DIVISION OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
DEC
2004
An E-Newsletter for Florida's Individual Artists
Stetson Kennedy to be inducted into
Florida Artists Hall of Fame
| Stetson Kennedy, an author, rights advocate and folklorist, will be the next inductee into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame. The ceremony will take place on Wednesday, April 6, 2005, as part of the Florida Heritage Gala at the R.A. Gray Building in Tallahassee. The annual Gala honors and celebrates the achievements of Floridians who have been recognized for their outstanding talents and excellence in the preservation of Florida’s heritage and cultural arts. Nominated by the Florida Center for the Book in Fort Lauderdale, Stetson Kennedy was recommended for this prestigious state honor from a slate of finalists by the Florida Arts Council... |
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2004-2005
Fellowship Awards Announced
The Division of Cultural Affairs is pleased to announce the results of
the 2004-2005 Individual Artist Fellowship Program.
The Division received a total of 225 eligible applications in six different
disciplines: Folklife/Traditional Arts, Literature, Music, Dance, and
Theatre. Twenty five awards were recommended with a total budget
of $125,000. View
the list of fellowship award recipients and honorable
mentions...
Applicants who applied, but were not recommended for a fellowship, will soon be receiving official notification from the Division of Cultural Affairs. The notifications will also include the panelists' individual score sheets with their written comments which will provide applicants with feedback and constructive criticism.
The next deadline to apply for the fellowship program is June 1, 2005 for Visual Arts and Media Arts applicants ONLY. Applicants for Folklife/Traditional Arts, Literature, Music, Dance, and Theatre can apply again in 2006. If you have questions regarding the program, please contact Morgan Barr at (850) 245-6356 or email her at: mhbarr@dos.state.fl.us.
Artist
Enhancement Grant Recipients Announced
The first round of grant recipients of the new Artist Enhancement Grant
Award have also been announced. 196 applications were received and
36 grants were awarded with a budget of $33,750.00. View
the list of recommended artists and project descriptions...
The next deadline to apply for Artist Enhancement Grants is February 28, 2005. Applicants who applied for the August deadline cannot apply for the February deadline. Find out how to apply...
Staff
changes
Division staff member, Morgan Barr has recently taken
over the administration of the Individual Artist Fellowship Program
and will be the Division liaison with the South Florida Cultural
Consortium on the Artist Enhancement Grant Program.
Please direct all inquires about grant programs for individual artists
to Morgan at (850) 245-6356 or email her at: mhbarr@dos.state.fl.us
New Exhibitions at the Capitol Complex
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“The Allure of the Florida Outdoors,” an exhibition of landscape works by Tallahassee artist Lauren Buchanan Schlakman will be on display at the Capitol's 22nd Floor Gallery through February 3, 2005. In this series of art works, Lauren captures some of Florida’s most pristine natural resources with her own unique and expressive style. Utilizing a variety of artistic media, from oils and acrylics to pastels and charcoals, she creates quiet, picturesque outdoor places such as the untouched coastlines that line the state. Read more... |
| An exhibition of paintings by Florida Highwaymen Artist L.L.C. entitled “Wekiva River State Park” will be on display at the Governor's Gallery through February 28, 2005. This exhibition is part of a statewide celebration of African-American culture and prosperity in Florida initiated by Governor Jeb Bush to celebrate Black History Month. For this series of works, Highwaymen artists approached the Wekiva River Series project with several objectives: first, documenting on canvas the remaining natural beauty of the sunshine state; second, educating a growing population on the importance of preserving the area’s beauty and most importantly, leaving a lasting legacy of the natural flora and fauna captured by the Highwaymen artists themselves, so fellow artists will be encouraged to follow in their footsteps. Read more... |
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Jazz at the Gray
| The Department of State's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs recently launched Jazz at the Gray, a jazz series which features some of Florida's finest musicians in performances held at the R.A. Gray Building in downtown Tallahassee. To kick off the series, Latin Grammy award-winning flautist Nestor Torres and his band, performed an unyielding two-hour set of his best known numbers in October. Earlier that day, Torres met with twenty children from the F.A.C.E. (Florida Arts and Community Enrichment) Program discussing the importance of music education and its relevance to their overall educational experience, an issue that Torres is passionate about. Aside from such discussions, the program involved Torres actually instructing the children in the use of varied musical instruments. |
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Upcoming
performances include:
Thursday,
January 20, 2005
Orlando’s popular Jazz/Blues Vocalist, Miss Jacqueline Jones and
her Band, with Special Guest, Fred Johnson
Thursday,
February 17, 2005
Recording Artist Longineu Parsons, with Jazz Touring Artists and Florida
A&M's finest Session Players
Thursday,
March 24, 2005
The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra's Award-Winning Jazz Ensemble, "Sovereign
Brass"
Thursday,
April 21, 2005
Internationally-acclaimed Jazz pianist and composer, Marcus Roberts, with
Special Guests
Find out how to order tickets...
December
17, 2004
The recently established McCormick Museum Foundation in Chicago will design,
build and operate a museum dedicated to America's freedoms, with a special
emphasis on First Amendment rights, and the civic responsibilities that
accompany those rights. As a major component of this museum, the foundation
will commission a defining work of art that will be selected through an
open, international, two-stage competition. This piece will serve as the
centerpiece of the museum and will be permanently located in the museum's
two-story rotunda. Budget: $500,000. Please visit www.mccormickmuseum.org
for more information.
December
31, 2004
The Tampa Review Prize for Poetry. Hardback Book Publication • $1000 Award
• Selected Poems in Tampa Review. GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION: Manuscripts
must be previously unpublished. Some or all of the poems in the collection
may have appeared in periodicals, chapbooks, or anthologies, but these
must be identified. Manuscripts should be typed, with pages consecutively
numbered. Clear photocopies are acceptable. Manuscripts must be at least
48 typed pages; we prefer a length of 60 -100 pages but will also consider
submissions falling outside this range. Please submit your manuscript
as loose pages held only by a removable clip or rubber band and enclosed
in a standard manila file folder. Do not staple or bind your manuscript.
Entries should include two title pages, one with author's name, address,
phone number, and e-mail address (if available), and one with no author
information. Author's name should not appear within the manuscript. Entries
must include a table of contents and a separate acknowledgments page (or
pages) identifying prior publication credits. Submissions must be postmarked
by December 31, 2004. Simultaneous submissions are permitted, but the
University of Tampa Press must be notified immediately if the manuscript
is accepted elsewhere. Include a nonrefundable handling fee of $20.00
for each manuscript submitted. Make check or money order payable to "University
of Tampa Press". The winning entry will be announced by March 31, 2005,
and publication scheduled for the Fall 2005. Enclose a stamped, self-addressed
postcard for notification of receipt of manuscript, and a stamped, self-addressed
envelope for notification of contest results. No manuscripts will be returned.
All entries become the property of University of Tampa Press and those
not chosen will be recycled. All contestants enclosing SASE will be notified
following the final selection. Manuscripts should be sent to: The Tampa
Review Prize for Poetry University of Tampa Press 401 West Kennedy Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33606 For more information, visit: http://tampareview.ut.edu
January
5, 2005
The Palm Beach Community College at Lake Worth is holding its 1st Annual
National Juried Drawing, Painting and Printmaking Competition. The show
will take place from February 18, 2005 - April 1, 2005. This competition
is open to all artists (age 18 and older and legal US residents) working
in these disciplines. Cash awards totaling $2000 will be presented in
4 categories. The deadline for slide entries is January 5, 2005. For guidelines
and prospectus, please contact: Palm Beach Community College Attn: Jennifer
Janviere-Farrell Division of Humanities 4200 Congress Avenue Lake Worth,
FL 33461 or artists can email: janvierj@pbcc.edu
Conferences
The Arts Center in St. Petersburg, FL announces the following
Master Artist Workshop: Dimensional Drawing with Creighton Michael.
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, January 28th – 30th 10am to
4pm, Levels 3-5 Course Code 1411 Maximum of Students: 15. This workshop
investigates the fundamental and conceptual structures of drawing through
its basic unit, the mark. Participants learn that drawing is primary not
preliminary as well as the distinction between a line and a mark. Working
with materials not associated with drawing such as twine and wire, students
are encouraged to develop new processes that will enable them to explore
the activity of drawing dimensionally. Creighton Michael holds an MFA
from Washington University, an MA in Art History from Vanderbilt University
and a BA in Painting from the University of Tennessee. His work has been
shown in numerous national exhibition spaces including the Islip Art Museum,
the Neuberger Museum of Art, the Queens Museum of Art at Bulova Center,
and a retrospective at the Collaborative Concepts Beacon that included
a collaborative installation with composer John Morton. He has received
several grants and awards including the Golden Foundation for the Arts
Grant, the New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship and the Pollock
Krasner Foundation Grant. His work is held in numerous public and private
collections. Tuition: $275 members/$325 nonmembers. Deadline to register:
Friday, January 14, 2005. Contact: Art Center Sarasota, Inc., 707 N. Tamiami
Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236-4050; Phone: (941) 365-2032; Website: www.artsarasota.org
The Arts Center in St. Petersburg, FL announces the following
Master Artist Workshop: Granulation: Methods
and Techniques with Douglas Harling. Friday, Saturday & Sunday,
January 7th – 9th 10am to 4pm, Levels 3-5 Course Code
1410 Maximum number of students: 15. This course investigates and compares
various ways of performing granulation. Harling will cover simple torch
firing methods as well as the use of kilns and fusion furnaces. The emphasis
is on learning the “How's” and “Whys” of this ancient technique and its
applications for the contemporary metalsmith. Students will look at performing
granulation in both silver and gold, focusing on the differences and similarities
between the two metals; however, working in gold will be strictly optional.
Douglas Harling resides in Greensboro, North Carolina and teaches at the
University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He received his MFA from Southern
Illinois University at Carbondale. Harling’s awards include a Southern
Arts Federation/NEA Grant and a North Carolina Artist Fellowship Grant.
He has taught numerous workshops on granulation across the country and
exhibits internationally. Recent exhibits include The Art of Gold, currently
on tour through ExhibitsUSA. Tuition: $275 members/$325 nonmembers; Deadline
to register: Friday, December 24, 2004. Contact: Art Center Sarasota,
Inc., 707 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236-4050; Phone: (941) 365-2032;
Website: www.artsarasota.org
The 33rd Annual Florida Suncoast Writers’ Conference
will be held at the Sirata Beach Resort and Conference Center in St.
Petersburg Beach from February 3 to February 5, 2005.
The program offers lectures, readings, workshops, and consultations with
faculty for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. This
year’s featured speakers include fiction writers Margaret Atwood
and Jill McCorkle. Over 48 workshops/seminars will be led by writing and
publishing professionals such as Heather Sellers, Eric Kraft, Alice Templeton,
Thomas Swick, and many more! There will also be manuscript reading and
consultation services, as well as other special programs. Daily program
times vary. Registration fees are $225 through Jan. 20, and $245 after
that date. There is a $190 registration fee for students, teachers and
members of Lifelong Writers at USF who register through Jan. 20. Because
space is limited, participants are encouraged to register early. To register
or for information, call USF Continuing Education at (813) 974-2403, option
2; toll free 1-866-541-7124. Information is available on the web at http://english.cas.usf.edu/fswc/
. The conference is co-sponsored by the USF Continuing Education and the
USF Department of English.
Hollywood
Beach Cultural & Community Center offers "CHANGE
YOUR LIFE WITH POETRY"
presented by Anastasia Clark, poet and author, former
poet-in-residence Framingham, MA. Write Poetry! Read Poetry! Overcome
the challenges of everyday life! Turn bad days into good days with poetry!
Use poetry as a relaxation tool! Make poetry your friend - a lifelong
friend! Offered Saturdays 10:30 am-12:00 Noon, Jan 22, 2005-Mar 12, 2005
at the Hollywood Beach Cultural & Community Center, 1301 S. Ocean
Dr. Hollywood, FL 33019; Residents: $40.00. Non-Residents: $41.00.
Contact Edwin Cruz to register: 954-921-3600.
Jobs &
Resources
The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art,
Florida State University, in Sarasota, Florida seeks a Coordinator
of Community Programs, (#56504)
The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art seeks a gifted museum arts
educator with comprehensive experience developing meaningful programs
and projects for youth, families and seniors. Will design, develop, and
coordinate children's cultural camps; gallery guides; family tours; kid
friendly Museum products for sale in gift shops; family festivals; outreach
programs to community organizations; daily menu of options at the Museum
for children and families. Supervises interns and activities volunteers.
Qualifications: minimum 2 years experience in museum education required
and a Master's degree in museum studies/education, art history, studio
art or art education with experience in designing and presenting youth,
family programming on and off-site required. Excellent verbal and writing
skills; interpersonal and management skills; strong background in art
history and material culture, learning theories and community education.
Required to work occasional weekends and evenings. Fingerprinting required.
Please send a letter of interest and résumé to Human Resources, FSU/Ringling
Cultural Center, 1226 North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34246 before 5:00
PM December 30 EOE
Folkvine.org:
The Challenges of Presenting Folk Art On-line -- An Overview
In the current issue of CultureWork, the collaborators of the Folkvine
project discuss the process of creating an online presence for four Florida
folk artists. The article discusses the challenges of technology and collaboration
as well as the aesthetic challenges of representing these artists in the
online environment. Click here to view the current issue of CultureWork:
http://aad.uoregon.edu/culturework/current.html.
ArtsOpportunities - is a free classified service offered by the Southern Arts Federation
NYFA Current - is a site by the New York Foundation for the Arts which lists a variety of artist opportunities.
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 Erin Long at elong@dos.state.fl.us.