CAP Artists Opportunities

The next Strategic Opportunity Stipends (SOS) deadline is Feb. 5. SOS provides grants designed to help individual artists of all disciplines take advantage of specific, unique opportunities that will significantly benefit their work or career. These are $100-$600 grants for forthcoming opportunities (not necessarily projects) that are distinct from an artist's ongoing work. The February 5 deadline is for opportunities occurring between March 1 and June 30. Go to www.nyfa.org to find the application, guidelines and instructions. The SOS administrator for Tompkins County is The Arts of the Southern Finger Lakes in Corning. Questions: Lynn Dates, SOS Coordinator: (607) 962-5871 x 226, TheARTS@eARTS.org

Even though I do not administer the SOS grant for Tompkins County, I can offer advice (see my e-mail left). Or feel free to call Lynn at the number above - Robin

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RSVP Required:
"Arts Integrated Units of Instruction - Planning your Arts-In-Education Project"
at the Discovery Center in Binghamton,
February 6th, 4pm to 6pm.
www.thediscoverycenter.org

This workshop, lead by Marty Evans, is geared toward Teachers, Teaching Artists and members of Cultural Organizations and will give you tools to help you plan your Arts-in-Education residency. Whether you have just an idea for a project you want to explore further or are ready to apply for funding this year, this workshop will help you design a successful AIE residency and help you write a winning grant proposal.

Marty was recently the Director of Arts in Education (AIE) for The ARTS of the Southern Finger Lakes. She is retired from Watkins Glen Central School where she taught for 24 years. For 10 of those years she helped direct the arts integration / ESP program which this year received the Creative Ticket Award for New York State sponsored by the New York State Alliance for Arts in Education and the Kennedy Center. Marty has taught AIE at GST BOCES and given numerous presentations including: NYS Common Ground Conference; NYS PTA Conference; '06 New Visions Conference in Oneonta.
Please RSVP:

Laura L. Hobbs, Arts Partners Coordinator

The Discovery Center,607-773-8661, ext. 203
artspartners@thediscoverycenter.org

If you are an artist interesting in teaching in the schools or a teacher interested in having artists in your classroom, thsi workshop is a great opportunity. Marty is wonderful. I'm pretty sure it is free.
Arts-in-Education" refers to a partnership of teacher(s) and artist(s), where art is integrated into non-art subjects. Check out CAP's website (see left column), go to grants, "Local Capacity Building". The attachments are useful. - Robin