Cultural Arts Division Newsletter
May 20, 2014

Cultural Arts Division News

 

AIPP Named YMCA Austin's Community Partner of the Year for 2014!

The YMCA of Austin presented the award at their annual meeting on May 14. For the past two years, Art in Public Places has worked closely with YMCA of Austin on the North Austin Community Garden, Austin's first artist-led community garden. The garden is located at the City of Austin/YMCA North Austin Community Recreation Center and celebrated its grand opening on May 17.

  North Austin Community Garden, photo by Philip Rogers

Community members, project partners, and the artists came out to celebrate the Grand Opening of the garden! 

 

Art in Public Places commissioned local artists Lucy Begg and Robert Gay of Thoughtbarn to design and implement the garden. During the course of the project, the artists worked extensively with the local community, through workshops and public events, to develop the design of the garden. They also established the Garden Leadership Group, now led by community volunteers, to develop a governing structure and bylaws, including membership rules and fees. Austin-based creative agency Flow Nonfiction was commissioned to create a short documentary film about the project. Watch the film now!  

 

 

TEMPO Artwork in the News

Two TEMPO 2013/14 artworks received Austin Critics' Table nominations in the category of "Work of Art: Independent or Public Project": Albedo by Mason Leland Moore and Joel Nolan and i see you/you see me by Autumn Ewalt. Albedo brought art into an unexpected site, using multiple layers of industrial plastic wrap to encase the Pleasant Valley Street bridge underpass and creating a visually dynamic place for ambient light to play off of the textured surface. Ewalt's work, located in a heavily wooded area of Gaines Creek Park, used 1000 LED lights to recreate the mating rituals of fireflies. The winners of the Austin Critics' Table awards will be announced June 2.   

 

Treevolution by Amy Scofield, photo by Philip Rogers  

Though the TEMPO artworks were designed to be displayed for a short time, one piece will live on in another Texas city. Amy Scofield's Treevolution, three 20 foot tall tree sculptures made from bright blue recycled PVC tubes and plastic orange trash fence, has been accepted by Dallas' Art on Henderson 2014 exhibition. The artwork will be on view South Austin Park through May 26 and will then move to Dallas in June.   

 

 

Austin Art in Public Places logo Request for Qualifications:
Downtown Austin Wayfinding Project

DEADLINE: Thursday, June 5, 5:00 pm 

Art in Public Places seeks to commission an artist to design artwork that engages the public, via interactive guide or game, in the exploration and discovery of unique sites in downtown Austin as a component of the Downtown Austin Wayfinding Project. The opportunity is open to artists who live and work in the Austin metropolitan area, including Travis, Williamson, Bastrop, Caldwell, and Hays counties. Artwork design, fabrication and installation budget: $32,000

Read the full RFQ and apply to this project  

 

Request for Qualifications: Pressler Street Extension Project

DEADLINE: Thursday, June 5, 5:00 pm

Art in Public Places seeks to commission an artist to design and fabricate artwork for the Pressler Street Extension project located between Cesar Chavez and West 5th Street, along Reserve Road. The opportunity is open to artists who live and work in Texas. Artwork design, fabrication and installation budget: $60,000

Read the full RFQ and apply to this project  

 

 

Apply Now for Artist INC Live!

Artist INC

In partnership with the Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) and the Texas Commission on the Arts, CAD is bringing the highly-successful Artist INC Live seminar to Austin. We will host the 8-week seminar at City Hall, October 4 - November 22, 2014.

The Artist INC Live program is a cutting edge training program that addresses the specific business needs and challenges of artists of all disciplines for a nominal fee. 25 participants, chosen through a competitive application process, will gather once a week for eight weeks to learn business skills specific to their art practice and apply those skills cooperatively with their peers. Artist INC Live is open to any artist of any discipline, from emerging to established. Applications for artists interested in participating in the seminar will open soon.

Check www.austintexas.gov/department/next-level-program for updates

 

 

Cultural Expansion Program Applications Due June 2

Interim Year (FY 2015) Applications for the Cultural Expansion Program are due June 2, 2014. Please note that FY 2015 is the second year of the two-year funding cycle, so only those organizations which received funding in Year One (FY 2014) are eligible to apply.

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5/31 - Exploring Entrepreneurship: Design & Manufacture of Your Idea 

 

6/3 - Alternative Financing and Microloans  

 

6/5 - The 7 Most Important Secrets of Small Business Success 

 

6/11 - Crowdfunding and Small Business Lending 

 

6/11 - How to Get Investors for Your Business 

 

6/11 - What Works / What Doesn't 

 

6/12 - Quickbooks: Introduction  

 

6/19 - What is a Marketing Plan and Why Your Business Needs One 

 

6/20 - Quickbooks: Intermediate 

 

6/27 - Women's Entrepreneurial Luncheon 

 

Training opportunities provided by the City of Austin

Community Spotlight

Have you recently won an award? Performed overseas?

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Send us the details - you or your arts organization could be featured in an upcoming newsletter!

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AIPP Open Office Hours

2nd Friday of the month
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. | 201 E. 2nd Street

Interested in applying for a public art commission? Curious about the artist selection process? Want to know more about the Art in Public Places Collection? AIPP staff are available for informal meetings with anyone  interested in public art in Austin.
No appointment necessary!


Next Session: June 13

Community Spotlight

  

Lannaya Drum & Dance is an Austin-based nonprofit dedicated to performing, educating and collaborating in Austin and across Texas since 2000. Lannaya's mission is to expose and educate audiences to authentic and progressive interpretations of drum and dance of the African Diaspora. As its focus, Lannaya celebrates the vibrant culture of West Africa by performing intricate and intoxicating dances to exuberant live drumming. In the Su Su language of Guinea, West Africa, Lannaya means "confidence." Since 2008, Lannaya has performed statewide for Texans in their own communities via selection as a Texas Commission on the Arts - Texas Touring Artist.

 

Their core programming includes The Rhythm and Movement of West Africa, an interactive arts education program for students in grades K-12; African Spirit, a full-length show featuring traditional West African repertoire, partnerships with area arts groups, and newly commissioned pieces; master classes taught by visiting African master artists in Lannaya's networks; and dance and drum technique classes offered by request and taught by rotating company members.

 

Lannaya Drum & Dance promo

 

Through the City's Cultural Expansion Program, Lannaya partnered with the award-winning art-centric firm Wyatt Brand. Lannaya's newly developed brand, logo and re-vamped website will be unveiled early summer 2014. Stay tuned! Via funding through the City's Community Initiative's grant program, Lannaya is developing an energetic African Diaspora drum and dance theatre piece that will feature members of the Austin Samba School, and demonstrate through drum and dance the global dissemination of African arts from West Africa to the Caribbean. The performance is scheduled for presentation in fall 2014.

 

You can see Lannaya perform July 2, 9:30 am and 7:30 pm, at the Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts in Arlington, TX, as part of the free Music Under the Stars concert series.

They will also be performing at the Waco Cultural Arts Fest, September 26-28 (more information at www.wacoartsfest.org). If you are interested in performing with Lannaya, look for new drummer and dancer auditions October 3-5.   

 

http://lannaya.org 

 

Lannaya receives cultural funding from the City of Austin through the Community Initiatives program and Cultural Expansion program. 

Opportunities for Artists & Organizations

 

WORKSHOPS & TRAINING

 

So you want to be Fiscally Sponsored?

The Austin Creative Alliance is offering a workshop for organizations that are interested in being fiscally sponsored. This workshop is a requirement for acceptance. New applications are due July 1st. The workshop will be held on May 28th. There is a mid day and an evening class for your convenience.

RSVP for the noon workshop 

RSVP for the 7pm workshop 

 

Americans for the Arts 2014 Annual Convention

Early Bird Deadline: 5/30/14

Take this opportunity to learn from, be inspired by, and get support from arts professionals like you from across the country this June in Nashville, TN. This year's Convention includes three pre-conferences (on Public Art & Placemaking, Arts Education & Advocacy, and Arts Leadership), three hand-picked keynotes, more than 30 specialized breakouts, and a fantastic reception at the expanded Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum!
More information at convention.artsusa.org.

 

Writing for Impact: Frameworks for Interpretive Writing

When: 6/6/14

Where: The Williamson Museum (716 S. Austin Ave, Georgetown, TX 78626)

This one-day workshop presented by The Texas Historical Commission and Texas Association of Museums focuses on making written interpretation more effective and engaging to the public. The target audience for this workshop includes paid and volunteer staff of museums, historic sites, tourist destinations, and other organizations that seek to increase traffic to tourism sites in and around their communities. Designed especially for Texas, this workshop will examine the central role of interpretation in exhibits and will highlight proven techniques of interpretive writing. Discussion will include ways to increase the impact of interpretive writing through focused storytelling, relevance, thematic structures, and other components of interpretation.

http://texasmuseums.org/interpretive-writing.html 

 

Emerging Teaching Artists Seminar at Dougherty Arts Center

When: June 18 - August 1, 2014

In partnership with MINDPOP, Austin Creative Alliance, and the National Endowment for the Arts, the Emerging Reaching Artists (ETA) seminar at the Dougherty Arts Center guides new artist educators through an exciting series of culture arts-based workshops, labs, and activities to learn effective and engaging techniques and strategies for teaching art in the classroom and the community.

Download the program flyer  

Artworks Fellowships will be awarded to seven individual artists from underrepresented communities and include ETA Trainings, a mentorship, six professional development workshops during the school year, and opportunities for networking. Deadline to apply is May 25, 2014. To request an application, email [email protected].

 

Dance/USA 2014 Annual Conference

When: June 18-21, 2014

Register for the Dance/USA 2014 Annual Conference now and get ready for four days of networking, inspiring conversations, and enriching training sessions at the country's broadest gathering of dance professionals. Non-members of Dance/USA are welcome at the Conference. Gain expertise and new skills from expert speakers and stimulating breakout sessions, celebrate 2014 Dance/USA Honorees Liz Lerman and D. David Brown at the Opening Night Celebration, and network with leaders in the field and nearly 500 of your colleagues.http://conference.danceusa.org 

 

Theatre Communications Group National Conference: Crossing Borders

When: June 19-21, 2014

Join Theatre Communications Group in San Diego for the 2014 TCG National Conference: Crossing Borders. The Conference provides a unique opportunity to connect with theatre leaders and artists in a spirited exchange of resources, new ideas, and best practices. The Conference in San Diego will feature keynote speakers like celebrated performer Taylor Mac and best-selling author and game designer Jane McGonigal. We'll focus on crossing borders, both practical and conceptual, through four programmatic arcs: {Art | People}, {Survive | Thrive}, {Theatre|Technology}, and {Conflict |Confluence}. Register today to take advantage of the early bird discount and join us in "theatre paradise"! 

http://bit.ly/1b2md2g 

 

Sojourn Summer Institute in Chicago

When: July 14-18, 2014

This five-day session offers participants working in ensemble, arts institution, education, and community settings an opportunity to explore techniques & strategies for use in collaborative work with adults (and/or young people) in a variety of settings to: Create original performance material from a variety of starting impulses; Build skills of leadership and authorship for collaborative new work development; Build partnerships between artists and non-arts sector partners; Broaden the conceptual and tactical approaches available for imagining new projects and programming that respond to non-arts partner needs; Develop facilitation structures for civic dialogue around challenging community identified issues; Establish process tools to aid collaboration and co-authorship on cross-discipline and cross-sector projects; Explore social & political issues through collaborative conceptual, improvisational, & physical investigations.

www.sojourntheatre.com/training 

 

New Workshop Series from Austin Creative Alliance: Digital Strategies

The Austin Creative Alliance's Digital Strategies Workshop Series allows arts organizations to develop a strategic digital strategy to increase their engagement and build audience through social media. They are looking for creative organizations in all artistic disciplines to participate in a 4 month program to help you build, implement and measure your own digital strategy for your company.

If you are interested in participating please email Anne-Marie McKaskle - [email protected]

 

 

GRANTS & FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

 

Women In Film Foundation: Film Finishing Fund

Deadline: 5/23/14
The Women in Film Foundation's Film Finishing Fund provides cash awards ranging from $1,000-$15,000, as well as in-kind services, for the completion of films by, for, or about women. This opportunity is open to short and long formats in all genres, including narrative, documentary, educational, animated and experimental.

www.wif.org/foundation/film-finishing-fund 

 

Aaron Siskind Foundation: Individual Photographer's Fellowships

Deadline: 5/23/14

The Aaron Siskind Foundation is accepting applications for its 2014 Individual Photographer's Fellowships program. The annual program encourages and celebrates artistic achievement in contemporary photography by supporting the creative endeavors of artists working in photography and photo-based art media. A limited number of fellowship grants of up to $10,000 each will be awarded to artists working in photography and photo-based art. http://tinyurl.com/lul2qo6  

 

Department of State Funding Opportunity: Accepting RFPs for the Creative Arts Exchange Initiatives

Deadline: 5/29/14

The FY 2014 Creative Arts Exchanges initiatives create partnerships through artistic collaboration and professional development opportunities that foster mutual understanding between American and international participants.
eca.state.gov/organizational-funding/open-grant-solicitations 

 

EmCArts Innovation Labs

Deadline: 5/30/14

Are you a performing arts or arts service organization seeking a new, strategic response to a complex challenge? Eight organizations from across the country will be selected for two final rounds of the Innovation Lab, EmcArts' 16-month-long immersion programs for arts and arts service organizations seeking to uncover adaptive responses to their most complex challenges. Selected organizations will form a core Innovation Team, attend a 5-day residential retreat to accelerate their projects, and each receive $30,000 in change capital (plus $9,000 in unrestricted funds) to support the prototyping and evaluation of their strategies before fully launching them.

Innovation Lab for the Performing Arts is open to nonprofit producing and presenting organizations in theater, modern or contemporary dance, and jazz (including multidisciplinary college-based presenters).

Innovation Lab for Arts Development Agencies is open to organizations that provide services in support of the ongoing development of an arts discipline, a particular area of arts activities, and/or its organizations and practitioners. These agencies must serve individuals or organizations in the disciplines of theater, modern and contemporary dance, jazz, or multidisciplinary arts.

 

Austin Film Society Grant

Deadline: 6/2/14

Once a year, AFS awards grants to emerging film and video artists in the state of Texas through the AFS Grant (formerly known as the Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund, or TFPF). Awards are provided to artists whose work shows promise, skill, and creativity. Grant recipients have shown their films at renowned festivals like Sundance, Cannes, Toronto, Tribeca, Venice, Rotterdam and SXSW and have been nominated for Gotham Awards, won Independent Spirit Awards and Student Academy Awards. Several have been released theatrically or in the cable and home video markets.

Please email [email protected] if you have any questions regarding the grant.

www.austinfilm.org/afsgrant 

 

CALLS FOR ENTRIES

 

United Nations Association Film Festival

Deadline: 5/24/14

United Nations Association Film Festival in California celebrates the power of films dealing with human rights, environmental themes, population, migration, women's issues, refugee protection, homelessness, racism, health, universal education, war and peace. UNAFF is seeking entries for documentary feature and documentary short. UNAFF offers a unique opportunity to view documentaries that are rarely screened, to become familiar with global problems, and to acquire a better understanding of the means to address these problems.

http://www.unaff.org/2014/index.html  

 

Open Call: The Tesla Project

Deadline: 5/25/14

The Tesla Project is an all-day extravaganza dedicated to celebrating the genius of Nikola Tesla, a visionary scientist and engineer whose electrical inventions transformed the world. We are currently seeking submissions for a juried art show inspired by Nikola Tesla and his scientific work. All works of art will be eligible, including collage, mixed media, 3-D, photo, poetry, film, et al. Applicants may submit completed or proposed works for consideration by completing the application form and submitting a $10 entry fee per submission (click here to pay online). The due date for submissions is Sunday, May 25th, 2014 at 11:59 pm CST and applicants will be notified of acceptance by Sunday, June 8, 2014 at 11:59 pm CST.
TheTelsaProject.wordpress.com

 

Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival (UK)

Deadline: 5/28/14, 11 am BST

Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival in partnership with Northern Film & Media are delighted to announce a new opportunity for filmmakers and visual artists from anywhere in the world to submit a proposal to create a new moving image work. The new commission will be premiered at the 10th edition of the internationally acclaimed Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival in September 2014. we invite visual artists and filmmakers to submit proposals in response to the Festival theme of Border Crossing. Proposals may be for projected, installed or screened work, to be made either for single or multi-channel presentation. The selected proposal will be awarded �5,000 GBP in artist/production fees, and installation costs will be covered in addition. For further information, please go to www.berwickfilm-artsfest.com/commissions where you will find the full guidelines and an online form. It is free of charge to enter.

 

(e)merge art fair: Call for Artist Applications

Deadline: 5/30/14

Now accepting applications from unrepresented artists for the fourth edition of (e)merge art fair. The 2014 fair will take place October 2-5 at the Capitol Skyline Hotel in Washington, DC. Artists whose applications are selected by the vetting committee will receive exhibition space at the fair free of charge. Whereas work in all media will be carefully considered, projects involving experimental works in non-traditional formats are especially encouraged. Such work may include installation, conceptual art, performance, new media, or the inventive use of materials to express challenging concepts. For more information and to apply, visit the Exhibitor Services page: www.emergeartfair.com/exhibitor-services/. Contact [email protected] with any questions.

 

Polari Film Festival

Deadline: 6/1/14

The Polari Film Festival in Austin, TX cultivates the Texas LGBTQI community by enlightening, educating, and entertaining through programs that enrich the LGBTQI and ally communities while developing LGBTQI awareness. Filmmakers are invited to submit entries in eight different categories, including digital and interactive media projects (multimedia, performance, and interactive projects). http://agliff.org 

 

ArtPrize 2014

Deadline: 6/5/14

ArtPrize is an international art competition open to anyone over 18 years old who enters their artwork during the Artist Registration period and secures a Venue. For 19 days each fall, ArtPrize occupies three square-miles of public and private venues across downtown Grand Rapids, MI, transforming the city into the most intriguing art event of the year. One of the largest art competitions in the world, ArtPrize draws over 400,000 attendees and awards over half a million dollars to winners decided through public and juried vote. Visit artprize.org for full registration information. 

 

Photocentric: The Riverside Galleries at Garrison Art

Deadline: 6/6/14

PHOTOcentric is an international juried exhibition presented in The Riverside Galleries at Garrison Art Center in Garrison, NY. This exhibition is open to amateurs and professionals working in all photographic mediums. All accepted work we be included in the exhibition book PHOTOcentric 2014. www.garrisonartcenter.org/ex_photo.cfm  

 

Call For Visual Artists To Illustrate Children's Book

Deadline: 6/30/14

The Master Player Library is seeking an artist or illustrator for a children's book project. The artist would render drawings for a non-traditional version of the folktale "A Frog Went a-Courtin'." Artwork can be done using sketch, paint, computer design or other techniques. Sketch illustrations must include a use of color. The artwork will be the central focus in a professionally printed book. Artists must send examples of previous artwork that demonstrate an aptitude and ability for the project.
http://www.cac.ca.gov/artistcall/acdetail.php?id=26014 

 

The 2014 International Art Program For Children With Disabilities: Yo Soy...Je Suis...I Am...My Neighborhood

Deadline: 7/1/14

The 2014 International Art Program for Children with Disabilities is now open for entries! Children with disabilities are encouraged to create a portrait that illustrates themselves in their neighborhood. What makes their neighborhood awesome? Cool houses? Fun neighbors? A great park or playground? Student-artists are encouraged to illustrate all the important people, places, and landscapes of their local space that shape who they are and who they will be in the future. A selection of artwork from the online entries will be chosen for a live exhibition in Washington, DC. Parents or educators of children with a disability, ages 5-18, are welcome to submit!

www.kennedy-center.org/education/vsa/programs/vsa_iap.cfm 

 

Sundance Short Film Festival

Deadline: 7/1/14

In partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Sundance Institute invites storytellers to submit short films that explore empowering individuals and communities who are overcoming poverty and hunger, combating disease, or improving health. The goal of the challenge is to use the power of independent film and collective creativity to inspire a global conversation around innovative solutions that real people are using to conquer these challenges. FIVE winning Short Films will premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and those FIVE winning filmmakers will each receive a $10,000 prize and an all-expenses paid trip to attend the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. tongal.com/sundance 

Not a filmmaker, but want to get involved? Submit your Story that celebrates individuals or communities overcoming poverty and hunger (for example, it can be a subject, a place, an event or a concept). We will be awarding FIVE Story winners $1,000 each for inventive and interesting submissions and one of those winning Stories will be brought to life by a renowned Sundance Institute filmmaker. If your Story is selected to be produced, you will attend the premiere of this short at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

 

En Foco's New Work Photography Fellowship Awards

Deadline: 7/7/14

En Foco's New Work Photography Fellowship Awards is an annual program selecting several U.S. based photographers of Latino, African or Asian heritage, and Native Peoples of the Americas and Pacific, through a free, national call for entries. New Works helps artists to create or complete an in-depth photographic series exploring themes of their choice, and provides the infrastructure needed for national visibility and a professional exhibition of their new work in the New York area. For details on how to apply, please visit http://www.enfoco.org/index.php/programs/newworks_award/ 

 

Call for Entries VSA Texas 5th Annual Distinguished Artist Veterans Exhibit

Deadline: 7/25/14

VSA Texas invites all Veterans with Disabilities/Wounded Warriors living in Texas to submit artwork to the fifth annual Distinguished Artist Veterans Exhibit. This year we have been invited to exhibit at the Institute of Texan Cultures in San Antonio, TX. Please email April Sullivan at [email protected] or call 866-489-8412 for an entry form.

 

7. ARTWARD: Call For Entries

Deadline: 9/30/14

ARTWARD is an international art competition awarded by the agency ICAA e.K. ARTWARD is focused on the young talents in art. The prize money, as well as artist-in-residence programs, offer artists the opportunity to implement new projects. The prize is democratic and transparent. Each candidate is given a unique URL page with text and images, and is promoted on our social network platforms. An international jury, consisting of renowned art experts, judges not only on outstanding artistic quality, innovation and a compelling total work are just as important. In addition, we act as an agent between artists and collectors, curators, galleries and our customer projects. NEW: We want to promote the international exchange of artists and art institutions and also invite international artists to apply for the ARTWARD.
Learn more: http://www.artward.de/en/ 

 

 

RESIDENCIES

 

Tanz- und Theaterwerkstatt Ludwigsburg (Germany)

Deadline: 5/25/14

'Mind Puzzle' is a transdisciplinary artproject, initiated by the Tanz- und Theaterwerkstatt Ludwigsburg and the choreographer and director Fabian Chyle. 'Mind Puzzle' centers on the subject 'dementia' and aims to raise awareness for people with dementia through artistic interventions and events. Every year there will be a conference - 'Zukunftswerkstatt' - on different relevant topics. The topic of the 'Zukunftswerkstatt 2014' will be how the arts deal with the phenomenon dementia, the different views of artists on the topic as seen in their work and the meaning of the arts and artistic endeavors for people with dementia and their supporting systems. For the 'Zukunfstwerkstatt 2014' we offer 3 'Artists in Residencies' (10. - 26.10.2014) for artists from all disciplines. The chosen artists will research for one week in institutions for the elderly in Ludwigsburg. After that we will provide working- and rehearsal space for the artists to process the impressions and thoughts about their experience. The results will be presented at the 'Zukunftswerkstatt'.

www.in-kontakt-mit-demenz.de

 

Headlands Center for the Arts: Artist in Residence Program (Sausalito, CA)

Deadline: 6/6/14

The Artist in Residence (AIR) program awards fully sponsored residencies to approximately 45 local, national, and international artists each year. Residencies of four to ten weeks include private studio space, chef-prepared meals, comfortable housing, and travel and living stipends when available. AIRs become part of a dynamic community of artists participating in Headlands' other programs, allowing for exchange and collaborative relationships to develop within the artist community on campus. Artists selected for this program are at all stages in their careers and work in all media, including drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, film, video, new media, installation, fiction and nonfiction writing, poetry, dance, music, interdisciplinary, social practice, and architecture.

www.headlands.org  

 

Balmoral Fellowships 2015 (Germany)

Deadline: 6/28/14

Six residential fellowships will be awarded to international visual artists. For the residencies for 2015, applicants' artistic work should focus on or have some connection with or make reference to Dada. This offering, which is unique in Germany, is intended to enable deeper mutual creative cross-fertilization among the resident artists. It will also lead to a more intensive specialist exchange of ideas with external artists, speakers, teachers, curators, etc. Two fellowships last three months and four fellowships last nine months. All residential fellowships run from June each year. The residential fellowships are endowed with 1,400 € a month and include free accommodation in the Kuenstlerhaus Schloss Balmoral.

To foster dialog between artistic work and theoretical reflection, Balmoral awards a residential curator fellowship to a fellow in the humanities (preferably art history). The curator fellowship is awarded to persons whose university degree (at least M.A.) was completed not more than 5 years ago. For the curator fellowship, mastery of the German language spoken and in writing as well as good knowledge of English is essential. The fellowship lasts nine months and begins in June 2015. It is endowed with 1,400 per month and includes free accommodation in the Kuenstlerhaus Schloss Balmoral.

Additional information and PDF application forms are available on our homepage www.balmoral.de.  

 

Emerging Artists Fellowship at the Santa Fe Art Institute

Deadline: 7/5/14

The Harpo Foundation's Emerging Artist Fellowship at the Santa Fe Art Institute (SFAI) was established in 2013 to provide an annual opportunity to an emerging visual artist 25 years and older who needs time and space to explore ideas and start new projects. Artist Fellows will receive a one-month residency at the Santa Fe Art Institute, which includes a handsomely appointed room with private bath, a beautiful, well-lit studio space, and a $500 travel stipend. Artists must apply online. To find out more about this opportunity, please contact Residency Program Manager Nina Elder at (505) 424-5050 or gro.iafs@seicnediser at the Santa Fe Art Institute.

http://www.harpofoundation.org/emerging-artist-fellowship/ 

 

Open Call: Piramid�n Artist Residency in Barcelona

Piramid�n has a total of 16 studios, two are for non-residents for temporary stays of 3 to 6 months. Features of residency: Exhibition of works in the exhibition hall; Information and communication of the all exhibitions at the "Piramid�n News", on the website and on social networks; Free access to the kitchen-office; Free use of the dining room and / or meeting room; Free use of the tools and machinery; Water and electricity services; Free wifi access; Printing facilities; Free access to the rooftop terrace; Reception messaging; Storage and temporary custody of artist personal belongings.
http://www.piramidon.com/en/espacios/estudios 

 

 

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

 

Love Your Block: Funds available for community projects

Want $1,000 to improve your block? If you have an idea in mind to improve your neighborhood, the new LOVE YOUR BLOCK, AUSTIN! program can help! Get a mini-grant ranging from $500 to $1,000 to help fund a community improvement project led by neighborhood volunteers. Applications are due June 1, 2014.  

Learn more and apply at http://www.austintexas.gov/loveyourblock.

For questions, contact Nevena Pilipovic by e-mail at [email protected] or call 512-974-1346.

 

African American Youth Harvest Foundation Talent Call

Auditions: May 24 & 31

AAYHF invites actors, singers, dancers, spoken word artists, musicians, and performers of all ages to audition for performance spots at their upcoming fundraiser event at the Stateside @ the Paramount on June 14. Cash prizes will be given for the performers chosen for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. Call 512-291-6081 to get your name on the audition list. http://aayhf.org/

 

Local & State News

 

Austin positions itself to grow local jobs in the creative workforce and compete for film, television, and digital media projects

In keeping with Imagine Austin goals to create jobs and drive Austin's creative class economy forward, the Austin City Council unanimously approved a Creative Content Incentive Program for the City of Austin. The program, as proposed by the City's Economic Development Department, will increase Austin's competitive advantage for bringing film, television, and digital media industry projects to Austin with the targeted goal of attracting more employment opportunities for Austin's local creative workforce. Production projects will be eligible for an incentive equal to 0.5-0.75% of the wages paid to local workers. The Creative Content Incentive Program will be a performance-based program with $250,000 set aside in Fiscal Year 2014. Read More... 

 

 

CODENEXT
WANTED: Community Character boxes by July 31

The next round of "Community Character in a Box" submissions ends July 31, 2014. "Community Character in a Box" is a do-it-yourself kit to capture the assets, constraints, and opportunities for improvement in your neighborhood - documented both with photos and on maps. There are still neighborhood areas in need of documentation. For those still interested in participating, you can host or join an existing group by registering here. To learn more about the "Community Character in a Box" exercise, visit:
http://www.austintexas.gov/department/community-character 

 

This is a project of CodeNEXT, which is rewriting Austin's Land Development Code. What are the biggest concerns with our current land development code? Find out more by reading the Code Diagnosis, a comprehensive review of the current land development code.

 

 

U.S. Courthouse in Austin among 20 Federal Buildings Honored as "Best of GSA"

BDCNetwork.com, 5/5/14

"On April 30, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and its private-sector partners honored 20 federal buildings that represent the agency's best recent efforts in design and architecture.

Measuring 252,000 square feet, the new United States Courthouse in downtown Austin contains one special proceedings courtroom, four district courtrooms, four magistrate courtrooms, chambers, jury assembly, and ancillary spaces for users that range from the U.S. Marshals Service to GSA. In its reinvention of San Antonio Street as a plaza, the project extends into the public realm. Today monumental stairs cascade from the courthouse's east elevation and into the plaza. Inter�woven with pavers and native plants, this new extension of Republic Square Park hosts cultural and civic events. Meanwhile, in the courthouse lobby, The Austin Wall reminds visitors of the natural setting in which vibrant city life takes place. The creation by Clifford Ross depicts the Texas Hill Country in 9,000 pounds of stained glass and stainless steel. Opening the artwork's lower portion joins the lobby and jury assembly room to form a gracious public events space."

http://www.bdcnetwork.com/gsa-design-awards-20-federal-buildings-honored-best-gsa 

 

The Austin Wall by Clifford Ross

 

 

Local Filmmakers at Cannes Film Festival

Several films made by young Austin filmmakers were a part of the Cannes Film Festival this month in Cannes, France. "Skunk" by Annie Silverstein and Monique Walton has become the first-ever student film from the University of Texas Radio-Television-Film Department to be selected from more than 1,600 entries this year for the prestigious Cinefondation competition at the Festival. Two other student features from the university will be screening in the Short Film Corner, which is part of the Cannes Market and not part of the official selection. They are "The Visit," co-directed by graduate students Jing Yang and Mariam Aziz; and "Inherit the Truth," by senior Christopher Casanova and junior Mike Quinn. "The Perfect Stranger," a short by members of the African American Youth Harvest Foundation of Austin, will also screen in the Short Film Corner. Read more about SKUNK here 

 

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