DIVISION OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
JUNE
2006
An E-Newsletter for Florida's Individual Artists
WELCOME TO NEW STAFF!
The Division is very excited to welcome two new summer staff members: Katie Britton and Powell Burke, both Program Specialists. Powell is a returning member of the staff- he spent last Summer working for the Division and has returned again to assist with the Individual Artist Fellowship Program and Art in State Buildings Program. Katie is a student at Tallahassee Community College who is assisting with special projects during the summer months.
OTHER STAFF NEWS
Allison McCarthy, who formerly administered the Capitol Complex Exhibition Program, Florida Artists Hall of Fame and Arts Recognition Awards Programs has left the Division staff to pursue a new opportunity as the Executive Director of LeMoyne Art Foundation in Tallahassee. Allison will be greatly missed and we wish her the best of luck in this new position. The Capitol Complex Exhibition Program will now be administered by Lee Modica, who currently runs the Art in State Buildings Program.
OASIS IS COMING!
Are you ready?
The Division is offering a series of workshops covering the new online grants and information system- OASIS! If you would like more information about using the system, its benefits, and how it will work for your DCA grant applications; try to attend one of the workshops. There will be 5 workshops offered at regional locations around the state during the month of July. All workshops are free and open to the public, only an RSVP is required to attend.
Workshops are being offered at the following five locations in the month of July- Gainesville, Sarasota, Pensacola, Fort Lauderdale, and Tallahassee. Details on the workshop specifics can be found on the Division's website at the following link: http://www.florida-arts.org/grants/GrantwritingWorkshops.htm.
We hope to see you there!
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL FAPN WORKSHOP!
May 18th was the second annual Florida Artists and Presenters Network (FAPN) workshop held by the Division. This year's workshop took place in St. Petersburg at the Mahaffey Threatre and proved to be a very productive and informative day for all those who attended. David Rowell, professor at Florida State University School of Theatre facilitated the workshop and gave very valuable information on artist marketing and publicity.
Attendees received books to help them in their future marketing efforts and had plenty of important time to network with one another throughout the day-long workshop. Be on the look out for more important opportunities from the Florida Artists and Presenters Network in the future!
The Florida Artists and Presenters Network and the FAPN workshop were funded through a Challenge America Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. More information on the National Endowment for the Arts can be found at www.nea.gov.
CONGRATULATIONS TO NEW FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS!
The Division is delighted to announce four additional Individual Artist Fellowships have been awarded by the Florida Arts Council and Secretary of State for the 2006 fellowship award year. Funding has become available through the program and 2 individual artists from each of the 2 and 3 dimensional applicants have been awarded a fellowship award. Images of their work and the names of counties in which they reside is found below.
Amy Broderick, Palm Beach County
Mark Koven, Miami-Dade County
Tom McCarthy, Pinellas County
Robyn Voshardt, Pinellas County
Interested in the Individual Artist Fellowship Program or the Fellowship Recipients for the 2006 year? Keep on the lookout for the updated fellowship section of the Division's website which will have images of their work, information about the artists and video work samples for the Media Arts Recipients! The updated version of the site will be live by September 2006! Also, the Visual Arts Fellowship Exhibition will begin to be organized this fall... look for more news about this exciting exhibition that will be on view around the state in late 2007 and 2008!
ARTIST ENHANCEMENT GRANT DEADLINES COMING UP!
There are two upcoming deadlines for the Artist Enhancement Grant Program, July 15, 2006 and October 12, 2006. The Artist Enhancement Grant Program provides support for artists to take advantage of specific, skill-building opportunities of significance to their careers. If you have an activity or opportunity that you would like to apply for assistance for, please visit the Division's website to download guidelines and application forms. The link for the Artist Enhancement Grant Program is: http://www.florida-arts.org/grants/ae/. Questions about the program can be directed to Morgan Lewis, mblewis@dos.state.fl.us.
INDIVIDUAL ARTIST FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM PANEL MEETING DATES
The panel meetings for the Individual Artist Fellowship Program have been set for the following dates:
October 3rd- Dance Fellowships
October 4th- Folk Arts Fellowships
October 5th - Interdisciplinary Fellowships
October 10th - Music Fellowships
October 11th - Theatre Fellowships
October 18th - Literature Fellowships
Attendance at these meetings is not required, however they are open to the public. All meetings will begin at 9 a.m. and will run through their completion. The location will be at the Division's offices, The R.A. Gray Building, 500 South Bronough Street, 3rd Floor, Tallahassee, Florida, 32399. Artists who applied for an individual artist fellowship will be notified unofficially of the award recommendations after these meetings via email. Information about the panelists for this round of fellowship meetings will be posted in July on the Division's website:www.florida-arts.org.
Deadline: June 29, 2006
Community-Based Public Art in Pinellas County, Florida.
Budget: $30,000. The Pinellas County Arts Council is currently advertising a call-to-artists for an artist-in-residency project at Boca Ciega Park. The term “residency” is used to suggest a community-based project and does not necessarily refer to an actual residency. The selected artist will interact with park user and the surrounding community and create temporary or permanent artwork that relates to the natural environment of the area. 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 Program Director, (727) 453-7869 or mflickin@co.pinellas.fl.us.
Deadline: July 11, 2006
Palm Beach County Art in Public Places announces a $491,000 “Artscape in the Tropics” commission for the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Designer/artist teams are invited to submit materials which demonstrate their ability to transform the existing outdoor landscape and hardscape into an artistic, high-energy, eye-catching, lush tropical environment. The extraordinary design will elevate the Convention Center’s visibility as a gateway to Palm Beach County and the City of West Palm Beach for residents and visitors. There will be an opportunity for a Site Inspection on June 5, 2006.
Up to three teams will be selected by a Short List Committee. Short List teams will then present their proposals in person to the Final Selection Committee. Each team to make a live presentation to the Final Selection Committee shall receive an honorarium of $3,000. The Final Selection Committee will select a Finalist and, after the Finalist has incorporated community input, will recommend the Finalist’s proposal to the Board of County Commissioners for approval. To request a copy of the RFP contact Elayna Toby Singer at esinger@pbcgov.com or (561) 233-0235.
Deadline: July 14, 2006
The Utah Public Art Program announces a call for qualifications from artists or artist teams interested in creating site-specific public art for the soon to be remodeled Marriott Library on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. The deadline for submittal is July 14, 2006 with a total arts budget is $290,000. An optional artist meeting has been scheduled for June 27, 2006 at the Marriott Library, Room 2220 for interested artists to ask questions of the architect, staff and Public Art Program about the project. RFQ and information on this and other Utah projects are available at: http://arts.utah.gov/public_art_program/commissions/index.htmlt.
Deadline: July 15, 2006
SAVANNAH, Georgia – Artists are invited to submit entries for the Telfair Museum of Art’s Twelfth Annual ART FAIR. This juried show will be held Nov. 3-5, 2006, in Savannah’s historic Telfair Square, adjacent to Telfair Museum’s Academy of Arts and Science and the newly opened Jepson Center for the Arts. $12,000 in prizes and honorable mentions will be announced at the awards ceremony, the afternoon of Saturday, Nov. 4. Categories of original artwork include painting, drawing, graphics, sculpture, jewelry, pottery, photography, furniture, glass, textiles and mixed media. Artists will create their own displays, which will be covered by a large tent. Booth fees are $300 for a 10’X10’ space, $550 for a 10’X20’ space or $800 for a 10’X30’ space. For the prospectus/application please visit www.telfair.org, or contact artfair@telfair.org for more information. All entries must be postmarked by Saturday, July 15. Please include the completed application form, $35 application fee and digital images of the artist’s work and display. Acceptance notices will be mailed the first week of August.
Deadline: July 31, 2006
The Palm Beach County Cultural Council is currently seeking proposals for its Artist-in-Residency Fund/Category A grant program. The grant provides funding for artist-in-residency programs that emphasize interaction between artists and the Palm Beach County community. The program’s mission is to forge partnerships between artists and host nonprofit cultural organizations that benefit residents of Palm Beach County. The grant application is available online at, http://www.palmbeachculture.com, and is open to creative writing, dance, media arts, multidisciplinary, music, theater, or visual arts projects. The application deadline is July 31, 2006.
Deadline: August 7, 2006
100% Pure :: Open call for Florida artists The Fifth Avenue Art Gallery (located at 1470 highland Avenue, Melbourne, Florida) will be holding an exhibit to showcase the extraordinary talents of local, regional, and state-wide Florida artists. Any professional artist who works and lives in Florida is eligible for participation. The exhibition will be held in September (1st-31st) and a winner will be selected from the participants to receive a one artist show (date of that show TBA). Entries are due by August 7th (this is not a postmark deadline so please allow sufficient time for your entries to arrive). Work must have been completed within the last three years and available for purchase. You can find more information on the website and download a copy of the prospectus. Submission fee is $25 for up to three entries. For more information, please call 321.259.8261, visit http://www.fifthavenueartgallery.com, or for the Prospectus: http://www.fifthavenueartgallery.com/call_for_art.pdf. To receive a copy of the prospectus by mail, please send a self addressed stamped envelope:
100% Pure Prospectus
Fifth Avenue Art Gallery
1470 Highland Avenue
Melbourne, FL 32935
Deadline: August 8, 2006
The Maitland Art Center is pleased to announce that it will offer a juried art exhibition, MORE POSTCARDS FROM PARADISE. The subject matter for the two-dimensional art work must be the Maitland Art Center—an element of the Center, an image, view, or interpretation of the Center or the grounds in painting, watercolor, pastel, photography, collage, drawing, etc. Artists may submit two works with an entry fee of $10. Works may not exceed an image size of 18” (height) by 24” (width). Selections for the exhibit will be from the actual works themselves, and they must be delivered to the Germaine Marvel Community Building at the Center on August 7th or 8th between 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Call for Entry forms are now available by calling the Center during regular hours at 407.539.2181 or by downloading pdf. form at www.maitlandartcenter.org/PDF/Postcards_06.pdf The exhibition will be held in the Center’s galleries from September 8th through October 29th. Purchase awards of $500 will be made for up to six images from the exhibition and will be reproduced as postcards which will be available through the Center’s gift shop. The artist’s whose works are purchased and reproduced will receive image credit on the postcard when it is printed. For information on this or other programs of the Maitland Art Center, call 407.539.2181 or visit the website www.maitlandartcenter.org.
The Palm Beach County Cultural Council is currently seeking proposals for its Artist-in-Residency Fund/Category A grant program. The grant provides funding for artist-in-residency programs that emphasize interaction between artists and the Palm Beach County community. The program’s mission is to forge partnerships between artists and host nonprofit cultural organizations that benefit residents of Palm Beach County. The grant application is available online at, http://www.palmbeachculture.com, and is open to creative writing, dance, media arts, multidisciplinary, music, theater, or visual arts projects. The application deadline is July 31, 2006.
The Artist-in-Residency program awards a maximum of $30,000 for up to two projects and is funded through Palm Beach County’s portion of Florida’s State of the Arts license plate sales. Artist-in-Residency grants are awarded through a panel review process. Applicant proposals will be scored on professionalism; the artistic merit of the proposed residency project; the project’s feasibility; the projected impact on the community; and the strength of the collaboration with the host organization For further information and a grant application please logon to: www.palmbeachculture.com.
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 Lewis at mblewis@dos.state.fl.us.
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Florida Artist Link in August of 2006!