OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS: EXHIBITIONS, WORKSHOPS, AUDITIONS, PROGRAMS, FUNDING, PERFORMANCES and AWARDS
New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Individual Artist Fellowships
Application Deadline: July 15, 2011
Individual Artist Fellowships are highly competitive grants to New Jersey artists in different disciplines awarded solely on independent peer panel assessment of artistic quality. The awards may be used to support the professional development of the artist and are offered this year in the following categories: crafts, photography, playwriting, poetry, and sculpture. The Council will offer technical assistance workshops for those interested in applying, which will explain the application process and review important information that will help applicants complete the on-line submission.
For workshop dates, to view the guidelines or access the application, click http://www.midatlanticarts.org/funding/artists_programs/fellowships/nj.html.
U.S.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced the availability of more than $100 million in funding for up to 75 Community Transformation Grants. Created by the Affordable Care Act, these grants are aimed at helping communities implement projects proven to reduce chronic disease, violence and injury, and improve mental health and equity. Funding is available to support evidence and practice-based community and clinical prevention and wellness strategies that will lead to specific, measurable health outcomes to reduce chronic disease rates.
Learn more: http://www.cdc.gov/communitytransformation/
Morristown Neighborhood House
9th Annual Community Day Festival
Deadline: July 22, 2011 – 6pm
Morristown Neighborhood House is looking for local entertainers! If you are a singer, instrumentalist, dancer or poet and would like to share your talents at the Neighborhood House’s 9th Annual Community Family Day Festival on August 6th (noon-5pm), contact Morristown Neighborhood House and apply.
To download the local artist entertainment application form, click on:EntertainmentApplication-Community Family Day-2011, which can be sent to:Morristown Neighborhood House, 12 Flagler St., Morristown, NJ 07960 or faxed to (973) 538-5493. Download a volunteer application in English or Spanish.
For more information contact Perla Hayashida at (973) 538-1229, x22 or at hayaship@neighborhood-house.org.
Arts Cuild of New Jersey
Call for Entries/Nexus NJ Art Show
Juried by Rocio Aranda-Alvarado
Deadline for submissions: 4pm, Friday, August 5, 2011
Arts Guild New Jersey is now accepting entries for NEXUS NJ, an art show open to artists living and/or working in New Jersey juried by Rocio Aranda-Alvarado, Associate Curator of Special Projects at El Museo Del Barrio. Artists must be 18 to enter. Entry is open to artists working in any medium or style, in two or three dimensions. Entry fee is $25/3 entries for current members of Arts Guild New Jersey or $20/3 entries for non-members. The exhibit will open October 23, 2011 and run through November 17, 2011.
Enter online through the website: www.agnj.org or by calling (732) 381-7511.
National Endowment for the Arts
Grant Opportunity:
Deadline: September 1, 2011 – Arts In Media (Replaces Arts on Radio and Television)
New guidelines are posted incorporating all forms of media including Internet, interactive and mobile technologies, digital games, arts content delivered via satellite, as well as on radio and television. Here is an introduction to the new Arts in Media guidelines delivered by Alyce Myatt, NEA’s Director of Media Arts: http://www.nea.gov/grants/apply/AIM-presentation.html
Mountain Lakes Centennial Art Installation
Request for Propsal
Outdoor Public Art Installation, October-December 2011
Deadline for submission: September 6, 2011
Artists are invited to submit a proposal for an outdoor public art installation celebrating Mountain Lakes’ Centennial to be displayed during Fall, 2011. Local artists, amateur and professional, are encouraged to apply. Works must be durable and safe specific or complementary to the outdoors. The winning artist will retain rights of ownership of the artwork and will receive a stipend of $500. For more information and details concerning submissions, contact Vivien Greenberg at vivsher@hotmail.com.
Arts Unbound
Call for Artists with disabilities
Deadline for submission: September 19, 2011
Exhibit would run from October 28-November 28, 2011 at Arts Unbound Gallery.
Arts Unbound is seeking submissions of original artwork from individual artists with disabilities, or from the organizations that represent them.
Artwork in all media will be considered. Artist may submit up to three images for consideration. There is very limited space for 3D/ sculptural work.Last year 20 works were selected form 80 submissions. Submissions are by email or can be by regular mail (images on a disc). Call (973) 675-2787 for more information or contact robertramos.art@mac.com.
Jurors include Mari d’Alessandro and Patricia Bell. Robert Ramos is Curator of Arts Unbound and Gail Levinson is the Executive Director.
There is no fee to submit.
Cash awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.
Contact: Arts Unbound, 542 Freeman St., Orange, NJ 07050
Phone: (73) 675-2787
Website: www.artsunbound.org.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR ARTISTS
The Actors Fund, a nationwide human services organization that helps all professionals in performing arts and entertainment, together with its Housing Development Corporation, is conducting a survey of the space needs of artists and all others involved in the performing arts and entertainment industry in the Central New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania areas.
The Actors Fund is evaluating the potential of developing affordable housing for performing artists and others in the entertainment industry. The affordable housing facility would include shared spaces, special design features and amenities suited to the needs of those in the performing arts and entertainment industry and their families. The survey has been developed and is being administered by Artspace Projects, a national nonprofit organization. The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete and can be accessed at ActorsFundHousingSurvey.org.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS-In collaboration with the Institute for Entrepreneurial Leaders and the Lincoln Center Institute, The Newark Arts Council is presenting a series of Professional Development workshops designed to explore the artist’s contributions to the economy of the region. Open to artists (performing and visual), arts and business leaders, industries seeking a creative worksforce, educational institutions/teaching artists and entrepreneurial artists. Each workshop is specifically designed to encourage, promote, train and hone knowledge, behavior and skills needed in a 21st century workforce. Register at www.newarkarts.org
GRANTS New Jersey State Council or the Humanities Grants -NJCH administers two grant programs for public humanities projects starting January 1, 2011 or later – Major Grants and Mini Grants. Drafts are required to be submitted at least one month ahead of the application deadline. Major Grants of up to $20,000. Application deadline of October 1. Mini Grants of up to $3000. Application deadline November 1. Drafts are required to be submitted at least one month ahead of the application deadline. For additional details, please call 1-888-FYI-NJCH or email rapgar@njch.org or visit www.njch.org/grants_major-mini.html
STUDIO SPACE AVAILABLE
The Riverdale Art Center (The RAC), a new nonprofit art center in Riverdale, New Jersey, is now accepting applications for studio space at its 5 Mathews Avenue, Riverdale location. The newly renovated studio and warehouse are fully-equipped for ceramic arts, with ample space for a variety of other arts, including painting. Fee is $200/month for 24/7 access. For more information, applications, and to set up a tour of our facilities, please send an email to: info@riverdaleartcenter.org or call The RAC at 973.513.9250. Visit us on the web at www.riverdaleartcenter.org
ATTENTION ALL ARTISTS!
Chester’s newest Gallery seeks original Art to display…
ART CHATEAU GALLERY
The Gallery’s goal is to discover and promote extremely talented artists who have not gained substantial notoriety. This unique approach will afford us the ability to offer our customers fine works of art at affordable prices. Our mission statement: “showcasing Tomorrow’s Masters TODAY!” says it all. It is our desire to be a conduit through which exceptional works of art flow to discerning art lovers. Art Chateau Gallery is a destination for artists and collectors alike.
Please submit your JPEGS to gnk@archateaugallery .com for consideration to be included for display/sale in our gallery.
www.artschateaugallery.com
ATTENTION ALL ARTISTS: STUDIO & GALLERY SPACE AVAILABLE
18 Schooley’s Mountain Rd. (Former home of Myhelan), Long Valley, NJ 07853
For More Information: Please contact Leona (908) 672-2458 or via email at arts@scottidesign.com
ARTISTS WANTED
The Hudson County Public Art Commission (HCPAC) is seeking RFQs from artists with diverse points of view for its inaugural public art project at Washington Park, a county park serving communities of northern Jersey City and southern Union City.
HCPAC welcomes RFQ applications/inquiries (no design proposals) from established and emerging artists, as well as artist teams. While HCPAC endeavors to include Hudson County artists whenever possible in its projects, it is not limiting the search solely to Hudson County artists. HCPAC has been appointed from the public by Hudson County Executive Thomas A DeGise to organize, oversee and implement the county’s 1% for Public Art Executive Order, an initiative unique among New Jersey’s 21 counties.
To download application/ guidelines, visit www.visithudson.org or call Meredith Lippman, Program Development Specialist, at 201-459-2070, out of state at 800-542-7894 or mlippman@hudsoncountynj.org or write to the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs/Tourism Department, Justice William Brennan Courthouse, 583 Newark Ave., Jersey City, NJ 07306. Hudson County is an equal opportunity employer.
Additional information may be found at www.visithudson.org and www.hudsoncountynj.org .
CALL FOR ARTISTS
The Montclair Arts Council and Bangz Salon and Wellness Spa are commissioning a public artwork. visit www.montclair.org /artist-call.asp for more information.
SINGERS WANTED
Hickory Tree Chorus - chapter of Sweet Adelines International – welcomes women singers at its weekly rehearsals, Wednesdays, 7:30 pm, 570 Central Ave., New Providence. The chorus performs chord-ringing, fun-filled popular music in four-part, a cappella harmony, barbershop style. Join the real women, singing real harmony, having real fun! For information, call (908) 307-6367 or visit www.hickorytreechorus.org .
Normandy Chorale - Singers in all parts welcome.No formal audition for this group of 25 mixed voices singing a variety of music, both accompanied and a cappella. Rehearsals are held on Tuesday nights from 7:30-9:45pm at Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Rd., Morristown. Call (973) 691–0915.
Morris Music Men - a chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. Rehearses every Tuesday at 7:15pm at the Gloria Dei Church,300 Shunpike Rd., Chatham. For more information, call the Music Men hotline at 1-800-511-7416 or visit www.MorrisMusicMen.org
Notables - a women’s group of singers of Broadway tunes, jazz and pop music who perform at various venues in Morris and Somerset counties. Rehearsals are Monday evenings in Basking Ridge. For membership or rehearsal information, call (973) 216-4911 or email notablessingers@aol.com
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Women Artists Archives National Directory
All archival repositories holding primary source material about women visual artists active in the US since 1945 are invited to be included in the WAAND, an innovative web directory developed by Rutgers University Libraries. Please request our online directory input form and list your archival collections in WAAND. The directory is online at http://waand.rutgers.edu .The Directory is designed as a research tool for scholars, artists, curators, students and collecting institutions around the world as well as researchers in cultural and intellectual history, American studies, material cutlure and women’s and gender studies. WAAND’s principal investigators are Dr. Ferris Olin and Judith K. Brodsky.
For further information, contact:
Nicole Plett, WAAND Project Manager
Mabel Smith Douglass Library
Rutgers, The State University
8 Chapel Dr.
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8527
Phone: (732) 932-9407, ext. 27
Fax: (732) 932-6777
email: WAAND@rci.rutgers.edu
website: http//waand.rutgers.edu
ATTENTION POTTERS:
www.AmericanPotters.com provides an online listing for potters across the country, with information and web galleries, links and memberships. For more information, contact info@americanpotters.com
FOR BOOKS ON ARTIST PLACEMENT AND MANAGING ARTS CAREERS check www.artistplacement.com , email NNAPnow@aol.com or call National Network for Artist Placement at (323)222-4035
WOMEN’S STUDIO WORKSHOP
“encouraging the voice and vision of individual women artists”
WSW supports the creation of innovative and provocative work in printmaking, papermaking, Artists’ books, photography, ceramics and collaborative arts media and provides services to artists at all stages of their careers.
Visit www.wsworkshop.org for information on grants, fellowships, summer workshops, study abroad, a book archive and new features for wsw alumni.
Women’s Studio Workshop/ PO Box 489/ Rosendale, NY 12472
THE ATRIUM ART GALLERY – EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITY FOR ARTISTS
Located in the Administration and Records Building in Morristown, the Atrium Arts Gallery exhibits art work throughout the year. Art work is typically exhibited for two-three months and different-sized spaces are available to accommodate small or large shows. This opportunity is open to individual artists as well as groups of artists. If you are interested in exhibiting, please submit representative jpegs of your work and biographical information to Dr. Lynn L. Siebert, Director of Arts Participation/Communications for the Arts Council of the Morris Area at Lsiebert@morrisarts.org