eNews - May Edition
From the Executive Director We’re asking you for a little feedback about the arts in your community – and WSAC programs and services.
Strategic planning is an opportunity to clarify priorities and realign resources to meet real needs. In building our strategic plan for the next five years, we are examining information about demographics, economic trends, public policy related to the arts, and arts participation. We’re also assessing our programs and services, and exploring how we can maximize the relevance and effectiveness of our work.
Please take a few minutes to participate in our Strategic Planning Survey. With your help, we can shape a plan – and a future – that expands support for the arts, and builds arts opportunities and arts participation for all Washington.
In the next few months, watch for our new strategic plan to be posted here. Thanks again for your support and your help. The survey will be open until noon on May 9.
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HOME TOWN PARK That crow, if there were wind,
That child whining for a turn
That old woman who slid a stone
That dry complaint is creaking swings.
There some boy counted the loose
There a son collapsed on the damp seat
Here is where a gray dog decided not to bark.
There’s always more than one way in. Come. Stay
"Home Town Park" ©2008 by Samuel Green, previously unpublished work.
New Artwork Installation
The sculpture recalls the enormous trees that once stood on the campus. Built from milled cedar, the staggered planks interweave the pixilated language of digital imagery with basic construction materials and methods. The sculpture is roughly the same diameter as the Quinault Lake Big Cedar in Olympic National Park, the largest Western red cedar in the world. Tolle’s sculpture is also a viewing platform, providing an expansive view of Portage Bay and the city beyond. The work will be surrounded by drought-tolerant native plants – snowberry, sword fern, and huckleberry, for instance – which require a moderate amount of maintenance.
Brian Tolle’s sculptures and installations emphasize a dialog with history and context, often incorporating the themes of
Artwork acquired through Washington State’s 1/2 of 1% Art in Public Places Program becomes part of the State Art Collection - a collection of over 4,500 works of art located at state agencies, public schools, colleges and universities throughout the state.
Arts Education Week
Find out more by visiting ArtsEd Washington and clicking on "Get Involved!" Access the Arts Education Week Toolkit, learn how to speak with your state and local policymakers about arts education, review a calendar of the week’s many activities and programs, download a curtain speech and official logo for your organizations’ use, and check out Governor Christine Gregoire’s proclamation for the state of Washington. Arts Education Week is proudly sponsored by ArtsEd Washington, the Washington State Arts Commission, and the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).
Articles & Information Washington's BreAnna Jones made the top 12 in the national Poetry Out Loud competition.
Read a recent article about Arts and Economic Development in Washington State. How to Access Health Care in Washington - A Practical Guide for Artists (PDF) is a handy guide compiled by The Health Insurance Resource Center and Washington Artists Health Insurance Project (WAHIP), an initiative led by Artist Trust.
A guest column, Queen Anne / Magnolia Thrive With Arts, by Senator Jeane Kohl-Welles ran in March 19, 2008 edition of the Queen Anne News.
WSAC Deadlines Art in Public Places The Public Artist Roster consists of professional visual artists eligible for commissions of new work through WSAC's Art in Public Places program. Selected artists will be qualified for site responsive percent-for-art projects with budgets from $25,000 to $300,000 in colleges, universities, public schools, and state agencies in Washington state. This competition is open to artists in the Western US, British Columbia, and nationally by nomination.
Grants to Organizations
Cooperative Partnership applications are available. Deadline: 05/19/08.
Institutional Support applications are available. Deadline: 06/16/08.
Arts in Education
Community Arts Development
Opportunities The Native Artist Exchange, a program of the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA), provides support for Native artists residing in any of the 50 United States to travel to different regions of the country so that they may exchange artistic knowledge and skills. This fund is designed to encourage and assist American Indian, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian artists, and provides an opportunity for Native artists to teach, learn, and collaborate in traditional and/or contemporary Native art forms through travel from one region to another across the nation. Requests must be received by NEFA no later than two calendar months prior to the departure date of the proposed trip.
Showcase Tacoma, a cultural arts celebration located in the heart of downtown Tacoma's Museum District, is seeking artists (PDF) to sell handmade wares during two days of performances, demonstrations, on-site contemporary dance, visual art installations and more on August 8 - 9. This urban festival is focusing on Indie Craft and is seeking artists from Washington and Oregon to participate. Deadline: 05/15/08.
All members of the Washington Poets Association are eligible and encouraged to submit poems to Cascade: Journal of the Washington Poets Association, an annual juried collection of poetry. Poetry will be blind judged by a panel of independent judges. Top selections (one poem per selected poet) will be published in the journal. Deadline: 05/15/08.
The Gage Academy of Art is presenting a workshop on Artist's Copyright with Seattle lawyer Hendricks on May 15. The workshop addresses the issues inherent in the intellectual property of art including reproduction rights and copyright issues.
The Washington State Arts Alliance will award the annual Louise Miller Arts Advocacy Award and Local Hero Award (PDF) to recognize public officials who have shown outstanding leadership in advancing the arts and arts education on a local, statewide or national level. Deadline: 05/15/08.
Participate in a free workshop on Arts and Culture, E-Marketing, and You on June 6 from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm at Issaquah City Hall. The workshop is taught by Maren Brown, MBA of Arts Extension Service. Contact Bitsy Bidwell to register. Deadline: 05/23/08.
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has announced a design competition for a statue of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks. Commissioned by the U.S. Congress, the sculpture will be permanently installed in National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol Building. The Rosa Parks statue represents the first commission of a full-sized statue authorized and funded by the U.S. Congress since the 1870s. Deadline: 05/30/08.
The Longhouse Education and Cultural Center at The Evergreen State College has announced the second round of National grant opportunities for Native artists in the U.S. Artists and organizations can apply for grants through the Native Creative Development Program and the National Native Master Artist Initiative: Artist Teaching Artists. Deadline: 06/01/08.
Richard Hugo House is seeking accomplished authors/teachers to become the next writers-in-residence associated with the nonprofit literary arts center on Capitol Hill. Applicants for the position should be practicing, published (or produced) writers of poetry, fiction, plays or creative nonfiction as well as accomplished and dedicated writing teachers. Applicants should have a special interest in the role of literary arts in civic life, and imaginative programming ideas. Deadline: 06/06/08.
The Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (CTED) Capital Program will be accepting applications for Building for the Arts (BFA) and Youth Recreational Facilities (YRF) for the 2009-2011 biennium. BAF deadline: 05/23/08; YRF deadline: 06/06/08.
Northwest Film Forum is presenting Feature Filmmaking for the Guerillas: A Comprehensive Overview of Low-Budget Production and Distribution on June 7 & 8, from 10 am to 4 pm with director Jon Moritsugu (FAME WHORE, SCUMROCK). The class will cover creating a feature film from pre-production through production and into releasing the finished movie. The entire process will be distilled down to its most important components, focusing primarily on guerilla techniques, do-it-yourself approaches and quick and low-cost solutions to common roadblocks.
4Culture is seeking electronic artworks for Electronic 4Culture (e4c). Twenty media works or media proposals will be selected for presentation through this electronic gallery. Media artists working in all genres are encouraged to apply. e4c is located adjacent to Gallery4Culture facing Prefontaine Place South in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood. Deadline: 06/02/08.
The National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC) has begun its fourth year funding cycle. NALAC members who are Latino working artists, ensembles and small and mid-sized Latino arts and cultural organizations are eligible to apply. Grants range in size from $2,500 to $10,000. Deadline: 06/16/08.
Artist Trust seeks applications from individual generative artists for the 2008 Artist Trust / Washington State Arts Commission Fellowship Program. Artists in the following categories are invited to apply: Emerging Fields, Cross-Disciplinary Arts, Performing Arts, Visual Arts and Traditional & Folk Arts. Deadline: 06/20/08.
The City of Tacoma / Tacoma Culture is developing a juried catalog of hand-made or designed objects by Tacoma artists. Artwork in the catalog may be selected for purchase by the City to present to international dignitaries through the Sister Cities program. All artwork must be handmade by, or represent, the original artwork of the submitting artist(s). Examples of artwork can include, but are not limited to: bookmarks, sets of cards, photographs, paperweights, ceramics, vases, books, and one-of-a-kind pieces. Artist or artist teams must reside within the City of Tacoma. Deadline: 06/23/08.
The Nature Consortium is seeking performing artists and sound artists for the 10th annual Arts in Nature Festival scheduled for August 23rd & 24th at Camp Long in West Seattle. The event is a multidisciplinary arts festival that takes place in an urban wooded setting encompassing music, dance, theatre, wandering performances, fire performances, costumed characters, a "museum of sound" and interactive art activities. The festival is an innovative mix of cultural, traditional, eclectic, experimental & adaptive art forms coming together within one landscape.
The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council is accepting applications (PDF) for the Shoreline Arts Festival’s Junior Art Show. This show is open to all students living in the Shoreline area. The Festival is looking for young artists, photographers, and sculptors for the 18th annual event on June 28 & 29, 2008.
Jack Straw Productions is holding classes this spring that will cover the basics of microphones, field recording, Pro Tools and creative soundscaping. Workshops are ideal for musicians, sound artists, writers, journalists, documentarians, and film makers. All classes are held in the professional recording studios at Jack Straw Productions.
Employment / Internship / Volunteer Artist Trust in Seattle is recruiting a Major Gifts Officer to research, identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward mid-range and major gift donors.
Northwest Film Forum in Seattle is seeking an Executive Director to pilot the thriving, growing non-profit film arts organization. Deadline: 05/27/08.
The Performing Arts Center Eastside (PACE) in Bellevue is seeking an Office Manager to provide administrative support to the PACE staff, coordinate the purchase and use of office supplies and equipment, process payroll and personnel paperwork, maintain management files, and serve as the front desk receptionist.
The Washington State Historical Society in Tacoma is seeking a Public Relations Coordinator to coordinate efforts to accomplish marketing and funding goals, and to work directly with the general public, media and other institutions to develop relationships that help meet the goals of the organization.
Events Seattle - The Northwest Folklife Festival on May 23-26 from 11 am to 11 pm is the annual free climactic celebration of year-round ethnic, folk, and traditional arts activities produced by Northwest Folklife. The Folklife Festival is Seattle's unofficial leap into summer, with four days of jam-packed excitement. Artists from the Pacific Northwest, along with special guests from throughout the world create, an ethnic extravaganza embracing music and dance performances, visual arts and folklore exhibits, hands-on ethnic children's activities, symposia, dance and music workshops, crafts, food, imported goods, demonstrations of traditional arts, and more! The exuberant tradition of sharing and participation at the Festival encourages exploration and learning between participants and public alike. Founded in 1972 and sponsored by Northwest Folklife and Seattle Center, Folklife brings together an estimated 250,000 visitors, 1,000 volunteers and more than 7,000 musicians, dancers, tradition bearers and visual artists who contribute their time, talent, and energy.
Olympia - Harlequin Productions is presenting the Northwest Premiere of Conor McPherson's new play Shining City through May 17. The play opens in the Dublin office of Ian, a former priest turned therapist. "Shining City is a gripping journey into the consequences of the human longing for the distant, but never quite attainable, place of perfect shining happiness." The play explores adult issues and contains strong language.
Walla Walla - The Walla Walla Symphony will be performing “The Resurrection” by Gustav Mahler on May 13 at 7:30 pm at the Walla Walla University Church. Also featured is the Walla Walla Choral Society, directed by Christine Janis, and soloists Marie Birve, soprano and Lucille Beer, mezzo-soprano.
Seattle - Seattle Arts & Lectures and the Seattle International Film Forum (SIFF) are presenting an evening with filmmaker John Waters, June 3 at 7:30 pm at Benaroya Hall. The films of cultural juvenile delinquent John Waters see beauty and truth in trailer-trash junkscapes and the outrageous, disgusting doings of polite society’s outcasts. Over the past four decades, Waters has been a cinematographer, film editor and composer. He has written and directed 16 films, acted and appeared in 100 films and TV shows, published eight books, and exhibited his photography worldwide.
Shoreline - The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council is presenting a play reading of Like Water for Chocolate, May 19 at 7 pm. The play, by Meadowdale High School senior Carissa Quisenberry, is an adaptation of the book “Like Water for Chocolate” by Laura Esquivel. Readers' Theatre presentations are cast readings of original, un-produced plays. The reading will be at the Shoreline Center in the Aurora Room. Admission is free and the readings will be followed by coffee, cookies, and a discussion between the cast, the audience, and the playwright.
Photo credits Artwork Installation: Brian Tolle, New York, NY. Stronghold, 2007 (installation views). Cedar, steel, concrete. 8 feet high, approximately 24 feet in diameter. University of Washington, Seattle. Photos by Kurt Kiefer.
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Brian Tolle’s monumental sculpture Stronghold was recently installed on the 
architecture, site, and technology. Using a variety of media, his work draws from the scale and experience of its surroundings, provoking a re-reading by cross-wiring reality and fiction. Drawing ideas from a broad-based conceptual analysis, Tolle blurs the border between the contemporary and the historical. His approach involves in-depth research which is then distilled and directed, creating an intuitive personal response.
Do your part to celebrate art – and our kids! – during the third annual Arts Education Week, May 11-17, 2008, when we honor our students’ artistic achievements, celebrate arts education programs, and recommit ourselves to making the arts part of every student’s education.