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ENRICHING AND TRANSFORMING THE LIFE OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL THROUGH THE ARTS
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The Arts Council of the Morris Area, a private,
nonprofit agency established in 1973, to significantly enhance the arts and their
impact on the quality of life in the Morris area, received a "Citation
of Excellence" and has been named a "Major Service
Organization" by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts in recognition
of the Council's solid
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NEWS FLASH:
To conserve natural resources, the Arts Council of the Morris Area is publishing its MAY-JULY 2008 Newsletter, ARTS MATTERS, in electronic format.
Please click HERE to read or download ARTS MATTERS.
[Hard copies and/or
large print versions are available upon request. Please contact Dr. Lynn Siebert
at Lsiebert@morrisarts.org or by
phone at (973) 285-5115, ext. 10 to request same].
The ARTS and CULTURAL CALENDAR is also available on this website by clicking "On the Marquee/Arts Calendar"
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Déja vu all over again: cuts to State Arts Budget?
WE NEED YOUR HELP
NJ Arts and Culture contribute over $2 billion annually to the State economy. Cultural dollars are derived from a dedicated revenue source (NJ Hotel/Motel Occupany Fee) which is certifiable, renewable and growing!
Please visit www.ArtPRIDENJ.com, click on ACTION alert and contact your elected officials to let them know that State cultural funding is part of the economic SOLUTION to the state's tough budget situation. Thank you for your help!
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Executive Director
Position Available
see below for details
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Upcoming:
CELEBRATE THE ARTS
MAY 15, 2008
2007 Award Winners
L-R: Ken Donohue (President, Morris
Choral Society), Tom Barth (Ehlers Winner); Anne Jacobson (Chair, ACMA Board);
R. Wayne Walters (Artistic Director/Founder, Morris Choral Society); Mrs.
Marilyn Michaels (Ricoh Corporation); Daniel Fenelon; Talia Jackman; Emily Trenk
(Coladarci Winner); and John McEwen. Ehlers Scholarship Winner Tom Barth
with Coladarci Scholarship Winner, Emily Trenk.
In the restored gardens and Gilded Age Mansion at Fairleigh Dickinson University, ACMA will present its 2008 Awards for Outstanding
Arts Advocate: Barbara Krajkowski
Arts Organization: Morris Museum
Corporation: Open Spaces Management Association
Arts Educator: Alysia Souder
Professional in the Arts: Susan Holford
L-R: Enjoying the 2007 reception:
Anne Aronovitch with Cheryl Ellis; Ehlers Winner Tom Barth talks with David
Clair; and, from Harmonium, Emily Wolper (grants liaison) with Dr.
Anne Matlack (Artistic Director); heading the registration table, Anne Dodd
and Janet Darrow.
The event will also
introduce the 2008 Coladarci and Ehlers Scholarship Winners, Kaitlyn DeBiasse
and Marissa Rich (respectively), and feature a
special performance by singer/composer Tom Barth (2007 Ehlers Scholarship
winner)
Reception -5pm; Awards Program - 6pm.
The event is free but
pre-registration is required. For more information or to
register to attend, please contact Kadie Dempsey, Local Arts Consultant, at (973) 285-5115, ext. 17 or via email at
kdempsey@morrisarts.org
Scholarship winners Tom Barth and Emily Trenk
Celebrating
its 5th year as a generous sponsor, 
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June 29, 2008
25th Anniversary of the GIRALDA LAWN CONCERT
"Casting Call" - Giralda Veterans wanted. Be a star at the 25th Anniversary concert....
Clockwise from upper left: New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (2005), impromptu family waltzing (2007); guest conductor, Dick Eger (former ACMA Board President)in 2007; happy crowds (2005)
In planning for this momentous anniversary of our much-loved concert, we would love to collect and feature Giralda stories (and perhaps photos) from anyone who attended the first Lawn Concert in 1983 and/or those who have been coming regularly for many years. Giralda traditions among families or groups of friends are also of much interest.
In appreciation for your participation, we will be offering preferred seating and recognition at this year's special 25th Anniversary event.
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From earlier Giraldas: First Prize picnic winners with "Carmen" theme (2004); Uncle Sam visits Giralda (2004); Patriotic program inspires decorations (2005)
Please contact Dr. Lynn Siebert at (973) 285-5115, ext. 10 to share your stories...
Tickets: $15 for adults, $5 for children under 12. They will be available starting June 1 at Kings Supermarkets in Morristown and Chatham or, from June 1-20, by calling the Arts Council at (973) 285-5115, ext. 17.
With this year's special anniversary, there will be also be special opportunities for organizations and individuals to purchase ads or sponsorships in the 25th Anniversary Program Journal. Please contact Kadie Dempsey at (973) 285-5115, ext. 17 for more information.
To download information on purchasing ads/sponsorships in the 25th Anniversary Program journal, please click HERE.
Special thanks to graphic designer John Weber for donating the poster and flier design for Giralda 2008.
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Ongoing:
The Atrium Art Gallery
As of January 2008, at the
request of the County Administrator's Office and the Board of Chosen
Freeholders, the Arts Council has assumed oversight for planning exhibitions
at the Atrium Art Gallery, housed in the Morris County Administration &
Records Building on Court Street in Morristown.
Blackwell Street Center for
the Arts:
20th Annual High School Student Art Show
L-R: The Best in Show prize was awarded to Josie Florance (pictured with her painting and her parents) for her acrylic painting, "Class and Grace;"
interested crowds view works; Marissa Rich's prizewinning "Quenched."
A glimpse of some additional artworks in the Blackwell Street Student Art
Exhibit at the Atrium Gallery
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Just Past:
April Arts 2008 was in full bloom on April 5th
L-R clockwise: Event Co-Chair Joen Ferrari and Development Director Gloria Ortiz; Artist Maria de Mos discusses her work with Co-chairs Joen Ferrari and Dawn Dupak and with Board President Alan Levitan; ACMA's Interim Executive Director Anne Aronovitch with Local Arts Director Kadie Dempsey and Trustee Barbara Moran; Russell and Mary Alice Breuninger; Dorothy and Trustee David Clair; Vera Chapman and Melanie Levitan.
Paint was dabbed, brushed or stroked onto canvasses, pastels were delicately shaded, watercolors layered and frames fastened at the Arts Council of the Morris Area’s biennial APRIL ARTS benefit. Accompanying the spectacular reception generously sponsored by RexCorp Realty, nineteen artists demonstrated their considerable talents completing original works for subsequent auction. Guests roamed the stunning lobby of the Washington Office Center, 44 Whippany Road, Morristown, stopping at each artist’s "station" to chat with the artists and watch them at work. Delicious food, good company, a wonderful silent auction and the thrill of seeing original works take shape before one’s eyes made this a most unique fundraiser. Auctioneer Richard Eger kept the audience laughing and engaged with his lively commentary. Afterwards, guests and artists enjoyed private dinners at the homes of various hosts and hostesses throughout the area.
L-R: Auctioneer Richard Eger sells works by Chris Kappmeier, Joan Hierholzer and Mary Ann Wentworth; Silent auction items by Kadie Dempsey, Dan Fenelon
Artists at work:
Top row L-R: Joan Hierholzer, Onelio Marrero, Suzi Bethke; Chris Kappmeier
Bottom row L-R: Elissa Prystauk, Mary Ann Viola, Mary Ann Wentworth, Fran Wood
Participating artists included Jamie Allen, Suzie Bethke, Maria de Mos, Mark de Mos, Susan Donnell, Peggy Dressel, Pam Gosner, Annette Adrian Hanna, Joan Hierholzer, Chris Kappmeier, Oneilio Marrero, Elissa Prystauk, Debbie Seymour, David Thompson, Mary Ann Viola, Mary Ann Wentworth, Ruth Wilson and Fran Wood. Co-chairsJoen Luy Ferrari and V. Dawn Dupak worked with the Arts Council’s Development Director, Gloria Ortiz on the event. Proceeds from this event support the extensive services and programs for artists, arts organizations, schools, and the community provided by the Arts Council of the Morris Area.
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Dinner afterwards...Master Chef Gene
Ferrari welcomes guests; Rio Clemente, The Bishop of Jazz, entertains
The Arts Council gratefully acknowledges that the beautiful location and elegant reception were generously sponsored by REXCORP REALTY
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The Atrium Art Gallery
Exhibit:
Art in the Atrium, Inc.: "Creative
Destinations" 16th Anniversary Exhibition of African American Art
Photos taken by Ashley Twiggs
for the Daily Record, ©2008 L-R: "Jazz Stories: Mama Can sing, Papa Can Blow #1:
Somebody Stole my Broken Heart," quilt by Faith Ringgold; "Duke" by Bradford
Brown; "Wisdom" by Chris Cumberbatch" and "Triple Bouquet" by Nora Green.
An auspicious beginning of the Arts
Council's oversight came with
the 16th annual Art in the Atrium show, curated by Victoria Craig and
spotlighting the works by some of the most talented African-American artists in
the country. Headlining the exhibit were the magnificent story quilts by Faith
Ringgold, prizewinning children's author and renowned artist whose works are
found in the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the
Guggenheim Museum and other top collections throughout the world.
L-R: Artist/Writer Faith
Ringgold signs autographs for her young fans;
"Ma Rainey" by Karen Johnson
Wyatt; Other examples of stunning textile art.
L-R: Viewers admire "Stitch by
Stitch" by Leroy Campbell; Others view one of Faith Ringgold's "Coming to Jones
Rd." quilts; Additional artworks on display.
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Annual Arts Education Showcase
A reconstituted Einstein makes Relativity comprehensible; musicians build instruments from traffic cones, old refrigerator bins and discarded piping; dancers defy gravity and tap out intricate rhythms with their feet; the Wright brothers and sister (!) explain their inventions; masks hide and reveal who we really are, storytellers entrance and inform us...All of these were part of the Arts Council's annual Arts Education Showcase which took place on March 11 & 12, 2008 at the F.M.Kirby Shakespeare Theatre...with wonderful support from the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey.
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L-R: Bash the Trash; The American Repertory Ballet; Patrick Garner as explains Wright plane; Marc Spiegel as Einstein
L-R: Rob Faust as The Mask Messenger: Queen Nur in action; NJ Tap Ensemble Generation Tap II
for more details, click here
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
POSITION AVAILABLE -
Arts Council of the Morris Area
163 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor
Morristown, New Jersey 07960
The Arts Council of the Morris Area (Arts Council), a private not-for-profit service organization located in Morristown, New Jersey, seeks a dynamic and experienced leader to serve as Executive Director to advance the mission and agenda of the organization. Recognized as a model statewide, the Arts Council provides innovative programs and services to artists, arts organizations, educators, children and the general public.
The Executive Director serves as the chief operating officer of the Arts Council; reports to the President and the Board of Trustees; directs and administers all programs, operations and policies; supervises a professional staff of seven; and manages an annual budget of nearly $1million.
Primary areas of responsibility include:
· Strategic Planning and Implementation – develops a Long Range Agency Plan and annual action plans in conjunction with the Board of Trustees
· Program Development and Management – develops, implements and supervises arts programs and services that are consistent with the organizational mission and Long Range Plan and that meet the needs of constituents.
· Fund Development/Grant Oversight and Fiscal Management – develops and manages the fundraising and financial strategies, prepares the organizational budget and manages all funds with the Board of Trustees and staff,
· Staff Management- motivates and develops the professional management team; hires, supervises and evaluates staff; coordinates work with Board of Trustees committees, volunteers and partner organizations.
· Community Relations – develops effective working relationships within the cultural and on-cultural communities to ensure that the arts are represented in the community-at-large and for the constituency that the Arts Council serves.
· Arts Advocacy – serves as the chief spokesperson for the Arts Council in the community; articulates and communicates the value of the arts to the quality of life and promotes community support of the arts and the Arts Council.
· Conducts all business at the highest standard of integrity ensuring that all activities are legal and ethical.
Experience/Qualifications:
· BA; Masters degree in a relevant field is a plus.
· At least 5 years management experience, preferably in a nonprofit organization, with significant experience in the arts or a related area; knowledge of the Morris area arts community is a plus; prior experience as President or Executive Director is preferred.
· Proven record as a successful fundraiser.
· Outstanding written, oral and interpersonal communication skills.
· Strong planning, organizational and analytical skills.
· Ability to positively motivate and develop staff, board, and volunteers and build consensus.
· Visionary and innovative thinker.
· Ability to work collaboratively with all sectors of the community, the Board of Trustees and staff.
Compensation: Salary is commensurate with experience.
Starting Date: Immediate
Qualified candidates should mail or fax resume, with a cover letter indicating
interest in the position and salary requirements, by May 15, 2008 to:
Alan Levitan, President
Arts Council of the Morris Area
163 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor
Morristown, New Jersey 07960
Fax: (973) 285-1199
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ARTS
MENTORING PROGRAM at
Morristown High School
For details on the 2007-08 school year, click here
(then scroll down)
FIRST NIGHT®
MORRIS, December 31, 2007
For details on this past First Night's offerings, click
here (then scroll down).
MIDDAY MUSIC ON
THE GREEN
For more information on the lineup this year (Oct.11-25), click
here
(then scroll down).
ARTS &
HUMANITIES WEEK in
For more information on this event (October 10), click
here (then scroll down).
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News:
L-R: Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle;
Amy B. Simon, Council Member, NJSCA; Carol Ann Herbert, Chair, NJSCA; Anne
Aronovitch, Acting Executive Director, Arts Council of the Morris Area; Kadie
Dempsey, Local Arts Consultant, Arts Council of the Morris Area; New Jersey
Secretary of State, Nina Mitchell Wells; Steve Runk, Executive Director, NJSCA.
STATE RECOGNITION AND GRANTS FOR THE ARTS COUNCIL
At
its March 2008 meeting in Trenton, the
For the eleventh time, NJSCA awarded ACMA the prestigious CITATION OF EXCELLENCE, "For achieving the highest standard of excellence as recognized by your peers"
and the
coveted designation as a MAJOR SERVICE ORGANIZATION
These
honors are tangible evidence of the high regard in which the
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Hats off to the Winners of
ACMA's Local Arts Grants. For more information, click here.
For ACMA's up-to-date
information on Grants, Fellowships, Residencies, Exhibitions, Competitions,
Student Scholarships, and the like, check our listings under
Individual Artist Services/ Opportunities
for Artists.
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ARE YOU ART SMART?
Did you know that, in
Of these, 20 involved Museums and Collections (employing 76)
184 involved the Performing Arts (employing 663)
412 involved the Visual Arts/ Photography (employing 1,365)
202 involved Film, Radio and TV (employing 908)
512 involved Design and Publishing (employing 3,462)
and
69 involved
These
figures are based solely on businesses that have registered with Dun &
Bradstreet. The Americans for the Arts analysis indicates an
under-representation of nonprofit arts organizations and individual artists,
making this a conservative estimate.
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