Jody Ulich has been appointed director of the City Department of Convention and Cultural Services.  The department includes the Center for Sacramento History, Convention Center, Fairytale Town, Sacramento Zoo, Crocker Art Museum, Discovery Museum Science & Space Center, Old City Cemetery, Old Sacramento, Sacramento History Museum and the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission.

Ms. Ulich comes to Sacramento via Fort Worth Texas where she was President of the Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County, TX.  Ms. Ulich has over 30 years of experience in the performing and visual arts field, including strategic planning, project management, theater management and budget administration. Prior to Arts Council of Fort Worth, she was the Cultural Services Director for the City of Tempe, AZ. Ms. Ulich is a graduate of Oklahoma City University and has continued educational accomplishments from Cornell University and the University of Massachusetts Art Management Program. Ms. Ulich has also received many prestigious awards and recognition from her outstanding work including the Gilbert Garcia Amiga Award from the United Hispanic Council and the Safe Haven Legacy of Women Award for Arts Leadership. Please welcome Jody Ulich.

In early January, 2013, "Sojourner", by Elizabeth Catlett, located at the Convention Center Sculpture Garden was vandalized.  It was knocked off of its base and broken into several pieces.  A nationally known conservator directed the restoration effort and last month the artwork was relocated to the Crocker Art Museum, located at 215 O Street in Sacramento. You may see the sculpture without paying an entry fee to the Museum.

Elizabeth Catlett was commissioned by the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission in 1998. The 7' high, Mexican Limestone sculpture of a woman with crossed arms, a flowing skirt and gazing upwards celebrates the heroic strength and endurance of African-American and Mexican working-class women.  Historically, "Sojourner" is a reference to Sojourner Truth, the self-given name of Isabella Baumfree, an African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist born into slavery in New York. She escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826 and after going to court to recover her son, she became the first black woman to win such a case against a white man. Elizabeth Catlett Mora (April 15, 1915 - April 2, 2012) was an African American sculptor and printmaker whose remarkable career as an artist and activist was groundbreaking and significant. Art historian Melanie Herzog describes Catlett as "the foremost African American woman artist of her generation." Her long career spanned several political and social movements including the Chicago Renaissance of the 1940s, the Black Power and Black Arts movements of the 1960s, the Mexican Public Art Movement, and feminism, all of which influenced her art. 

Located at the corner of Elkhorn Blvd. and Natomas Blvd.  

   

Artist John Pugh has completed the installation of three murals on the facade of the 35' high, 3 million gallon water tower on the corner of Elkhorn Blvd. and Natomas Blvd. in north Natomas. The murals are painted in the Tromp L'oeil style, French for "fool the eye", and depict a series of scenes that include native trees, flora and fauna. More pictures> 

Scholarships are available to both staff and board members of nonprofit arts organizations for workshops and trainings that are offered through the Nonprofit Resource Center. Workshops typically address a variety of  management issues including grant proposal development, board/staff roles and relationships; board management; recruitment; development/fundraising; and financial management.

Scholarships must be approved by the Center. Send an email to thecenter@nprcenter.org with:

Your name
Your email
Your organization name
The name of the workshop you are requesting

 

Center staff will notify you within one week if you are approved.   Apply early, as there are limited scholarship spaces available!

After a short "DoG" nap, the Sacramento Region Community Foundation is now in the beginning stages of planning the next BIG Day of Giving on May 5, 2015.

 

Orientations will begin in October, so be on the lookout for The Bark! for information on how to register for a session. If you know of an organization that would like to get on the mailing list, or if you need to get on the mailing list sign up for information by clicking here. 

 

If you are an organization that has never participated, and would like to in 2015, you need to participate in a GivingEdge workshop first.  Click here for info. 

Local artists are invited to submit their artwork for rolling juried exhibitions at the Colonial Heights Library. Any discipline is acceptable. Applications accepted year-round; submit by September 6 for next review. Download Entry Form.  

Call for Artists - Capitol Public Radio
Submit your designs for our "Drink Radio" contest during the month of September. You could win a one-time prize of $500 by submitting original works inspired by key words of "sustain," "harvest," or "zest." Artists may submit designs until 11:59 p.m. PDT on Sunday, September 28th, 2014. The winning design will be printed onto pint glasses for tasting a seasonal custom brew created by Oak Park Brewing Co.  To enter, visit capradio.org/drink

Grant Opportunity: YoungArts

The National YoungArts Foundation provides emerging artists (age 15-18 or grades 10-12) with opportunities to help ensure that the nation's most outstanding young artists are encouraged to pursue careers in the arts. The foundation is accepting applications for its 2015 funding cycle. Learn More >>  

 

Grant Opportunity: Target

Applications from education professionals are now being accepted for the Target Field Trip Grants program, an annual program designed to bring K-12 students in the United States to museums, historical sites, and cultural organizations. Intended to fund visits to events or activities away from school, grants are available for field trips taking place between February and December 2015. More than 3,600 grants of up to $700 will be awarded in January 2015. Learn More >>  

 

Call for Artists - Cordova Community Council

Register with the Rancho Cordova Artist Database to be considered for the upcoming juried show, It's a Wrap: The Fall Show, opening October 20, 2014 at Rancho Cordova City Hall.  The Fall Show is open to all media and topics. This show will be juried by a prominent member of the Sacramento art community. Click here to register. The jury process will take place Sept. 16.