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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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ACE AWARD NOMINATIONS CLOSE JULY 20 |
| Our Annual Arts & Cultural Empowerment (ACE) Awards Ceremony, postponed from June 9, will now take the form of a virtual event on Thurs. Oct. 22, 5:30pm, celebrating those selected from your nominations. Categories: Artist, Citizen, Corporate, Educator and Nonprofit. You can make your nominations here through July 20. Include a succinct statement of why your nominee deserves the award. We need more artist nominees!
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| | NEXT WPKN SPOTLIGHT ON ARTS & CULTURE: BLACK WOMEN ARTISTS MATTER |
| The next in our monthly series of interview shows on WPKN 89.5 FM, Spotlight on Arts & Culture, will introduce us to three black women artists who are members of the Cultural Alliance: Tara Blackwell Alicia Cobb, and Shanna Melton. In this time of heightened awareness of the Black Lives Matter movement, we present the voices of three Black Women Artists speaking about their art, their lives, and what matters most to them. How valuable and how effective is art today in broadening awareness and effecting change - in individuals, in organizations, and in our society - our lives together? Catch the show on 89.5 FM or WPKN.org on Mon. July 13, 12pm.
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| | #CAFCARTISTOFTHE DAYArtist members of the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County are invited to email your work to become our #CAFCArtistoftheDay on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. Email an image of a work of art created in your experience of life during the pandemic and/or the renewed focus on police brutality and inequity faced by Black Americans, to david@culturalalliancefc.org along with its title and details of the piece and a few sentences describing the thoughts or feelings that triggered the work. JOIN IN! At right, Holly Hawthorn. |
| | | Artist members now have a new feature on their profile pages on our website. A new "Store Link" field on your "My Membership" page (alongside your social media boxes) will enable you to add the URL for your account with Etsy, Sothebys, 1stDibs, or any other art sales site that you have an account with. |
| | ❦ – Latest List by Town of Organization and Creative Business Members: here
❦ – Latest List by Town of Artist Members: here |
| | | | | | | | The Artists Collective of Westport's new 24/7@47 Main exhibit viewable on a screen in the window of 47 Main St., Westport, on the Collective's YouTube channel and at its website features the following CAFC members: Nina Bentley, Sue Benton, Suzanne Benton, Amy Bock, Michael Brennecke, Janine Brown, Bevi Bullwinkel, Miggs Burroughs, Trace Burroughs, Lynn Carlson, Linn Cassetta, Eric Chiang, Jeanine Esposito, Susan Fehlinger, Cecilia Moy Fradet, Rebeca Fuchs, Mary Harold, Holly Hawthorn, MaryEllen Hendricks, Yuko Ike, Karen Kalkstein, Amy Kaplan, Niki Ketchman, Joanie Landau, Julie Leff, Liz Legget, Elizabeth Marks, Sooo-z Mastropietro, Fruma Markowitz, Nancy Moore, Susan Taylor Murray, Julie O'Connor, Eileen Panepinto, Jay Petrow, Barbara Ringer, Katherine Ross, Renee Santhouse, Anthony Santomauro, Norm Siegel, Marlene Siff, Lisa Silberman, Ruth Kalla Ungerer, Gregg Ziebell |
| | The Rowayton Art Center's Community Sponsored Awards Exhibition on view through Aug. 2, features work by CAFC members Nancy Breakstone, Bevi Bullwinkel, Heidi Lewis Coleman, Susan Fehlinger, Rebecca Fuchs, Tom Kretsch, Melissa Orme, and Gregg Welz. Congratulations to Gregg Welz, who won 3rd Place for “Darwin Deconstructed” (mixed media, 20x20; at right); and to Bevi Bullwinkel and Susan Fehlinger for Honorable Mentions. |
| | Picture That is one of the key organizers and the official curator of a Black Lives Matter Street Mural being painted on Sun. July 19 (12-9pm) in front of Ferguson Library Plaza on Broad Street in Stamford. CAFC artist members Lauren Clayton, Tara Blackwell, Alicia Cobb, Jahmane, Shanna Melton, and Rich Patton are among those artists taking part. Click here if you are interested in joining the artists painting the street mural. |
| | | | | | Bevi Bullwinkel will be exhibiting her work at the Rowayton Art Center's Community Sponsored Awards exhibit July 5 - Aug. 2, where she was awarded honorable mention for Dawning 2, (water-mixable oil, 24x24; at right). Bevi is also featured in the Silvermine Guild Summer Salon (July 18 - Aug 20) with her painting "Spring Awakening." Three of her paintings are included in the Artists Collective of Westport's 24/7 at 47 Main through Aug. 28. |
| | Ann Chernow has been appointed a Regional Council member of the Society of American Graphic Artists (SAGA). In this position, Ann will contact graphic artists in the Fairfield County area with information about SAGA’s activities and membership, and arrange exhibitions for SAGA artists. |
| | Heidi Lewis Coleman will be exhibiting her mixed media piece, Strata 2 (oil on linen 36x36) in the Hammond Museum and Nature Center’s (North Salem, NY) upcoming July 2020 Virtual Exhibition. This online show was curated by Bibiana Huang Matheis, artist and museum curator. Show dates: July 4 through July 2, 2021. Heidi has created her own abstract writing which allows viewers to feel the energy of each piece and to take away their own unique messages. |
| | Carol Nipomnich Dixon has a solo show, The Art of Carol Dixon of 24 paintings and mixed media collages from her personal collection, organized by The Greenwich Art Society at the Garden Café of the Greenwich Hospital. The show is up through October 2. At right, Carol's Night Garden (oil on canvas, 40x40) |
| | Scott Glaser is leaving us! As a result of the combination of COVID-19 and having the rest of his family in Rhode Island, he and his wife are packing up their belongings (300+ boxes) and heading north, eventually to take on the RI art scene. We'll miss his humor (though we will still have his cute animal Facebook videos) and wish him the best of luck! |
| | Joanie Landau will be exhibiting her work at the Gallery at the Pearl restaurant, located in Longshore Park, Westport. Joanie works in collagraphs, "a rather obscure form of printmaking." Each of her pieces begins with original photography and usually multiple images are used to form a piece. She loves working with saturated color as well as starkly contrasting black and whites and very often does a study of the same piece in all its beautiful transformations. Like printmaking, the process possesses magical qualities. This show will focus on "POSITIVITY: love, hope, and kindness during these very tumultuous times." Pictured is her “Ode to Robert Indiana: Love Version1.” |
| | Jill Harrington Nichols will be releasing four, complimentary painting lesson videos over the next four months that will cover painting for the beginner, plein air, studio landscape and still life, respectively. Students will learn the secrets of the Masters, explore the magic of color and discover their own style. Realtime critiques of student's paintings will also be offered. The first video, for the beginner, will take place Wed. July 15 at 11am. Register here... |
| | Amy Oestreicher's latest feature for BroadwayWorld Cabaret was inspired by the beautiful pre-pandemic live recording of Sutton Foster at Cafe Carlyle. Her fun interpretation of risk and taking chances became an especially potent and relevant message right now. After the great reception at a recent Monday Night Marshstream, Amy is thrilled to return to the Marsh Theatre of San Francisco, July 13 with a 30-minute solo performance and Q & A. The performance combines NEW excerpts from two of Amy's award-winning original one-woman musicals, "Passageways: Songs of Connection, Abnormal & Sublime" and her first Broadway World-nominated "Best Theatre Debut" work, "Gutless & Grateful." |
| | | | L.A. COUNTY ADOPTS NEW ARTS & CULTURAL POLICY
The Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture announced a new countywide Cultural Policy that provides direction and guidelines for how the LA County and its departments "will ensure that every resident of LA County has meaningful access to arts and culture." The intent of the policy is to foster an organizational culture that values and celebrates arts, culture, and creativity; strengthens cultural equity and inclusion; and integrates arts and culture in LA County strategies to achieve the highest potential of communities and constituents across all aspects of civic life. "The arts have the power to provide joy, solace, and healing," said Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl. "This policy provides guidelines to make sure that every resident in this diverse county has meaningful access to that joyous healing power." Full article...
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| | WHAT'S NEXT? 18 TRENDS THAT WILL MOVE THE ART WORLD FORWARD
In consultation with art world professionals—artists, dealers, curators, museum administrators—ARTnews identified dynamics and ideas on the horizon, some with trajectories tracing into the past, others more sudden in origination. A full survey of what's on the horizon is presented in the Summer 2020 issue. In addition to predictions already evident during the pandemic, such as the art market will expand online and performance art will go virtual, other less obvious trends are taking place as well. Art and science will come together and more and more institutions are following similar lines to devise scientific endeavors in increasingly ambitious ways. Collective endeavors and collaborations will be the way forward, providing unique opportunities for both artists and institutions. The survey also predicted that artists will become nonexclusive, leaving mega-galleries behind, and museums will become fully multilingual. Full ARTnews article...
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| | 70% OF MUSEUM & PERFORMING ARTS VISITORS SAY MASKS MAKE THEM FEEL SAFER
Over 70% of likely visitors in the U.S. indicate that requiring face coverings will make them feel safer attending a museum or performing arts organization. Masks. They are the hot topic of the last month, but particularly of the last week. The CDC recommends them and the science is clear that they reduce coronavirus infection rates. Data from Colleen Dilenschneider of Know Your Own Bone indicates that short of a vaccine, face coverings are officially the most important factor to make people feel safe visiting again. It’s also the highest-ranked factor within an organization’s control. Read the full report... |
| | | | SILVERMINE ART CENTER 70TH A•ONE JULY 15
Juried by Barbara O’Brien, an independent curator and critic, Silvermine Arts Center's A•ONE national competition/exhibition celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. The show highlights the diversity of work that is currently being made by established and emerging artists, and is open to all artists, 18 years of age and older, residing in the United States. Original artwork in any media excluding sound and video. Giclée reproductions of original works will not be accepted. Eligible artwork must have been completed after January 1, 2018. Application details... |
| | ROWAYTON ARTS CENTER PHOTOGRAPHY AND SCULPTURE JULY 17
The Rowayton Arts Center has extended the Call for Entries deadline for its Photography and Sculpture Juried Exhibition to July 17. The show will run Aug. 9 - Sept. 6. Open to both members and non-members, each artists may submit up to five works. Co-Chairs are: Jay Wilson and Nancy Breakstone. Judge: Thomas Mezzanotte. Thomas has been exploring the potentials of the photographic medium for over 35 years. Educated at the University of Bridgeport. He became the director of the University’s Carlson Gallery in the 1980s. As a Connecticut Commission of the Arts Master Teaching Artist, he conducts workshops at schools across Connecticut and at universities across the country. Enter here... |
| | RIDGEFIELD GUILD FRESH AIR JULY 18
The Ridgefield Guild of Artists wants you to celebrate the summer and paint outdoors, or at least be inspired what you experience outside and bring it back into the studio. Its Fresh Air exhibition will be an online exhibit, going live July 25 at 4pm. This exhibition is open to all artists working in painting, drawing or photography. Entry Fee: Members: $15 for first piece, $10 for each up to a total of 6; Non-Members: $20 for first piece, $15 for each up to a total of 6. Online Submissions through Entrythingy at https://rgoa.org/fresh-air/. Deadline to Apply: July 18 |
| | ROWAYTON ARTS CENTER APPLY TO BE AN EXHIBITING MEMBER JULY 30
The Rowayton Arts Center (RAC) celebrates the study, creation and appreciation of the arts through classes, exhibitions and events open to all in the community. For 60 years, the RAC has been a cultural gem in the Norwalk community, with an exceptional gallery where regional artists may exhibit and sell their art, as well as being venue for art workshops and classes. RAC will review artwork by local artists who wish to become exhibiting members. Artists should bring items for consideration to the gallery on Thursday, July 30 from 12 to 5 pm. The artist selection will take place on Friday, July 31 with notices sent to accepted artists. Artists should plan on picking up their artwork on Friday, July 31 from 1 pm to 5 pm. See the full Exhibiting Member Prospectus online at rowaytonarts.org/prospectuses. |
| | 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., August 9, 2020; Artists will be notified by August 16, 2020, whether their artwork has been accepted. Workshop: Selected participants will be invited to participate in an online workshop to learn how to create online promotional materials for social media platforms and emails. 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 July 6 - Aug. 10. A reception is slated for Sept. 6. 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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| | 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 open Aug. 1, 2020, and conclude on Oct. 10, 2020. |
| | | | ARTIST RELIEF FUND APPLICATIONS JULY 22
Cycle IV applications for the Artist Relief Fund $5,000 grants to artists facing dire financial emergencies due to COVID-19 unare currently being accepted. Due to the unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, Artist Relief defines “dire financial emergencies” as the lack or imminent endangerment of essentials such as housing, medicine, childcare, and food. Applicants should demonstrate a pressing and critical need for emergency support to be considered for this grant. For all other inquiries, email info@artistrelief.org. Apply here... |
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PERFORMING ARTISTS GRANTS AVAILABLE JULY 31
The Guilford Performing Arts Festival is offering six Artists' Awards and a total of $15,000 in grants to Connecticut performing artists who create original, new work for premiere at the 2021 festival. Awards will be given in music, dance, drama and spoken word. Recipients will be announced in late summer or early fall. The dance award will be named the Carol Sirot Artists' Award in Dance in gratitude for a generous donation made by the Guilford resident, which funded the award in entirety. The music award will be named the Donn Trenner Artists' Award in Music, celebrating the career of the incomparable pianist, musical director, conductor, arranger and Guilford resident. Apply here...
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| | CT OFFICE OF THE ARTS ARTISTS FELLOWSHIPS SEPTEMBER 22
The Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) 2020 Artist Fellowship Program provides competitive grants to encourage the continuing development of Connecticut artists. These grants provide support for artists to pursue new work and achieve specific creative and career goals. There are three types of grant designations awarded under this program based on reviewer assessment. All artistic disciplines are eligible. Artistic Excellence grants: $5,000; Artist Fellowship grants: $3,000; Emerging Recognition grants: $1,000.- Application Deadline: September 22, 2020
- Award Notification: Late November 2020
- Funding Period: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
For information or if you have questions, contact Tamara Dimitri via email at tamara.dimitri@ct.gov
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PUBLIC ART LEARNING FUND NOVEMBER 9
The New England Foundation for the Arts' 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. Artists may utilize the Public Art Learning Fund to: pursue a specific professional development opportunity to strengthen their own public art practice in New England and beyond. Examples may include, but are not limited to, attending a conference, workshop, training, or discussion related to building creative or administrative skills related to their public art practice; registration fees and travel expenses are eligible expenses. The application deadline is Nov. 9, 2020. Learn more... |
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| | | | THE ROLE OF ARTISTS IN SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CHANGE JULY 14
In this free online workshop, artists and activists Favianna Rodriguez and Julio Salgado will provide an overview of the role of artists in powering social and cultural change. This workshop is designed to inspire artists and to let them see and recognize their superpowers to create social change while building community. This workshop provides concrete examples of how to create change through art and reveals how systemic inequities are currently reinforced by a manufacturing system that creates monoculture under the white male gaze. Register here... |
| | WEBINAR: SUPPORTING RURAL COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS
Join Grantmakers in the Arts August 11 for the webinar titled, From Appalachia to Alaska: Supporting Rural Communities and Individual Artists. Hear from Enzina Marrari, program officer, Rasmuson Foundation, and Thomas Watson, owner and executive director, Rural Support Partners as they share what makes their communities and support unique, and what funders should keep in mind when supporting rural communities and individual artists in these communities. According to a National Governors Association report about rural support, creative sector initiatives are most effective when attuned to the particular creative assets and needs of rural communities. Save your spot... |
| | | | YALE ARTS LIBRARY SPECIAL COLLECTION ARCHIVIST
The Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library at Yale University seeks a service-focused and collaborative Archivist for Special Collections, a position that provides opportunities for growth and professional development in one of the countrys largest academic arts libraries. Reporting to the Associate Director for Arts Library Special Collections (ALSC), the incumbent helps to oversee the day-to-day operations of the ALSC, including archival processing, collections management, and research services. The Archivist for ALSC will process and catalog archival and manuscript materials representing the visual arts and design; collaborate with other Arts librarians; participate in the acquisitions process; assist in the preservation assessment of collections among other responsibilities. Preferred Education and Experience: Advanced degree in the visual arts, art history, architecture or a closely related field. See full job description... |
| | BRIDGEPORT PERFORMING ARTS TEACHERBridgeport Public Schools has an opening for a Performing arts Teacher at Harding High School. Responsibilities include providing an atmosphere where students have the opportunity to fulfill their potential for artistic and intellectual growth; and Designs lessons that provide opportunity for problem-solving, creativity, and communication skills in relation to authentic, real-world problems. Applications will be accepted until August 24. Full informaton here... |
| | ONE RIVER DIGITAL ART & DESIGN TEACHERSOne River School of Art & Design, a company whose mission is to "transform art education", is looking for part-time and full-time digital art and design teachers. The ideal candidate is a thoughtful digital art educator with a proven track record of delivering engaging and student centric experiences in the classroom. One River is looking for people who are enthusiastic about art, focused on great student outcomes and also want to make sure that their students students have fun. Lastly, they need to be prepared and open to ideas and feedback. See career opportunities here... |
| | RIDGEFIELD THEATER BARN PROGRAM DIRECTOR
The Ridgefield Theater Barn is seeking applicants for the part-time, salaried position of Musical Director for its year-round Children’s Program. Successful candidates will be professional, organized, fun and friendly, with previous similar experience. The Ridgefield Theater Barn Kids Program (RTBK) aims to offer children ages 8-18 an opportunity to explore the theater arts. We offer the opportunity to participate in our program to all children, regardless of experience, disability, or financial constraints. There are no auditions for our RTBK programming. See job description here... |
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July 15: Silvermine Arts Center: A*One Submission Deadline July 18: Ridgefield Guild of Artists: Fresh Air Submission Deadline July 22: Artist Relief COVID-19 Grants Cycle IV Application Deadline July 31: Guilford Performing Arts Festival: Artists Awards Application Deadline
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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