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Hear national speaker Salvador Acevedo, Executive Director of Contemporanea, a marketing firm based in San Francisco, address how arts organizations can respond to rapidly changing demographics and patterns of arts participation among diverse and immigrant audiences.
Click on the Professional Development link above for more information.
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They say that all art is political. If this is true (and it probably is) then with the election just a few days away, we would be remiss if we did not urge you to get out and VOTE! To reinforce this thought we've thrown in some information on the upcoming election including one link that is pure politics - but relevant to our community.
Also see a brief recap of our latest La Sala gathering and some teaser information about our next event - mark your calendars for December 1st. Va ser super divertido.
�Saludos a todos!
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 | Wendy Call reads from her works based on grief and loss.
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Recuerdos de las Mujeres/Women Remembering Women - Four local writers offer literary remembrances for Day of the Dead was an event that took place on October 14th at ArtXchange Gallery. The event was sponsored by ArtXchange Gallery and co-produced by La Sala. At this event Wendy Call, Catalina M. Cant�, Gabriella Guti�rrez y Muhs, and Christina Montilla read their prose and poetry in preparation for Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead. The readings were at times somber and often humorous as these prolific writers offered their remembrances of times spent or times imagined with powerful women in their lives; women that have now passed or in some cases never existed. Attendees were encouraged to bring a photo of a woman they would like to honor for a remembrance altar. An evening of fascinating readings was complimented with great food (delicious tamales and chocolate caliente - the real stuff!) stunning visual art by photographer and ArtXchange Director Cora Edmonds and painter and craftsman extraordinaire Pedro De Valdivia. Music was provided by Miho and Diego. It was truly a beautiful evening; a journey of literary, visual and musical art.
If you were not able to make it to this event, we look forward to seeing you at our next event on December 1st. Save the date! More info coming soon!
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La Sala ENCOURAGES YOU TO VOTE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd!
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From our friends at the Arts Action Fund:
YOUR VOICE MATTERS!
How important are pro-arts members in Congress?
Find out here and see how Americans for the Arts provides resources to keep Congress informed.
Do you wonder how your representatives vote when it comes to support of the Arts?
Take a look at their scores with our Congressional Report Card and learn how elections effect the arts.
Want to ask your candidates about the arts?
Find out if your federal candidates support the arts with our Candidate Arts Survey.
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And from our friends at V-ME:
PARTICIPA 2010
Who qualifies for U.S. citizenship? How will I pay my family's medical bills? What kind of school do I want my child to attend? As the nation gears up for the 2010 elections, V-me disentangles the questions and distills the answers of hot button topics for Latino voters. This fall the Latino vote counts. Count on V-me for in-depth coverage and analysis.
What's V-me? How can I watch it? Click here to learn more.
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Professional Development
Artist Portfolios: What are these Things? How Can I Make Mine Shine?
 Artist portfolios are an integral method of displaying an artist's spectrum of visual work. Your portfolio contains important information that is instrumental in the evaluations and reviews given by art professionals, such as art dealers and institutional curators to name a few. It is through these portfolios that future projects and opportunities will be granted based on the artist's skills and their appropriate placement to specific standards associated with particular venues. Read more here.________________________________ | Collage, Eugenia Toledo
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Raven's Roost Workshop #2: Poetry in Translation/ Translation in Poetry(La poes�a en traducci�n / La traducci�n en poes�a)Poetry in translation has become a major influence on the sensibilities of poets in the West. Likewise, the practice of translation, from most of the world's major languages, and from many languages less well-known in the West, has become increasingly common among poets writing in English and in many other languages. As translators to and from Spanish, Chilean-American poet Eugenia Toledo and American poet, translator, and Fulbright grantee to Chile, Carolyne Wright, will read translations from a number of Chilean poets (such as Pablo Neruda, Jorge Teillier, Marjorie Agosin, and Eugenia Toledo) and talk about what works and what doesn't in transforming these into poetry in English.
Sunday, November 7; 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (w/lunch break) Raven Chronicles' Office Jack Straw Foundation/ Warren Building 909 N.E. 43rd St. Suite No. 205 Seattle, WA 98105 (corner of 43rd St. and Roosevelt, entrance at rear of building) Cost: $60 Contact Information: 206-364-2045; e-mail editors@ravenchronicles.org ________________________________
Changing Demographics Forum and WorkshopsWho's New in Town? Arts Organizations Respond to Changing Demographics Forum, Thursday, November 18, 3 to 5 pm McCaw Hall, Seattle Center Hear national speaker Salvador Acevedo, Executive Director of Contemporanea, a marketing firm based in San Francisco, address how arts organizations can respond to rapidly changing demographics and patterns of arts participation among diverse and immigrant audiences. Also includes a talk by King County Demographer Chandler Felt and responses by Vivian Phillips, African American theatre producer, and Lane Czaplinski, artistic director of On the Boards. WSAC will also be presenting three workshops with Salvador Acevedo and facilitator Jerry Yoshitomi, of Meaning Matters, in order to help arts organizations develop work plans to effectively reach ethnically diverse and new immigrant audiences. All three workshops will cover the same content. 1.Tacoma, Friday, November 19, 9 am to noon, Broadway Center,Tacoma
2.Seattle, Friday, November 19, 2 to 5 pm, Seattle Center House
3.Seattle, Saturday, November 20, 9 am to noon, Seattle Center House
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 Washington Nonprofit Handbook Available: Published by Washington Attorneys Assisting community Organizations
The "Washington Nonprofit Handbook: How to Form and Maintain a Nonprofit Organization in Washington State" (2009) is now available for free in PDF format on our website at www.waaco.org. This handbook, authored by Washington business and nonprofit attorneys, contains information about the various laws impacting nonprofit organizations in Washington. Chapter topics include How To Form a Nonprofit; Governance and Operations; Obtaining Recognition as a 501(c)(3) Organization; Maintaining Federal Tax-Exempt Status for Your 501(c)(3) Organization; International Activities and Grantmaking; Fundraising: The Obvious and Not-So-Obvious Pitfalls; Washington State Taxes and Nonprofit Corporations; Fiscal Sponsorships, Joint Ventures, and Other Collaborations; Employment Issues; Intellectual Property Considerations; Personal Information Security and Online Privacy Issues for Nonprofit Organizations; and Ceasing Operations. ________________________________
 Online E-CommerceCurriculum AvailableCraftNet, an international network of community colleges dedicated to rural development through craft enterprises, has launched an "e-commerce curriculum". Available at www.craftnetglobal.com, the curriculum can train artists to create an online business strategy.
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Opportunities
 Call for Artists - Fourth Annual CVG Show
Collective Visions Gallery, Bremerton, WA is organizing its fourth event which will take place in February 2011. Prizes total over $5,000 for cash and purchase awards. Artists working in 2D media, 3Dmedia and photographic art may obtain an exhibition prospectus by visiting www.collectivevisions.com
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 The Ethnic Heritage Art Gallery invites artists to exhibit their works at the Seattle Municipal Tower art gallery in downtown Seattle.
Local emerging artists will be given preference whenever possible, but submissions from all artists are welcomed. Acceptable media include but are not limited to drawing, painting, photography, mixed media, prints, fiber, stone, glass, and ceramics. Special hardware requirements must be provided by the artist. Artwork must be ready for installation and display. Artists will be required to sign a release of liability to exhibit.
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 Cine Las Americas invites filmmakers, producers and distributors to participate in The Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, now in its fourteenth consecutive year. The festival showcases contemporary films from Latin America (North, Central, South America, and the Caribbean) and the Iberian Peninsula. Films made by or about Latinos in the U.S. or the rest of the world, and films by or about indigenous groups of the Americas are also invited to participate. Deadline: January 14Employment
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City seeks director for the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs
The city of Seattle is seeking a director to lead the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs. The department director reports to the mayor and the position appointment must be confirmed by the Seattle City Council. The director manages specific programs and services that provide funding, technical assistance and advocacy for artists, organizations, neighborhood groups, educators and students, as well as the commission of the city's artworks through the 1% for Art program . The Office is supported by the Seattle Arts Commission, a 16-member voluntary citizen commission whose members are appointed by the mayor and City Council. Applicants must have at least five years experience directing and managing professional level staff in business, governmental or non-profit arts organizations and at least four years of executive management experience. Desired qualifications include successful experience developing and cultivating innovative approaches within arts communities; ability to partner with the arts community and public, private and non-profit supporters; and a demonstrated record of managing a diverse workforce in an equitable manner. The application deadline is 4 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 9. Learn more about the position and how to apply here.
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Events
 Carina A. del Rosario's Documentary Project
This is both an event and opportunity. Please take a look at
Seattle artist Carina del Rosario's project and contact her if you would like to be a part of her documentary film project.
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 | The Acrobat, 1918, Oil on canvas, Pablo Picasso, Courtesy Mus�e National Picasso, Paris,
� 2010 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY |
Seattle Art Museum
Picasso
Masterpieces from Mus�e National Picasso, Paris
October 8 - January 17, 2011
The works in this exhibition come from Picasso's personal collection-works of art the highly self-aware artist kept for himself with the intent of shaping his own artistic legacy. Drawn from the collection of the Mus�e National Picasso in Paris-the largest and most important repository of the artist's work in the world-the exhibition will feature work representing every major period from the artist's prolific output over eight decades.
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Los Gatos Gordos Scooter Club and
Desmadre Arte Present:
Simpat�a Por El Diablo
A Dia De Los Muertos Celebration!
LO-FI Performance Gallery
429 Eastlake Ave East
Seattle
October 30th
9:00pm - 2am
We are celebrating Dia De Los Muertos and Halloween so bring your costume, Holmes!
So what's going on, Ese?!
Art exhibit curated by Desmadre Arte featuring local Chicano artist:
Julio Guerrero. Plus Live Music: Dirty Sidewalks, Crimewave, DJ's spinning cumbias y mas!
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 Celebrate Halloween withCharanga Danz�n!
Live Cuban Music and Film
Treat yourself to a live concert of fabulous Cuban music and dance followed by the 1987 Cuban classic "Vampiros en La Habana"
("Vampires in Havana"), directed by Juan Padr�n, with hot Latin jazz soundtrack featuring Arturo Sandoval
Doors open 7 p.m.
Concert 7:30 p.m.
Film 9:30 p.m.
All Ages Welcome
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Seattle Latinos Take Stage "Volver, Volver, Volver"
Seattle's new Latino Theater Collective presents a staged reading of "Volver, Volver, Volveer" by Leonard Madrid, directed by Michael D. Blum and featuring traditional Dia de los Muertos altars and music by Consejo Counseling and Referral Services. Presented in English and peppered
with Spanish. November 1, 7pm
Rainier Valley Cultural Center
3515 S. Alaska Street, Seattle
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 Legacies in PrintCornish Main Gallery November 3 - December 10 1000 Lenora Street, First Floor Seattle, WA 98121 www.cornish.edu/exhibitions
An exhibition featuring two distinct contemporary print collections: Maestro Shinzaburo Takeda's collection from the Universidad Aut�noma "Benito Ju�rez" of Oaxaca, Mexico and Cornish College of the Art's Mary Alice Cooley Print Collection.
Including work by Oaxaqueno printmakers Sergio Hernandez, Enrique Flores, Ferando Olivera, Israel Nazario, Lorena Guerra and Fulgencio Lazo; and Cooley Collection artists Jeffry Mitchell, Ben Beres, Dawn Cerny, Joey Katzer, Rickie Wolfe, Junko Yamamoto and others.
________________________________ Alma y Azucar PerformancesAlma Villegas was born in Tijuana, Mexico where she lived with her family until the age of 18. During these years, she found inspiration in the romantic Mexican ballads of such classic composers as Consuelo Velasquez and Agustin Lara. For additional information, visit www.almavillegas.com Come support live music!
An intimate concert filled with boleros, cha chas and mucic Jazzscapes Concerts - 7:30pm For ticket information, visit www.jazzscapes.com
Saturday, November 13 Alma pairs up with Seattle's cocktail jazz Queen, Cheryl Serio backed by the talented boys of Alma y Azucar! Egan's in Ballard - 7pm Cypress Lounge at the Westin Bellevue - 8pm ________________________________
 Washington Lawyers for the Arts presents:
guitars and gavels a fundraiser to benefit artists in need of legal assistance featuring local musicians: The Young Evils Sunday Evening Whiskey Club Youth Rescue Mission Soda thursday, november 11 the vera project at seattle center doors, silent auction and VIP receptin 6:00pm general admission: $25 VIP access $75 tickets available at Brown Paper Tickets________________________________
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La Sala, is a collective of artists, arts administrators and arts advocates that aims to increase the visibility of, and opportunities for; Latino and Latina artists in Seattle and the surrounding districts.
�Hasta la proxima!
Atentamente,
La Sala |
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