March 2006

DIVISION OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS		April 2006
An E-Newsletter for Florida's Individual Artists
Division News	Workshops Offered for Visual Artists The Division is excited to announce two workshops for Visual Artists that will take place in the Panhandle region of the state this May. These workshops will be a fantastic opportunity for Visual Artists at any stage in their careers to gain valuable professional development tips on topics such as marketing, the business of being an artist, slide presentation and other concerns that artists face in their careers today. The workshops will be led by nationally-recognized consultant, Bruce Baker. If you are interested in attending one of the workshops, please act now as advance registration is required. There is fee for attendance , however we do ask that you RSVP to let us know how many people to expect. Locations/Dates for the workshops are as follows: Wednesday, May 3, 2006 PENSACOLA The Lewis Bear Company 6129 Enterprise Drive 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. R.S.V.P. Info. Arts Council of Northwest Florida 850.432.9906 Email: hholloway@artsnwfl.org Boxed lunch will be provided for $5 fee at the time of the workshop. Thursday, May 4, 2006 FORT WALTON BEACH The Fort Walton Beach Library, meeting room 185 Miracle Strip Parkway 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. R.S.V.P. Info. Okaloosa Arts Alliance, Perry Lord 850.863.2535 Email: pdlord@cox.net These workshops are funded through a Challenge America Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). To learn more about the NEA and its programs visit: www.arts.gov. Individual Artist Fellowship Program Deadline is Approaching!* Its that time of year again for the Fellowship Program! The annual June 1st deadline is coming up and the guidelines and application forms are now available on the Division's website! Act now if you are interested in applying for this grant program. This year, the Division is offering fellowship awards in the following disciplines only: Interdisciplinary, Folk Arts, Music, Dance, Theatre, and Literature. The disciplines of Media Arts and Visual Arts will be eligible to apply again in 2007. Fellowship awards are either $5,000 or $2,500 and can be used to support the general career advancement of the artist. For more information on the fellowship program or to download program guidelines and application forms, please visit this link: http://www.florida-arts.org/grants/fellowship/guidelines.htm. You can also get more information about the fellowship program by contacting Morgan Lewis at the Division's offices, 850.245.6470. Artist Enhancement Grant Program Deadline Coming Up The next cycle of the Artist Enhancement Grant Program is approaching with a deadline of July 15, 2006. With this deadline come some notable changes in the way that the program will be run. The Artist Enhancement Grant Program is moving to a quarterly application deadline each year that will coincide with the Quarterly Assistance Grant Program. This change to the structure of the Artist Enhancement Program will hopefully help artists who are applying to be able to take advantage of activities that come up all of a sudden or without much notice. The application deadlines for the upcoming year are: July 15, 2006 For the grant period of October 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007 October 12, 2006 For the grant period of January 1, 2007 - June 30, 2007 January 12, 2007 For the grant period of April 1, 2007 - June 30, 2007 Artist Enhancement Grants are awarded in the amounts of either $500, $750, or $1,000 and are used to support specific, career-building opportunities that will advance an artists work and careers. For more information on the Artist Enhancement Grant Program, please contact Morgan Lewis at mblewis@dos.state.fl.us. The FAPN Workshop is Coming Up! Small presenters and touring artists get ready and mark your calendars for this year's Florida Artists and Presenters Network Workshop! A date has been set for May 18, 2006 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Mahaffey Theatre in St. Petersburg. The workshop is FREE with only a lunch fee required. Details about the workshop are available at the following link on the Division's website: http://www.florida-arts.org/resources/conferences.htm. This year, by visiting this link, attendees can register online for the workshop, see the agenda and get information regarding hotels in the area. This annual opportunity will be full of valuable information and should not be missed! If you would like more information on the Florida Artists and Presenters Network or the workshop, please contact Gaylen Phillips at the Division's offices. Currently On View at the Capitol Complex In the Governor's Office Gallery: The Highwaymen, Selected Works An exhibition from the collection of Geoff Cook On view through May 6, 2006 (above, Harold Newton “Back Country Fire Sky ” 24” x 48” Oil on Masonite) For more information on the other exhibitions in the other galleries at the Capitol Complex, please visit the following link: http://www.florida-arts.org/programs/cceexhibitionschedule.htm. To learn more about the Capitol Complex Exhibition Program, contact Allison McCarthy at 850.245.6475 or amccarthy@dos.state.fl.us.
Grant Workshops	The Division Announces Two Grantwriting Workshops For Individual Artists The Division of Cultural Affairs is presenting two, free workshops for Individual Artists with information specific to the Division's Individual Artist Grant Programs: the Individual Artist Fellowship Program and the Artist Enhancement Grant Program. The workshops are free and open to the public and will take place in Jacksonville and Naples. Details about the locations, RSVP information and times can be found below. Naples Main Gallery, Naples Art Association Wednesday, April 26, 2006 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. For more information, contact Fred Sonnenberg, Naples Art Association Email: FRITZJOIE@aol.com Jacksonville The Jacksonville Public Library Friday, May 12, 2006 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. For more information, contact the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville Susan Demato, Community Services Manager 904.358.3600 ext. 17 or Email: Susan@culturalcouncil.org For more information on the Division's grant writing workshops for Individual Artists, please contact Morgan Lewis, 850.245.6356.
Opportunities	Deadline: April 15, 2006 The Cordova Historical Museum expands its annual celebration of Cordova's Fisheries Heritage by hosting a juried national art show entitles Fish Follies. This show is open to all artists 18+ years old, working in all media. The theme is anything fishy! Oceans, water, fishing or seafood related. For more information, please call 907.424.6665 or email museum@cordovamuseum.org. Deadline: April 20, 2006 Art & Community Visual Arts Residency Program presented by The Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts. Theme: Motion, Journey, Transportation. How do we get from here to there? Applications for the DCCA’s 2007-2008 Art & Community Visual Arts Residency Program are now being accepted. The call for entry with application guidelines are available on the following web site: http://www.thedcca.org/artists_oppts.html. During this residency program, artists make a full-time commitment to collaborate with an under-served community group to create artwork based on issues relevant to the participants' lives. The residency program is also geared to offering artists the time, space, and financial assistance to work on their own independent projects. In addition to a stipend, the DCCA provides selected artists with living accommodations/studio space for up to eight weeks. The DCCA documents all residencies in a nationally distributed catalogue and may schedule an exhibition for the artist. For more information contact Holly Bennett at hbennett@thedcca.org or 302.656.6466, ext. 7101. Deadline: April 24, 2006 Public Art Opportunity in Pinellas County, FL. The Pinellas County Arts Council is currently advertising a call-to-artists for the creation of gateway entry markers in association with the Belleair Causeway Bridge. The budget for this project is $200,000 and the application deadline (postmarked) is April 24, 2006. For complete project information, graphics, and application instructions visit the Pinellas County Arts Council’s public art web-page at www.pinellasarts.org or contact Mark Flickinger, Public Art and Design Director, (727) 453-7869 or mflickin@co.pinellas.fl.us. Deadline: April 28, 2006, 3pm EST Metro Arts Commission in Nashville TN seeks artists for three public art projects to infuse art into the design and architecture of the new Public Square, a four-acre park adjacent to the Metro Courthouse, which is currently undergoing major restoration. Project Budget: $350,000. Two of the projects, open to any artists in the United States, will be located in two adjacent quiet courtyards with seating areas, at the southern edge of the Square. A third project, to be designed by a Tennessee artist, is for dispersed artwork creatively placed throughout the site. The complete Call to Artists RFQ including site maps and images is available on the Metro Nashville Arts Commission website http://www.artsnashville.org The Direct link to the RFQ is http://www.artsnashville.org/pubartprogram/opportunities/pubsq/pubsq.php. Deadline: May 1, 2006 The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Arts proudly present: Eat My Dust!, an exhibition and racing competition. Open to all artists, architects, designers, and other assorted gearheads from all over the Southeast to create and race "aesthetically-embellished" pinewood derby gravity racers (the small ones) against 300 cars (already made) from artists from New York. This event is schedule from July 22 through October 1. For More information, contact SECCA at 336.725.1904, or go to www.secca.org. Deadline: May 9, 2006 Call to Artists: Art Center Sarasota's 3rd Annual Florida Photography Juried Exhibition. Exemplary works will be awarded cash prizes in black and white as well as color photography. All art submitted must be the original work of the applicant and completed between 2003 and 2006. Entries must originate from a photograph and may not incorporate elements produced by anyone other than the artist. For more information, please call 941.365.2032 or go to www.artsarasota.org. Deadline: May 19, 2006 19th Annual Northern National Art Competition. Open to U.S. Artists 18 or older. May submit 2 slides of 2D art in any medium. Three $1000.00 Awards of Excellence. Over $8500.00 total in prize money. Juror/Judge: Renowned photographer, printmaker and author Phyllis Galembo. Entry Fee $25.00-All proceeds from sales go to the artists. For Prospectus send business sized SASE to NAC (Northern Arts Council), PO box 916, Rhinelander, WI. or email Katherine Ralph with your mailing address: kralph@nicoletcollege.edu 715-365-4556. Opening Reception July 25, 2006. Web:http://www.nicoletcollege.edu/artgal/artgall.htm Northern Arts Council Contact: Dori Brown. 715-362-3963. Deadline: June 1, 2006 ArtCorps sends volunteer artists for one year residencies to Central America to creatively communicate social and environmental messages. We seek artists who speak Spanish and are able to work autonomously; we prefer experience with community art and travel. We are currently recruiting artists for January 2007. Our deadline for applications is June 2006. Further information can be found online at www.artcorp.org. Deadline Not Specified The Alice and William Jenkins Gallery at Crealde School of Art seeks proposals from mid-career artists working in all media for the 2006/2007 exhibition season. The Jenkins Gallery is visited by 7,000 people each year. Please submit a letter of interest, artist statement, 10-20 slides or digital images on CD, and a SASE to: Rima Jabbur/Senior Gallery Curator/Crealde School of Art/600 Saint Andrews Blvd/Winter Park, Florida 32792 or visit www.crealde.org. Many more opportunities for individual artists can be found on the Division's website at http://www.florida-arts.org/jobs/individual.htm
Conference Opportunity	November 3-5, 2006 The Artist's Way Weekend! Camp Wingmann, Avon Park, Florida. An amazing weekend workshop for all creatives featuring the “Artist's Way” Philosophy. Learn to recognize, nurture and protect your inner artist. Discover ways to identify and resolve creative fear, strengthen your confidence, and develop techniques that will move you beyond creative blocks. Come experience an intensive guided encounter with your own creativity! Dates: Nov. 3-4-5 2006 (Friday eve, Saturday & Sunday) Pricing: $265.00, includes meals, accommodations and classes. For More Information, Contact: Cheryl Jones Evans 407-339-3305 Studioe109@aol.com More information: http://www.recovercreativity.com/ArtistsWayWeekend.html Many more conference and workshop listings can be found on the Division's website at http://www.florida-arts.org/resources/conferences.htm
To unsubscribe to Florida Artist Link, send an e-mail to Morgan Barr Lewis at mblewis@dos.state.fl.us and type "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject line. To receive a text only version of this newsletter, send an e-mail with "TEXT ONLY" in the subject line. If you have an opportunity or event that you would like listed in an upcoming issue of the Florida Artist Link or the Division of Cultural Affair's website, please send all the pertinent information to Morgan Barr Lewis at mblewis@dos.state.fl.us.
Watch for the next edition of the Florida Artist Link in May 2006!

DIVISION OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS

April 2006

An E-Newsletter for Florida's Individual Artists

Division News

Workshops Offered for Visual Artists

The Division is excited to announce two workshops for Visual Artists that will take place in the Panhandle region of the state this May. These workshops will be a fantastic opportunity for Visual Artists at any stage in their careers to gain valuable professional development tips on topics such as marketing, the business of being an artist, slide presentation and other concerns that artists face in their careers today.

The workshops will be led by nationally-recognized consultant, Bruce Baker. If you are interested in attending one of the workshops, please act now as advance registration is required.

There is fee for attendance , however we do ask that you RSVP to let us know how many people to expect.

Locations/Dates for the workshops are as follows:

Wednesday, May 3, 2006
PENSACOLA
The Lewis Bear Company
6129 Enterprise Drive
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

R.S.V.P. Info.
Arts Council of Northwest Florida
850.432.9906
Email: hholloway@artsnwfl.org
Boxed lunch will be provided for $5 fee at the time of the workshop.

Thursday, May 4, 2006
FORT WALTON BEACH
The Fort Walton Beach Library, meeting room
185 Miracle Strip Parkway
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

R.S.V.P. Info.
Okaloosa Arts Alliance, Perry Lord
850.863.2535
Email: pdlord@cox.net

*These workshops are funded through a Challenge America Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). To learn more about the NEA and its programs visit: www.arts.gov.

Individual Artist Fellowship Program Deadline is Approaching!

Its that time of year again for the Fellowship Program! The annual June 1st deadline is coming up and the guidelines and application forms are now available on the Division's website! Act now if you are interested in applying for this grant program. This year, the Division is offering fellowship awards in the following disciplines only: Interdisciplinary, Folk Arts, Music, Dance, Theatre, and Literature. The disciplines of Media Arts and Visual Arts will be eligible to apply again in 2007.

Fellowship awards are either $5,000 or $2,500 and can be used to support the general career advancement of the artist. For more information on the fellowship program or to download program guidelines and application forms, please visit this link: http://www.florida-arts.org/grants/fellowship/guidelines.htm. You can also get more information about the fellowship program by contacting Morgan Lewis at the Division's offices, 850.245.6470.

Artist Enhancement Grant Program Deadline Coming Up

The next cycle of the Artist Enhancement Grant Program is approaching with a deadline of July 15, 2006. With this deadline come some notable changes in the way that the program will be run. The Artist Enhancement Grant Program is moving to a quarterly application deadline each year that will coincide with the Quarterly Assistance Grant Program. This change to the structure of the Artist Enhancement Program will hopefully help artists who are applying to be able to take advantage of activities that come up all of a sudden or without much notice.

The application deadlines for the upcoming year are:

July 15, 2006
For the grant period of October 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007

October 12, 2006
For the grant period of January 1, 2007 - June 30, 2007

January 12, 2007
For the grant period of April 1, 2007 - June 30, 2007

Artist Enhancement Grants are awarded in the amounts of either $500, $750, or $1,000 and are used to support specific, career-building opportunities that will advance an artists work and careers. For more information on the Artist Enhancement Grant Program, please contact Morgan Lewis at mblewis@dos.state.fl.us.

The FAPN Workshop is Coming Up!

Small presenters and touring artists get ready and mark your calendars for this year's Florida Artists and Presenters Network Workshop! A date has been set for May 18, 2006 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Mahaffey Theatre in St. Petersburg.

The workshop is FREE with only a lunch fee required. Details about the workshop are available at the following link on the Division's website: http://www.florida-arts.org/resources/conferences.htm. This year, by visiting this link, attendees can register online for the workshop, see the agenda and get information regarding hotels in the area. This annual opportunity will be full of valuable information and should not be missed! If you would like more information on the Florida Artists and Presenters Network or the workshop, please contact Gaylen Phillips at the Division's offices.

Currently On View at the Capitol Complex

In the Governor's Office Gallery: The Highwaymen, Selected Works
An exhibition from the collection of Geoff Cook
On view through May 6, 2006
(above, Harold Newton “Back Country Fire Sky ” 24” x 48” Oil on Masonite)

For more information on the other exhibitions in the other galleries at the Capitol Complex, please visit the following link:
http://www.florida-arts.org/programs/cceexhibitionschedule.htm.

To learn more about the Capitol Complex Exhibition Program, contact Allison McCarthy at 850.245.6475 or amccarthy@dos.state.fl.us.

Grant Workshops

The Division Announces Two Grantwriting Workshops For Individual Artists

The Division of Cultural Affairs is presenting two, free workshops for Individual Artists with information specific to the Division's Individual Artist Grant Programs: the Individual Artist Fellowship Program and the Artist Enhancement Grant Program. The workshops are free and open to the public and will take place in Jacksonville and Naples. Details about the locations, RSVP information and times can be found below.

Naples
Main Gallery, Naples Art Association
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
For more information, contact Fred Sonnenberg, Naples Art Association
Email: FRITZJOIE@aol.com

Jacksonville
The Jacksonville Public Library
Friday, May 12, 2006
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
For more information, contact the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville
Susan Demato, Community Services Manager
904.358.3600 ext. 17 or Email: Susan@culturalcouncil.org

For more information on the Division's grant writing workshops for Individual Artists, please contact Morgan Lewis, 850.245.6356.

Opportunities

Deadline: April 15, 2006
The Cordova Historical Museum expands its annual celebration of Cordova's Fisheries Heritage by hosting a juried national art show entitles Fish Follies. This show is open to all artists 18+ years old, working in all media. The theme is anything fishy! Oceans, water, fishing or seafood related. For more information, please call 907.424.6665 or email museum@cordovamuseum.org.

Deadline: April 20, 2006
Art & Community Visual Arts Residency Program presented by The Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts. Theme: Motion, Journey, Transportation. How do we get from here to there? Applications for the DCCA’s 2007-2008 Art & Community Visual Arts Residency Program are now being accepted. The call for entry with application guidelines are available on the following web site: http://www.thedcca.org/artists_oppts.html. During this residency program, artists make a full-time commitment to collaborate with an under-served community group to create artwork based on issues relevant to the participants' lives. The residency program is also geared to offering artists the time, space, and financial assistance to work on their own independent projects. In addition to a stipend, the DCCA provides selected artists with living accommodations/studio space for up to eight weeks. The DCCA documents all residencies in a nationally distributed catalogue and may schedule an exhibition for the artist. For more information contact Holly Bennett at hbennett@thedcca.org or 302.656.6466, ext. 7101.

Deadline: April 24, 2006
Public Art Opportunity in Pinellas County, FL. The Pinellas County Arts Council is currently advertising a call-to-artists for the creation of gateway entry markers in association with the Belleair Causeway Bridge. The budget for this project is $200,000 and the application deadline (postmarked) is April 24, 2006. For complete project information, graphics, and application instructions visit the Pinellas County Arts Council’s public art web-page at www.pinellasarts.org or contact Mark Flickinger, Public Art and Design Director, (727) 453-7869 or mflickin@co.pinellas.fl.us.

Deadline: April 28, 2006, 3pm EST
Metro Arts Commission in Nashville TN seeks artists for three public art projects to infuse art into the design and architecture of the new Public Square, a four-acre park adjacent to the Metro Courthouse, which is currently undergoing major restoration. Project Budget: $350,000. Two of the projects, open to any artists in the United States, will be located in two adjacent quiet courtyards with seating areas, at the southern edge of the Square. A third project, to be designed by a Tennessee artist, is for dispersed artwork creatively placed throughout the site. The complete Call to Artists RFQ including site maps and images is available on the Metro Nashville Arts Commission website http://www.artsnashville.org The Direct link to the RFQ is http://www.artsnashville.org/pubartprogram/opportunities/pubsq/pubsq.php.

Deadline: May 1, 2006
The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Arts proudly present: Eat My Dust!, an exhibition and racing competition. Open to all artists, architects, designers, and other assorted gearheads from all over the Southeast to create and race "aesthetically-embellished" pinewood derby gravity racers (the small ones) against 300 cars (already made) from artists from New York. This event is schedule from July 22 through October 1. For More information, contact SECCA at 336.725.1904, or go to www.secca.org.

Deadline: May 9, 2006
Call to Artists: Art Center Sarasota's 3rd Annual Florida Photography Juried Exhibition. Exemplary works will be awarded cash prizes in black and white as well as color photography. All art submitted must be the original work of the applicant and completed between 2003 and 2006. Entries must originate from a photograph and may not incorporate elements produced by anyone other than the artist. For more information, please call 941.365.2032 or go to www.artsarasota.org.

Deadline: May 19, 2006
19th Annual Northern National Art Competition. Open to U.S. Artists 18 or older. May submit 2 slides of 2D art in any medium. Three $1000.00 Awards of Excellence. Over $8500.00 total in prize money. Juror/Judge: Renowned photographer, printmaker and author Phyllis Galembo. Entry Fee $25.00-All proceeds from sales go to the artists. For Prospectus send business sized SASE to NAC (Northern Arts Council), PO box 916, Rhinelander, WI. or email Katherine Ralph with your mailing address: kralph@nicoletcollege.edu 715-365-4556. Opening Reception July 25, 2006. Web:http://www.nicoletcollege.edu/artgal/artgall.htm Northern Arts Council Contact: Dori Brown. 715-362-3963.

Deadline: June 1, 2006
ArtCorps sends volunteer artists for one year residencies to Central America to creatively communicate social and environmental messages. We seek artists who speak Spanish and are able to work autonomously; we prefer experience with community art and travel. We are currently recruiting artists for January 2007. Our deadline for applications is June 2006. Further information can be found online at www.artcorp.org.

Deadline Not Specified
The Alice and William Jenkins Gallery at Crealde School of Art seeks proposals from mid-career artists working in all media for the 2006/2007 exhibition season. The Jenkins Gallery is visited by 7,000 people each year. Please submit a letter of interest, artist statement, 10-20 slides or digital images on CD, and a SASE to: Rima Jabbur/Senior Gallery Curator/Crealde School of Art/600 Saint Andrews Blvd/Winter Park, Florida 32792 or visit www.crealde.org.

Many more opportunities for individual artists can be found on the Division's website at http://www.florida-arts.org/jobs/individual.htm

Conference Opportunity

November 3-5, 2006
The Artist's Way Weekend! Camp Wingmann, Avon Park, Florida. An amazing weekend workshop for all creatives featuring the “Artist's Way” Philosophy. Learn to recognize, nurture and protect your inner artist. Discover ways to identify and resolve creative fear, strengthen your confidence, and develop techniques that will move you beyond creative blocks. Come experience an intensive guided encounter with your own creativity!
Dates: Nov. 3-4-5 2006 (Friday eve, Saturday & Sunday) Pricing: $265.00, includes meals, accommodations and classes.

For More Information, Contact:
Cheryl Jones Evans
407-339-3305
Studioe109@aol.com
More information:
http://www.recovercreativity.com/ArtistsWayWeekend.html

Many more conference and workshop listings can be found on the Division's website at http://www.florida-arts.org/resources/conferences.htm

To unsubscribe to Florida Artist Link, send an e-mail to Morgan Barr Lewis at mblewis@dos.state.fl.us and type "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject line. To receive a text only version of this newsletter, send an e-mail with "TEXT ONLY" in the subject line.

If you have an opportunity or event that you would like listed in an upcoming issue of the Florida Artist Link or the Division of Cultural Affair's website, please send all the pertinent information to Morgan Barr Lewis at mblewis@dos.state.fl.us.

Watch for the next edition of the
Florida Artist Link in May 2006!