NYFA Outreach Bulletin

Outreach Bulletin: Issue Twenty Three Artists are one-person small businesses. At NYFA, we want to help you stay informed about the opportunities and resources available to you so you can make your art and run your business. With this bulletin, we share valuable information about grants, exhibition, publication and performance opportunities, professional development services and other opportunities for artists. The Outreach Bulletin contains four sections: In Deadlines, we post upcoming deadlines for grant applications, calls for artists, and other time-sensitive opportunities. In Headlines, we list exhibitions, events and news involving artists and organizations from the NYFA community. Keep us posted at least two weeks in advance so we can help spread the word! In Artist Learning, we announce upcoming workshops, programs, and services offered by NYFA and other organizations. Last but not least, under Helpful Tips, we recommend resources for artists of all disciplines.  We're very interested in your feedback! Send us your suggestions at adavies@nyfa.org. NYFA has more than 58,000 registered users from over 150 countries!  Become part of our international community today and get access to NYFA Source, our list of over 9,000 awards, services, and publications availabe to artists.  Registrants also can peruse NYFA Current, the magazine for artists. For free registration, click here.

Deadlines May 2 NYFA: Fiscal Sponsorship Application Due Description: NYFA's Fiscal Sponsorship program is one of the largest programs of its kind in the U.S. and currently sponsors more than 300 artists' projects throughout New York State and beyond. NYFA's program provides artist projects in all disciplines with the ability to apply for funding and other resources available only to organizations with 501(c)(3) nonprofit status. In addition, fiscally sponsored artists' projects receive limited technical and financial services. For details click here. Until May 9  ACE Film Festival: Call For Submissions Description: Founded in 2006, the ACE Film Festival provides an exclusive forum for domestic film and video magnifying the focus on creative voice. Regular registration is still open, and late registration begins April 16. For details click here. April 30th NoMAA: Call to Artists: Participate in the 6th Annual Uptown Arts Stroll Description: An annual arts festival held in the communities of Washington Heights and Inwood from June 1-30, 2008.  The Arts Stroll aims to promote upper Manhattan's arts, cultural, and business scene by attracting visitors, from the neighborhood and the rest of the city, to a month of arts exhibits and performances north of 155th Street. If you would like to take part in the Uptown Arts Stroll, please contact Diana Caba, Program Associate, for more information at 212.568.4396 or dcaba@nomaanyc.org. May 1 TimeOutNY: Musicians and Locations needed for June City-wide Performance Description: Make Music New York is a new live, free musical celebration across the city that takes place each June 21-the longest day of the year. Any musical group or performance location can sign up, for details click here. Thursday, May 15, 5 PM LMCC: Workspace Application Due Description: The 2008-2009 Workspace Residency will be located on the 29th floor of 120 Broadway in the Financial District. The program offers free studio space for 9 months, a small stipend and access to a community of peers and experts as well as exposure to new audiences at public programs like the final Open Studio Weekend. For details click here. NYFA has more than 58,000 registered users from over 150 countries!  Become part of our international community today and get access to NYFA Source, our list of over 9,000 awards, services, and publications availabe to artists.  Registrants also can peruse NYFA Current, the magazine for artists. For free registration, click here. Headlines BCA: Short Films by Bronx Filmmakers Date: Saturday, April 19, from 4:00 to 6:00pm Description: The Bronx Council on the Arts and Hostos Center for Arts & Culture present a screening of short films by Bronx filmmakers. For details click here. BAC: Four Women Celebrating the Rites of Spring Date: Sunday, April 20, from 3:00 to 8:00pm Description: Beezebest.com and The Dorsey Art Club present an exhibition of four women Brooklyn Arts Council regrantees at the Dorsey Art Gallery. For details click here. Brooklyn Public Library: Lishan Chang's The Folding Library Date: Opening Reception, Tuesday, April 22 6-8pm (at Trustees' Room); Artist Talk, Tuesday, April 22 at 7:30pm Description: NYFA mentee Lishan Chang is exhibiting his work at the Central Library at Grand Army Plaza. This installation utilizes artist's books that I've created since 1999. The content of each is associated with my installations, performances, aesthetic concepts and project plans in the form of drawings, sketches, Chinese calligraphy and stamps on a specific manmade folding book. BCA: Artist's Town Hall Meeting Date: Monday, May 12th, from 7:00 - 9:00pm Location: Savoy Room at 120 East 149th St, at Walton Avenue - 2nd Fl Description: A meeting of artists from all disciplines to discuss opportunities, current issues and concerns, and upcoming projects of the Bronx Council on the Arts. Call 718-401-7866 for more info or email lauran@bronxarts.org to RSVP. NYFA has more than 58,000 registered users from over 150 countries!  Become part of our international community today and get access to NYFA Source, our list of over 9,000 awards, services, and publications availabe to artists.  Registrants also can peruse NYFA Current, the magazine for artists. For free registration, click here.   Artist Learning NYFA: Communicate Better through the Web Dates: Wednesday May 7th, May 28th, May 29th 6-9pm Price: $75 RSVP: Through NYFA's events' page at events.nyfa.org. Description: The course will start with a seminar outlining questions around web etiquette while also looking at innovative ways artists use the internet - ranging from websites, to artist registries, to social networking and RSS feeds. The second and third session will be a public critique of your website. Each participating artist's website will be projected and feedback will be provided on the content, organization, utility and design from art world professionals. For details click here. NYFA: Doctor's Hours Date: Monday May 5th, 6-9pm Price:$20 per session Location: NYFA Description: Have a new body of work no one has seen? Ready for some feedback? Come to NYFA's Doctor's Hours for individual, 20-minute one-on-one appointments with local curators, critics and gallerists. Get practical and professional advice in person from one or more curators. Each appointment $20, with a three appointment limit. Refreshments and the opportunity to share your work will be provided. RSVP starts on-line on April 21st. For details click here. Bronx Museum: Introduction to the Business of Art Date: Sunday, April 27, 3pm Price: Free Location: Bronx Museum, 1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10456 North Wing, 2nd Fl. Description: Meet Assistant Curator Erin Riley-Lopez for an informal conversation about the Artist in the Marketplace (AIM) program and get the inside scoop on how to apply for the next round. For details click here.