Rasmuson Foundation is now accepting its next round of applications from all previous Rasmuson Individual Artist Award Recipients for its Artist Residency Program. The deadline is August 15, 2014.

Rasmuson Foundation honors the merit and significance of a life dedicated to serious artistic exploration and growth. The Foundation believes that an artist's energy, ideas and creative drive cannot bear fruit without periods of time devoted to experimentation, education and personal reflection. The Foundation also acknowledges that artists need opportunities to explore their work at various stages of their careers.

The nationally renowned Lower 48 participating organizations that will host Alaska artists in residence in 2015 are:

Djerassi Resident Artists Program

Woodside, CA

McColl Center for Art + Innovation

Charlotte, NC

Santa Fe Art Institute in partnership with Institute of American Indian Arts

Santa Fe, NM

Zygote Press

Cleveland, OH

Grants to the host organizations cover all aspects of the residency, including artist travel and stipend, administrative fees, housing and meal costs, materials and local transportation. For a more detailed description of each organization and their specific program and disciplines they support, please see the How to Apply page on the Rasmuson Foundation website.

Lower 48 host organizations make final selections from applicants who complete an online application through Rasmuson Foundation. At this time, only artists who have previously received a Rasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Award are eligible to apply.

The goals of the Artist Residency Program include: supporting the creative growth of Alaska's artists and arts organizations, exposing Alaskans to new work and creative processes of Lower 48 artists, and introducing Lower 48 communities to unique Alaska perspectives through extended engagements with artists.

Online applications for 2015 residencies will be accepted July 1st through August 15th 2014. Questions about the program can be directed to Program Coordinator Jeremy Pataky. Jeremy can be reached by email at: jeremy.pataky@gmail.com or by phone at 907-244-7717.   

The Foraker Group recently announced the completion of their updated study of the Alaska non-profit sector's impact on the Alaska economy. What did they find out?

Article Excerpted from the Foraker Group Newsletter; June 2014    

In 2007, The Foraker Group and the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at The University of Alaska developed the first comprehensive study of the nonprofit sector's impact on the Alaska economy. In 2010, the second study was completed, and a precedent was set. Now we work together every three years to monitor the nonprofit economy, using the data to help sector leaders address current concerns as well as plan for the future.

When we reviewed data from the first study to the second, we saw signs of three trends the sector should monitor, and we reported those in our January 2011 newsletter. We received much comment both in Alaska and around the country and knew we had captured people's attention. As described in that newsletter, the trends are:

• The "funding crisis." The current funding mix for Alaska nonprofits is not sustainable. We must transform revenue streams - and fast! Alaska nonprofits must grow individual philanthropy and learn how to earn income. We have too little time to do each well, but we must try.
• The "crash of the herd." We have too many nonprofits for our "eco-system" or population. While the funding crisis could exacerbate this trend, the real culprit is a scarcity of the right people to serve on the boards and staffs of all these organizations. Even if we can adjust to the funding crisis, we can do little to avert the scarcity of people.
• The need to "restructure" how we do business. As a result of the first two trends, as well as other societal and technological changes, nonprofit organizations will need to find more adaptable business models. Merger, consolidation, integration, and cooperation are no longer nice thoughts. Enlightened leaders will seize this opportunity and begin discussions on what structure could work for them in the 21st Century. Others with a wait-and-see attitude will find they have few choices - they will be like those standing on the beach when the tide goes out. Most will either go out of business or find themselves merged into another nonprofit, not of their choosing.

Over the last three years we have spoken to thousands of people around the state and we have provided insight on how to better prepare and respond to the changing environment marked by these trends. Apparently some listened.

We just completed the latest study that validates our predictions from 2010 and suggests that we are not yet out of challenging times. Still, this study is different because it provides some glimmers of hope. While we wanted to get people's attention in 2010, now we want to elevate the conversation. The need for nonprofit leaders to adapt their practices is clear, as is the need to better understand our role in public policy and act when needed.

One objective of our study is to overcome negative perceptions about the nonprofit sector. Some see nonprofits as a drain on the economy - something we know is not true. We've heard this both in Alaska and during discussions with our colleagues outside the state. Others question our management ability. At this spring's gathering of the National Council on Nonprofits, sector leaders from around the country discussed what to maintain as norms for the sector and what to change. Opinions varied on what to keep. However, opinion was almost unanimous on what should change and that's the mistaken perception that our sector's leadership is not competent compared to the for-profit and government sectors.

We want Alaskans and policy makers to understand the positive impact nonprofits have on our quality of life - and on our economy. This impact is accomplished through the outstanding work performed by highly skilled professionals who are addressing a broad range of missions. Effective advocacy based on sound data is the best way to tell the real story and correct misperceptions - and the data in our study is a good place to start.

Harper Arts Presenting and Touring Fund Grants are available on a rolling deadline. Contact Laura Forbes for more information.

ASCA Quarterly Grants for FY15 | 2nd Quarter Deadline - September 1, 2014 | Community Arts Development, Workshop, Career Opportunity, Walker Arts, and Master Artist and Apprentice Grants

Alaska Arts & Culture Foundation and ASCA Alaska Literary Awards | Deadline September 2, 2014 | Visit http://bit.ly/AKliteraryawards for information and to apply  

Artist in Schools Grants for FY15 | Round II Deadline - November 1, 2014 | Visit http://education.alaska.gov/aksca/AIS.html for information or contact Laura Forbes.  

Rasmuson Foundation Cultural Collaborations Project Grants for FY15 | Round II Deadline - December 1, 2014 | Visit http://education.alaska.gov/aksca/ccp.html for information or contact Laura Forbes 

ASCA Quarterly Grants for FY15 | 3rd Quarter Deadline - December 1, 2014 | Community Arts Development, Workshop, Career Opportunity, Walker Arts, and Master Artist and Apprentice Grants  

Go to www.facebook.com/ArtsAlaska to find out about ASCA opportunities, events and intriguing arts-related articles from across the web.

Wild Shore Festival | July 5-9 | Kachemak Bay  http://www.wildshore.org/ 

Moose Droppings Festival | July 4-6,& 13 | Talkeetna   

Bear Paw Festival | July 10-14 | Downtown Eagle River  http://www.bearpawfestival.org/  

Funny River Bluegrass Festival | July12-14 | Funny River Road in Soldotna  

https://www.facebook.com/FunnyRiverBluegrass  

Angry, Young & Poor | July 13 | Ester park in Fairbanks  

https://www.facebook.com/groups/61160664561/  

Kodiak Bear Country Music Festival | July 14-16 | Kodiak

Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival | July 14-28 | Various Venues in Fairbanks    http://www.fsaf.org/  

World Eskimo-Indian Olympics | July 17-20 | Fairbanks    http://www.weio.org/  

Salmon Daze | July 19 | Anchorage Museum Quad

http://www.anchoragedowntown.org/upcoming-events/salmon-daze/ 

Southeast Alaska State Fair| July 25-28 | Haines http://www.seakfair.org/ 

Anchorage Mini-Maker Faire | July 26th | Loussac Library in Anchorage

 http://makerfaireanchorage.com/about-2/ 

Home Skillet Music Festival | July 26 & 27 | Sea Mountain Golf Course in Sitka  http://www.homeskilletfest.com/  

Copper River Wild! Salmon Festival and Jam | July 26 & 27 | Cordova  http://www.copperriverwild.org/  

Deltana Fair & Music Festival | July 26-28 | Delta Junction http://www.deltanafair.com/  

Brick by Brick Request for Proposals 

On view Oct. 3 through Jan. 11, 2015 Anchorage Museum

Proposals will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until these final deadlines:

• Community Gallery Proposal Deadline: July 18th, 2014
• Museum Graffiti Proposal Deadline: September 2nd, 2014
• Maker Event Proposal Deadline: September 25th, 2014

The Anchorage Museum is looking for community members to share their expertise, talent and designs for the Brick by Brick exhibition at the Anchorage Museum. The exhibition emphasizes LEGO bricks as learning tools with artistic, scientific, technological, engineering and mathematical applications.

How to apply:

Email your interest to brickbybrick@anchoragemuseum.org. Be sure to include:

• First and last name, email and phone number
• Which program(s) you are interested in: Community Gallery, Museum Graffiti and/or Mini Maker's Event  
• Proposed dimensions of work built/to be built from LEGO bricks
• Attach .jpgs of work to email (if available)

Please submit questions to Lacie Stiewing, Brick by Brick Community Gallery, brickbybrick@anchoragemuseum.org or call 907-750-4011, 

Matanuska-Susitna Borough Seeking Artists for a Bidders Mailing List

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough (MSB) is required to provide works of art in the schools under the 1% for Art program. The MSB code contains certain requirements for the procurement of services which doesn't allow for the normal use of the CaFE system or other art related sites. The Purchasing Division is attempting to build a database of artists who are interested in notification when the Borough is soliciting for art pieces. In the near future the MSB will be soliciting art pieces for four schools:

• Joe Redington Sr. Junior/Senior High School
• Iditarod Elementary School
• Dena'ina Elementary School
• Mat-Su Career Technical High School Addition

If you are interested in receiving information on these projects or future art projects, please complete the attached Bidders Mailing List Application and return to purchasing@matsugov.us.  

Chugach Arts Council Call for Art

2nd Annual Art of Conservation Projects: National Pollinator Week, World Oceans Day   

and Public Lands.

Artists of all ages, abilities and mediums are invited to submit art to be included in beautiful books of art to be published this year. There is no fee for members and a small fee for non-members.  

See the Art of Pollination book published last year. Click here for a pdf version of the flyer. For more information, call Marie Wagner, Executive Director, at 623-703-8890.   

Alaska International Piano e-Competition

June 28 - July 12, 2014

Davis Concert Hall, University of Alaska Fairbanks

The Alaska International Piano-e-Competition is an opportunity for young pianists worldwide to participate in a competition of the highest artistic quality and integrity.

Through advanced technology, including the use of Yamaha Disklavier pianos that transmit the pianists' performances through the Internet, the Alaska International Piano-e-Competition can be viewed from any location. Up to a half-million viewers may watch these performances, held for the first time on our campus. 

The competition consists of three rounds and a concluding performance where finalists will perform with the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra. More than $65,000 in prize money, performances and engagements will be awarded to classical musicians from around the globe here in Fairbanks. Join us for this exciting and historic event! For more information, visit www.uaf.edu/piano.   

Northwest Film Center's Fresh Film Northwest 2014

(formerly the Young People's Film Festival)

Submission deadline: August 1, 2014

No entry fee. Open to students from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska. 

Submissions are judged by a jury panel of professional filmmakers and educators. Individual and group submissions from youth ages 13 to 19 are accepted. Applications can be submitted by mail or online through Submittable.

The festival is made up of two components: a free public screening presented in November in the Whitsell Auditorium as part of the Northwest Filmmakers' Festival and an online version, which makes offerings available year-round. 

More info, including submission forms, can be found here: http://www.nwfilm.org/festivals/freshfilm/ 

Contact Anna Crandall, Education Programs Manager, Northwest Film Center School of Film, 1219 SW Park Ave Portland, OR 97205,  503.221.1156 x25

Make Film!

Call to Artists for Public Art Commission - Bloomington, IN

Submission deadline: August 1, 2014

The Crescent Bend Neighborhood Association in partnership with the City of Bloomington is issuing a Call to Artists to submit proposals for consideration for a site-specific artwork commission for the Arlington Road and West 17th Street Roundabout in Bloomington, Indiana.

The Crescent Bend Neighborhood Association was granted funds by the City of Bloomington's Housing and Neighborhood Development (HAND) to commission artwork for the roundabout which will serve as a welcoming symbol to the neighborhood and to the thousands of citizens and visitors who will pass by it daily. 

A selection panel, comprised of Crescent Bend residents, project partners and public art staff will review proposals. The budget for the artwork commission is $12,000.

A full project description and artist selection criteria is available at  www.bloomington.in.gov/bac. For more information, contact Miah Michaelsen, the Assistant Economic Development Director for the Arts, at michaelm@bloomington.in.gov  or (812) 349-3534. 

Aesthetica Art Prize Call for Entries

Deadline: August 31, 2014

The Aesthetica Art Prize 2014 is now open for entries, offering both budding and established artists the opportunity to showcase their work to an international audience and influential figures from the arts sector. Celebrating and nurturing outstanding contemporary art from across the world, the Art Prize welcomes all forms of art in the following categories: Photographic & Digital Art, Three Dimensional Design & Sculpture, Painting & Drawing and Video, Installation & Performance.

Prizes include a 12 week group show; up to �1000 in cash; publication in the Aesthetica Art Prize Anthology and editorial coverage in Aesthetica Magazine (readership of 140,000 worldwide); art supplies and art books; and Q&As on the Aesthetica Blog. There are two main categories to enter: Main Prize and Student Prize. There is a winner for each main category. Entry is �15 and permits the submission of two works into any one category. For more information and to submit, visit

 www.aestheticamagazine.com/artprize.

DARK | National Juried Exhibition 2014 at Arc Gallery

Exhibition Dates:  November 8, 2014 - December 6, 2014

Submission deadline:  September 4th, 2014

DARK showcases the artists' creation of new and alternative realities, where the worlds of landscapes, figures, architecture, objects, and natural phenomena are emphasized or subverted, revealed or obscured, and investigates the many layers that surround our traditional sense of the real. 

Categories: sculpture, painting, drawing, photo, printmaking, ceramics, assemblage, collage, mixed media, fiber art, artist book. No jewelry, video, film, performance art, installation and works requiring an external electrical source.

Go here  for submission guidelines and information. Questions? Contact Stephen C.Wagner, Managing Partner, Arc Gallery, 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 www.arc-sf.com

Materials: Hard & Soft | Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, Texas  

Submission Deadline: September 5, 2014

February 6 - April 2, 2015

National juried competition and exhibition of contemporary crafts $5000 in prize money. 

For Information and Prospectus, click here. 

Whitefish Review Announces $1000 Rick Bass/Montana Prize for Fiction

The deadline for submissions for the fiction prize is September 15 and there is a $15 fee to submit. Submissions for the next regular reading period do not carry a fee and are accepted from August 1 - October 1. All submissions are accepted via an online submission manager at www.WhitefishReview.org. For full guidelines, visit the web site.    

Polar Lab Call for Proposals

Anchorage Museum and around Anchorage, 2015 and 2016

Deadline: September 30

The Northern Initiative at the Anchorage Museum is accepting proposals on a competitive basis for an ongoing Northern Initiative exhibition called  Polar Lab which may include "pop-up" events, temporary installations, live performances, community-action projects, non-studio-based residencies, presentations, research-based investigations, internships, forums, and more. These will occur inside and beyond Anchorage Museum walls in the city of Anchorage. Limited funding is available for modest artist or organizer stipends, travel, and materials.

Call for Conference Presentations: Theatre Between Tradition and Contemporaneity

Carrara - Tuscany, Italy
December 18 - 22, 2014

The conference meeting is recommended to performing arts practitioners and researchers from different countries interested in the traditional methods as applied to contemporary performing arts work, searching for international networks and new collaboration partners: performing arts academics, arts educators and teachers, performers of various genres and techniques, theatre directors, dancers and choreographers, arts administrators and producers, musicians, stage designers costume designers, mask makers, multimedia artists, scriptwriters, playwrights, theatre critics and arts journalists.

Presentation formats:  

• practical workshop/master class
• work in progress/work demonstration
• performance fragment not requiring special technical conditions
• interactive talk/lecture/discussion
• photo/video demonstration
• exhibition
• research presentation

For more information and registration details for candidate presenters and speakers, go here:

Alaska Art Acquisition Fund still available for this year

Deadline: August 15, 2014

Museums Alaska is pleased to announce that the Art Acquisition Fund continues in 2014. This year, $265,000 is available for grants to qualified Alaska museums and culture centers for the purchase of contemporary Alaskan works of art.

• Institutions may apply for up to $35,000 in funds for qualifying purchases. Museums and culture centers are asked to make every effort to ensure that the purchase price of artwork is in line with fair market value.

• An "Image-Use Authorization" form (for both the artist and the institution to sign) should accompany each purchase.

• Applicants are required to submit a reasonably high quality digital image of the artwork before an award is given. All works purchased through this program for which permission has been given in writing are posted on the Rasmuson Foundation website, thereby representing the institutions, the artists, and the contemporary artwork of Alaska.

• Commissioned works and copies or replicas of originals are not eligible.

Last year, the Art Acquisition Fund distributed $265,000 to twenty-two museums and culture centers which, in turn, purchased more than 60 works of art from 45 Alaska resident artists.

Since the program began in 2003, the Art Acquisition Fund has supported the purchase of 694 works of contemporary Alaska art by 329 resident Alaska artists with distribution to Alaska museums and culture centers totaling $1,896,045. These are funds that not only make possible the enrichment of the state's museum and culture center collections, but the funds also go directly to Alaska artists encouraging them to continue their work in Alaska.

The GRAMMY Foundation � Grant Program seeking applications to help facilitate the support of music preservation and research projects

Deadline:  October 1, 2014 

With funding generously provided by The Recording Academy�, the Grant Program awards grants each year to organizations and individuals to support efforts that advance the archiving and preservation of music and the recorded sound heritage of the Americas for future generations, and research projects related to the impact of music on the human condition.

Grant funds have been utilized to preserve private collections as well as materials at the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian and numerous colleges and universities. Research projects have studied the links between music and early childhood education, treatments for illnesses and injuries common to musicians, and the impact of music therapy on populations from infants to the elderly. More than $6 million in grants has been awarded to more than 300 recipients.

A letter of inquiry is required before submission of a full application. To read the guidelines and to submit a letter of inquiry for the 2015 GRAMMY Foundation grant cycle, please visit   www.grammyfoundation.org/grants. The deadline each year for submitting letters of inquiry is Oct. 1.

The GRAMMY Foundation Grant Program funds the following areas:

1. Scientific Research Projects: $20,000 Maximum Award

2. Archiving And Preservation Projects:

A. Preservation Implementation: $20,000 Maximum Award

B. Assistance, Assessment And/ Or Consultation: $5,000 Maximum Award

For more information about the GRAMMY Foundation, please visit www.grammyfoundation.org.

2015 Cultural Capital Grant Call for Applications

Deadline: September 1, 2014

Grant amount: $5,000

The 2014 Cultural Capital Program provides tradition bearers of tribal communities the opportunity to further their important cultural work. The program is designed to support previous year Community Spirit Award recipients allowing them to commit more time in teaching and sharing their ancestral knowledge and practices with others who want to learn.

The grant program will aid artists in develop local networks for leveraging other resources and will provide technical assistance and capacity building support as needed by the master artist/teacher.

First Peoples Fund is interested in Cultural Capital projects that will Impact the next generation through reciprocity and community spirit. Examples of this are:

• Passing on knowledge - as mentors and leaders
• Documentation for the next seven generations to access this knowledge
• Artists as Cultural Resource 

Click here for the application For more information, call (605)348-0324, email miranne@firstpeoplesfund.org, or please visit our website at  www.firstpeoplesfund.org    

Artist Buster Simpson will give a presentation at the Anchorage Museum at 7 pm on Tuesday, July 15th.  The event will be free and open to the public.

He'll be in town to install new artwork near Ship Creek adjacent to the Bridge Restaurant for a Municipality of Anchorage Project.

Simpson's ecologically minded design work spans over 40 years in the Seattle area, although the artist's reach is worldwide.  The Frye Museum hosted a retrospective exhibition about Buster Simpson's career last year.  The catalog is available online at http://www.bustersimpson.net/surveyor/.  It is with a philosophy of urban consciousness and providing and protecting suitable habitats that brought the artist to Anchorage.  In our case the project started as an artist intervention to properly deal with runoff into Ship Creek and ended with a fish cleaning table and a couple of personnel covers along the trail adjacent to Ship Creek.

The Wrangell Mountains Center provides residential and walk-in experiential education programs that foster discovery through direct contact with diverse environments. Summer courses include:

Songwriting Workshop | July 11-13, with Michell McAffee and Robin Child,

Family Music Camp | July 17-20, with Mary Schallert and Brian DeMarcus 

Wrangell Mountains Writing Workshop | July 22-28, with Tom Kizzia, Frank Soos, and Nancy Cook 

The Photographic Landscape of the Wrangells | September 3-8, with David Shaw

Go to www.wrangells.org for complete course descriptions and contact information.

Poles, Posts and Canoes: the Preservation, Conservation and Continuation of Native American Monumental Wood Carving.--Symposium and Call for Papers 

July 21st - 22nd, 2014, Hibulb Cultural Center and Natural History Preserve, Tulalip, Washington Opening Ceremony and Dinner, July 20th, 2014

This two day symposium (preceded by an opening ceremony and meal on the evening of July 20th) will gather Native and non-Native museum professionals, tribal members, and contemporary Native carvers to discuss the challenges of preserving and exhibiting historic monumental wood carvings from both a Native and Non-Native view point.  It will also serve to connect Native carvers and the museum community in the hope that the resulting dialogue will help support the continued development of this traditional art form.  The format of this gathering is aimed at encouraging discussion, so presentations will be relaxed and brief, and an equal amount of time will be scheduled for general discussion of the topics addressed.

Further information and details about the conference will be posted at  

www.hibulbculturalcenter.org/Events/Symposium/

2015 National Artist Teacher Fellowship

Deadline: November 19, 2014 for letters of intent

(Applications will be available online by September 26, 2014)

The NATF program provides grants of up to $5,500 to enable selected arts teachers from all disciplines to rejuvenate their own art-making. A complementary grant of $1,500 is awarded to each Fellow's school to support post-fellowship activities in the classroom.

Eligibility for NATF:

• Schools must:
• Be a public arts high school, magnet school, or charter school with the primary mission of fostering the development of artistic talent; or a Title 1 middle or high school with a sequential arts program.
• Offer sequential arts courses as a requirement for graduation
• Employ artists as teachers

• Arts Teachers must:
• Be permanently assigned full or part-time faculty (teaching a minimum of 6 hrs/week in an arts discipline)
• Be minimally in their fifth year of teaching arts at the high school or middle school level (middle school educators must be from a Title 1 schools)

• Previous NATF and Surdna Fellows (Rounds 1-14) are ineligible to apply for 2015 NATF program. 

For complete program information, please visit our website: www.natf-arts.org 

Summer Passage Writing Workshop: Writing for Alaska's Assessments

Are you an Alaskan teacher, local author, or creative writing student?

Join us for one of our upcoming summer passage writing workshops July 14-18, 2014. Learn from experienced writing instructors and gain valuable writing experience, while creating passages with authentic Alaskan voices and topics for the new assessments in grades 3-10, the Alaska Measures of Progress (AMP).

Workshops are free but limited to 20 participants each. For more information, click here .

Summer Art in Homer

Piano Clinics with Carol Comfort: July 14-18  All levels, including adults. $250 for a warm-up class, 5 sessions and one free follow-up class. 907.399.7001. 

Pier One Youth Theatre Workshops: Ages 5 and older. 907.235.7333, or pieronetheatre.org. 

Circus Arts Extravaganza with Roustabout Circus

Ages 8 and older, July 8 - 11, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., at the Grandest of All Yurts on Bear Creek Court. $200. Register by June 13. 907.399.4305 or roustaboutcircus.com .

Wild Shore Festival for New Music: July 5-9

Concerts and workshops in Homer and Seldovia with New York-based trio Concert Black and Los Angeles-based pianist Vicky Ray. More information: www.wildshore.org . 

Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies. Art and nature day programs at the Wynn Nature Center, S.P.I.T. kids on the Homer Spit and overnight camps for kids and teens. Information: 907.235.6667 or  www.akcoastalstudies.org.

Theatre in the Wild | Perseverance Theatre in Juneau

Alaska Society for Technology in Education Call for Proposals

Deadline: September 10th, 2014

The ASTE 2015 Conference (Februrary 21-24, 2015) is going to explore gaming, including from the student perspective. As always, proposals of all kinds are welcome. But we are particularly enthusiastic about receiving proposals that: 

• feature some aspect of gaming
• feature students, working with teachers, to present at the conference 

Check out the Presenter Guidelines and the Call for Presenters online at the  ASTE Website. For questions contact: director@aste.com.   

Arts Education Partnership National Forum Registration Open 

Preparing Students for the Next America in and through the Arts | Pittsburgh | September 11-12  

The National Forum, AEP's signature event coinciding with National Arts in Education Week, is the one place where the country's top thinkers and change-agents in arts and education come together to explore arts-centered solutions to improve student learning both in school and out of school.

Explore and share how the arts - unlike any time in recent history - can lead the way as states transition to higher learning expectations for all students.

Be empowered to take action around the role of the arts in responding to - and informing - three major issues driving Pre-K - grade 12 education priorities and decision-making:

• implementation of rigorous standards and assessments,
• preparation and support of the educator workforce, and
• innovations in the teaching and learning environment.

Registration Rates:

Now - Early-Bird Registration: $250
June 30 - General Registration: $275
August 25 - Late Registration: $300

Click here for all registration policies.

Alaska Dance Theatre Summer Session Classes

June 9th - July 17th!    

View Summer Schedule 

Call or stop by the studio to register now!

Alaska Dance Theatre 550 E 33rd Avenue Anchorage AK 99503, 907-277-4591  http://alaskadancetheatre.org/ 

Studio Pulse Center for Dance 

Summer class schedule here: http://www.studiopulseak.com/#!dec-2013-schedule/c1utq

Call 677-8573 for more information, or stop by the studio at 2400 E. Tudor Road, #2422

Anchorage, AK 99503 studiopulseak@gmail.com

Alaska State Library is seeking a Program Coordinator II to manage the Alaska OWL (Online With Libraries) program from the Anchorage Library Development office. The successful applicant will be responsible for managing and overseeing all aspects of the OWL program that brings broadband Internet, training, and video-conferencing programs to Alaska public libraries.

The Alaska OWL Program Manager will work under the Head of Library Development and with consultation of the OWL Advisory Board.  In this capacity, the Manager will work with Alaska State Library staff, the Alaska Library Network, University of Alaska Video Services and program partners, public library staff throughout the state, and internet service providers to maintain and to build the OWL program including broadband support, videoconferencing network, and digital literacy and public computing training for Alaska public libraries. 

Visit Workplace Alaska for a full job description and application information.  

The Alaska Center for the Performing Arts is hiring a full-time Event Manager. The position announcement, job description and application can be found here. http://www.myalaskacenter.com/about/organization_staffemployment.php .  

Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, 621 W. 6th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501, 907-263-2900 Email: mailto:  fdesk@alaskapac.org Website:  myalaskacenter.com ACPA, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.