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| CULTURAL ALLIANCE OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY HOLIDAY APPEAL IS UNDERWAY...DONATE TODAY!
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| | | Whew - This has certainly been a challenging year! And, despite the COVID-19 crisis, the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County has continued its mission helping promote, support, and connect artists, cultural organizations and creative businesses with each other and with their audiences across coastal Fairfield County.
We recognize and understand that surviving as an artist has been extremely difficult for many, but if you are one of those who are managing, we would appreciate a show of your support during our year-end annual appeal.
This year we have encouraged you and assisted in pivoting to digital platforms, have organized Community Calls, assisted with webinars on going digital, applying for the Artists Relief and Artists Respond grants and Artists Fellowships, added a "Buy My Art" button to members' profiles on our website, and ran a #CAFCArtistoftheDay feature on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for 87 days. To continue with the same energy and determination, we need your help this year's end. If you can, please donate to our year-end appeal here. |
| | THE ARTS AS POLICY - NOW ON SOUNDCLOUD
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| Listen to this enlightening discussion about how our newly-elected legislators plan to support the arts in 2021 and beyond. Following up on the Candidates Forum held October 14, in which we heard from six candidates about their support for the arts and culture, Kathy Maher, Executive Director of The Barnum Museum, and Lou Ursone, Executive Director of Curtain Call, joined David Green in deepening some of the questions we asked during the Candidates Forum – but to those who won their Legislative seats. What specifically will these legislators now do for the arts and culture and how can they include our concerns in policy development? Listen here...
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| | | | RONNIE GOLD
Ronnie Gold’s passion is color, color, color - served up in pastels and acrylic. After a successful career designing home decorative fabrics, where she focused on repeating patterns and using whatever colors might prove to be the most saleable for each season, she turned to painting full time. With gardens, streams, blue skies and rosy sunsets - all of nature - as inspiration, and free to express herself without the constraints of fashion or market dictates, she creates her bold, energetic pieces of art using loose, abstract strokes of color, mark making, and gestural lines to build surface and composition. Ronnie was born in Fairfield and attended the High School of Art & Design in New York City. She received her BFA from the University of Colorado, spending a year of her studies at the Tyler School of Art in Rome. A resident of North Stamford, Ronnie is a member of the Rowayton Art Center, Greenwich Art Society, the Connecticut Pastel Society, Carriage Barn Arts Center, Silvermine Guild of Artists and the Ridgefield Artist Guild. Her work has won awards at the Rowayton Arts Center, the Faber Birren National Color Award Show, the Connecticut Pastel Society and the Bendheim Gallery through the Greenwich Art Society. Her first solo art show was recently held at Art Annex CT in Rowayton. Website | Facebook | Instagram
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| | DAVID MARCHI
David Marchi is the son of an Italian immigrant mother and a father with roots in Italy and Argentina. His passion for painting was the direct result of a broken back from a boat accident in 2015: he was diagnosed as having Acquired Savant Syndrome. This is where dormant savant skills emerge after a spinal or brain injury or disease in previously non-disabled person. David's methodology is a spiritual and subconscious process. He dreams the colors and painting structures first, imprinting the image in his head. Then, in his studio, he sits on the floor, looks at the negative space and starts to pick the colors from the shelf leading to a thoughtful completion. David is currently studying with Larry Poons and Peter Bonner at the Art Students League in New York City and has traveled to Hamburg, Berlin, Paris, Sao Paulo and London to paint with other artists. His work is collected world-wide and is currently being critiqued by Pulitzer Prizewinner and New York Magazine art critic, Jerry Saltz. Through his art, he supports Positive Exposure, The Human Rights Campaign, and Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation. Recently, he started the "Smile" Campaign, raising money to support our front-line nurses during the Covid0-19 pandemic. Website | Facebook | Instagram | Vimeo |
| | KATHLEEN TELESCO
Kathleen Telesco is painter currently based in Bethel. She majored in studio art with an art talent scholarship and concentration in drawing at Muhlenberg College. During that time she also served as a teaching artist to elementary-age children in the community. Her time in college was spent studying film, theater and art, all of which are heavy influences on her work. She also spent time studying at Goldsmiths University of London and Central St. Martins University of the Arts London. Kathleen focused on realistic drawing for most of her life, until she felt drawn to painting in the last year. Since then her energy has been intensely focused on semi-abstract paintings inspired by organic shapes and animals. Kathleen mainly works with acrylic paint and ink, using brushes, cloth and her hands. She draws inspiration from nature, films, books, and sometimes storylines from her dreams. Her work has most recently been featured at the Liz Afif Gallery, the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, and as a participant in Artists Sunday. She has also owned a photography studio since 2015. Website | Instagram |
| | | | | | | | | The 48th Annual Mark Twain Library Art Show is being presented online and for the first time, works will be available for sale in an (online) Virtual Gallery as well as in the gallery, open to the public consistent with social distance guidelines from Dec. 6 - 13, 2020. CAFC Members participating in the show include: Barbara Boeck, Trace Burroughs, and Holly Hawthorn |
| | The Carriage Barn Art Center presents its 5th Annual Deck the Halls art exhibit and fundraiser through Dec. 12. The Juried exhibit and sale of small, original artwork ($250 or less) and auction / sale of one-of-a-kind holiday wreaths created by designers, artists and others to support the Carriage Barn Arts Center. CAFC Members in the show include: Nancy Breakstone, Eugenie Diserio, Susan McHale |
| | Elizabeth Hasegawa Agresta, Barbara Boeck, Heidi Lewis Coleman, Rosa Colón, Carol Dixon, Ellen Gordon, and Lee Walther are some of the many artists participating in Rooted to Hope being shown online by the Stamford Art Association through December 17. Organized by Quinn Whelan, a Westhill High School, Stamford, senior, as a fundraiser in support of the Coalition for Rainforest Nations, the show includes work by 47 artists depicting inspirational landscapes, woodlands, trees, or denuded landscapes. The exhibit is curated by Benice Horowitz, award winning painter and teacher. |
| | | | Elizabeth Hasegawa Agresta won Second Prize in the Stamford Art Association's Rooted to Hope online exhibit for her Wetland Waterway (oil on canvas, 24x24; at right. Elizabeth wrote: "I live along a river which provides fresh water to thousands of local households. It is a beautiful waterway, unfortunately poisoned and threatened by human activity. Fresh water is a privilege to be protected, and I hope to use my art to start conversations -- to raise awareness of small changes people can make to bring the life of the river back into balance." |
| | Two of Barbara Boeck's works will be in the Mark Twain Library 48th Annual Art Show and fundraiser. "Fungi & Spirits" (12"w x 45"h x 2"d, graphite and colored pencil on Vellum paper), cut out and mounted onto black acrylic panel on wood substrate."Help is At Hand" (graphite and colored pencil, 14"w x 15"h) also appears in the online and in-person show through Dec. 13. Barbara also won Third Prize in the Stamford Art Association's Rooted to Hope online exhibit for Fungi and Spirits. |
| | Nancy Breakstone had her photograph “Fall, On The Pond” (digital, 18” x 18”) selected for the Carriage Barn Small Works Exhibit at the Carriage Barn Arts Center, Nov. 29 - Dec. 12. She also had two of her photographs juried into the Light Space & Time 10th Annual “Nature” Online Art Competition, Dec. 1 - Dec. 31, with one receiving a Special Merit Award and the other a Special Recognition Award. |
| | Miggs Burroughs and Trace Burroughs' will be performing Oh Brother Not Another Holiday Special virtually on Dec. 21 at 7pm. The show is sponsored by The Westport Library and The Quick Center and is free, but registration is required. There will be an upbeat look back at 2020, psychic predictions for 2021, music, celebrity animations, interviews and a holiday appearance by the real Martha Stewart. |
| | Two of Trace Burroughs' works will be in the Mark Twain Library 48th Annual Art Show and fundraiser. "Fusion" and "Parabolic" are mid-century abstracts, (acrylic on Canvas, 40" x 40"). The library's virtual opening premiere kicks on Saturday, December 5, at 7 pm. Dec 6 - 13th the gallery will be open to the public for in-person viewing. This ticketed event begins with an online virtual program of speakers. |
| | Rosa Colón has a solo show of her pressed flower paintings online with Editorial Letramía, a "cultural initiative that has the objective of facilitating publication spaces for creators and thus fostering a community of artists who collaborate creatively with the same objective." Nature's Grandeur includes an array of abstract patterns and portraits of animals, flowers and landscapes. At right, "Reminding You." Rosa also received an Honorable Mention for her "River of Seven Colors," in the Rooted to Place exhibit at Stamford Art Association. |
| | Eugenie Diserio’s "Stormlight", (acrylic on paper, 8 x 10") is one of several of her small works on exhibit in Deck The Walls! New Canaan Carriage Barn Art Center’s Holiday Wreath Auction and Art Sale on view at the gallery through Dec. 12. Her paintings "Babel III/One World" (mixed media on canvas, 40 x 40”) and "Mercy" (acrylic, glitter on canvas, 36 x 48”) are included in Multiplicity, Psyche, Culture and Change in 2020, and the Loft Artists Associations 7th Annual tri-state juried exhibition. Additionally, these two paintings were juried into COVID-19 The Art of Isolation, an exhibition online, Dec. 3 - Jan. 3 by Curator’s Voice Art Projects based in Miami, FL. Eugenie says, “This is the sixth themed show in 6 months for "Babel III/One World." I am honored it speaks to our COVID culture, our diverse political views and voices and our common connection as human beings.” |
| | Renowned glass artist Dorothy Hafner is holding a glass fusion workshop this Sunday, Dec. 6, in her spacious Norwalk Studio. Create your own fused glass ornaments or sun catchers and learn all the steps of glass fusing to create your own designs. All CDC safety precautions firmly enforced including mandatory masking for all. |
| | Carol Nipomnich Dixon currently has art works in two area group shows. In the exhibition Rooted to Hope, the fundraiser supporting the Coalition for Rainforest Nations that has been online at the SAA’s website since Nov. 15. Carol is showing her mixed media embroidered collage “Tree Boughs and Blossoms”, This work (13x13") framed work incorporates photo fragments into stitchery on felt. |
| | Holly Hawthorn's works will be at the 48th Annual Mark Twain Library Art Show. The gallery is open for viewing during normal library hours. "North" (Monoprint/Chine colle. 12" x 12") The colors and textures are my interpretation of the gray/blue/lavender atmosphere of the north. "Oysterbed: The Big Snore" (porcelain /mixed media. 7" x 10" x 2.5") These fellows are dreaming and snoring and maybe smiling. |
| | | | Tom Kretsch is proud to announce that his book, "Touching Maine," has come to fruition. "From the initial vision of creating a book about a place close to my heart, selecting the images from years of visits to Maine, writing and revising essays, working with my wonderful editor, Mary Chandler, proofing, reproofing and then finally seeing the manuscript before my eyes brings a warm euphoric glow to my heart." Tom will hold a book-signing event Dec. 12. |
| | Fruma Markowitz's piece “Wetlands Wonderland,” (11x15"was juried into SoHo Photo’s 2020 Alternative Processes Competition, juried by Aline Smithson. The show will remain online until Dec. 20, and will be on the gallery walls and open to the public in June 2021. This piece is part of Fran's wet cyanotype explorations undertaken during the COVID-19 lock-down. The work is 11”w X 15”h, printed on Hahnnemuhle Platinum Rag paper. She was also invited to join the Silvermine Artist Guild this month, based on a review of my portfolio of cyanotype prints. "I am truly honored to be included in this illustrious group of fine artists." In addition, Fran's piece “Minyan No More,” was juried into the Southeast Center for Photography juried show Forsaken, juried by Leslie-Claire Spillman. |
| | Nancy Moore has been selected as the featured artist in a new exhibit, Unconventional Women: a series of women who are not conventionally beautiful and are not engaged in conventional activity. They are perfect in their imperfections every one of them striving to engage the viewer on some deeper level. The show is on view at the RPAC Art Center Gallery Dec. 3 (artist reception) through Jan. 20. |
| | Amy Oestreicher was just accepted into UCONN's online certificate degree program and will be continuing her work in shadow puppetry, rid puppetry and object movement. See a recent performance here. Amy will be integrating poetry into her newest performance which involves this original song. Amy's audiobook, the Connecticut Press Club award-winning memoir, My Beautiful Detour. is soon to be released (see a trailer here). In addition, Amy recently presented in indi3 the author's day at the Norwalk Library to speak about her memoir on the craft of writing. See the presentation here. |
| | Dorothy Robertshaw had two of her large pieces of artwork, that were being shown at Lillian August in Norwalk, selected by a producer of Succession, an HBO production that’s in its third season. Both works are 36x36" and are created with a combinationof alcohol inks and acrylics on air floating canvases |
| | | | Lee Walther is participating in The Stamford Arts Association exhibit, Rooted to Hope fundraising exhibition in support of the Coalition for Rainforest Nations, a multinational organization dedicated to the awareness of rain forests globally and to preventing their deforestation. |
| | The Artists Collective of Westport has a video installation 24/7 underway in the store front at 47 Main Street. The initiative was organized by Janine Brown and Amy Kaplan. From Dec. 1 - Dec. 15, there will be a video by Nina Bentley and Dec. 15 - Jan. 2, a video by Joan Wheeler on view. Shown here is Amy Kaplan’s “Screened,” one of 81 works in the current show. |
| | | | 154 NONPROFIT CT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO RECEIVE $9M IN GRANTS
The COVID Relief Fund for the Arts, administered by the Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) within the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), was created to support arts nonprofits that: are performing arts centers, schools of the arts, or performing groups for whom grants will make a difference in terms of survival or rehiring; and have had to curtail operations for a period of time due to the COVID-19 pandemic and which have had limited ability to reopen due to pandemic restrictions or have had to pivot their service delivery due to pandemic restrictions. The program was made possible with $9 million of federal CARES Act funding from the state’s Coronavirus Relief Fund. Congratulations to all the receipients. See Full List...
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| | NEW REPORT: ARTS STRATEGIES FOR ADDRESSING THE OPIOID CRISIS
A new NEA report, reviewing 116 articles, overviews of eight ongoing programs, and an examination of gaps and opportunities for further research, finds that, among many other benefits, incorporating music into treatments for opioid use disorder can contribute significant, positive effects for patients. The report centers on arts integration in pain management and in the prevention and treatment of substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder. The report examines studies and programs that demonstrate the arts’ role in improving physical symptoms, psychological health, and personal relationships. For more information Learn more... |
| | WESTPORT ARTS ADVISORY CELEBRATES NEW WORK OF ART
The Westport Arts Advisory Committee recently hosted the ribbon cutting for a new sculpture installed alongside the Westport Library at Jesup Green. The fanciful Rock Paper Scissors Monument, powder coated cast stainless steel and patinated cast bronze on granite base, was created by nationally recognized New Mexico sculptor Kevin Box. Donated to the Westport Public Art Collections (WestPAC) by long-time arts patrons, Ann Sheffer and Bill Sheffler, Rock Paper Scissors is a welcome addition to WestPAC's more than 1500 works. |
| | | | CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY PRINTMAKING DAYS TO REMEMBER DECEMBER 4
The year 2020 will be one to remember – for many reasons. While we’ve all been navigating change, this time has also given us openings to grow and learn in ways we may never have anticipated. At the Center for Contemporary Printmaking, 2020 is also a year to reflect on the past, as it celebrates its 25th anniversary. Members are invited to share work that reflects on their history, development as an artist, whether as an artists, you have comprehensively built upon your skills or your reflections on the world today. Receiving Dates: Nov. 30 through Dec. 4. Mailed entries must be received by 4pm. Exhibition Dates: Dec. 13, 2020 — Feb. 21, 2021. Learn more... |
| | MARITIME GARAGE GALLERY SPLASH
The Maritime Garage Gallery presents its 3rd online virtual gallery exhibit for artwork in the theme of ‘Colors’. This is a universal and broad theme titled ‘SPLASH’ to encompass all styles and mediums of art. Artists are encouraged to provide energetic and visually compelling visuals that embody vibrant and powerful colors. No grey or black art and white please! All accepted pieces will be displayed throughout the months of December through March on the Maritime Garage Gallery’s social media (Facebook and Instagram). Curated by Robert Abriola. Learn more... |
| | HINDSIGHT, 2020 WAS A DECEMBER 19
For many, 2020 was a year like no other. A global pandemic hit, wildfires swept through large portions of countries while hurricanes and storms flooded others, people died, lives were put on hold, jobs were lost, economies were in crisis, schools closed, major elections took place, and more. What did 2020 look like for you? How did it feel? How did you respond? How has this year shaped you, your life, and your practice? IncuArts asks, “What happened?” HINDSIGHT, 2020 WAS A is a look back on the year 2020, at what happened and what it meant to us. The Call for Artists deadline is Dec. 19. Artists of all media are encouraged to apply worldwide. All works will be exhibited in the digital gallery, January 1-31, 2021. Learn more... |
| | RIDGEFIELD GUILD OF ARTISTS SHAKE IT UP JANUARY 2
2020 is nearly behind us now and a new year with better vibes (we hope) is on its way. Our lives may still be out of our control, but we can still be creative, right? So, try something new and different, or stick to your tried-and-true. Either way, let’s all show our true colors and Shake it Up! for the Ridgefield Guild of Artists' first show of the new year.Learn more... |
| | LEF NEW ENGLAND NEW ENGLAND NONFICTION FILMMAKERS
JANUARY 22
LEF is a private family foundation that funds in New England and California. Through the LEF Moving Image Fund, the New England office supports the creation of new work by documentary filmmakers living in the region, engaging an open application process. LEF New England is now accepting submissions for Moving Image Fund grants from New England-based filmmakers making feature-length (40+ minute) non-fiction film projects. This program cycle accepts applications for Production grants of $15,000; and Post-production grants of $25,000 (Post-production applications are only open to projects that have received prior LEF funding). Learn more |
| | MIRANDA FAMILY FOUNDATION VOCES LATINX NATIONAL PLAYWRITING COMPETITION FEBRUARY 1
The Latinx/Hispanic Community represents many nations and every corner of the United States. By the mid-21st Century, 1 in 3 people will identify as having raíces Latinx (Latin roots) and there are journeys and histories that need to be heard and experienced on stage. The goals of The Miranda Family Foundation Voces Latinx National Playwriting Competition are to discover, develop, promote and amplify Latinx plays and playwrights. Repertorio Español is now in its 53rd season and 2nd decade of championing new works through playwriting initiatives. To that end, this competition will prepare the way for an American Theatre that is reflective and representative of the Pan Latinx Community. An endeavor that becomes increasingly more important. The Deadline is February 1, 2021. More information and to submit work, contact: aav@repertorio.org. |
| | LOCKWOOD-MATHEWS MANSION MUSEUM SOCIALLY DISTANT ART: CREATIVITY IN LOCKDOWN FEBRUARY 15
The Lockwood Mathews Mansion Museum calls for artists for a juried exhibition titled, Socially Distant Art: Creativity in Lockdown. The submission deadline is February 15, 12 p.m. The exhibition will open on April 8 and run through Aug. 29, 2021. Artist and Trustee Gail Ingis together with Trustee Julyen Norman will select approximately 30 works from digital submissions. Works should be no more than five feet on all sides. This exhibition will be an interpretation of the pandemic experience filtered through the eye, mind, and creativity of the artist, who will be asked to submit works that relate to social distancing, isolation, the erosion and transformation of social interactions, and the multi-faceted challenges to themselves and/or the people around them caused by or in reaction to the pandemic. All fine arts media accepted: watercolor, oil, acrylic, drawing, pastel, small sculpture, mixed media, photography, monotype, monoprint, and fiber art. A fee of $35 for four images inclusive of a one-year membership will be required to enter. Apply here. |
| | | | ARTS & CULTURE CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOPS DECEMBER 7,8 & 10
The Connecticut Office of the Arts has opened registration for three (3) upcoming capacity building workshops, presented in cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Sessions are free of charge and designed for Arts Organizations, Cultural Attractions, Municipalities, Museums and Individual Artists. December 7, Module 1 Topics: Envisioning a Future - Cooperatives and collaborations for resource sharing and cost efficiency; Where the Money Is: The Third Resource. Register here... December 8, Module 2 Topics: Basic Financial and Business Strategy Principles with Luke Blackadar; SBA and the Arts & Culture Sector; TechSoup 101. Register here... December 10, Module 3 Topics: The Role of Art and Artists in Building Business and Communities. Register here... |
| | PUBLIC ART LEARNING FUND DEADLINE EXTENDED TO DECEMBER 14
The Public Art Learning Fund provides grants of $500 to $2,000 to support professional development opportunities for New England artists to strengthen their public art practices. Through the Public Art Learning Fund, the New England Foundation for the Arts intends to foster the continued development of more equitable, inclusive, and vibrant public spaces and public life throughout New England. The Public Art Learning Fund gives priority to timely opportunities that are Remiving barriers to access; Valuing geographic diversity within the region; Advancing the evolving field of public art; Specifically expanding an artist's public art practice. Application deadline has been extended to December 14, 2020. Apply here... |
| | NYFA TRI-STATE RELIEF FUND DECEMBER 14
The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Tri-State Relief Fund provides emergency $2,000 grants to support non-salaried workers in the Visual Arts who have experienced financial hardship from loss of income or opportunity as a direct result of the COVID-19 crisis. It was established by The Willem de Kooning Foundation, the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Teiger Foundation, and the Cy Twombly Foundation with additional funding from the Jean and Louis Dreyfus Foundation. The final cycle will also accept applications from freelance, contract, or non-salaried arts educators, arts publication editors, and arts curators. Applications due December 14, 2020. Apply here... |
| | ARTIST RELIEF GRANT DEADLINES EXTENDED THROUGH 2020
Artist Relief has raised nearly $20 million since launching in April and will continue distributing $5,000 emergency relief grants through the end of the year! Artist Relief has received over 130,000 applications since launch, demonstrating the dire need from artists all over the country. So far, Artist Relief has funded 2,700 artists in every U.S. state and territory. Artist Relief Cycle VII is now open for applications. Apply here... |
| | Recommended Sources for Calls and for OpportunitiesCreative Ground (New England's Director of Creative Enterprises and Artists) |
| | | | WEBINAR: HOW TO MEET THE ART COLLECTOR ONLINE
Artsy presents a free recorded webinar for artists on how to meet art collectors. How have collectors changed in 2020, and how are galleries successfully positioning their programs to meet them online? Watch the recently recorded conversation on how to meet–and nurture–the 2020 collector online featuring Artsy, Victoria Miro, Galería OMR, and Cob Gallery. What is covered: Collector trends and expectations in the coming year and how to meet them; the best channels for selling art now, and new digital initiatives to consider. How Artsy supports galleries, and how its role has expanded during the pandemic Watch the conversation here... |
| | TEACHING ARTS IN THE VIRTUAL WORLD DECEMBER 7-10
The Connecticut Office of the Arts and Oddfellows Playhouse invite you to join them for a series of workshops intended to help Teaching Artists excel, or at least feel comfortable, in the Virtual Teaching World. All workshops will be held on Zoom. The first workshop, Teaching Arts in the Virtual World, is a general overview of the challenges and opportunities presented by teaching in virtual space. The following three ( Dec 8, Theater and Dance; Dec. 9, Visual Arts and Writing, and Dec 10, Music) will be smaller sessions (each limited to 12 participants) designed for teachers of specific art forms and will provide more time for addressing the challenges of virtually presenting that particular art form, for give and take, troubleshooting, asking questions and brainstorming solutions. All workshops will be led by Steve Van Ness of Impact Arts. To register for the initial session and one of the follow up sessions, please send an email to info@oddfellows.org with the subject line “Virtual Teaching Workshops.” |
| | DOING THE WORK: WRITERS COMING TOGETHER IN TIMES OF CRISIS DECEMBER 9
Join NYFA and PEN America for a free panel discussion with Ariana Brown, Francisco Gutierrez, and Marwa Helal, all of whom have been "doing the work" at this most critical time—whether through providing prompts, offering free workshops, or otherwise bringing writers together. The goal of the conversation, moderated by Alejandro Heredia of PEN America, is for participants to walk away with greater knowledge of available opportunities to build community with writers as well as the confidence needed to find their own ways of doing the work. Sign up here... |
| | MAKING A PLAN IN A TIME OF UNCERTAINTY JANUARY 7 & 14
Over two Assets4Artists sessions, artists will learn the importance of—and develop the building blocks for—a strategic/business plan for their creative career. This highly interactive course, taught by Laura Baring-Gould, is intended for those ready to hone the direction of their practice, better understand opportunities for investment, and emerge out of this crisis with an eye toward greater stability. Participants will receive personalized feedback from the instructor between sessions, and after each session, Laura will also be available for an additional 30 minutes of “office hours” for participants to stay on to digest and discuss the learning. Connecticut artists, register for free via Zoom. Register here... |
| | | | CLARK ART INSTITUTE REGISTRAR COLLECTIONS MANANAGEMENT
The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, MA seeks a Senior Registrar to oversee the management and care of the Clark’s art collections including documentation, databases, acquisitions, loans, insurance, and inventory. This position manages all aspects of Clark’s registration and collections management functions including temporary and traveling exhibitions, incoming and outgoing loans, storage, and inventory. This position oversees the creation and maintenance of all object and exhibition related records and files, and is responsible for the physical integrity and safety of the works of art in the collection. Applications submitted before January 18 will be given priority. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. The anticipated start date for this position is around the end of June or early July of 2021. Full information here... |
| | WEIR FARM TO HIRE CUSTODIAN
The Weir Farm National Historic Site, part of the National Parks Service located in Wilton, is seeking a custodian to join the team. Park staff are expected to have a positive attitude, be highly motivated, and have the ability to work independently, taking initiative to complete a variety of tasks and manage their time wisely. The position is one year with a possibility of an extension. Full information here... |
| | IONA COLLEGE DIRECTOR OF PERFORMING ARTS
Iona College is seeking Director of Performing Arts reporting to the Dean of Students. The Director is responsible for the strategic development, implementation, management, recruitment, and assessment of the College's Performing Arts extra-curricular programming. The director is charged with specific enrollment goals by program and is responsible for supervision of professional and student staff, instructors, and coaches. The director will also manage related facilities, equipment, and other resources and ensure programmatic safety, compliance, and risk management. Required experience inlcudes two to five years of relevant performing arts experience, preferably in management of post-secondary or private performing arts programs. Full information here... |
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Maritime Garage Gallery: Splash Gottlieb Foundation: Emergency Grant Program (painters, printmakers, and sculptors) ioby/ArtPlace America: Artists Lead!: creative placemaking crowdfunding plus Stochastic Labs: Residencies for engineers, artists, scientists, and entrepreneurs |
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