Forwarded from Dale Davis, Executive Director, The Association of Teaching Artists (ATA):

I posted the following on The Association of Teaching Artists listserv yesterday. I am sending this to get the word out and to encourage you to write a one page letter to be included.

Members of the ATA Listserv,

This afternoon a young artist from New York City called me about how
to get started as a Teaching Artist. I receive quite a few e-mails and
calls every month from artists from a wide geographical range asking
this same question. I always refer the New York State artists to the
listserv, to other resources on www.teachingartists.com, to regional
Arts In Education roundtables, to professional development offerings
that come through the listserv. Today I knew the artist was asking for
more, along the lines of "Can you support yourself working as a
Teaching Artist," "What is essential to know," and "What is necessary
to succeed."

Since I greatly admire Rainier Maria Rilke's "Letters To A Young Poet"
and have read Jonathan Kozol's "Letters To A Young Teacher," I thought
"Letters To A Young Artist" might be exactly the forum for a resource
for artists who are both considering and starting out on a career path
as a Teaching Artist.

I am asking you to contribute a letter to "Letters To A Young Artist."
I think it would make a great publication, and I certainly know it is
needed! Too often we, as Teaching Artists, don't take the time to pass
on what we know and what we have learned from our work. Please include
personal anecdotes. We have a wealth of experience that so often gets
overlooked in the hurly burly of getting jobs, our own work, attending
conferences, standards, keeping up with funding, etc.

I am asking you to consider writing a one page letter to a young
artist so together we will have an ATA publication by and for Teaching
Artists. Please e-mail me your letters ddavis@teachingartists.com

Thank you!

Dale

Dale Davis
Executive Director
The Association of Teaching Artists

ddavis@teachingartists.com
www.teachingartists.com

August 12, 2008

Linda Frye Burnham / 02:20 PM

Forwarded from Common Weal Community Arts in Regina, Sask.:

Common Weal Community Arts Inc., in partnership with the North Central Community Association, is seeking a community-minded Artist in Residence for one year, starting in September of 2008. The Artist in Residence will spend 50% of the allotted time responding to the community's needs for development in the arts and for the remainder of the time, will pursue his/ her own independent art practice. The artist will be paid a salary of $30,000, plus benefits.

For more go here:

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Flying dog poo makes art history
Linda Frye Burnham / 01:39 PM

From AP via The Raw Story (8/12/08):

GENEVA (AFP) - A giant inflatable dog turd by American artist Paul McCarthy blew away from an exhibition in the garden of a Swiss museum, bringing down a power line and breaking a greenhouse window before it landed again, the museum said Monday.

The art work, titled "Complex S(expletive)", is the size of a house. The wind carried it 200 metres (yards) from the Paul Klee Centre in Berne before it fell back to Earth in the grounds of a children's home, said museum director Juri Steiner.

The inflatable turd broke the window at the children's home when it blew away on the night of July 31, Steiner said. The art work has a safety system which normally makes it deflate when there is a storm, but this did not work when it blew away.

Steiner said McCarthy had not yet been contacted and the museum was not sure if the piece would be put back on display.

"Flying dog poo art causes museum chaos in Switzerland "

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August 04, 2008

Job at CCAP, Columbia College Chicago
Linda Frye Burnham / 01:22 PM

Forwarded from The Center for Community Arts Partnerships at Columbia College Chicago:

Open position: DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, POS 234

Position Description:
The Center for Community Arts Partnerships (CCAP) was founded to enable Columbia College Chicago (CCC) to more fully realize the College’s commitment to make itself a vital part of its community and to better prepare students to “author the culture of our time”. CCAP is charged with creating an infrastructure through which the College’s faculty, students and administration can develop meaningful relationships with community residents. The Center for Community Arts Partnerships Development Manager reports directly to the CCAP Executive Director.

Position Summary:
The Development Manager oversees and implements fundraising on behalf of CCAP. The Development Manager works closely with the Office of Institutional Advancement to ensure coordination of prospect management and open communication regarding solicitation and stewardship activities. In collaboration with other CCAP and CCC staff, the Development Manager prepares and submits grant proposals and reports. The Development Manager takes a lead role in identifying new prospects for CCAP programs, and is responsible for maintaining and increasing the current budget of approximately $3.2 million. S/he must create an effective and multi-faceted development program and provide excellent donor recognition and stewardship. S/he works closely with the Executive Director of CCAP to insure fundraising objectives are mission-driven, clear, attainable, and periodically evaluated.

For more go here:

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Manifest Hope: An Obama art contest
Linda Frye Burnham / 11:42 AM

Forwarded from MoveOn.org:

It's called Manifest Hope, and it's a new Obama art contest for 2D and 3D art, from painting to photography to sculpture. The winners will be shown at the Manifest Hope Gallery online and in Denver during the Democratic convention alongside works from dozens of established and influential artists. The final submissions deadline is August 18th at 11:59 a.m. ET.

If you think you might want to enter, or want updates on the contest, please let us know here.

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August 01, 2008

Funding for publications
Linda Frye Burnham / 12:38 PM

Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation Offers Support for Contemporary Art Exhibition Publications

Deadline: August 15 and March 15, Annually (Letters of Inquiry)

Funding from the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation ( http://efgfoundation.com/ ) is currently available to support direct costs for catalogues and other publications accompanying contemporary art exhibitions and projects, especially those supporting emerging and underrecognized artists and produced by smaller organizations outside the nation's cultural centers. Limited funds are also available for publications related to the grantee organization and its programs or collections.

The foundation does not provide grants for individuals, general operating expenses, capital campaigns, endowment funds, or proj- ects supporting the work of deceased artists and prefers one-time special projects that are originated by the applying organization. Requests for projects that take place within a year of the request will be given priority consideration. Applicant organizations must have current tax-exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code.

Grant amounts typically range from $5,000 to $20,000.

Proposals for funding are reviewed semi-annually, in the spring and fall. Letters of Inquiry are required before submission of a complete proposal.

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