goddess of Spring Blossom), on view through Aug. 22. Her print Floating in Isolation (at right) appears in a show “Punching Marshmallows: Rage, Uncertainty, and Fatigue,” at the Remarque Print Workshop Gallery in Albuquerque, NM. In addition, four of her works were just juried into the “Photography and Sculpture” show at the Rowayton Arts Center. |
| | | | Julie O'Connor's photograph Dr. J (at right) is currently on display at the Artists Collective of Westport’s 24/7 @ 47 MAIN slideshow, both online and in person through the end of the month. Philadelphia Blues is on display until Aug. 20 at Silvermine Galleries Summer Salon. Six of Julie’s photographs were selected for Fresh Air, the virtual show at Ridgefield Guild of Artists, viewable until Aug. 22. Julie’s photographs The Art of Saving Venice and We Will Always Have the Hotel de Medicis, Paris are part of the About Women exhibition at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum on display until Jan. 3, 2021. Additionally, Julie’s photograph 5 Empty Frames, Dutch Room, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum will be on display at the Rowayton Arts Center “Photography & Sculpture” exhibition from Aug. 9 - Sept. 6. |
| | Amy Oestreicher's is happy to be part of this year's Connecticut Author Trail where she discussed her memoir "My Beautiful Detour: An Unthinkable Journey from Gutless to Grateful," the strategies for resilience we could all use, especially now. Her memoir was also just listed as one of the 23 most inspiring books for young women by blogger Eve O'Rourke. Moment Magazine has published Amy's writing for its Beshert feature - Beshert | My Grandmother, My Hero. In addition, Amy is leading a series of six zoom workshops and participatory prompts on claiming your own walking practice, exploring Walking as Art, as Meditation, and Connection, beginning late August. |
| | 8” x 12") is part of "Strange Figurations: Surreal, Visionary and Extraordinary Art," exhibition at the Limner Gallery in Hudson, NY. The exhibition is available online Sept. 1-30, 2020, and in a print catalogue later this year. She also has two pieces in the About Women show in the newly reopened Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum and a piece in the Silvermine Guild "Members Summer Salon," currently viewable virtually as well as by appointment in the galleries. |
| | Renée A. Santhouse is showing a selection of monotypes and monoprints at an ongoing exhibition at the G&B Cultural Center in Wilton, where she teaches printmaking and plein air art workshops. The G&B Cultural Center is a non-profit organization supporting the visual and performing arts in a local and collaborative manner. Housed in a historical building on the National Historic Register, the Center is thriving art center offering classes in music and visual arts and hosts exhibits, concerts, and demonstrations. |
| | | | Connie Newton Stancell’s painting, Waterlilies III, is included in the upcoming exhibition, "Il Paradiso: Walled Gardens, Pastorals and the Salvation of Nature," at New York Artists Equity Gallery, 245 Broome Street, New York. The show dates are Sept. 10 to Oct. 3, 2020. Stancell’s works are inspired by nature and the natural world. |
| | Liz Squillace’s latest mural, Arrow Weave, at 1163 Main Street in Bridgeport, is a pattern of upward vibrant green arrows and downward arrows in purple. The owner of Paradox Ink, a screenprinting, public art and mural company, describes the motion in the new mural as a paradox, an open ended artwork, where the public is confronted with an experience of seeing different perspectives simultaneously. Arrow Weave was painted in July 2020 and commissioned by Colorblends Wholesale Flowerbulbs. |
| | Tulip Bulb by Emily Teall will be on display in downtown Stamford, as part of the annual "Art in Public Places" show curated by Lynne Colatrella of Stamford Downtown. It will be on view behind the Old Town Hall (intersection of Main St. and Bank St.) through September 2020. Tulip Bulb was also awarded first place in the "All Botanical" show by Contemporary Art Gallery Online, juried by committee. Tulip Bulb and Porcelain (Berry) will be on view online. |
| | Trish Wend is thrilled to announce that her painting Glissando (oil, 12x16) was accepted into the Oil Painters of America Salon "Exhibition of Traditional Oils." The exhibit will be virtual this year on the OPA website Aug. 13 - Oct 3. |
| | | | THE WRONG TIME TO CUT ARTS EDUCATION
In times of great financial strain and uncertainty, arts education is often the first thing cut from the school curriculum. Indeed, several school districts across the New England have already laid off teachers and arts educators in the face of expected budget cuts and an unpredictable fall. Some districts may be anticipating a stricter focus on tested subjects when schools reopen to get students up to speed, but this is exactly the wrong time to be cutting arts programs. With an ongoing global pandemic and heightened attention on racial injustice, students need arts education more than ever. The arts help students creatively engage with their classmates and communities, help combat isolation, and allow students to process their feelings and express themselves in ways that help them make sense of what’s happening in the world. Full article...
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| | LANDMARK STUDY REVEALS VALUE OF THE ARTS IN COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE
In a landmark report commissioned by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and conducted by the Urban Institute finds that people with access to arts and cultural amenities are more deeply attached to their communities, but equitable access continues to be challenging for communities of color. Conducted before COVID-19, Community Ties: Understanding What Attaches People to the Place Where They Live, draws upon a rich dataset on community attachment from a survey of 11,000 Americans in 26 metro areas across the country. “During the pandemic and movement for racial justice, we’ve seen local artists both giving voice to the experiences of communities and sparking meaningful conversations through the arts,” said Victoria Rogers, Knight’s vice president of the Arts program. “Community Ties shows that arts and cultural activities foster more engaged communities, but more work needs to be done to make access to them more equitable.” Full Community Ties Study...
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| | AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS LAUNCHES NEW SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN #ARTSCREATEHOPE
This week, Americans for the Arts launched the new #ArtsCreateHope campaign, encouraging artists and the creative community to share on social media. This campaign is aimed at the general public and arts supporters with a goal of reminding people how much the arts mean to us in times like these. Arts advocacy will be more important than ever in the coming months and years, and Americans for the Arts hopes this campaign can keep the value of the arts in the minds of our community members. A new video about the #ArtsCreateHope campaign is featured on social media channels, with actions the public can make including supporting local arts, donating, advocating to Congress, and learning more about the pandemic. Share your story and don't forget to tag @americans4arts and include #ArtsCreateHope in your posts. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
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| | | | TOGETHER AUGUST 9
Artists are invited to submit original artwork for the Together virtual exhibition, a juried show, curated by Nadia Martinez. Theme: During these past months, we have experienced the power of coming together and staying together while staying apart. Artists are encouraged to enter work that expresses unity, connection, integration, and togetherness. The exhibition will include a virtual exhibition, an online catalog, and a workshop. All artists may enter up to two 2D works, in all types of media, or photographs of 3D works. Works of art must be submitted in JPG format and must comply with the exhibit theme. The work selected for exhibiting will be based on the theme and image quality. NO FEE. Submission deadline: Sun., Aug. 9, 2020; Artists will be notified by Aug. 16, 2020. The Exhibition and workshop are made possible with the support of the Connecticut Office of the Arts. More information here. Submit here.
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| | YOUNG SHOOTS AT HOME AUGUST 10
The Farmers Market has partnered with the Artists Collective of Westport to present a juried photography show for young people ages ages 8-18 (elegibility in three age categories). The subject of the works must include the produce, flowers, and prepared foods that families buy at the farmers market, and bring home to enjoy. Submissions are accepted until Aug. 10, 2020. A reception for the young artists is slated for Sept. 6. Enter here... |
| | LOS ANGELES CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY "THE CONNECTED WORLD" AUGUST 17
In response to the extraordinary changes occurring in 2020 the Los Angeles Center of Photography (LACP) is partnering with the Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA) in San Diego to acknowledge the importance of photography and art in capturing historic world events. To that point, LACP and MOPA will co-host a free-to-enter online Salon of Photography, entitled The Connected World: 2020, capturing the moments of time in the U.S. and around the world in 2020. The exhibition will both portray the significant changes that COVID-19 has wrought on the worldwide fabric of society, and address the changing consciousness around systemic racism and police brutality worldwide.Photographs submitted can be documentary, street photos, portraits or conceptual images that address the physical and psychological changes the worldwide community has experienced these past few months. Details here. |
| | CARRIAGE BARN ARTS CENTER ANNUAL MEMBER SHOW 2020 AUGUST 18
The Carriage Barn Art Center invites all current and new members to exhibit one piece of in the Annual Member Show, which will be exhibited in the gallery and virtually from Sept. 12 – Oct. 11. Submission deadline is Aug. 17, 2020. This exhibit celebrates the range, interests, and talents of artist members working across all subjects, styles, and media. The theme is open, but this year but members are encouraged to submit work that reflects on, relates to or was created in the year 2020. One piece will be awarded the Betty Barker Award and a $250 prize. The award was established in 2017 in honor of Betty Barker (1920-1997), a prolific and accomplished artist who was the driving force in establishing the Carriage Barn Arts Center. Enter here... |
| | RIDGEFIELD GUILD OF ARTISTS 43RD ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION AUGUST 23
The Ridgefield Guild of Artists invites all visual artists to submit their work to the 43rd Annual Juried Exhibition to run from Sept. 20 to Oct. 18, 2020. The Juror is Cybel Maylone, Executive Director of The Aldrich Museum. Deadline for submissions is Aug. 23, 2020 at 11:59 pm. Submit your entry through the Entrythingy portal on the Guild website: Enter here... |
| | STAMFORD ART ASSOCIATION 40TH ANNUAL FABER BIRREN NATIONAL COLOR AWARD - ONLINE AUGUST 30
In 1980, Faber Birren, world renowned color consultant, author of 27 books on color, endowed the Faber Birren Color Award with $1,000 for original and creative expression of color. The Faber Birren Color Award Show has grown from a regional exhibit to one of national scope, encouraging artists in all media. This competition is the only artistic event devoted exclusively to the use of color. This year the Stamford Art Association celebrates its 40th year of the Faber Birren National Color Award Show. The juror for this year's contest is Sean O’Hanlan, Research Assistant in the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Artists are encouraged to submit original art in any two-dimensional or three-dimensional media, created in the last 3 years and not exhibited previously in the Faber Birren Show. Electronic media, performance art, and installations will NOT be accepted. All entries must be submitted electronically. Apply here.
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| | CONNECTICUT WOMEN ARTISTS BECOME A MEMBER SEPTEMBER 5
Connecticut Women Artists, Inc., provides a forum for women's artwork and emphasizes the importance of art in our society today. CWA is a statewide group of highly accomplished artists working in a variety of media. We present one open juried show, one members' juried show, and one Council Members' show each year at various well-known and respected galleries and museums throughout the state. Women artists are eligible to become members after being accepted into two CWA Annual National Open Juried Exhibitions. Artists applying for membership must either be accepted through the Annual Portfolio Review process held once per year in September or accepted into two CWA Annual National Open Juried Exhibitions to qualify for elected membership. Submissions of membership applications begin in Augus and the deadline is September 5. For details click here.
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| | GRAYSON BOOKS ANTHOLOGY OF POEMS ON THE ENVIRONMENT OCTOBER 10
All poets who live in Connecticut are invited to send poems to be considered for inclusion in an anthology funded by an Academy of American Poets Grant to the State Poet Laureate, Margaret Gibson. The anthology will be published by Grayson Books in Hartford and will be released in time for Earth Day, 2021. The anthology will be comprised of poems that take as their focus the living world that surrounds us in this time of climate crisis and will be judged by a group of readers, and the final selection will be made by Margaret Gibson. Submissions deadline is Oct. 10, 2020. |
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ARTIST EMERGENCY RELIEF GRANT AUGUST 19
Artist Relief is an emergency initiative organized by the Academy of American Poets, Artadia, Creative Capital, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, MAP Fund, National YoungArts Foundation, and United States Artists—all mid-sized national arts grantmakers that have come together in this unprecedented moment—to distribute $5,000 grants to artists facing dire financial emergencies due to COVID-19. The Fund will operate through September 2020 and practicing artists living in all 50 states are eligible. Submission Deadline: Aug. 19, 2020. Learn more... |
| | CT OFFICE OF THE ARTS ARTE-ACCESIBLE GRANTS SEPTEMBER 15
The Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) 2020 is now accepting applications for the ARTE-accesible (Ar.Teh-Ock.Seh.See.Bleh) grant program that supports activities providing greater access to the arts by all persons with or without disabilities and to all individuals regardless of language. Grants requests range from $500 to $3,000 and can be used to support:
- Program and service offerings to improve the experience for audiences of all abilities.
- Staff training and internal resource support to carry out accessible programs and services.
- Support employment of Connecticut Artists who identify as individual with a disability.
Eligible Applicants: CT 501(c)(3) Arts Organizations; CT Municipal Arts Departments; Arts Venues of a Connecticut College/University. For information or if you have questions, contact Tamara Dimitri via email at tamara.dimitri@ct.gov |
| | CT OFFICE OF THE ARTS ARTIST FELLOWSHIPS SEPTEMBER 22
The Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) 2020 is now accepting applications for the Artist Fellowship Program that provides recognition and funding support for Connecticut artists to pursue new work and advance their artistic careers. The program recognizes three (3) grant designations with award recognition determined during the review process.
- Artistic Excellence grants: $5,000
- Artist Fellowship grants: $3,000
- Emerging Recognition grants: $1,000
Fellowship awards are highly competitive and artists are encouraged to apply ONLY when they have created a substantial body of RECENT work that can be presented professionally. Be sure to review the program guidelines to learn more about the program before you submit your application. For more information click here or contact Tamara Dimitri via email at tamara.dimitri@ct.gov. |
| | NEW ENGLAND STATES TOURING (NEST) GRANT NOVEMBER 16
The New England Foundation for the Arts is now accepting applications for New England States Touring (NEST) grants for nonprofit organizations based in MA, CT, VT, NH, RI and ME. The program goals include: 1. Expanding direct access to high quality artists and aesthetic diversity for all New England communities by artists from New England, the nation, and across the globe. 2. Stimulate opportunities for collaboration and partnerships among New England cultural organizations and between artists and organizations. 3. Encourage projects that provide meaningful interaction between artists and communities, extending beyond the stage. Due to NEFA’s focus on response to the sector during the COVID-19 crisis, the previously announced NEST deadlines in August and December have shifted to one NEST deadline on November 16, 2020, for projects occurring after February 1, 2021. Learn more... |
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| | | | NINE THINGS YOU SHOULD GIVE UP TO BE A SUCCESSFUL ARTIST
As artists, we are often told to take every opportunity that comes our way. You never know who could be in attendance at that next gallery opening, what connections you will find at that event, or what could lead to future opportunities. But, sometimes, it’s less about saying “yes” and more about knowing what’s ok to give up. Habits, as you likely know if you were ever a nail-biter, can be incredibly hard to break. The invisible mental habits of ours can be even more difficult to overcome, but because of this, even more important. So, give yourself permission to quit these things. And, give yourself the time and patience to break the habits. Read more... |
| | WEBINAR: WHAT'S THE FORECAST FOR ARTS EDUCATION? AUGUST 18
Join Grantmakers in the Arts on Aug. 18 for a webinar hosted by Kimberly Olsen, executive director, NYC Arts in Education Roundtable, and Alex Nock, principal, Penn Hill Group, as they discuss federal funding changes, how funders can respond, and what teaching artists are doing to assimilate into this new reality. As a result of COVID-19, students and families have pivoted to work packets, online learning, and virtual convenings. This has proven to be a very difficult transition for many. For teaching artists and arts funders in particular, there are outstanding questions around how to handle contracts, manage intellectual property, and how to ensure all students have access to high quality education. Save your spot... |
| | NEW TOOLKIT! A HANDBOOK FOR ARTISTS WORKING IN COMMUNITY
In this day and age of continued disparities, injustices, pandemics and systemic racism, artists are critical agents of change in our communities. More than ever, we need artists to be catalysts and glue – to bring people together, to grapple with conflict, to weave paths for a new future. To support artists doing this work, Springboard for the Arts announces the launch of A Handbook for Artists Working in Community, a resource that draws on Springboard for the Arts’ decade-long experience in artist-led creative placemaking and community work. This resource is a 116 page, full color illustrated guide and is available free. The Handbook is organized into five sections: Artist Groundwork, Community Groundwork, Project Formation, Project Implementation and Group Participation Tools. These sections prepare artists and their practice for community work, consider the relationships needed to succeed in community, and go through project steps and design. Download Toolkit |
| | WHOSE PUBLIC? PLANNING AND PLACEMAKING FOR WELCOMING PUBLIC SPACES
Join the upcoming Arts & Culture Discussion Series: Cross-sector convenings and communities of practice for planners, artists, culture bearers, and community leaders. Since 2017, MAPC’s Arts & Culture Department has partnered with the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) to organize a series of discussions designed to broaden the understanding of how art can contribute to planning work, and provide new entry points for planners, artists, and cultural practitioners to work together on planning and community development projects. The series session are as follows: |
| | | | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & EDUCATION MANAGER STAMFORD SYMPHONY
This is a newly created position for a talented, self-starter who wishes to be part of re-imagining how a regional symphony orchestra can make a real and lasting impression on its community. Under the leadership of newly appointed Music Director Michael Stern, the Stamford Symphony is ready to move to a new level of engagement and participation. The Community Engagement & Education Manager will review, and if necessary amend, existing programs and collaborate on the development of age-appropriate programs and music curriculum that adhere to state and/or federal guidelines; work to develop relationships with schools and community partners, and support fundraising of related programming, among other responsibilties. Resumes with covering letter and salary requirement may be sent to Russell Jones at rjones@stamfordsymphony.org See full job description... |
| | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OPEN ARTS ALLIANCE
Open Arts Alliance is a 501c3 non-profit, professional theatre company that is dedicated to bringing arts enrichment to healthcare facilities, hospitals, schools and venues that have traditionally been under served by the performing arts. By utilizing students and teaching artists, we facilitate social service outreach for senior citizens with dementia and/or Alzheimer’s Disease. Open Arts Alliance currently offers 5 educational outreach programs. The Director of Community Engagement is responsible for the development and implementation of arts education programs that serve the mission and are financially profitable for the organization. Submission Deadline is Sept. 15. Full informaton here... |
| | PAINTING ASSISTANT FOR ESTABLISHED ARTIST Established artist who works in CT is seeking an academically trained painting/studio assistant for project based, part time work with potential for full time employment. The ideal candidate will have experience working from life and imagination. Strong understanding of anatomy and oil painting experience required. Must be able to work in a fast paced production environment. Long-term growth potential and flexible hours for the right candidate, with competitive pay. With submission, please note any other studio skills: stretcher construction, building/carpentry/fabrication. Position to begin ASAP. See job description here... |
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| | | | AUGUST
Aug. 9: Nadia Martinez Curated Virtual Exhibition: Together Submission Deadline Aug. 10: Artists Collective of Westport/Westport Farmers' Market: Young Shoots Deadline
ROLLING DEADLINES
Gottlieb Foundation: Emergency Grant Program (painters, printmakers, and sculptors) ioby/ArtPlace America: Artists Lead!: creative placemaking crowdfunding plus |
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