February 2008 Issue

DIVISION OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS		February 2008
An E-Newsletter for Florida's Individual Artists
Division News	New Staff at the Division! The Division is delighted to welcome Joshua Youngblood as our Information Specialist. Joshua recently served as program assistant for Florida Main Street. Originally from Monroe, Louisiana, Joshua grew up in Augusta, Georgia, and moved to Tallahassee for graduate school in 2000. Joshua holds a B.A. in history with a minor in trumpet performance from the University of Louisiana, Monroe, and a M.A. in history from Florida State University where he is currently a Ph.D. candidate. He makes his home in downtown Tallahassee with his wife, Teresa, son, Woody, and two big, spoiled dogs. Joshua is coordinating the Division's Information Services, press releases, and publications. He is also currently working on the first issue of a Division-wide online newsletter! Creative Capital Workshop in St. Petersburg The Creative Capital Foundation workshop that the Division presented in St. Petersburg on February 2nd was a great success! The day long workshop was filled with information and practical experience from the two leaders from Creative Capital. Artists attending did a packet exchange where they looked at and critiqued each others promotional materials, they worked on their artist statements, and learned a variety of other marketing and promotional tools. Image from the Creative Capital Workshop, February 2, 2008 Held at the Studio @ 620, downtown St. Petersburg The Division will be offering another workshop like the one in February in St. Petersburg. This workshop is open to artists in all disciplines. Applications will be accepted until March 19, 2008. The workshop will take place May 3, 2008 at the Lighthouse Center for the Arts in Tequesta, Florida. For more information or to apply for this workshop, visit the following link: http://www.florida-arts.org/projects/ccworkshops/ccworkshop08.html. These professional development workshops for Florida's individual artists are made possible through generous funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, Challenge America Program. For more information on the National Endowment for the Arts, visit www.nea.gov. The workshop in St. Petersburg could not have been made possible without the support of the local host, Florida Craftsmen, www.floridacraftsmen.net. Artist Enhancement Grant Program Now Open! Deadline Approaching April 14, 2008 The Artist Enhancement Grant Program is now accepting applications for the 2008 - 2009 fiscal year. These applications will be for projects or opportunities occurring from July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009. The guidelines for the program are posted at the following link on the Division's website: http://www.florida-arts.org/grants/ae/. Application information is available through the program guidelines. Artists interested in applying to the program will submit their applications through the Division's online grants system, OASIS. The Artist Enhancement Grants Program supports the careers of Florida's individual artists by providing grant funding that allows them to take advantage of specific, career-building opportunities to advance their work and support themselves. If you have questions about the program or would like more information, contact Morgan Lewis, who administers the Artist Enhancement Grants, 850.245.6356. Meet Artist Enhancement Grant Recipient Steven Sylvester Steven Sylvester is a recipient of the Artist Enhancement Grant in 2007. Steven is a ceramic artist who specializes in large scale installations. Steven used his grant to attend a workshop to participate in a week- long International Architectural Ceramics Symposium held in St. Petersburg, Florida. At the symposium Steven studied under internationally known ceramic artists Peter King, Xinia Marin, Stan Bitters and Gwen Heeney. Since the symposium, Steven has continued to study with Peter King, most recently studying under him during Mr. King's residency at the Coral Springs Museum of Art. Steven Sylvester working on the Gateway to Peace Arch at the Coral Springs Museum of Art Steven also attended the Creative Capital Foundation individual artist workshop in St. Petersburg on February 2, 2008. To learn more about Steven and his work, visit his website: http://www.stevensylvester.net/. New State Touring Roster Now Available Online! Clarita Filgueiras, Artist, State Touring Roster The 2008-2010 State Touring Roster is NOW AVAILABLE on the Division's website at the following link: http://www.florida-arts.org/roster/. The Florida artists included on the roster were recommended by the State Touring Program Roster Panel which convened in October of 2007. Florida Presenters can apply for funding assistance to bring in artists off the roster for their programming. The State Touring Program offers fee support for organizations in undeserved areas to hire artists from the roster. Visit the State Touring Program Roster to learn more about the wealth of talent we have in Florida's touring artists! For more information about the State Touring Program or if you are a presenter and would like to apply for a grant from the program, visit: http://www.florida-arts.org/grants/statetouring/index.htm. Southern Arts Federation Accepting Applications for PAE Juried Showcase! Tibetan Monk creating a sand mandala at the 2007 PAE conference Southern Arts Federation is now accepting applications for Juried Showcases at the 2008 Performing Arts Exchange (PAE). Juried Showcases are live performances that will take place on the Thursday and Friday evenings during the Performing Arts Exchange Conference. Performing Arts Exchange (PAE) was created by Southern Arts Federation to connect artists with audiences through fostering excellence in all aspects of presenting and touring the performing arts. PAE is a 4-day conference that creates opportunities for networking and transacting business. This conference is the primary forum for professional development for artists, artist managers and presenters. In addition to the Juried Showcase, there are many other showcase opportunities at PAE for touring artists including Residency Showcases and The Video Showcase. For information and application instructions, contact Southern Arts Federation at the following link: http://www.southarts.org/site/c.guIYLaMRJxE/b.1311227/k.834A/Showcases__PAE.htm. About Southern Arts Federation (www.southarts.org)- The Southern Arts Federation is a not-for-profit regional arts organization that has been making a positive difference in the arts throughout the South since 1975. SAF creates partnerships and collaborations; assists in the professional development of artists, arts organizations and arts professionals; presents, promotes and produces Southern arts and cultural programming; and advocates for the arts and arts education. The organization works in partnership with the nine state arts agencies of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. SAF is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), foundations, corporations, individuals and member states. Individual Artist Fellowship Exhibition News! Procession #1, 48" x 42", Luisa Basnuevo, included in the traveling exhibition The Individual Artist Fellowship Exhibition is opening at the Polk Museum of Art March 8, 2008. The exhibition will be on view at the Polk Museum in Lakeland through May 18, 2008. The show features the work of the 25 Visual Arts Fellowship recipients of the 2006 award. Information on the Polk Museum of Art can be found by visiting their website: http://www.polkmuseumofart.org/. The exhibition on view at the Polk Museum also features the new enhancements to the exhibition improving the accessibility of the exhibition and increasing the ways that the public can engage and interact with the work included in the show. Visitors to the exhibition at the Polk Museum of Art will be able to listen to Audio Description of each piece of artwork in the show (excluding video works). These descriptions are available on a cell phone queue that visitors can call in and access free of charge. The descriptions were furnished by the Media Access Group at WGBH Educational Foundation. Visitors to the exhibition will also be able to take advantage of Large Print Brochures and the exhibition brochure offered in Braille format. The Audio Description and other accessibility enhancements were made possible through generous funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Challenge America Program. For more information on the NEA, visit www.nea.gov.
Public Art Opportunities	Deadline: March 14, 2008 Budget: $152,000 Public Art – Salt Lake County is soliciting proposals from qualified artists, living in the United States, to participate in an open competition for works of art for the new Northwest Recreation & Senior Center located at 1300 West 300 North in Salt Lake City, Utah. The County plans to contract with one or more artists to create unique artwork that will be installed at the new Center. The project description is available by emailing ebayler@slco.org. Deadline: April 1, 2008 Budget: $233,000 The Wisconsin Arts Board’s Percent for Art program announces a request for qualifications for a $233,000 commission associated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Dept of Biochemistry II Addition. This is a world renowned Dept of Biochemistry and several significant discoveries have occurred in this department. The selection committee has identified several potential locations for artwork and will also consider other sites identified by artists. Potential sites include glass curtain wall and terrazzo floor treatments, an exterior gabion wall treatment and artwork in the exterior plaza and/or pathway between the surrounding buildings. The selection committee is interested in artwork that addresses the connection between art and biochemistry. US Artists interested in being considered for this commission must be able to demonstrate successful completion of public art projects with a budget of $100,000 or more. The deadline for applications is April 1, 2008. For the prospectus, application form and other directions on how to apply, please go to http://artsboard.wisconsin.gov/static/percent/project_05F1K.htm. Deadline: May 5, 2008 Budget: $550,000 Public Art – The University of Washington Station will be a Sound Transit underground light rail stop connecting the NE Seattle campus with the downtown core and SeaTac International Airport. Transit riders reach the train platform 110 feet below the surface using a series of criss-crossing escalators and staircases as well as fast elevators. A prime art zone is an architectural feature wall reaching from ground level to the train boarding area, which will be designed as a porous, unifying experience for the passengers using the station. The budget of $550,000 is for design, fabrication, installation, taxes and all associated costs. Design: April 2008 - March 2009, Station Opening: 2016 (due to tunneling through Capitol Hill and under Portage Bay). See http://www.soundtransit.org/x7353.xml for further information, including all-digital application details.
Opportunities	Deadline: April 1, 2008 Call to Artists: 2008 JURIED SPRING INVITATIONAL ART SHOW, May 1st - 31st, 2008. Acrylics, Graphics, Mixed Media, Oils, Pastels, and Watercolor. Artists may submit up to three entries for a non-refundable fee of $35. All entries must be for sale. Submission deadline for receiving slides, CD's or photos of artwork with entry form and fee is April 1st. For a prospectus, mail a SASE to: Harrison Art League, P.O. Box 831, Harrison, Arkansas 72602-0831 or download at www.harrison-art-league.org after January 15th. Deadline Not Specified Elizabeth and Mallory Factor Prize for Southern Art. Given to a living artist who is either working in the South or has contributed to the development of art of the South, the annual Prize will be accompanied by a $10,000 cash award. This Prize has been established by a generous gift from Elizabeth and Mallory Factor in honor of the Gibbes’ century long dedication to supporting living Southern artists. The inaugural prize will be awarded in May 2008. The selection process will begin in January with the shortlist announced in late February. A panel of experts will choose the shortlist, and the museum will make the selection of the recipient from the shortlist. Artists can either self nominate through the Web site (www.factorprize.org), or gallerists, curators, directors and interested laypeople can nominate their favorites through the Web site. Nominations can begin December 15. Deadline Not Specified The Vero Beach Museum of Art is looking for professional artists, especially in glass, with teaching experience to join our faculty and after school outreach programs. The Vero Beach Museum of Art offers a variety of courses including painting, drawing, ceramics, bronze casting and metal fabrication to the public. The outreach program provides youth in low socio economic communities with in-depth arts experiences. To learn more about the Vero Beach Museum of Art and its programs visit www.vbmuseum.org. To apply, please send a resume and work samples to: The Vero Beach Museum of Art, Attn: Annie Kraybill, 3001 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach, FL 32963. Or email akraybill@vbmuseum.org. Deadline April 11, 2008 Nine Squares Installation, City of New Haven - The City of New Haven, Office of Cultural Affairs requests submissions of qualifications and basic conceptual ideas from professional artists for the design of a temporary outdoor artwork for its central business district. For more information please visit the City of New Haven's website, Office of Cultural Affairs page: www.cityofnewhaven.com/EconomicDevelopment/CulturalAffairs.asp. Many more opportunities for individual artists can be found on the Division's website at http://www.florida-arts.org/jobs/individual.htm
Conferences & Workshops	Save the Date for the 2008 FAPN Workshop! The 2008 Florida Artists and Presenters Network (FAPN) Workshop has been scheduled for June 18th! This workshop will take place via teleconference so no travel is required! This year's workshop will focus on a much needed topic of integrating technology into your marketing and promotions. Geared specifically for Touring Artists and Small Presenters, the workshop will help attendees utilize the internet and other new media in their marketing and networking efforts. Further details about the workshop will follow. For more information contact Gaylen Phillips, Ph.D. gphillips@dos.state.fl.us. FAPN provides information and support for Florida's touring artists (and those who may wish to begin touring), and small to medium-sized Florida presenters. Established in 2004 through a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, FAPN provides 1) limited travel support for artists and presenters to attend booking conferences and 2) an annual workshop setting for education, skill-building, and networking among artists, facilitators, and presenters. For more information about FAPN, visit http://www.florida-arts.org/programs/fapn/. April 10-13, 2008 Creating Craft Consumers, Collectors & Leaders The 2008 Craft Organization Development Association (CODA) international leadership conference will be held in Little Rock, Arkansas, April 10-13, 2008. The theme of this year’s conference is “Creating Craft Consumers, Collectors & Leaders” and will include the following sessions: Relationship of Collectors and Institutions, Interior Designers Using Craft Items, Selling Craft on Organization Websites, Wisdom of Hands (an arts in education program concept), Marketing and Promoting Your Craft Organization and Creative Economies Assessment along with the following standing peer group discussions. Speaker, agenda and all conference details can be found on the CODA website: www.codacraft.org/pages/08/agenda.htm. 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 Lewis at mblewis@dos.state.fl.us and type "UNSUBSCRIBE" 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 Affairs' website, please send all the pertinent information to Morgan Lewis at mblewis@dos.state.fl.us.
Watch for the next edition of the Florida Artist Link in April of 2008!

DIVISION OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS

February 2008

An E-Newsletter for Florida's Individual Artists

Division News

New Staff at the Division!

Joshua Youngblood - February 2008 - Employee of the Month

The Division is delighted to welcome Joshua Youngblood as our Information Specialist. Joshua recently served as program assistant for Florida Main Street. Originally from Monroe, Louisiana, Joshua grew up in Augusta, Georgia, and moved to Tallahassee for graduate school in 2000. Joshua holds a B.A. in history with a minor in trumpet performance from the University of Louisiana, Monroe, and a M.A. in history from Florida State University where he is currently a Ph.D. candidate. He makes his home in downtown Tallahassee with his wife, Teresa, son, Woody, and two big, spoiled dogs. Joshua is coordinating the Division's Information Services, press releases, and publications. He is also currently working on the first issue of a Division-wide online newsletter!

Creative Capital Workshop in St. Petersburg

The Creative Capital Foundation workshop that the Division presented in St. Petersburg on February 2nd was a great success! The day long workshop was filled with information and practical experience from the two leaders from Creative Capital. Artists attending did a packet exchange where they looked at and critiqued each others promotional materials, they worked on their artist statements, and learned a variety of other marketing and promotional tools.

Image from the Creative Capital Workshop, February 2, 2008
Held at the Studio @ 620, downtown St. Petersburg

The Division will be offering another workshop like the one in February in St. Petersburg. This workshop is open to artists in all disciplines. Applications will be accepted until March 19, 2008. The workshop will take place May 3, 2008 at the Lighthouse Center for the Arts in Tequesta, Florida. For more information or to apply for this workshop, visit the following link: http://www.florida-arts.org/projects/ccworkshops/ccworkshop08.html.

These professional development workshops for Florida's individual artists are made possible through generous funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, Challenge America Program. For more information on the National Endowment for the Arts, visit www.nea.gov. The workshop in St. Petersburg could not have been made possible without the support of the local host, Florida Craftsmen, www.floridacraftsmen.net.

Artist Enhancement Grant Program Now Open!
Deadline Approaching April 14, 2008

The Artist Enhancement Grant Program is now accepting applications for the 2008 - 2009 fiscal year. These applications will be for projects or opportunities occurring from July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009. The guidelines for the program are posted at the following link on the Division's website: http://www.florida-arts.org/grants/ae/.

Application information is available through the program guidelines. Artists interested in applying to the program will submit their applications through the Division's online grants system, OASIS. The Artist Enhancement Grants Program supports the careers of Florida's individual artists by providing grant funding that allows them to take advantage of specific, career-building opportunities to advance their work and support themselves. If you have questions about the program or would like more information, contact Morgan Lewis, who administers the Artist Enhancement Grants, 850.245.6356.

Meet Artist Enhancement Grant Recipient Steven Sylvester

Steven Sylvester is a recipient of the Artist Enhancement Grant in 2007. Steven is a ceramic artist who specializes in large scale installations. Steven used his grant to attend a workshop to participate in a week- long International Architectural Ceramics Symposium held in St. Petersburg, Florida. At the symposium Steven studied under internationally known ceramic artists Peter King, Xinia Marin, Stan Bitters and Gwen Heeney.

Since the symposium, Steven has continued to study with Peter King, most recently studying under him during Mr. King's residency at the Coral Springs Museum of Art.

Steven Sylvester working on the Gateway to Peace Arch at the Coral Springs Museum of Art

Steven also attended the Creative Capital Foundation individual artist workshop in St. Petersburg on February 2, 2008. To learn more about Steven and his work, visit his website: http://www.stevensylvester.net/.

New State Touring Roster Now Available Online!

Clarita Filgueiras, Artist, State Touring Roster

The 2008-2010 State Touring Roster is NOW AVAILABLE on the Division's website at the following link: http://www.florida-arts.org/roster/. The Florida artists included on the roster were recommended by the State Touring Program Roster Panel which convened in October of 2007. Florida Presenters can apply for funding assistance to bring in artists off the roster for their programming. The State Touring Program offers fee support for organizations in undeserved areas to hire artists from the roster. Visit the State Touring Program Roster to learn more about the wealth of talent we have in Florida's touring artists!

For more information about the State Touring Program or if you are a presenter and would like to apply for a grant from the program, visit: http://www.florida-arts.org/grants/statetouring/index.htm.

Southern Arts Federation Accepting Applications for PAE Juried Showcase!

Tibetan Monk creating a sand mandala at the 2007 PAE conference

Southern Arts Federation is now accepting applications for Juried Showcases at the 2008 Performing Arts Exchange (PAE). Juried Showcases are live performances that will take place on the Thursday and Friday evenings during the Performing Arts Exchange Conference.

Performing Arts Exchange (PAE) was created by Southern Arts Federation to connect artists with audiences through fostering excellence in all aspects of presenting and touring the performing arts. PAE is a 4-day conference that creates opportunities for networking and transacting business. This conference is the primary forum for professional development for artists, artist managers and presenters.

In addition to the Juried Showcase, there are many other showcase opportunities at PAE for touring artists including Residency Showcases and The Video Showcase.

For information and application instructions, contact Southern Arts Federation at the following link: http://www.southarts.org/site/c.guIYLaMRJxE/b.1311227/k.834A/Showcases__PAE.htm.

About Southern Arts Federation (www.southarts.org)-
The Southern Arts Federation is a not-for-profit regional arts organization that has been making a positive difference in the arts throughout the South since 1975. SAF creates partnerships and collaborations; assists in the professional development of artists, arts organizations and arts professionals; presents, promotes and produces Southern arts and cultural programming; and advocates for the arts and arts education. The organization works in partnership with the nine state arts agencies of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. SAF is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), foundations, corporations, individuals and member states.

Individual Artist Fellowship Exhibition News!

Procession #1, 48" x 42", Luisa Basnuevo, included in the traveling exhibition

The Individual Artist Fellowship Exhibition is opening at the Polk Museum of Art March 8, 2008. The exhibition will be on view at the Polk Museum in Lakeland through May 18, 2008. The show features the work of the 25 Visual Arts Fellowship recipients of the 2006 award.

Information on the Polk Museum of Art can be found by visiting their website: http://www.polkmuseumofart.org/.

The exhibition on view at the Polk Museum also features the new enhancements to the exhibition improving the accessibility of the exhibition and increasing the ways that the public can engage and interact with the work included in the show. Visitors to the exhibition at the Polk Museum of Art will be able to listen to Audio Description of each piece of artwork in the show (excluding video works). These descriptions are available on a cell phone queue that visitors can call in and access free of charge. The descriptions were furnished by the Media Access Group at WGBH Educational Foundation. Visitors to the exhibition will also be able to take advantage of Large Print Brochures and the exhibition brochure offered in Braille format.

The Audio Description and other accessibility enhancements were made possible through generous funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Challenge America Program. For more information on the NEA, visit www.nea.gov.

Public Art Opportunities

Deadline: March 14, 2008
Budget: $152,000
Public Art – Salt Lake County is soliciting proposals from qualified artists, living in the United States, to participate in an open competition for works of art for the new Northwest Recreation & Senior Center located at 1300 West 300 North in Salt Lake City, Utah. The County plans to contract with one or more artists to create unique artwork that will be installed at the new Center. The project description is available by emailing ebayler@slco.org.

Deadline: April 1, 2008
Budget: $233,000
The Wisconsin Arts Board’s Percent for Art program announces a request for qualifications for a $233,000 commission associated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Dept of Biochemistry II Addition. This is a world renowned Dept of Biochemistry and several significant discoveries have occurred in this department. The selection committee has identified several potential locations for artwork and will also consider other sites identified by artists. Potential sites include glass curtain wall and terrazzo floor treatments, an exterior gabion wall treatment and artwork in the exterior plaza and/or pathway between the surrounding buildings.

The selection committee is interested in artwork that addresses the connection between art and biochemistry. US Artists interested in being considered for this commission must be able to demonstrate successful completion of public art projects with a budget of $100,000 or more. The deadline for applications is April 1, 2008. For the prospectus, application form and other directions on how to apply, please go to http://artsboard.wisconsin.gov/static/percent/project_05F1K.htm.

Deadline: May 5, 2008
Budget: $550,000
Public Art – The University of Washington Station will be a Sound Transit underground light rail stop connecting the NE Seattle campus with the downtown core and SeaTac International Airport. Transit riders reach the train platform 110 feet below the surface using a series of criss-crossing escalators and staircases as well as fast elevators. A prime art zone is an architectural feature wall reaching from ground level to the train boarding area, which will be designed as a porous, unifying experience for the passengers using the station. The budget of $550,000 is for design, fabrication, installation, taxes and all associated costs. Design: April 2008 - March 2009, Station Opening: 2016 (due to tunneling through Capitol Hill and under Portage Bay). See http://www.soundtransit.org/x7353.xml for further information, including all-digital application details.

Opportunities

Deadline: April 1, 2008
Call to Artists: 2008 JURIED SPRING INVITATIONAL ART SHOW, May 1st - 31st, 2008. Acrylics, Graphics, Mixed Media, Oils, Pastels, and Watercolor.
Artists may submit up to three entries for a non-refundable fee of $35. All
entries must be for sale. Submission deadline for receiving slides, CD's or
photos of artwork with entry form and fee is April 1st. For a prospectus, mail a
SASE to: Harrison Art League, P.O. Box 831, Harrison, Arkansas 72602-0831 or
download at www.harrison-art-league.org after January 15th.

Deadline Not Specified
Elizabeth and Mallory Factor Prize for Southern Art. Given to a living artist who is either working in the South or has contributed to the development of art of the South, the annual Prize will be accompanied by a $10,000 cash award. This Prize has been established by a generous gift from Elizabeth and Mallory Factor in honor of the Gibbes’ century long dedication to supporting living Southern artists. The inaugural prize will be awarded in May 2008. The selection process will begin in January with the shortlist announced in late February. A panel of experts will choose the shortlist, and the museum will make the selection of the recipient from the shortlist. Artists can either self nominate through the Web site (www.factorprize.org), or gallerists, curators, directors and interested laypeople can nominate their favorites through the Web site. Nominations can begin December 15.

Deadline Not Specified
The Vero Beach Museum of Art is looking for professional artists, especially in glass, with teaching experience to join our faculty and after school outreach programs. The Vero Beach Museum of Art offers a variety of courses including painting, drawing, ceramics, bronze casting and metal fabrication to the public. The outreach program provides youth in low socio economic communities with in-depth arts experiences. To learn more about the Vero Beach Museum of Art and its programs visit www.vbmuseum.org. To apply, please send a resume and work samples to: The Vero Beach Museum of Art, Attn: Annie Kraybill, 3001 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach, FL 32963. Or email akraybill@vbmuseum.org.

Deadline April 11, 2008
Nine Squares Installation, City of New Haven - The City of New Haven, Office of Cultural Affairs requests submissions of qualifications and basic conceptual ideas from professional artists for the design of a temporary outdoor artwork for its central business district. For more information please visit the City of New Haven's website, Office of Cultural Affairs page:
www.cityofnewhaven.com/EconomicDevelopment/CulturalAffairs.asp.

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

Conferences & Workshops

Save the Date for the 2008 FAPN Workshop!

The 2008 Florida Artists and Presenters Network (FAPN) Workshop has been scheduled for June 18th! This workshop will take place via teleconference so no travel is required! This year's workshop will focus on a much needed topic of integrating technology into your marketing and promotions. Geared specifically for Touring Artists and Small Presenters, the workshop will help attendees utilize the internet and other new media in their marketing and networking efforts.

Further details about the workshop will follow. For more information contact Gaylen Phillips, Ph.D. gphillips@dos.state.fl.us. FAPN provides information and support for Florida's touring
artists (and those who may wish to begin touring), and small to
medium-sized Florida presenters. Established in 2004 through a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, FAPN provides 1) limited travel support for artists and presenters to attend booking conferences and 2) an annual workshop setting for education, skill-building, and networking among artists, facilitators, and presenters. For more information about FAPN, visit http://www.florida-arts.org/programs/fapn/.

April 10-13, 2008
Creating Craft Consumers, Collectors & Leaders
The 2008 Craft Organization Development Association (CODA) international leadership conference will be held in Little Rock, Arkansas, April 10-13, 2008. The theme of this year’s conference is “Creating Craft Consumers, Collectors & Leaders” and will include the following sessions: Relationship of Collectors and Institutions, Interior Designers Using Craft Items, Selling Craft on Organization Websites, Wisdom of Hands (an arts in education program concept), Marketing and Promoting Your Craft Organization and Creative Economies Assessment along with the following standing peer group discussions.

Speaker, agenda and all conference details can be found on the CODA website: www.codacraft.org/pages/08/agenda.htm.

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 Lewis at mblewis@dos.state.fl.us and type "UNSUBSCRIBE" 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 Affairs' website, please send all the pertinent information to Morgan Lewis at mblewis@dos.state.fl.us.

Watch for the next edition of the
Florida Artist Link in April of 2008!