eNews - December 2010 Edition
From the Executive Director - Small Investments, Big ImpactWSAC’s Project Support program offers small grants ($750- $1,500 this year) to support arts events across the state. The most recently approved grants will support projects from Tonasket to Anacortes, Walla Walla to Port Angeles – providing funds to hire artists, buy supplies, rent a performance space, create costumes, and design posters and brochures. It all adds up so that the arts contribute to the vitality of our communities, and produce significant benefits that reshape neighborhoods.
In 2011, the Arts Commission will celebrate 50 years of developing Washington’s artistic resources. During that time we’ve invested in thousands of artists, organizations, and creative projects throughout our communities. These concerts, gallery exhibits, festivals and other arts activities produce significant economic and community benefit – even for people who do not participate directly. The arts improve the vitality of a community and bring people together to share ideas, explore differences, and solve problems.
WSAC is highly resourceful and flexible, and faces the new year with undiminished resolve. We recognize that the Governor and the Legislature face extraordinarily difficult decisions regarding the State budget, and anticipate reduced funding in the future. While WSAC’s state funding is a small fraction of the state budget, it leverages additional federal and private support to extend our reach and build the capacity – and impact – of arts enterprises across the state.
The next few months will be lively here in Olympia, and I urge you to track how these decisions will impact the arts and WSAC. For the latest about the Washington State Arts Commission, become a WSAC fan on Facebook and suggest your “Friends” become fans as well.
Keep in touch – we need your support this year more than ever.
Arts Participation Webinar II - Changing DemographicsThe Washington State Arts Commission invites you to our December 14th Changing Demographics webinar.
The Arts Commission will host an online webinar on December 14, 2010, from 1:00 to 1:50 pm to review and further discuss the successful Arts Participation Leadership Initiative forum and workshops on Changing Demographics presented by the Washington State Arts Commission and The Wallace Foundation.
Arts organizations are encouraged to gather their staff members to participate in this timely discussion of our region's changing demographics by nationally recognized researcher and consultant Salvador Acevedo of Contemporanea, a Bay Area arts marketing firm.
The population of our region - and our future audiences for the arts - are changing now! For the recent forum and workshops, Who’s New in Town? Arts Organizations Respond to Changing Demographics, nationally recognized researcher and consultant Salvador Acevedo led a wonderful exploration of how arts organizations can – and must – rethink who their audiences, artists and supporters will be in the future. Salvador lays out the need to recognize and build bridges with younger ethnic and immigrant populations in the creation and delivery of arts experiences – so that the arts experience has more meaning, new audiences are eager to attend, and arts organizations have more relevance and impact to our evolving communities.
Join the webinar on December 14th (this link will help connect both your browser and telephone to the call) OR dial 1 (888) 550-5602 and enter 7344 7462 to participate only by phone.
The webinar will open at 12:45 pm and the presentation will begin promptly at 1 pm. Those joining the web portion of the presentation will need to disable pop-up blocking in your browsers.
Prepare in advanceREAD – Demographic Transformation and the Future of Museums (PDF) by American Association of Museums and The Latino Experience In Museums (PDF) by featured speaker Salvador Acevedo, Executive Director of Contemporanea.
LEARN – Look up your area’s Census data, select your county and city and then download, and print.
THINK – Think about an object that reflects your own or your family's immigration experience (either to the U.S. or to Washington State). For Native Americans, we ask that you think about an object that reflects your Native heritage.
Artwork InstallationIn September 2010, rostered artist Jack Gunter completed and installed his first project for the Washington State Arts Commission at Sno-Isle Tech Skills Center in Everett, WA. The artwork, titled Futureville, was installed in the entry foyer of the new facility. View an online gallery of the installation process on our new Facebook page.
The art selection committee that chose Jack Gunter was an inclusive group with nine faculty, staff, and administrators representing all of the different programs offered at the school. Committee members wanted the artwork to be about the future, about lifelong learning, instilling pride in craftsmanship and creating common ground and experience for the students and staff who on a daily basis are fairly tied to their specific and sometimes insular programs. Sno-Isle Tech Skills Center is a public school offering technical training for high school students from throughout the region.
The selection process culminated in the acceptance of a 6’ x 20’ panel painting featuring a recognizable landscape activated by the future graduates of these programs and their contributions to their communities. The artwork was formally dedicated along with the building on October 9, 2010.
Artwork acquired through Washington State’s Art in Public Places program becomes part of the State Art Collection - a collection of over 4,600 works of art located at state agencies, public schools, colleges and universities throughout the state.
Articles and InformationLIKE - We're now on Facebook! We'll be posting timely news, links to articles, and other information that slips past eNews deadlines, etc. Spread the word (and the link) - www.facebook.com/WashingtonArts.
READ - Jumper, Diane Ragsdale's blog has an interesting post (and comments discussion) on how we define "Art" - Somebody better call the art police.
READ #2 - "Banned for Life": The Story of the National Portrait Gallery's iPad Activist by Ben Davis via ArtInfo. Backstory - Video Deemed Offensive Pulled by Portrait Gallery by Dave Itzkoff, New York Times.
APPRECIATE - The National Endowment for the Arts recently announced the recipients of their Access to Artistic Excellence, Challenge America Fast-Track, and Literature Fellowships grants, including 36 organizations in Washington State.
Grants / Opportunities3rd Ward has announced an international open call for innovative, dynamic and exciting artwork. The selected artist will receive a three-month live/work New York City residency, a $5,000 cash grant and access to the resources to help create a body of work that is larger than the city itself, to present in his/her very own New York City solo exhibition. Deadline: 12/17/10.
The Oregon Arts Commission is seeking artists for the Oregon State Hospital Replacement Project - creating a place of remembering, honoring and memorial for past patients. The memorial project offers artists an opportunity to transform a deeply meaningful history into a public work of great poignancy and beauty. Deadline: 12/27/10.
Gallery4Culture is accepting applications for exhibition opportunities September 2011 through August 2012. This opportunity is open to individual artists, artist teams, and independent curators who reside in King County, WA. Artists represented by a commercial gallery at the time of application are not eligible to apply; members of artist run collectives & cooperative galleries are eligible. Deadline: 01/10/11.
The City of Oak Harbor - Arts Commission is seeking an artist or artists to develop site-specific public artwork for the SE Pioneer Way Improvement Project (DOC). The successful applicant will contract with the City of Oak Harbor to furnish public art for placement along SE Pioneer Way in conjunction with a major street reconstruction project scheduled for construction in 2011. Deadline: 01/14/11.
The Tacoma Arts Commission is accepting applications for the Tacoma Artists Initiative Program (TAIP). Funding supports the creation and completion of new artwork, as well as local activities connecting these artists with Tacoma citizens on a deeper level. In the past, funded artists have helped bring about a rich array of public exhibits, readings, film screenings, workshops, performances and more. Deadline: 01/24/11.
The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, along with a consortium of funders is offering FREE studio space in New York City–Brooklyn to visual artists. The Space Program is open to visual artists 21 and over. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent U.S. residents, and not in school at the time of residency. Emerging, mid-career and older artists are encouraged to apply. Seventeen (non-live) studios are provided for the making of new works of art. No stipend or equipment is provided. Applications are juried by a panel of artists. Studios are available beginning September 1, 2011 for one year. Deadline: 01/31/11.
The Sundance Institute's Native American and Indigenous Program has created a fellowship to provide direct support to emerging Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaskan Native film artists working in the United States. The Native Film Lab is designed to support filmmakers in strengthening their craft, developing their voice as writers, and advancing their current projects closer to production. All stories are welcome and contemporary stories are encouraged. Stories do not need to be about a specific culture or theme. Deadline: 02/01/11.
The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council is seeking performers for the 21st annual Shoreline Arts Festival to be held June 25 and 26, 2011. Deadline: 02/15/11.
Employment / Volunteer / InternshipsMuseum of Northwest Art (MoNA) is searching for a new full-time Executive Director. MoNA, a contemporary art museum based in La Conner, and focused on Northwest Art, will celebrate its 30th Anniversary in 2011.
ArtsEd Washington is seeking qualified candidates for a Program Director position to manage ArtsEd Washington’s outreach programs. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with a background in program management and administration, arts education, and/or K-12 education. Deadline: 12/21/10.
Velocity Dance Center is seeking an Executive Director, responsible for the management and overall functioning of the organization, with a focus on human resources and financial management, community leadership, fundraising, and artistic programming. 01/21/11.
Events / Workshops / ConferencesTwisp - The Merc Playhouse is presenting Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol now through December 19. In this adaptation of Dicken's classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, the essence of the holiday spirit is distilled in a series of sights, sounds, and splendors.
Seattle - Learn about the Seattle Arts Museum's 2011 Building a Community of Thinkers project on Monday, December 13, 2010. Attend to learn more about the mission, vision and history of the Building a Community of Thinkers project and get a preview of the 2011 activities. Building a Community of Thinkers is a professional learning community for educational leaders and direct service providers at arts, cultural and community based organizations in the Puget Sound area.
Walla Walla - The Walla Walla Symphony is presenting Tchaikovsky’s beloved The Nutcracker directed by Maestro Yaacov Bergman, with The Eugene Ballet Company, dance students of Idalee Hutson-Fish, and a children’s chorus directed by Christine Janis. Performances will be on Tuesday, December 14 at 7:30 pm and Wednesday, December 15 at 7:30 pm, both in Cordiner Hall on Park and Boyer in Walla Walla.
Seattle - An exhibit for artists and art lovers, scientists, metaphysical questioners, science fiction and fantasy aficionados, and those who appreciate the experimental side of the art. Allan Packer’s mixed media installation, The Ozone Room, blends film, music, sculpture, modern dance, painting, theatre … and a Tesla coil. December 17 and 18 at 7:30 pm in Seattle's Annex Theatre.
Tacoma - The Washington State History Museum's 15th Annual Model Train Festival will run December 26 through January 1. Every floor of the Museum will showcase fun and interactive model train displays during this festival.
Spokane - The Spokane Symphony and Chorale will join people around the world celebrating a New Year's Eve with a performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. The performance of this famous symphony, whose themes of freedom and brotherhood have inspired millions of people all over the world, is a new and exciting holiday tradition in Spokane. |
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