Artist Opportunities from the WestChester Arts Council

To: Westchester Artists
From: Sarah Wartell, Programs Associate
Date: October 1, 2007
Re: Artist Opportunities

Good morning! Once again, I have a number of great opportunities that I hope you can take advantage of.

I wish you the best of luck!

Please look for our on-going artist opportunities on our website at
www.westarts.com / resources / artist opportunities.
As always, should you have a specific inquiry about any of the below opportunities, please contact the source of the call directly. Remember, more information can be found within this email detailed below, and can also be found on our website. If you have any artist opportunities that you would like to share, please email them to me in a timely matter, so that I can include them.

”Painting is a language which cannot be replaced by another language. I don’t know what to say about what I paint, really”. ~Balthus

Artist Opportunities:

1. Call to Artists, Writers, Dancers & Musicians Worldwide:
The Artists & Writers Alliance Internationale: IMMEDIATELY
2. Grant Opportunity: NYFA: DEADLINE OCTOBER 3, 2007
3. Discussion: Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging: DATE: OCTOBER 9, 2007
4. Call for Artists: Bicycle Rack Designs: DEADLINE: OCTOBER 26, 2007
5. Grant Opportunity: Westchester Arts Council: DEADLINE: OCTOBER 30, 2007
6. Call for Playwrights: The Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Arts and
The Hudson Writers’ Center: DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 15, 2007
7. Call for Artists: Studio Montclair: DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 16, 2007
8. Call for Entries: International Fiber Collaborative: DEADLINE: MARCH 15, 2008

For Ongoing Artist Opportunities, please visit our website.


Call to Artists, Writers, Dancers & Musicians Worldwide:

The Artists & Writers Alliance Internationale
IMMEDIATELY

The Artists & Writers Alliance Internationale, a project dedicated to encouraging collaborative creative projects is currently accepting listings for its website from visual artists, writers of all genres, musicians, dancers, filmmakers and multi-disciplinary artists who are interested in connecting with other creative types to produce collaborative works of art. All are welcome to submit a free listing to the AWAI website. Thanks to the internet, artists and writers as well as others in all media can work on projects together while living on opposite sides of the world or around the corner from eachother enabling cultures and ideas to blend while giving life to new artforms.

The Artists & Writers Alliance Internationale website will also post collaborations that have taken place between artists and writers who have connected as a result of their listings, a forum for AWAI participants and a listing of AWAI events, performances, and exhibits worldwide. AWAI is the clearinghouse that will bring artists, writers and others in the arts together from around the world; it is then up to the participants to contact eachother directly for more detailed information for possible collaborative projects.

The Artists & Writers Alliance Internationale plans to sponsor events as well as workshops and seminars on the art of collaboration; dates and events to be announced in the near future.

Artists, writers and others in the arts who are interested in a free listing on the AWAI website should email the following information to: Artistswriters@aol.com with their name, email address, country that they live in, a brief but concise description of their work, the type of collaboration they may be interested in and any other pertinent information. Submissions for listings will be accepted on an on-going basis.

For additional information contact Sherry Steiner, Founder, at Artistswriters@aol.com
http://www.artistsandwritersallianceinternationale.org/


Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging & Longevity of Hunter College

DATE: OCTOBER 9, 2007

The 2007 Alumnae of the Certificate Program in Geriatric Care Management of Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging & Longevity of Hunter College Continue the Geriatric Care Management Clinical Case Review Support Group

Our mission is to provide practicing Geriatric Care Managers with a forum to exchange ideas and brainstorm to improve client outcomes.

Our plan is to support each other in our practice through discussion, contemplation, and presentations of various issues of importance to GCMs such as:
Our agenda this week is:
•Open Discussion of Practice/Case Questions
•Sharing Best Practice Strategies
•Use of Assessment Tools
•News and Updates

Moderator: Mary Ellen Jacobs
Date: October 9, 2007
Time: 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Location: Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging & Longevity
425 East 25th St, 13th Floor North, New York City Training Room A

Registration requested: To register, for additional information on the objectives of the group, or to provide suggestions/recommendations for group meetings please contact either:

Marianne Bee, RN, MA, CCM,GCM
Bee Well Elder Care
mbee@beewelleldercare.com
(516) 294-8094

Robin Staver Hoffman, MS, ED, CMC,GCM
Staver Elder Care Services, LLC
stavercare@gmail.com

Stephanie Altman, MA, OTR/L, GCM
Director of Rehabilitation


Grant Opportunity: NYFA

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 3, 2007

FREE WORKSHOP ON $7,000 CASH GRANTS FOR ARTISTS TO BE HELD BY


NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS (NYFA) AND Garrison Art Center.



New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) will conduct an information seminar on NYFA Artists’ Fellowships at Garrison Art Center (23 Garrison Landing, P.O. Box 4, Garrison, NY) on Thursday, September 20, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. The information seminar will address questions about NYFA’s on-line application process and inform artists about funding opportunities and other areas of career development. The seminar is free, and no reservations are required.

Each year, NYFA offers $7,000 cash grants to up to 150 artists in all disciplines selected via a peer panel process. Since the Fellowships were first established in 1985, NYFA has awarded more than $22 million to over 3,500 New York artists.

Artistic disciplines eligible in 2007 – 2008 include Architecture/Environmental Structures, Choreography, Fiction, Music Composition, Painting, Photography, Playwriting/Screenwriting, and Video. The 2008 – 2009 cycle will offer Computer Arts, Crafts, Film, Nonfiction Literature, Cross-disciplinary/Performative Work, Poetry, Printmaking/Drawing/Artists’ Books, and Sculpture.

To be eligible for a NYFA Fellowship, applicants must be a resident of New York State for at least two years prior to the application deadline and cannot be enrolled in a degree program of any kind. The Artists’ Fellowships application calls for a small sample of work which is reviewed by panels of artists working in the category being reviewed. NYFA will begin accepting on-line submissions at www.nyfa.org/afp in late-July. Application deadline for the 2007-2008 round of NYFA Artists’ Fellowships is Wednesday, October 3, 2007.

For more information about NYFA Fellowship seminars, please call NYFA at 212.366.6900, ext. 224.

For more information:
Elizabeth Turnock Catharine Kendall
Garrison Art Center NYFA
(845) 424-3960 212.366.6900, ext. 224

About the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)


New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) provides more support to artists and arts organizations in all disciplines than any other private organization in the country: nearly $10 million annually. NYFA’s Fellowships are awarded to New York State artists from a field of 16 disciplines, covering the visual, performing, and literary arts.



NYFA’s national information resources and fiscal sponsorship enable artists and emerging organizations to meet their artistic goals and see projects into fruition. Small and midsized organizations are further supported with services and training that encourages and sustains their growth.

NYFA's annual budget of nearly $11 million comes from individual, corporate, foundation, and public sources, as well as NYFA's fiscal sponsorship services for artists and emerging organizations.

For complete information about NYFA and its ongoing programs, activities, and services, please see www.nyfa.org or call 212-366-6900.

New York Foundation for the Arts
155 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor | New York, 10013-1507
Phone: 212.366.6900 | Fax: 212.366.1778
Internet: www.nyfa.org


Call for Artists: Bicycle Rack Designs

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 26, 2007

PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENT TO THIS EMAIL FOR RFP

City of New Rochelle, New York
WESTCHESTER COUNTY & NEW YORK CITY ARTISTS & DESIGNERS:
CALL for BICYCLE RACK DESIGNS
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Specification No. 4715

With a population of 75,000 of varied social and economic backgrounds, New Rochelle is a modern suburban community with national award winning schools, three colleges - Iona College,
The College of New Rochelle and Monroe College – 37 parks, a burgeoning downtown and a superb transportation system. Now the city is embarking on a Bicycle Friendly program to designate 37 miles of bicycle lanes to encourage the use of this environmentally-friendly transportation alternative. As part of the program, the city is sponsoring a competition for unique, artistically designed bicycle racks to add visual appeal to its vibrant downtown streetscape.

SCOPE OF WORK
This project will emphasize the balance between form and function by creating artistic bicycle rack(s). The bicycle rack(s) must be designed to withstand the elements of a cold-weather
climate as well as normal recreational use. All designs must accommodate a minimum of six (6) bikes, be constructed of durable materials, not expose the City to any claims of liability, and be user-friendly for a wide range of cyclists (child-adult).

SPECIFICATIONS FOR DESIGN
The function of the artistic bicycle rack should be self-evident and easy to use, with the artwork designed in accordance with the following Design Specifications:

LOCATIONS OF BICYCLE RACKS
The goal of this project is to create unique and innovative functional artwork that will contribute aesthetically to the streetscape. The proposed locations for the artwork include
but are not limited to:
New Rochelle Public Library/Library Green
Huguenot Children’s Library
New Rochelle Transit Center:
Metro-North Railroad
Amtrak
Bee-Line Bus Services
Hudson Park/Municipal Marina and other waterfront locations on the Long Island Sound
City Hall/City Court/Government Center
Pinebrook Tennis Courts
Other downtown locations will be considered

ARTWORK SELECTION
On behalf of the City of New Rochelle, the artist selection process is being managed by public arts consultant, JMC Art Partners (Project Manager). The Art Committee, comprised
of public arts experts, urban planners, traffic engineers and other City officials, will review the artwork concepts and proposals submitted. This committee is charged with reviewing the artist applications and selecting a small group of finalists. Finalists will receive a $500 honorarium to
further develop their proposals and submit to the committee final technical designs for the bicycle rack(s). Any weather-resistant, durable, non-abrasive material that can be easily maintained and does not scratch or damage bicycle frames will be considered. It must withstand rain, snow, freezing, and saline conditions, if sited near one of the waterfront locations along the Long Island Sound. Artists should approach the project as a permanent installation to be installed into a concrete surface, with a minimum 10 year life expectancy. All work must be safe to pedestrians and bikers. When bicycles are attached, the work must be no greater than 6 feet wide (the length of most bicycles). The bicycle rack must accommodate at least 6 bicycles. The work should be of an appropriate height and design so that it will not create a hazard for visually impaired or
physically challenged pedestrians.
A bicycle should not have to be lifted off the ground more than 6 inches to access and be secured to the rack. There must be a minimum two-point connection between the bicycle and the rack, i.e. the artwork must allow for the bicycle frame as well as at least one wheel to be secured
to the rack. Most sizes and shapes of bicycle frames and bicycle wheels should be able to use the rack, utilizing generic, commonly available locks and chains utilized by bikers. Aesthetically, designs should either be an iconic work with universal appeal, or be responsive to the location in which it will be sited by visually or conceptually referencing the existing architecture, history, and/or character of a specific neighborhood and its residents.

BUDGET
The selected artist(s) will be required to sign a contract with the City of New Rochelle (City) that defines his/her responsibilities and the schedule of payments from the City to the Artist. The fee
for the final selected artistic bicycle rack(s) is $1,500/design. This fee is for design only, based on the fabrication of one unit, and does not cover fabrication and on-site installation costs.

APPLICATON PROCEDURES
Applicants must submit the following:
Submit proposals by 3 PM Friday, October 26, 2007 to:
City of New Rochelle
Purchasing Office, Specification No. 4715
515 North Avenue
New Rochelle, NY 10801

Although special care will be taken in the handling of all submissions, JMC Art Partners and the City of New Rochelle cannot be responsible for any materials that are lost, stolen, or damaged while in our possession or in transit. Applicants will be notified of the Art Committee’s decision by
mid-December, 2007. Proposals with SASE will be returned by January 1, 2008.

ELIGIBILITY
This RFP is open to all artists and designers in Westchester County and the five boroughs of New York City.

CITY CONTACT PERSON
For questions concerning the RFP process, please contact Mark Zulli at 914.654.2353.

ART-RELATED QUESTIONS
For questions concerning design criteria for the bicycle rack(s), please contact JMC Art Partners at info@JMCartpartners.com. Please include your phone number for a quicker and more
detailed response.

VISUAL PROPOSAL (sketches or renderings created in any medium) Designs must indicate material(s), color(s), and dimensions of proposed bicycle rack(s). Renderings must be mounted neatly on poster board, ¼” foam core, or other durable presentation material. Each board should
not exceed 11” x 17”, however you may submit as many boards as necessary.

WRITTEN DESCRIPTION (1 page maximum) which describes your overall theme and style of artistic bicycle rack to be produced as well as the intended New Rochelle location. If there is no site identified, the Art Committee may designate the location for the artwork.

RESUME

CITY OF NEW ROCHELLE APPLICATION FORM

SELF-ADDRESSED 12” x 19” STAMPED ENVELOPE for
return of proposal(s).

CITY OF NEW ROCHELLE APPLICATION FORM


Grant Opportunity: Westchester Arts Council

DEADLINE OCTOBER 30, 2007

Arts Partners Challenge Grants 2008
Administered by the Westchester Arts Council for Orange, Putnam, Sullivan & Westchester Counties and funded by the New York State Council on the Arts

Arts Partners Challenge Grants support partnerships between schools and teaching artists or cultural organizations that focus on the interdisciplinary or integrated study of the arts and non-arts subjects. Grants from $500 to $2000 are available to match funds from the School, District or PTA/PTO.
Deadline: October 30, 2007

For all eligibility requirements please see complete guidelines. To request guidelines and an application or receive additional information, please contact:
Jennifer Schroth, Programs Associate
Westchester Arts Council, 31 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601
Phone: (914) 428-4220 x 278; Email: jschroth@westarts.com Or download the guidelines and application at www.westarts.com

Application Workshop Dates:

Orange County
Thursday, September 20, 2007 at 4:00 PM - Newburgh Free Library - Board of Education Auditorium, Newburgh

Putnam County
Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at 4:30 PM - Mahopac Libarary, Mahopac

Sullivan County
Tuesday September 18, 2007 at 7:00 PM - Fallsburg Library, Fallsburg

Westchester County
October 10th, 2007 at 4:30 PM - Arts Exchange, White Plains


Call for Playwrights:

The Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Arts and The Hudson Writers’ Center
DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 15, 2007

A CALL FOR VERY SHORT PLAYS

Size Matters: Image and Script:
This collaborative art experience is brought to you by The Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Arts, Peekskill, and The Hudson Writers’ Center, Sleepy Hollow, affiliates of the Westchester Arts Council. Mara Mills, stage director, is chairing the project.

In visual art size is determined by the measurements of the canvas; scripts are measured by length of performance. This call for scripts asks playwrights to use the paintings from the HVCCA exhibit Size Matter: XXL as inspiration and backdrop for their 5-10 minute plays.

ABOUT THE EXHIBIT:
SIZE MATTERS: XXL
Featuring 31 artists from 9 different countries, XXL presents work in which large-scale plays an essential role in the success of the painting. These works occupy nearly the entire visual field of the viewer and demand attention. They range from brash and confrontational (Meese) to quiet and elegiac (Khedoori). They include self-portraiture (Pei-Ming), pure abstraction (Kowski), landscape (Kroner), minimalism (Buren), allegory (Rauch), and representation (Henning). The exhibition investigates the range of some of the best painting today

ABOUT THE PROJECT:
Interested playwrights are invited to HVCCA, 1701 Main Street, Peekskill, NY 10566, tel: 914.788.0100, on October 13 at 3:00pm to view XXL. Playwrights will choose one of the paintings to use as the inspiration for a 5-10 minute play. Background material on the artists, images, and a walk through of the exhibit, with one of HVCCA’s knowledgeable staff, will be available as well as a chance to commune on your own with the works. A committee will review the submitted plays anonymously and 5-6 plays will be chosen to be performed on Thursday, January 24th and Sunday, January 27th 2008.

GUIDELINES:
1. Plays must be 5-10 minutes in size.
2. Monologue or dialogue, maximum 3 actors.
3. DEADLINE: 11/15/07
4. Scripts may address the creative process, the artist’s process, or the viewer’s process or may be inspired by the image in the paintings or the emotions they evoke.
5. The paintings will be the backdrop (set) for the play and must be relevant to the script.
6. Playwrights will not be asked to direct or act in their own pieces.
7. Submissions should include a cover sheet with play title, your name and contact information. Please put only the title on the play itself.
8. SUBMIT scripts to HVCCA jessicarogers@hvcca.com. EMAIL is preferred, or HVCCA,1701 Main Street, Peekskill, NY 10566 attn: Jessica Rogers.
9. Please join us for the playwrights’ tour and be inspired.* RSVP 914.788.0100

* Playwrights who cannot make the meeting at HVCCA on October 13th can call HVCCA to arrange a private visit. For those who are unable to get to the exhibit at all, it is possible to get a copy of the images.

CONTACTS:
For questions:
HVCCA: 914.788.0100
FOR CONTENT OR CONCEPT QUESTIONS: Mara Mills: 914.525.2447


Call for Artists: Studio Montclair

RECIEPT DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 16, 2007

Studio Montclair presents “Currents”, the Eleventh Annual Open Juried Exhibition at the 4,000 square foot Court Gallery of William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ from March 24 to April 22, 2008. $25 entry fee for three images in CD format only (DVD’s accepted for videos). All mediums, including videos and installations, will be accepted. Beth A. Venn, Senior Curator of the Department of American Art at the Newark Museum will jury the exhibition. Cash awards. SASE for prospectus to Studio Montclair, 108 Orange Road, Montclair, NJ 07042 or download from our website www.studiomontclair.org.


Call for Entries: International Fiber Collaborative

DEADLINE: MARCH 15, 2008

Seeking Participants:

The goal of the International Fiber Collaborative is to provide an opportunity for people who enjoy working with crafts, whether professional artists, hobbyists or students to come together from all over the world to express their concerns about their countries extreme dependency on oil for energy. Those who participate will crochet, knit, stitch, patch, or collage 3 foot square fiber panels that will express each participants concern about this topic. By designing and creating a panel and participating in this project you are, in the larger picture, expressing your concern about this important subject to the rest of the world. Once all 800 panels are received, they will be sewn together to completely cover an abandoned gas station in central New York State. Please check out the website at
internationalfibercollaborative.com or email Jennifer Marsh at
blueangle1412@yahoo.com


BE SEEN ON THE WESTCHESTER ART COUNCIL’S WEBSITE

If you have not done so already, please take this opportunity to get your free page on the Westchester Arts Council’s Online Directory of Westchester Artists

As a participating artist, you will receive a page on our website, searchable by name, discipline, or keyword. This listing can include your background as an artist, your contact information, a link to your website or email address, and one digital image.

The Arts Council promotes this multi-discipline directory to arts consumers, including arts patrons, galleries, and arts organizations through our own publications as well as through promotional campaigns.

Signing onto the Registry is easy. If you are comfortable signing on yourself, please go to www.westarts.com/artistlogin to see the guidelines and sign up today! If you feel you need assistance, please contact Sarah Wartell at 914-428-4220 x 225 or swartell@westarts.com for one-on-one technical assistance.

This free service is made possible with generous support from Verizon and the New York State Arts Council. The only requirement is that artists must either live in or maintain a studio in Westchester County. Feel free to pass on the word to your fellow artists.

If you are already on the directory, and received work or other opportunities from patrons who found you on the site, please let us know. We love to hear about your success.



Sarah Wartell
Programs Associate for Cultural Services
Westchester Arts Council
31 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601
PH: 914.428.4220 ext. 225
FAX: 914.428.4306
swartell@westarts.com
www.westarts.com