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« April 2009 | Main | June 2009 » 
May 30, 2009 Musician breaks into song about zoning, land useLinda Frye Burnham / 11:05 AM Our API board member Kathie deNobriga sent us this story from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about Melanie Hammet, Kathie's fellow city-council person in Pine Lake, Ga., a little town of 650 just outside Decatur. Hammet spent her recent artist residency in Seaside, Fla., writing songs about planning and zoning. Great story. "Musician breaks into song about zoning, land use": http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/dekalb/stories/2009/05/28/pine_lake_council_singer.html
May 29, 2009 Call: Stories of aesthetic arrestLinda Frye Burnham / 01:32 PM Will Weigler at the University of Victoria in Canada is looking for stories from anyone who has ever witnessed a single brief moment onstage that prompted a sudden and unexpected emergence of deeply felt insight, or the radical re-assessment of a long-held assumption. For his doctoral research project, he is analyzing a wide variety of these rare moments of “aesthetic-arrest,” to investigate the conditions that may contribute to their effectiveness. The aim of the research is to share knowledge about how to orchestrate these powerful moments of theatricality with community partners in applied theatre projects. If you have a story or stories you can contribute, visit his Web site: Aesthetic Arrest: http://www.aesthetic-arrest.com
New leadership at Alternate ROOTS Linda Frye Burnham / 12:16 PM Alternate ROOTS today announced that Keryl McCord (Development Director), Ana Willem (Manager of Operations and Communications), and Shannon Turner (Manager of Programs and Services) have joined staff veteran Carlton Turner (Director) as the new Alternate ROOTS Leadership Team. Executive Director Carolyn MOrris resigned several months ago. Alternate ROOTS: http://www.alternateroots.org
And the Pursuit of Happiness Linda Frye Burnham / 11:51 AM Maira Kalman is an illustrator and children's book author who has a monthly blog called "And the Pursuit of Happiness," about American democracy, that appears on the last Friday of each month. This month, her post is "At Ease," a delightful and incisive visual exploration of life in the military. Not to be missed. Maira Kalman: http://kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/28/at-ease/?scp=1&sq=Pursuit%20of%20Happiness&st=cse
Call: Celebrate 30 years of community plays Linda Frye Burnham / 08:05 AM England's Claque Theatre is calling for participation in the Claque Community Play Conference in Tunbridge Wells, June 13-14, 2009. Since you can't find the (very interesting) invitation on the Web, we'll post it here (thanks Will Weigler): 2009
May 28, 2009 Walk the Plank in England this summerLinda Frye Burnham / 04:09 PM If you're planning to be in England this summer, visit the Walk the Plank Web site and jot down their amazing calendar of events across the country. Walk the Plank is a "creative force" of artists, theater makers, pyrotechnicians and event engineers. They'll be "animating a Viking longship" in Northumberland, erecting an astrological mobile at Manchester’s FEAST! picnic by the lake, helping French artist Denis Tricot paint with fire at the Fuse Festival in Kent, creating "Ghost Ship: A Pageant for Portsmouth" on Henry VIII’s birthday and lead a "steampunk adventure for boys and girls" through the courtyard of Manchester’s Town Hall. And there will be more... Walk the Plank: http://www.walktheplank.co.uk/mailshots/welcome
Why music matters Linda Frye Burnham / 09:10 AM Here is an important piece of writing about art, specifically music. It's on the Web site of musician Amanda Palmer, and the speech is by Karl Paulnack, director of the Music Division of the Boston Conservatory. In her introduction, Palmer suggested you click on a link that will allow you to listen to Mahler’s Adagio for Strings from the 5th Symphony as you read the speech. Please do. It's quite an experience. (Thanks, Andrew Burnham.) Why Music Matters: http://blog.amandapalmer.net/post/113964591/why-music-matters
May 27, 2009 Great Job at Animating DemocracyLinda Frye Burnham / 01:09 PM Forwarded from Barbara Schaffer Bacon at Animating Democracy: Animating Democracy, a program of Americans for the Arts that fosters civic engagement through arts and culture, is seeking candidates for the position of Animating Democracy Program Coordinator, based in Americans for the Arts’ Washington, D.C. office. After six years as a key member of the Animating Democracy team, Michael del Vecchio will be leaving to lead a new creative frontier. In June, Michael will become Creative Director for Universal Yarn, working as the designer for all of Universal’s yarns, fibers, color palettes, and patterns. This new opportunity continues Michael’s freelance work in the yarn and craft industry, which includes the 2006 release of his book, Knitting with Balls, designs and articles published in magazines, and editing and consulting work with yarn companies, magazines, and indie designers. He will move to Concord, NC. AD Job Application: http://www.americansforthearts.org/about_us/careers/002.asp
May 26, 2009 NEA Recovery Act UpdateLinda Frye Burnham / 01:51 PM Forwarded from The National Endowment for the Arts: The National Endowment for the Arts is in the process of reviewing the applications that were received for Recovery Act funds, and we are writing to provide you with an update on our progress. In early April we received approximately 2,400 applications requesting support for projects that focus on the preservation of jobs in the arts; those applications are currently being reviewed by panels of experts. The amount of money requested by applicants far exceeds the nearly $30 million available for grants and we will be able to provide grants to only a small portion of the applicant pool. ... The NEA Chairman will make final decisions on Recovery Act funding following the meeting of the National Council on the Arts at the end of June. You should expect to hear about the action on your application in July. In the meantime, check the "Recovery" section of our Web site for the most up to date information on all aspects of the NEA's Recovery Act program. NEA: http://arts.gov
Call: The Madness and Art Festival Linda Frye Burnham / 01:33 PM The Madness & Arts Foundation is calling for performance proposals for its third Madness & Arts Festival (MAF), September 24-October 3, 2009, in Haarlem, the Netherlands. July 31 is the deadline for "projects that deal with madness and arts, whether it is about ‘madness’ or by people with a mental disorder." The organizers are specifically looking for music, theater and dance performances for the festival venues and smaller events/performances/presentations for the festival camp. MAF aims to "bridge the gap between art and its traditional audience, and various aspects of psychiatry." The festival is presented in partnership with Denueve Cultural Projects and various Dutch organizations for mental healthcare. The City of Haarlem earlier adopted "Kwartiermakersfestival," a regional cultural festival aiming to improve the public perception of psychiatry. E-mail Meta Knol at proposal@mafhaarlem.nl. The Madness & Arts Festival: http://www.mafhaarlem.nl/
Coded Cultures Linda Frye Burnham / 11:36 AM This is an interesting international project that could be as important as the interarts collaborations at the Judson Church in NYC in the '60s. "Forced by the emergence of networked societies, questions about cultural coherences and cooperation models within artistic projects and creative idea development are more and more in the front of scientific discussions and socio-technological theories." English is pretty fractured, but click over to "presentations" for a flavor of the work. They are presenting at the Venice Biennale this year. Coded Cultures: http://codedcultures.com
May 22, 2009 Summerwork @ The Farm (5)Linda Frye Burnham / 09:41 AM All artists working with communities need time to hone their art skills and free their imaginations. Summerwork @ The Farm, August 3-8, with artists Doug Rosenberg and Li Chiao-Ping, is a chance to do both. Forwarded from Doug Rosenberg: Summerwork@The Farm is a fluid, process oriented retreat/workspace that is open to anyone wishing to participate in a focused, reflective, supportive and creative environment in rural Wisconsin. It is a non-genre specific working environment in which there are no hard and fast boundaries, rather, porous membranes of artistic practice that welcome overlap and stresses mentoring and collaboration. Essentially, it is a retreat that offers creative, unfettered time without expectations, within an intentional community of (usually) 10-12 artists of all disciplines who come from around the world and locally as well. It is about creating a friendly, supportive community in which participants have the opportunity to interact with other artists, try out new ideas, share their work and ideas with others and cook and eat long artful meals together from an organic garden. We support a hybrid art/life practice. Summerwork @ The Farm is set within the rolling hills of Oregon, Wisconsin, near Madison. The Farm includes a performance space, art studio, wood shop, multi-media lab and organic garden on 5 acres surrounded by farmland. The program provides a resource of time and space for artists to remove themselves from day to day necessities and reflect upon the creative process that is an essential catalyst for artistic development. Summerwork @ The Farm: http://www.farmwork.org
May 21, 2009 GleeLinda Frye Burnham / 11:32 AM Here's a tip: Go online to watch the first episode of "Glee," a series about high-school glee club that will warm the heart of every community arts fan. It's hilarious. The series doesn't really start till the fall; this episode is a teaser. Don't miss it!
May 14, 2009 And more from Lavine via the L.A. TimesLinda Frye Burnham / 10:09 AM From the Culture Monster blog in the L.A. Times (5/14/09): CalArts’ Lavine thinks it’s important that Landesman push to reinstate NEA grants for individuals. They were a casualty of the 1990s “culture wars” that crippled the agency’s budget, as Congress insisted that the government not fund potentially offensive work. “Just to have somebody who has produced Tony Kushner and August Wilson — he knows that it starts with the individual artistic voice, and if it’s not offending somebody ... it’s not doing its job,” Lavine said. He also hopes the NEA will help spearhead more cultural diplomacy, making a global statement that America’s cultural product is not just car chases and shoot-’em-ups. "Rocco Landesman: From Broadway to NEA nominee": http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/05/rocco-landesman-from-center-stage-to-nea-nominee.html
More on Rocco Landesman Linda Frye Burnham / 09:54 AM Here's a follow-up article from the Washington Post (5/14/09) by Jacqueline Trescott, saying that Obama has officially announced his nom for Landesman for NEA Chair. It's also got responses from several arts and theater leaders, like CalArts' Steven Lavine, AftA's Robert Lynch, Public Theater Director Oskar Eustis and Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.), who co-chairs the Congressional Arts Caucus. They all think it's "bold." One interesting comment by Lavine: "The first thing he'd put on the NEA chairman's to-do list would be to 'rebuild the individual artists' grants,' which were taken away by Congress during the cultural wars of the 1990s." "Obama Set on Broadway's Landesman For NEA Head" : http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/13/AR2009051302384.html
May 12, 2009 Fast & French turns 25Linda Frye Burnham / 10:28 AM For those of you who have been following on CAN the community-based arts adventures of artists Gwylene Gallimard and Jean-Marie Mauclet, here's an entertaining article from the Charleston City Paper about the 25th anniversary party for their restaurant, Fast & French. G&M have long supported their community arts projects through what they earn at F&F, an interesting model. The party included a 25-year timeline filling one whole room at the Gallery at Waterfront Park in Charleston, S.C.
May 11, 2009 Deadline 5/28: Art Territory, LithuaniaLinda Frye Burnham / 12:43 PM Deadline is May 28, 2009, for artists under 35 to apply to participate in "Art Territory," a project of the European School of Arts that's part of Vilnius -- European Capital of Culture, June 14-July 15. The selected group of 20 young artists will come together for four weeks in a former monastery near SS. Peter and Paul’s Church in Vilnius, Lithuania, for practical training, development of creative ideas and their implementation in Children’s Hospital at Vilnius University. Travel and accommodation expenses will be covered. For the application form and more information, visit the project Web site at http://www.manoteritorija.lt/index.php/pageid/493.
May 05, 2009 Wanted: Pix of prison artLinda Frye Burnham / 06:17 PM Forwarded from Judith Tannenbaum: Now that we have a new look for the National Prison Arts Coalition blog (http://theprisonartscoalition.wordpress.com/) we want to include more images of actual artwork on the site as well. Instead of the current image of books that heads the homepage (the image that came with the theme) we’d like to feature a series of rotating images from our programs. We hope you will send images of art made by people in prison or youth facilities, performances inside, stills from films, covers of publications, or photos taken of prison arts classes in session to pacoalitionadmin@gmail.com. Please include a sentence or two describing the program, the name(s) and title(s) of the artist(s) or any other applicable information. Please only send images of work where the artist has granted the permission to use in media. Thanks so much, Judith
Note from Texas re surviving Hurricane Ike, December Linda Frye Burnham / 10:53 AM Forwarded from CAN writer John Sullivan at UTMB, Galveston, Texas, on the devastation following Hurricane Ike in December.: Hurricane Ike really slammed and abused Galveston Island. The downtown was doused with 10-12 ft. of murky storm surge and it’s still barely limping back to life. Recovery experts estimate 40% of our housing may be uninhabitable - including 4 large housing projects that 6000 people formerly called home. It’s difficult to track but as many as 17,000 former residents may still be living off the Island. UTMB, Galveston’s world class hospital and a crown jewel in the world of biomedical research, was badly damaged - close to $800 million - and there was a move afoot to close the teaching hospital and medical school which resulted in the precipitous lay offs of 2400-3500 (or so) employees in about one week’s time.
May 04, 2009 Another one bites the dust: Kids on the HillLinda Frye Burnham / 02:01 PM Forwarded from REbecca Yenwine, founding director of a great program you have read about on CAN: Philadelphia's Kids on the Hill: "I write to you with news of change. Kids on the Hill, like many other organizations, has been hit hard by the economic downturn. We operate on a lean budget and in a time that requires cutting back, we no longer feel we can operate the quality program that we have provided to young people for the past twelve years. Though this year we hoped to hire a new Director, to grow and carry on our important work, we don’t feel we can bring someone into such a tight financial situation. Despite this transition, I remain extremely proud of our accomplishments. We have nurtured and changed many, many lives and created impactful art and media that has inspired adults and youth alike. We could not have done this work without incredibly dedicated staff people and supporters like you. We so appreciate your commitment to us and to our vision. We are still in full operation through the summer but are taking the spring to honor the change process ahead. To this end, we are hosting a free and open event on May 28. This will be a time to show videos and photos of the past and present, to tell stories and reflect on all that we’ve accomplished together. We hope you will come and help us celebrate, remember and say goodbye." Kids on the Hillhttp://www.kidsonthehill.org
May 01, 2009 A beautiful note from PeruLinda Frye Burnham / 09:34 AM Forwarded from Trina Brammah, who is building an eco-art village in the Amazon jungle: "Peru is a special, magical place where everything appears to be possible. The natural environment is alive with a presence that literally changes peoples lives. Here we can learn to work together with the earth, in harmony with her, in such a beautiful and innocent environment. |
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