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ATTENTION COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY FACULTY MEMBERS
Post Date: March 16
If you are training the next generation of artists and cultural organization leaders to work in community-based arts, arts administration, museum studies, or as public scholars in the arts or humanities, Animating Democracy is now offering workshops in arts and civic engagement that may complement your curriculum. We're booking workshops for fall 2007 and spring 2008, and we invite you to review the description on our website for more details. Please also visit our website for more information about Animating Democracy and our publications, which contain in-depth case studies, principles and practices of arts-based civic engagement work, and a multivoiced collection of critical writings about arts-based civic dialogue work. Animating Democracy offers lively and interactive half-day, one-day, and two-day workshops that explore concepts, principles, and practices of arts-based civic engagement and dialogue. The programs are based on the discoveries of cultural organizations and artists across the country that took part in the national Animating Democracy initiative. As artists and cultural organizations offer their creative capacities to encourage and facilitate greater civic participation, they are motivated and challenged by the responsibility of working on civic issues that affect people in real ways. These artists and cultural organizations often find they need to clarify their civic role in relation to their mission and priorities. They want to know how best to tap their artistic resources. And they want strategies for designing and implementing meaningful civic engagement. Animating Democracy workshops offer insights and practical approaches to addressing these opportunities and challenges. We hope you'll consider sponsoring a workshop program as a stand-alone training program or linked to another relevant event. Please feel free to contact one of us to find out how we can best meet your needs and those of the artists and arts professionals you serve. If interested please contact Pam Korza at 413.256.1260, pkorza@artsusa.org or Barbara Schaffer Bacon at 413.253.1711, psbacon@artsusa.org
THEATRE HOPKINS PROPS, SETS & COSTUMES AVAILABLE FOR RENT
Post Date: March 2
Now available for rental to area schools, colleges, and community theaters. Collection includes costumes from recent decades, classical Greek, Medieval, Renaissance, 18th & 19th century eras. Hats & shoes also available. For a full list of available props, set pieces and costumes please visit http://www.jhu.edu/~theatre/collection
STAGEREF.COM THEATRE PUBLICITY
We want to publicize community theater events on the web! Cross-reference performers and productions. Searchable. A high-tech way to give volunteers the credit they deserve. Visit our website and let us know what you think. We want community theatre productions online! www.stageref.com
IN-KIND ADVERTISING FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
Designed for non-profit organizations, the Google Grants AdWords program awards advertising on the Google.com site to organizations whose missions range from animal welfare to literacy, from supporting homeless children to promoting HIV education. Google Grants has awarded AdWords advertising to hundreds of non-profit groups in community service areas such as science and technology, education, global public health, the environment, youth advocacy, and the arts. Google Grant recipients use their award of free AdWords advertising on Google.com to raise awareness and increase traffic. Each organization awarded a Google Grant receives at least three months of in-kind advertising. www.google.com/grants
GOOGLE CALENDAR
This new tool makes it easy for you to share events and publish events and calendars on your website. If your website mentions events — including reservations, appointments, conferences and shows, Google Calendar can help your users find this information and easily add it to their own calendars. This guide explains all the options. Now nonprofits everywhere can have a high-end, user-friendly interactive calendar for free! No more excuses. www.google.com/calendar
JAZZ, CREATIVITY & ARTS PROGRAMS FOR YOUR SCHOOL OR ORGANIZATION
Rob Levit and Rob Levit Trio, award-winning musicians and educators, have been placed on the roster of the Maryland State Arts Council Artists-In-Education. Rob provides creativity and motivation programs for students as well as teachers, and his Trio performs assemblies and residencies throughout Maryland and beyond. You may view information at http://www.roblevit.com roblevit@roblevit.com
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ARTIST SERVICES - ONGOING
ARTS BUSINESS INSTITUTE
Post Date: December 14
The Arts Business Institute workshops include educational business seminars designed specifically for artists. All ABI programming is designed to provide you with the information you need to take your arts business to the next level. Workshops include information about pricing your work, photography, booth design, gallery relationships, creation of a product line and many more topics. For more information please visit http://www.artsbusinessinstitute.org
CREATIVE CAPITAL ARTISTS TOOLBOX
Post Date: July 6
Are you an artist that could use fund raising advice? If so, check out this article with Creative Capital Assistant Director Alyson Pou about how to raise money for your projects HERE
BUSINESS OF ART HANDBOOK BY NANNETTE CLAPMAN BLINCHIKOFF
Post Date: June 25
"Promoting Art with Integrity," a business-of-art handbook featuring Nannette's Five Steps of Promotion. cost $20 per book; see excerpts, table of contents, and more at http://www.ncbenterprises.com/promoting_art.htm
ONLINE ARTIST PORTFOLIOS
Post Date: June 8
Online artist portfolios created by ArtPromote.com. Free for low income, student, and disabled artists who do not have their own websites. For established artists there is a modest one time administration fee with no extra costs. ArtPromote.com averages over 450,000 page views every month; artists can gain significant exposure by using this service. To apply follow the instructions under http://www.artpromote.com/artists
BALTIMORE UPDATE MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION EDUTAINMENT SERVICES
Post Date: April 27
Baltimore Update and Yahya Videos, LLC are accepting future appointment dates to cover Baltimore art and culture events for 2007 and 2008. Experienced at videoing weddings, visual arts openings, speaker presentations, theatrical arts performances, dance arts, music events, historical events, and much more. Involved with video media submissions to local, regional, national, and international outlets. Air your event on BPATV City Comcast Channel 75 www.cmbc.tv for a greater local showcase or on the web via streaming video for a global community outreach. We can provide you with a DVD media package. Weddings, meetings, and cultural events on a per event hour contractual basis. For more information, call 443.257.5864 or 443.668.2349 (Yahya Videos) or email info@baltimoreupdate.info yahyavideos11@aol.com
NEW ONLINE PRIMER ON LAW FOR ARTISTS & ARTS ORGANIZATIONS
Post Date: April 13
A new website has been launched that offers primers on the law for artists and arts organizations on all aspects of the policy environment for the arts. Topics range from the traditional and familiar (copyright) to the new and sometimes obscure (two-way broadband network access), and from the personal (how to find healthy materials) to the professional (how to develop contracts) to the political (free speech and the arts). Development of the site was funded by the Rockefeller Foundation. For more information please visit http://www.thelawportal.info
THE ARTISTS PENSION TRUST
Post Date: February 16
A pension program, designed especially for artists, in order to help with long-term financial security. Participants are chosen by a selection committee experienced in working with emerging artists. Artists in the program contribute 20 works of art into the trust throughout a 20 years time period, and will receive income 20 years after the trust begins. This creates a tax-savings benefit. Artists benefit in two ways, by receiving monies generated by sale of works in the artists’ pool, and through the monies generated in the individual artist’s pension account. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. For more information, contact: Artist Pension Trust, 156 Fifth Ave., Ste. 323, New York, NY 10010; Phone: 212.871.1011; t: 212.871.1011 or http://www.aptglobal.org
OPPORTUNITY FOR ARTISTS: ONLINE PORTFOLIOS
Post Date: December 15
Online artist portfolios created by ArtPromote.com. Free for low income, student, and disabled artists who do not have their own websites. For established artists there is a modest one time administration fee with no extra costs. ArtPromote.com averages over 450,000 page views every month; artists can gain significant exposure by using this service. For more info: http://www.artpromote.com/artists
THE MARYLAND STATE ARTS COUNCIL VISUAL ARTISTS REGISTRY
Post Date: November 10
The Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) Online Visual Artists Registry, maintained by Maryland Art Place, is a free resource for local artists. The Registry enables visual artists from a wide range of disciplines to effectively reach curators, collectors, and those looking to commission or review contemporary artwork. As one of the largest registries of its kind in the nation, the MSAC Visual Artists’ Registry provides access to biographical information and images for over 2,100 active artists throughout the region. The registry is free to join and open to artists residing in the Mid-Atlantic region. To register, log on to www.msac.org/registry and select the link to “Join the Registry” from the left hand menu. Once you have created an online profile, you will receive an email with instructions for uploading up to six images. If you have questions, or would like to request a paper copy of the application, please contact Emily Hunter, Registry Coordinator, at 410.962.8565 or via email at registry@mdartplace.org
ARTISTFRONT.COM
There's a brand new website to make applying for shows/contests/grant money very easy. The site allows artists to create a profile on the site with all of their artwork. Competition organizers will post opportunities daily and will accept your submissions through your portfolio. It’s new, so hasn't been populated yet, but it's absolutely worth getting a profile going as it's about to take off!! http://www.ArtistFront.com
ARTS HELP LINE OFFERS FREE LEGAL ADVICE
The University of Baltimore has provided students and artists in the community with an invaluable resource made possible by the Baltimore Renaissance Scholars Seed Fund 2006. This year it will help fund the MLA/UB Arts Help Line, an informational line designed to help artists and arts organizations. Working in affiliation with the Maryland Lawyers for the Arts, University of Baltimore Law students will aid callers by providing them with free legal information regarding an array of areas, whether it is information in how to protect their work, trademark, copyright or other topics of interest to artists. Those issues that require greater assistance including legal advice will be directed to the Maryland Lawyers for the Arts attorneys who provide pro bono legal assistance to income eligible artists and non-profit arts organizations. The MLA/UB Help Line is here to help you so please call 410.545.0463 so that you can receive a prompt response to your questions.
DANCE WEBSITE DESIGN
Any dance company needing a website should contact Winston Thomas, web designer. Winston designed the Dance Baltimore site and has offered in the past to design and maintain websites for Dance Baltimore members for under $500. This is a great deal as web promotion is an asset to small businesses. Be sure to mention you were referred by Dance Baltimore. Affordable deals are also available to local companies looking for photographers and videographers. In addition, these websites can be set up to take payments, allowing the sale of tickets to concerts and classes online. Winston can be reached at wthomas@strategiccommercegroup.com www.dancebaltimore.org
BTA TALENT REGISTRY
If you don't know about the Talent Registry, visit the BTA site below and check out the info! The Registry allows member theatres to search a listing of resumes and headshots by using various key words. For just about one dollar a week, you can place your headshot and resume at every BTA Member Theatre's computer monitor. It really is worth it! http://www.baltimoreperforms.org
INTEGRAL DESIGN AND INTELLIGENT DEVELOPMENT
ID2 = Integral Design x Intelligent Development “Helping Nonprofits to Thrive.” Surface: 720 Reservoir St, Baltimore MD 21217-4632. for more information, please contact Mary Brady, Principal at 410.669.1831 marybrady@earthlink.net http://www.IDimpact.com
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AUDITIONS - ONGOING
PERFORMANCE BOOKINGS
Post Date: March 2
Artists are sought for paid performances in conjunction with many special events throughout the year. All disciplines considered, including dance, theater, puppetry, circus arts, music and more (-- surprise us!). Material must be appropriate for all ages. No residency restrictions apply. For more information about any of the above opportunities: Visit http://www.greenbeltmd.gov/arts or contact Nicole DeWald, Arts Supervisor: 240.542.2057, ndewald@greenbeltmd.gov
SEEKING AFRICAN-AMERICAN ACTORS
Post Date: February 2
African-American Casting; age range 18-25 or pass as teenager. Must be available Monday evenings. Baltimore-based Musical Comedy Production! Acting-Coach and stipends available. Reply to OTR.Star@yahoo.com
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CALL FOR ENTRIES - ONGOING
SUBMIT YOUR ACTION BASED VIDEO WORK TO ACTION ARCHIVE
Post Date: October 26
ACTION ARCHIVE is a distribution office for action-based video work: ACTION ARCHIVE is founded to spread and improve the presentation of action-based practices by distributing video work with film festivals and art institutions globally.” Action-based work” is in this context understood to be work that is concerned with activities such as real-life performances, public interventions and the use of so-called tactical media practices. However, the term is used loosely and ACTION ARCHIVE will represent any short video work that deals with the concept of reality in an innovative, interesting or entertaining way. A committee of relevant curators - all of whom have developed important works in the field themselves - will select all admissions to ACTION ARCHIVE in collaboration with Wooloo Productions. Once a work is admitted in the ACTION ARCHIVE, it will be distributed among film and art professionals for feedback and distribution possibilities. Subsequently, works will be presented at relevant festivals and screenings in which the ACTION ARCHIVE participates. Please note that creators of work admitted to the ACTION ARCHIVE retain all rights to their work. Should they wish so, their work will be removed from the ACTION ARCHIVE without further notice. For more information please email contact@wooloo.org
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ART OF HOME ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Post Date: October 26
Artists - Now accepting applications for our inaugural home. We are encouraging artists to submit proposals for projects of all types. All mediums, including interdisciplinary, and collaborative works are welcome. Proposed scope of work may range from a small subtle mural to questioning the form and structure of a housing unit. We are seeking serious, thought provoking work of art that will be made in the context of a home. No restrictions will be placed on form or content, just the reminder that someone will live in and with your work. The current project theme is "Everything is Connected." Please submit examples of your previous work (physical or digital submissions accepted) with your proposals. Proposals may be written or visual. If interested you, are invited to come by and view the project location for your site-specific idea. Please submit Proposals to: Art of Home, ATTN: Andrew Zientek, 1800 Washington Blvd. Baltimore, Md 21231. For more information please call 410.456.3029 or email artists@artofhome.org |