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Your tax-deductible donations can now be made securely on-line. Please help the Community Arts Partnership provide opportunities for the arts, artists, and audiences of Tompkins County.
Thank you for supporting the arts!
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CALLS FOR ARTISTS / ARTS OPPORTUNITES
ART PROPOSALS WANTED FOR 21 BOXES PROJECT The City of Ithaca Public Art Commission (PAC) is currently inviting artists to apply to participate in a public art project to beautify 21 large electrical boxes in the City of Ithaca. They will select 21 artists to collaborate with PAC to transform these plain, utilitarian boxes into beautiful inspiring works of public art.
Public Art Commission members will help selected artists with the implementation of these murals. PAC will prime boxes and artists will be given a stipend of $100 in addition to a $25 credit for supplies at participating art supply and hardware stores.
Electrical Box Locations See Complete PDF of application at http://tinyurl.com Timeline
May 18: Submissions due
June 8: Artists notified (may change depending on volume of proposals received and pending successful funding.)
June 14 Launch Date: Informational session and celebration of winners.
June 16/17 (Rain Date): Undercoating and stenciling of Electrical Boxes
June 18+: Artists may move ahead with painting their selected electrical box
For assistance, please contact:
ithaca.pac@gmail.com
17th MINI PRINT INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION The 17th Mini Print International is a juried exhibition of prints no larger than 4"x4". A maximum of three(3) original prints in any traditional or contemporary graphic process, including computer generated prints, will be accepted. Photographs are not admitted unless they are computer manipulated
Timeline:
Arrival Deadline: June 29, 2012
Notification: July 20, 2012
Opening Reception: September 7, 2012, 5-8pm EST Exhibition duration: September 7-October 26, 2012
Click here to download the application.
MACRO/MICRO: PHOTOGRAPHIC EXTREMES Darkroom Gallery in Essex Junction, VT seeks entries for this exhibit is about two photographic extremes, regardless of what you call them: Micro Photography (AKA Macro Photography) and Macrophotography (AKA Wide Angle Photography) we want to see your best work using these photographic tools.
All selected entries are exhibited in our gallery and included in a full color exhibit catalog. Juror's Choice receives a 20x35" vinyl exhibit banner featuring their image. People's Choice gains free entry into a future exhibit. We offer free matting and framing of accepted entries for the duration of each of our exhibition, subject to standard sizes.
more details at darkroomgallery.com
ONLINE RESOURCES Regular listings for calls for art can also be found at:
-CallsForArt.com
-Art Deadlines List
OTHER ONLINE RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT ARTSPARTNER.ORG
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Greetings!
Art shows, workshops, open studios, and an entire weekend filled with literary events...all this and more coming up in the next few weeks!
If you haven't already checked it out at ArtsPartner.org, you should download our printable calendar of events. In addition to the public events, our deadlines for grants and exhibit opportunities are listed as well, so it's a nice "at-a-glance" list of all of CAP's important dates.
I hope to see you at the 3rd Annual Spring Writes Literary Festival coming up in May (more on that below), and, now that Tax Time is behind us, I hope you'll consider becoming a Partner-in-the-Arts by making a tax-deductible contribution to CAP this year. Your support allows us to continue to create opportunities for the Arts, Artists, and Audiences of Tompkins County.
Cheers!
Brett Bossard, Executive Director |
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NOW AT THE CAP ARTSPACE
Leslie Eliet, Pond Studies
April 1 through 30
Leslie Eliet's exhibit features watercolor and sumi ink paintings, loosely based on the ponds at the Cornell Arboretum.
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 Spring Writes 2012 - May 4th through 6th
This spring, the Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County is organizing "Spring Writes," the 2012 Finger Lakes Literary Festival. Events are occurring all over town at locations like the Tompkins County Public Library, Buffalo Street Books, Finger Lakes Wine Center, the Friends of the Library Book Sale, and more!
THE FEST AT A GLANCE
Thursday, May 3
7:00pm Trampoline Thursdays with Buffalo Street Books
Friday, May 4
12:00pm Workshop: Writing About Parenting ($$)
5:00pm WSKG's "Off The Page" - Live Recording
7:30pm Ithaca Shakespeare Company presents "Five Acts Of Shakespeare" by Aoise Stratford
Saturday, May 5 7:00am Troubadours at the Waiting Line 10:00am Panel Discussion: "Why We Write: Reaching Young Audiences" 11:00am Poetry Reading: Celebrating Issue Two of Rowboat: Poetry in Translation 12:30pm Workshop: Citizen Journalism Primer ($$) 12:30pm Panel Discussion: Life After Publication - The Fall and Rise of Writing for Others 1:30pm Workshop: The Struggling Writer's Heart Stopped When She Saw the Workshop That Would Change Her Life Forever: Working With and Against Cliches to Make your Manuscript Shine-and Sell! ($$) 3:00pm Workshop: Writing Speculative Fiction (Fantasy & Sci-Fi) ($$) 3:00pm Panel Discussion: Plays Well With Others - Editing and Writing 3:30pm Panel Discussion: Critics and Critiques - Writing About the Arts 4:00pm Ithaca Community Orchestra Concert - America! 5:30pm Writer's Cafe: Selected Readings 8:00pm Staged Readings: Wolf's Mouth Theatre Collective
Sunday, May 6 10:00am Workshop: Memoir Writer's Toolkit ($$) 12:30pm Workshop: Fact or Fiction? Yes, Please! ($$) 2:30pm Flash Fiction: Cornell MFA Writers 4:00pm Works in Progress Reading 5:30pm Ithaca's Waters: An Evening of Poetry, Prose, Music and Art 7:30pm Ithaca Shakespeare Company presents Four Comic One Acts
NOTE: Our workshops carry a modest $10 registration fee. Those and other ticketed events feature a ($$) symbol for your reference. Workshop registration can be made in advance at Ticket Center Ithaca on the Commons or by calling (607) 273-4497.
All other events are free and open to the public.
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NEXT AT THE CAP ARTSPACE
Claire Lesemann
Routes and Paths
May 1
through 31
Claire Lesemann will exhibit a series of charcoal and chalk on paper drawings that explore pathways and routes.
Reception: Fri, May 4, 5-8pm (part of First Friday Gallery Night)
Artist Talk: Tues, May 15, 6:30 to 7:30pm
Claire will give an informal talk about the making of and inspiration behind the drawings in her current exhibit
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 2012 WORKSHOP SCHEDULEEach year, CAP offers a full slate of professional development workshops for individuals, organizations, and artists of all disciplines. Registration is now open for our 2012 offerings. Unless otherwise noted, each workshop is $20, or $15 for CAP supporters.
The next three of the year are listed below, find more at ArtsPartner.org!
The Art of the Sale - Wednesday, May 2, 6:00 to 8:00pm Bettsie Park, co-owner of "15 Steps"
 The ability to talk to people about your work in a way that promotes a sale is a skill that can be taught, and with practice, a skill that will change your bottom line. Bettsie will help you build your own "selling tool box" filled with the strategies and personal tips she has accrued in over 35 years of selling. Bettsie has been co-owner of 15 STEPS for 30 years and before that, was a practicing fiber artist, selling her work to galleries across the US. This workshop will cover: All of the many steps to take before you hit the selling floor; Understanding the seven steps of the sale & how these steps build on one another; How to sell your work, when the customer comes to you; There will be plenty of time for answering your questions.
Presenting Yourself:
The Artist Statement & Bio - Thursday, June 14th, 6:00 to 8:00pm
Carrie Chalmers, photographer, 2009 NYFA "MARK" artist, NYFA trained consultant.
 The artist statement is a brief description of your work and practice that provides information about your influences and ideas. The bio summarizes your artist resume in narrative form. A well-written statement and bio are essential for your website, portfolio, and for presentations of your work to galleries, grant panels, and your audience. In this workshop Carrie will guide you through the steps needed to create simple, precise, and effective statements and bios. She will also talk about one-on-one consultations offered in August and September and what you could expect to accomplish during the consultation's individualized review. (See description below.) Learn more about Carrie at CarrieChalmers.com
The Arts Funding World - Tuesday, July 24, 6:00 to 8:00pm
Robin Schwartz, CAP Program Director  In this class, Robin will talk about the current climate of grant funding, an overview of the grant funding world, grant prospecting and research, preparing materials and resources for grant writing, (Note: It is recommended that any artists applying for grants also take advantage of CAP's "Presenting Yourself" workshop.)
FIND THE FULL LIST AND REGISTRATION LINKS AT ARTSPARTNER.ORG |
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Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County
Center Ithaca Box 107
171 East State Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
V. 607.273.5072 F.607.273.4816
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