DIVISION OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
October 2005
An E-Newsletter for Florida's Individual Artists
FAPN deadline for APAP is December 2nd!
The Florida Artists and Presenters Network (FAPN) is offering grants for Florida touring artists and presenters to attend the Association of Performing Arts Presenters Conference (APAP). If you are a Florida touring artist (solo or part of a group), or a Florida presenter who has never attended one of these conferences you are eligible to apply for support.
The Association of Performing Arts Presenters Members' Conference (APAP) is coming up January 21-24, 2006 in New York City. For more information or for registration details on the conference, please visit: www.artspresenters.org. The Division will provide up to $500 in conference support on a reimbursement basis to those who receive the grants. Only one person may apply per group or on behalf of a presenter. For more information please visit the FAPN link on the Division's home page, or click here.
Artist Enhancement Grant Recipients Announced!!!
Congratulations to the latest recipients of the Artist Enhancement Grant Program! The Artist Enhancement Panel met September 15th via conference call to recommend awards for the program and funded 36 applicants! These grant awards are intended to support, specific, career-building opportunities that will enhance the artists careers and their work. The complete list of grant recipients can be found at the following link: http://www.florida-arts.org/grants/AEGRecipients2006.htm.
The next deadline for the Artist Enhancement Grant Program will be January 30, 2006 for activities between May 1, 2006 and September 30, 2006. Program guidelines and application forms are available at: http://www.florida-arts.org/grants/ae/.
Now On View at the Capitol Complex
Paintings by Charles Dorn at the Old Capitol Gallery
On View through January 6, 2006
A Sense of Place, paintings by Kevin Grass
On View at the Cabinet Meeting Room through February 16, 2006
For more information on the Capitol Complex Exhibition Program, please contact Allison McCarthy at 850/245-6475 or by email: amccarthy@dos.state.fl.us.
The City of Blue Springs, Missouri, invites artists to submit qualifications to be considered for a temporary exhibit scheduled for April 1 to September 30, 2006. The City will select four artists who will provide artwork displayed during this time period in four city parks. For more information, consult the Call to Artists for H2 Oh! WaterWorks of Art at www.bluespringsgov.com, or call 816-228-0110 to receive a copy.
Deadline: December 12, 2005
UrbanArts, endorsing sponsor of the WINDScape ideas competition, invites artists/designers/teams to participate in the WINDScape ideas competition. Cape Wind Associates has proposed America's first offshore wind farm - 130 wind turbines in Nantucket Sound to supply 70% of Cape Cod and the Islands with clean and renewable power. This project presents the unique opportunity to connect the community to its energy source and to make renewable energy visible and meaningful to its users. The Boston Society of Architects, along with public- and private- sector sponsors, invites designers to participate in an ideas competition. This design competition challenges entrants to envision a Cape Wind Park that is more than just a utility to generate electricity, but a place to educate the public about the impacts of renewable wind energy on the environment. More information can be found at: www.architects.org/windscape or Alexandra Lee 617.951.1433 x225.
Deadline Not Specified
The City of Rockville, in partnership with RD Rockville, LLC and Federal Realty Investment Trust, is pleased to announce Call for Entries for nine public art projects in support of a $500,000 commitment to integrate publicly accessible art into a vibrant Rockville Town Square where “progress lies, not in enhancing what is – but advancing toward, what will be” a completely new redeveloped area within the active core of Rockville Town Center.
These site-specific public art projects are seen as opportunities to honor and embrace Rockville’s long history and rich cultural diversity. The presence of public art throughout the area is viewed as a means to engage and involve those who visit for the first time as well as those who experience Rockville Town Square daily. These public art projects will become part of the identity of Rockville. All finalists must identify how their proposed project is significant to Rockville in content. How does the art relate to Rockville’s “past, present and/or future?” How does the art embody the “who, what, when or where” of Rockville?.
Rockville Town Square is a 15-acre project that will create an active destination featuring a mixed-use environment with: street level retail, restaurants and shops, more than 600 residential units built in the four stories above the retail, a new cultural arts building for the visual arts; a public plaza designed to host concerts and other special events, a new Rockville Regional Library (the largest in the Montgomery County system) and three parking garages. Rockville Town Square is one block from the Rockville Metro station serving the Washington-Metropolitan region and Rockville Pike/Route 355, a main artery of the City of Rockville and surrounding Montgomery County. The area is also within a short walking distance of many Rockville neighborhoods.
On June 15, 2004, the ground breaking for Rockville Town Square was held. The targeted grand opening is planned for late 2006. For more information about the sites open for proposals, and more details about submission requirements, visit: http://www.rockvillemd.gov/arts/call-entries.htm.
Deadline Not Specified
The City of Glendale announces a public art opportunity for an artist to design, fabricate and install a public artwork for a new recreation and aquatics center. All professional artists living in the United States are eligible to apply. The City of Glendale is embarking upon the process of constructing a new recreation and aquatics center. The multi-generational center will link with the existing Foothills Regional Park to create a unified campus-like environment. Foothills Regional Park currently includes children's playgrounds, shaded picnic areas, trails along Skunk Creek Linear Park, a lighted ball field complex for softball, youth baseball, soccer and flag football, and a skate court for in-line skating and skateboarding. Outdoor volleyball and basketball courts will be added in 2005. The site is highly visible from the intersection of Union Hills Road and 57th Avenue in the North West Valley. The character of the project will be in concert with the overall architectural design of the new Recreation and Aquatic Center building.
Original and one-of-a-kind artist-designed bollards and other art features for the building's exterior will be the primary area of emphasis for the Center's public art project. The art features are to represent the various activities that will occur at the Center, such as swimming and diving, kayaking, tubing, basketball, volleyball, weight-lifting, running, racquetball, culinary classes, dance, painting and other art-making classes, as well as other activities in the Foothills Regional Park, such as the picnicking, bicycling, baseball, soccer, in-line skating and
skateboarding. Please visit http://www.glendaleaz.com/PublicArt/ for further information.
Deadline Not Specified
The Atlantic Beach Public Arts Commission seeks artists for rotating art in public locations around the city. Works will be juried, and accepted works placed throughout the city for a six month period with the artist's name, name of work and biography. The works must be able to withstand the beach elements. At the end of the six months the artist may sell his work, retrieve it or the city will find another location for it. The City will pay up to $500 for transportation and installation of accepted works. Artists interested in displaying their works should send inquiries to ABPAC, 1970 Mipaula Court, Atlantic Beach, Florida 32233, call (904) 247-1473, or Email: Wgaspaul@aol.com.
For more information on Public Art Opportunities, please visit the Division's website at: http://www.florida-arts.org/jobs/individual.htm.
The Lower East Side Printshop invites emerging artists of all disciplines and cultural backgrounds to apply for the Special Editions Fellowship Program 2006. No previous printmaking experience is necessary. Awarded artists will create printmaking projects in collaborative residencies that will take place between February 2006 and February 2007. Each artist will have 8-12 day-long working sessions with a master printer to develop and complete a new body of work. The Printshop will provide materials, tools and equipment, full studio access, technical assistance and an artist honorarium of $1,500. Applications must be postmarked or hand-delivered by December 2, 2005. Application available at http://printshop.org, or send a self addressed stamped envelope to Lower East Side Printshop, 306 W.37th Street, New York, NY 10018. The Lower East Side Printshop advances and promotes the art of printmaking and supports emerging artists.
Deadline: December 10th
The Creative Writing Department at Blake School of the Arts, Tampa, Florida, announces the Second Annual Yellow Jacket Press Chapbook Contest for Florida Poets. Winner, announced by March 15th, will receive $100 and 25 copies. All entrants must be permanent residents of Florida.
Chapbooks should be no longer than 24 pages, including title page and acknowledgments. Please include a brief bio, date you became a Florida resident, and SASE, along with $10 reading fee. Manuscripts will not be returned. Last year’s winner was Florida Straits by Gregory Byrd of Clearwater. For copies of last year’s winning book, send an additional $6.50 along with your submission.
Mail submissions to:
Yellow Jacket Press Chapbook Competition
c/o Gianna Russo
Blake School of the Arts
1701 N. Blvd.
Tampa, Fl. 33607
For more information contact: For more information contact
gianna.russo@sdhc.k12.fl.us.
Deadline: December 15, 2005
Miami Design Preservation League presents the 29th Annual Art Deco Weekend January 13-15, 2006. This is the oldest and largest Art Deco festival in the world and draws up to 400,000 visitors to Miami Beach. The theme for the 2006 festival is “Puttin on the Ritz” and will celebrate the art, architecture and culture of the Art Deco years. They will accept applications from artists and vendors selling antiques, collectibles, jewelry, painting, sculpture, photography, clothing, furniture, and home furnishings from the Art Deco, early Modernist and mid-century eras. New merchandise that accurately displays Deco and Modernist motifs also will be accepted. All applications are juried. Space is available on world-famous Ocean Drive at the outdoor street fair or indoors in a secured, air-conditioned facility, with fees according to booth size and location. Applications may be downloaded from their website at www.mdpl.org, or contact us at 305-672-2014.
Deadline: December 16, 2005
From May 23 to June 2, 2006, Montreal will play host to the violin edition of the Montreal International Music Competition. This edition will mark the 5th anniversary of the Competition, a recently inducted member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions. Violinists aged 29 years and younger who are interested in submitting an application for the 2006 edition of the competition should visit the competition's website: www.jeunessesmusicales.com for information and to download the Competition brochure. The Competition will cover travel and lodging costs of candidates who are selected to attend the semi-finals in Montreal.
Deadline: January 2, 2006
BEST OF FLORIDA POETRY CONTEST
Once again the popular Best of Florida Poetry Contest will be happening - an important part of the annual Willfest, weekend folk and poetry celebration held every spring and next scheduled for March 11-12, 2006 . at the Sertoma Youth Ranch in Dade City. Applications will be taken on-line and by mail with entries and payment to be sent to: Betsy Bolger-Paulet for CONTEST, 3333 Ehrlich Rd. , Tampa 33618. E-mail to: sngstry7@aol.com. There is a fee of $10 for one or $20 for up to 3 poems per poet with ALL money going to cover the cash prizes. For youngsters under 18, the fee is waived with certificates/merchandise prizes in lieu of cash prizes. Poems MUST be Florida-themed, i.e. of and about Florida , culture, history, the land, the critters ( 2-4-6 legged) 50 lines limit and modest in language as this IS a family event. Winners will be invited to perform on stages at the festival. There will also be a workshop "Sharing your Stuff" covering oral pre-sentation skills including working with sound systems and technicians. http://www.betsybolgerpaulet.homestead.com/poetrycontest.html - online entries and information.
Deadline: January 9, 2006
2nd Annual National Drawing, Painting and Printmaking Competition
The Palm Beach Community College in Lake Worth, FL invites artists to submit their best drawings, paintings and prints for the second annual art competition hosted by the college. Guest juror Barry Sparkman from the University of Miami will distribute artist awards totaling $2000. Slide entries are due January 9th 2006. For a full prospectus, please send an SASE to the address below:
Palm Beach Community College
Attn:Gallery Manager
Division of Humanities, MS 15
4200 Congress Avenue
Lake Worth, FL 33461
More opportunities for individual artists can be found at the Division's website: http://www.florida-arts.org/jobs/individual.htm. If you have an opportunity you would like to submit, please email it to Morgan Barr at Mhbarr@dos.state.fl.us.
workshops
October 26-30, 2005
The National Guild's 68th Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA
For more information, visit www.nationalguild.org.
November 2-5, 2005
Educators and Museums: Building Inclusive Learning Communities, Jacksonville, FL
Museum accessibility has grown far beyond simply building a ramp to the door. Attracting new and diverse audiences requires museums to not only rethink the use of architectural spaces, but more importantly how to be accessible programmatically. The VSA arts Institute is a unique opportunity for practitioners at all levels. Teachers and Museum Educators will join other professionals to examine best practice strategies for extending the teaching arm of both museums and school classrooms to maximize their ability to engage students in accessible and inclusive arts-based learning programs. The meeting will be at The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, 829 Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida 32204
For registration and additional information go to www.vsarts.org and click on Jacksonville Institute.
November 5, 2005
Creativity Works! A Career Forum for Artists with Disabilities, Jacksonville, FL
A one day career forum to address identified issues that artists with disabilities face when choosing a career in the arts. Through workshops, discussions, keynotes and individual counseling, Creativity Works! will introduce individuals with disabilities to the wide range of career opportunities available in the arts and other related field. The Forum is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. For more information, call Chandra Daniels at 813.558.5092 or visit the VSA Arts of Florida website at www.vsafl.org. Accommodations are available.
November 7, 2005
Florida Creative Conversation: Emerging Leaders in the Arts
A statewide opportunity to connect and network with your fellow emerging leaders in the arts at the Jackie Gleason Theater on Miami Beach. The Miami Emerging Arts Leaders invite you to get inspired by speakers, workshops and roundtable discussions. Creative Conversations is a national program of Americans for the Arts, the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America (www.americansforthearts.org.) This initiative engages young/new arts leaders in stimulating conversation and provides networking opportunities. There is no charge to attend this event. The day will be divided into morning and afternoon sessions and you may attend the full day or either session. Please click here to register online,
or contact Lucia Minervini at 305-375-5895.
November 9, 2005
Meet the Founders,
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This is the Art of Doing Business Workshops for 2005–06. This workshop will be held at ArtServe from 9am to 12 noon. For more information please e-mail Byron Swart, ByronS@artserve.org, or visit www.artserve.org.
Many more conference and workshop listings can be found on the Division's website at http://www.florida-arts.org/resources/conferences.htm
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 at mhbarr@dos.state.fl.us.
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Florida Artist Link in November 2005!