Announcements

Congratulations NALAC Leadership Institute Class of 2008!

NALAC congratulates the graduates of the 2008 NALAC Leadership Institute, which took place July 14-19 at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio.

Click Here to see photos from the 2008 NALAC Leadership Institute Welcome Dinner.

Rodolfo Vazquez Receives the Marc Rich Flute Scholarship

The Ohio Hispanic Fine Arts Association is proud to announce that Central Ohio flutist Rodolfo Vázquez has been chosen to receive the 'Marc Rich Flute Scholarship' to attend Sir James Galway's International Flute Masterclass 2008 this August in Weggis, Switzerland.  The Sir James International Flute Masterclass is an annual event that gives flute professionals,students and flute enthusiasts the opportunity to study with the master for a week.
The flute industry Lafin headjoints, Nagahara flutes, Muramatsu flutes, Brannen Brothers flutes and Haynes will be represented at the masterclass with a series of events.

Photographer Ana de Orbegoso (Nueva Luz and New Works winner) receives the NYFA Fellowship for photography

 Photo by Ana de Obregoso

www.anadeorbegoso.com

NEWS

Self Help Graphics Building Sold

In an effort to better inform the field about the recent sale of the Self Help Graphics building in Los Angeles, here are links to some articles on the issue.

Los Angeles Times, July 10, 2008 http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jul/10/local/me-selfhelp10 
Self Help Graphics Blog, July 11, 2008  http://www.selfhelpgraphics.com/blog.php?id=82
Los Angeles Times, July 19, 2008 http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-culture19-2008jul19,0,2427258.story

Pregnant Immigrant Woman Is Jailed, Cuffed During Delivery in Tennessee

 By JULIA PRESTON New York Times (July 20, 2008)

It started when Juana Villegas, an illegal immigrant from Mexico who was nine months pregnant, was pulled over by a police officer in a Nashville suburb for a routine traffic violation.  Juana Villegas and 2-week-old son in her lawyer's office Thursday in Nashville. Mother and son had been separated for two days.  By the time Mrs. Villegas was released from the county jail six days later, she had gone through labor with a sheriff's officer standing guard in her hospital room, where one of her feet was cuffed to the bed most of the time. County officers barred her from seeing or speaking with her husband.

Excerpt. For complete article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/20/us/20immig.html

Teens charged in fatal beating of Mexican immigrant in Pennsylvania

Associated Press (July 26, 2008)

PORT CARBON, Pennsylvania (AP) -- Three white teens were charged Friday in what officials said was an epithet-filled fatal beating of an illegal Mexican immigrant in a small northeast Pennsylvania coal town.
Luis Ramirez, 25, was beaten to death after an argument with a group of youths.  Authorities confirmed that all three used ethnic slurs during the fight.
 
Excerpt. For complete article and disturbing online comments, please visit:

www.nydailynews.com/latino/2008/07/19/2008-07-19_mexican_immigrants_beating_death_exposes.html

For an update on the sentencing of the teens, please visit:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/07/25/immigrant.killing.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latest

Events

Pregones Theater 10th Summer Stage Tour
Migrants! July 31 to Aug. 12 in the Bronx

MIGRANTS! Cantata a los Emigrantes is a bilingual play with music celebrating the Puerto Rican men & women who first toiled to establish a thriving and diverse Latino community in New York and throughout the eastern United States. Free Admission.

PERFORMANCE DATES July 31st to August 12.  Visit www.pregones.org for details.

Flor y Canto en el Barrio:  A Celebration of Latino Poetry

July 24-26 in San Francisco

Flor y Canto en el Barrio:  A Celebration of Latino Poetry will take place at the Mission Cultural Center, Mission Branch Library and venues throughout San Francisco's Mission District, July 24-26, 2008.  

The festival brings young, unpublished poets alongside authors such as two-time winner of the American Book Award, Alejandro Murguía, and San Francisco Poet Laureate Jack Hirschman for poetry readings, workshops, and a special exchange of culture and history.

Featured Poets:

José Montoya
Lorna Dee Cervantes
Milta Ortiz
Tomas Riley
Alejandro Murguía
Leticia Hernández
Roberto Vargas
Jack Hirschman
Judith Ayn Bernhard
Jack Hirschman    
Steven Kessler
Barbara Paschke
Katharine Silver
Alfredo Arteaga
Nina Serrano & Mamacoatl
Daisy Zamora

Thursday, July 24 kick-off party at 6:00pm in Balmy Alley (24th St. between Harrison and Folsom) and a Lit Crawl of both established and emerging poets.  The Lit Crawl will take place at over six different venues on 24th Street (between Mission and Bryant). 

Poetry readings and workshops for various ages and interests will continue throughout Friday and Saturday, July 25 and 26 at the Mission Cultural Center. For locations of the poetry crawl or for more details visit www.missionculturalcenter.org or www.friendsandfoundation.org/events_detail.cfm?id=558.

Ben Snyder's Rock, Paper, Scissors in New York

An evening of minimum wages, mandatory minimums, and pre-emptive strikes.  From a poetry class at Spofford Juvenile Detention Center, take the Brooklyn-bound  2 train, and get off at the front lines of Baghdad.  Rock, Paper, Scissors played to sold out houses at Center Stage New York, P.S. 122, New York Theater Workshop, and HBO's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival.
 
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Written by Ben Snyder
Directed by Monica Williams
Cast:  Crystal Boyd, Lavonda Elam. Hasani Issa, Alejandro Merola,
Flaco Navaja, Ryan Tramont & CJ  Sailor.
 
Von King Park, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Tompkins Ave. between Lafayette & Green Aves.
Tuesday, July 22 & Thursday, July 24. 8 PM
FREE
 
Marcus Garvey Park, Harlem, Manhattan
124th St. & Mr. Morris Park
Wednesday, July 30 & Thursday, July 31. 8PM
FREE

www.hiphoptheaterfest.org

More than Meets the Mind Exhibit July 24-27

and Community Forum on Aug. 2
at the Centro Cultural de la Raza in San Diego

Centro Cultural de la Raza Community Forum
Sat., Aug. 2, 2008 at 4pm in San Diego

Centro Cultural de la Raza
2125 Park Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92101
Balboa Park

www.centroculturaldelaraza.org

Entre la Carpa/Inside the Tent Exhibit July 25 to Aug. 9 in San Antonio

New Paintings by Adriana Garcia
July 25th-Aug. 30th
at Bihl Haus Arts
Opening Reception: Fri., July 25th, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
La Carpa Mini-Symposium: Sat., Aug. 9th, 2-4 p.m.

2803 Fredericksburg Rd., San Antonio, TX 78201
www.bilhausarts.org

Conjunto Heritage Taller at La Villita with Linda Escobar,

Max Baca and the TexManiacs July 26 in San Antonio

Join Conjunto Heritage Taller on Saturday, July 26th at La Villita, Maverick Plaza, from 6-11pm with great, traditional conjunto music, food and refreshments at our annual festival. The music includes, among others, Ramon Sanchez/Robert Casillas, Conjunto Taller students, Linda Escobar from Corpus, and ending with a CD release party and high energy performance by Max Bacca and the Tex Maniacs. Max has invited special guests to join him on stage, so you never know who might show up!

Tickets are $5. Bring your dancing shoes, and hope to see you there!

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Cringe at Long Island City

a five-part performance-based exhibition curated by Cecilia Jurado of Y Gallery
Nicolás Dumit Estévez
July 26th - August 2nd
Opening reception July 26th from 6pm - 9pm

DEAN PROJECT 45-43 21st Street, Long Island City, NY 11101
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SUMMER GALLERY HOURS THURSDAY-SATURDAY 2PM-7PM & BY APPOINTMENT

Clash of the Pochos Benefit for KPFK's 50th Anniversary
featuring Culture Clash and the Pocho Hour of Power
Sunday, July 27 in Los Angeles

Tickets $25/$35. For more information, visit http://www.kpfk.org/ or http://www.fordtheatres.org/ or call 323-461-3763.

July 31 Early Registration Deadline for the  

National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts Conference in Philadelphia

The early registration deadline for the 2008 Conference for Community Arts Education is next Thursday, July 31.

The National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts' 71st annual conference will be held in Philadelphia, PA, October 30-November 1, with Pre-Conference Institutes, October 29.  Don't miss this opportunity to save on registration for America's preeminent gathering of community arts education leaders! http://www.communityartsed.org/

Chicano Humanities Arts Council Presents

Artistas Revolucionarios Aug. 1-30 in Denver

August 1st through August 30th
First Friday Opening: August 1st, 6-10 pm

A daring palette, subversive strokes and renegade self-expression are characteristics of Artsitas Revolucionarios; a slightly less than seditious show on display through August that showcases the talent of six emerging and established Denver Latino/a artists.
The work, which includes a superb collection of colorful paintings, drawings and jewelry, serves as a glorious reminder of the vibrant cultural art scene our city has to offer.

Los artistas are CHAC Board Members Tony Vecchio, Danny Vigil (website), Javier Flores and Jeanette Montoya; CHAC's Education Director, Veronica Herrera; and this year the show includes CHAC member JOLT.

http://www.chacweb.org/

6th Historic Filipinotown Festival August 2 in Los Angeles  

Saturday, Aug 2nd, 2008 - Temple and Westlake (two blocks East of Alvarado)

www.proyectos-saluda.org

 28th Steinbeck Festival in Salinas, CA August 7-10

Steinbeck Festival 2008 will explore Steinbeck’s regard for Mexico in broad cultural contexts.  The Mexico that so inspired Steinbeck’s work will come to life at Festival 2008 through presentations on Mexican and Mexican American culture and heritage.  www.steinbeck.org

The 32nd Alternate Roots Annual Meeting:
*Remembrance, [R]evolution, [Re]envisioning* Aug 5-10 in NC

August 5-10, 2008 in Arden, NC at Lutheridge Retreat Center!

www.alternateroots.org

Three Generations of Briones Visual Arts Exhibit

Opening Reception Aug. 8 at MECA in Houston

Local visual artist Antonio Briones III presents works by his deceased father and his five children.

Admission: FREE
Location: MECA's Dow School Campus
1900 Kane St.
Houston, TX 77007

Opening Reception: August 8th, 2008. Exhibit is on display from August 7-29, 2008.

http://www.meca-houston.org

Esperanza Rising at The Goodman Theatre in Chicago thru Aug. 10


Based on the book by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Adapted by Lynne Alvarez
Directed by Henry Godinez
Until August 10, 2008

Part of the Latino Theatre Festival 

Esperanza Rising is the story of a wealthy Mexican girl whose privileged existence is shattered when tragedy strikes, and she and her mother must flee to California. Forced to work in a migrant labor camp, Esperanza must learn to rise above her difficult circumstances and discover what she's truly made of. Set in the turbulent 1930's, and based on the popular book by Pam Muñoz Ryan, Esperanza Rising is a poetic tale of a young girl's triumph over adversity.

 www.goodmantheatre.org

La Peña Presents: Arte Poetica, The Dream Poetry Team
Sunday, August 10 in Berkeley

La Peña celebrates California's full-fledged voices of poetry, the ripened voices that have taught up & coming new generations and upheld resolutely the arte poética for the people. With:

Francisco x Alarcón, Jack Hirschman, Jose Montoya, and Nina Serrano. MC by La Peña's Fernando A. Torres.

Sunday, August 10, 2008. 7pm $5.
At La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave. in Berkeley.
510-849-2568 http://www.lapena.org

Contact Fernando 510 849 -2568 ext. 15

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California's Mexican Music Series at La Peña

Conjunto Los Pochos & Conjunto Romero August 15

Friday August 15, 2008
$12 gen. ($10 before 7:30pm) - 7:30pm panel w/artist - 8:30pm show

California’s Mexican Music Series continues with the best Bay Area Conjunto music. Conjunto Los Pochos, Texas & Mexico conjunto styles with original and classic favorites. Conjunto Romero, a Tex-Mex/Norteño family band playing a danceable Mexicano-Tejano music. Join us for a panel discussion with the artists before the show, hosted by Jose Cuellar, Dr. Loco. http://lapena.org/event/839

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e-Boletín is produced by NALAC. All contents (c) 2007 by The National Association of Latino Arts & Culture
1208 Buena Vista Street, San Antonio, TX 78207

The National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC) is dedicated to the preservation, development and promotion of the cultural and artistic expressions of the diverse Latino populations of the United States. Through this effort, NALAC is committed to the continuing struggle for the elimination of racism, sexism, ageism and discrimination against gay, lesbian and physically challenged populations. The objective is to recognize and support the varied standards of excellence grounded in the aesthetics and traditions of our root cultures.

NALAC receives generous support from the Ford Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, Southwest Airlines, MetLife Foundation, Heineken USA, Texas Commission on the Arts, The Tobin Foundation, City of San Antonio Office of Cultural Affairs, Tucson Pima Arts Council, San Antonio Area Foundation, Our Lady of the Lake University, NALAC members, individual donors and volunteers. 

ORDER VISIONES TODAY!

Visiones: Latino Art and Culture ©, NALAC's award-winning six part documentary series about the exciting history and diversity of Latino artistic and cultural expression in the U.S., is available on DVD! This wonderful 2-DVD set is perfect for high schools, university libraries and Latino Studies classes or for your personal DVD collection.

Visiones: Latino Art and Culture © features inspiring profiles of innovators such as Lydia Mendoza, The Royal Chicano Air Force, Pedro Pietri, Miriam Colon, El Teatro Campesino, Guillermo Gomez Pena, Rudy Perez, Alma Lopez, Piri Tomas, Judy Baca, Lalo Guerrero and many more!

Click on the photo to view the Visiones trailer.

Click here to order the DVD

RESOURCES

Texas Commission on the Arts
Non-Profit Artists Toolkit

Click Here

OPPORTUNITIES

Grantseeking During a Recession GrantStation Webinar July 29

How do you broaden your grant support during a recession? This webinar discusses how to establish an aggressive grantseeking program that can help you weather economic downturns. Find out what you can expect from grantmakers in the next year or two, and how to position your organization to take advantage of the current economic climate. Learn a step-by-step grantseeking process to help you secure the grant awards your organization needs to survive and grow. Cynthia M. Adams, CEO of GrantStation, will teach this 90-minute webinar on Tuesday, July 29, 2008, at 2 p.m. EDT.

The registration fee is $89 per person.  Click Here to register.  Cost of this session is $8.  For more information1-877-784-7268 or email it to: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  

Americans for the Arts (AFTA) Annual Convention Deadline for Submissions Aug. 1

The AFTA Annual Convention will be held June 17-20, 2009 in Seattle, WA. AFTA is a national service organization.  Its core constituency are local arts agencies and has expanded to include other segments of the arts field.  Some of its services include a program for young leaders.

AFTA incorporated a new track in its 2008 Philadelphia convention - Preserving Diverse Cultures (PDC), which will continue to be part of AFTA's annual conferences.  PDC focuses on issues relevant to culturally-specific organizations and highlights the leadership of people of color.
At this time, AFTA is requesting Proposals for conference presentations.  The deadline for submission is August 1, 2008.   
To find out more about this opportunity or to recommend a speaker for the conference, Click Here.

RESIST Grant Deadline for Social Change projects Aug. 1

RESIST funds organizations that are actively part of a movement for social change and demonstrate an understanding of the connections among oppressions. As part of the application process, grant applicants must provide specific information concerning their position, programs and coalition work on a range of political issues, including race, class, gender, reproductive rights, lesbian and gay rights, age and disability. RESIST believes that building a movement for social change requires groups to discuss issues that may not be central to their organization or work. For those organizations who have not had the opportunity to address these issues, we hope that our grant process will help to facilitate such discussions. Organizations with annual budgets under $150,000 are eligible to apply.
For more information http://www.resistinc.org/grants/funding_cycle.html

RESIST, Inc.
259 Elm Street
Somerville, MA 02144
617-623-5110

Upcoming NEA deadlines
Access to Artistic Excellence: Aug. 11

Arts on Radio and Television: Sept. 5

Access to Artistic Excellence: To encourage and support artistic excellence, preserve our cultural heritage, and provide access to the arts for all Americans.  This category supports projects that provide short-term arts exposure or arts appreciation for children and youth as well as intergenerational education projects. An organization may request a grant amount from $5,000 to $150,000. To apply under Access to Artistic Excellence, go to the NEA website and click on the discipline that is most appropriate to your project. If you have a project that is multidisciplinary, click on Presenting.

Disciplines:

Dance | Design | Folk & Traditional Arts | Literature | Local Arts Agencies | Media Arts: Film / Radio / Television | Museums | Music | Musical Theater
Opera | Presenting | Theater | Visual Arts

(Deadline: August 11, 2008)

The Arts on Radio and Television:

Supports projects for radio and television arts programs that are intended for national broadcast. Grants generally range from $20,000 to $200,000.

(Deadline: September 5, 2008)

For more information, please visit http://www.nea.gov/grants/apply/index.html.

Public Artworks Opportunity in Toledo, OH. Deadline Aug. 11  

Multiple public artworks are being commissioned for a new multipurpose arena currently under construction in Toledo, Ohio. This new facility will be the home ice of Toledo's ECHL hockey team, the Toledo Walleye, while hosting concerts and performances year round. Details can be found at www.acgt.org  Deadline: August 11, 2008.

CHCI Seeks Artwork for Auction in DC

“The Power to Make the Difference”: Latinos in Arts & Culture Silent Auction

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) requests submissions from artists nationwide for the 2008 Latinos in Art & Culture Silent Auction.  Contributions are accepted through August 15th.  On Wednesday, September 10th, bidding for the silent auction will commence during the General Reception of the CHCI Annual Gala from 5 to 7p.m at the Washington Convention Center.

Submissions are to be marked CHCI Gala 2008 – Silent Auction Item and sent to:

Hargrove, Inc.
Number One Hargrove drive
Lanham, Maryland 20706
Attention: CHCI 2008 Gala Silent Auction Item
Contact: Hope Meeks
PH: 301-306-4649

For more information please contact Katherine Ward at (202)543-1771 or visit www.chci.org.

EAST LA REP WANTS YOU TO WRITE!

"Our Barrios, Ourselves: Writing from Cement and Skin"

JOIN US FOR OUR FIRST PLAYWRIGHTS’ INTENSIVE
Learn from award winning, Los Angeles based Latino playwrights on the art of writing about the personal, the political, the contemporary and how to finally get it done!
                  
Sunday, August 17th, Oliver Mayer: "Filin: Big Feelings and Bigger Questions, and How to Put Them in a Play"                           
Sunday, August 24th, Luis Alfaro: “Finishing that damn play once and for all!”            
Sunday, August 31st, Jose Cruz Gonzalez : “Cacahuates and Shadow Storytelling”
Saturday, September 6th, Adelina Anthony: "The Memory-Body as Scribe"
Sunday, September 7th , Ricardo Bracho: "Our Barrios, Ourselves: Writing from Cement and Skin"

All classes are from 12 to 4 pm in the courtyard of AltaMed Health Services at 512 S. Indiana St., Los Angeles , CA 90063, cost is $150 for all 5 classes.

TO RSVP, CALL MERCEDES CASTRO AT (323) 223-1529 or e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

The City of Norfolk, VA, seeks two design projects for Town Point Park, the City's seven-acre Festival Park. Deadline Aug. 19

Deadline: August 19, 2008.
Water Feature - seeking to commission an artist to design a signature water feature that speaks specifically and uniquely about the park, the Elizabeth River and Norfolk. Budget: $60,000.
Perimeter - seeking to commission an artist to design a perimeter that clearly delineates the street edge as a fence between Town Point Park on Waterside Drive and Downtown Norfolk. Budget: $20,000.
Project descriptions and details for applying may be found at http://www.norfolk.gov/Purchasing/artwork_rfp.asp

Women for Women International in DC Hiring for Three Positions

More information on these jobs at http://www.dotorgjobs.com/   or visit the Women for Women Website at  www.womenforwomen.org

To Apply for positions: Please submit resume and cover letter via email (preferred), fax 202.293.0853 or mail to:

Women for Women International
c/o Human Resources
4455 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 200
Washington, DC, 20008

1. Human Resources Specialist –Global Chapter Offices
Area: Headquarters
Dept: Finance and Administration Department
Status: Full-time, Exempt
Location: Washington, DC
Overview: The HR Specialist will in partnership with Executive Director of Global Programs serve as HR liaison between HQ (Headquarters) and Country (Global) offices on a variety of human resources functions.

2. Research and Database Coordinator    
Area: Headquarters
Dept: Institutional Advancement
Status: Fulltime – Exempt with Benefits
Location: Washington, D.C.
Reports to: Leadership Gifts Officer
Purpose: Reporting to the Leadership Gifts Officer, the Research & Database Coordinator will lead the Institutional Advancement department’s efforts in researching, identifying and tracking funding prospects, including individual donors and institutional funders, and communicating those prospects to the department.

3. Economic Development Coordinator

In this home office position, the Coordinator fills a dual role in the effort to increase income generating activities in the WWI countries: support the Economic Development Specialist, the Agribusiness Specialist, and Chapter offices in implementing income generation programs and also assist in the sales of items produced by the women to important US customers.

U. of Maine, Orono Call for Professional Artists and Composers. Deadline Sept. 1

Total project budget: $37,000.
Deadline: September 1, 2008. Call to all professional artists and composers to submit proposals to design, execute, and install artwork, or create a musical composition for the University of Maine, Maine Center for the Arts Percent for Art site. One artist will be selected to receive the entire commission. For more information please go to http://mainearts.maine.gov/public/percent/index.shtml .

Driehaus Foundation Offers Small Theater and Dance Funding  Program for Chicago. Deadline Sept. 8.

Deadline: September 8, 2008
The Driehaus Foundation's Small Theater and Dance Funding Pro-  gram was designed specifically to address the needs of small  professional performing arts companies in Chicago and continue  the city's rich legacy in the performance of dance and theater.
To that end, the program accepts proposals only from companies  that emphasize professional presentation instead of education  or community outreach.

Use of grants in this program may be unrestricted. Grants will  range from $2,500 to $10,000 each, and will be made to dance  and theater companies based in the Chicago metropolitan area  with annual operating budgets of less than $150,000, and which  have produced at least one show.

Visit the Driehaus Foundation Web site for further information. RFP Link:

APAP Cultural Exchange Fund Deadline Sept. 12

The Association of Performing Arts Presenters' Cultural Exchange Fund is an international travel subsidy program supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation that will assist professionals within the presenting field to build partnerships and collaborations. The program is designed to help expand presenting and touring opportunities in the U.S. for deserving international work, and support long-term development projects, residencies, or commissions.

NOTE: All current members of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters are eligible to apply. For-profit organizations are not eligible for funds unless mangers and agents clarify that they are traveling on behalf of a presenter for the advancement of a specific project. The Cultural Exchange fund is not for the purpose of U.S. artists performing or traveling to meet with international presenters about performance opportunities. The awards will provide up to $2,000 each.

Contact:http://www.artspresenters.org/index.cfm
Deadline: 09-12-2008

Honor the Earth Funds Native American Communities in the US. Deadline Sept. 15.

Honor the Earth Provides Support for Native American Communities in the U.S. and Canada. The mission of Honor the Earth is to create awareness and support for Native environmental issues and to develop needed financial and political resources for the survival of sustainable Native communities. Grants are provided to Native organizations in the U.S. and Canada that are controlled by Native peoples. Grantmaking categories include Environmental and Energy Justice, Building Sustainable Communities, and Youth. Priority is given to Native grassroots, community-based organizations and groups with a lack of access to federal and/or tribal funding resources. The next application deadline is September 15, 2008. Application guidelines and forms are available at http://www.honorearth.org/

Honor the Earth
2104 Stevens Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Phone:  612-879-7529
Fax: 612-813-5612
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Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation Funds Programs for Adults with Disabilities. Deadline Sept. 15.

The Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation (ELA) grants funds for established programs in the areas of arts and advocacy to nonprofit US 501(c)(3) organizations, which are led by or support adults with disabilities who are 22 or older. Program grants from the ELA Foundation range from $1,000 to $5,000 and must demonstrate support by other foundations, corporations and individuals in the local community.  The (ELA) supports programs that support professional artists with disabilities or encourage a professional environment while enhancing creativity among people with disabilities who are not professional artists themselves. The ELA Foundation also supports programs that promote change in legislation, or provide education that will enhance knowledge and action to create laws and policies that will result in better lives for people with disabilities.  For more information, please visit http://www.ela.org.

The Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation
2450 North Lake Avenue, PMB #128
Altadena, CA 91001                  
626-398-8840

Media Arts Project; Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL Deadline Sept. 19

Deadline: September 19, 2008
Budget: for each video, $5000
The Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is seeking original video artworks, no longer than ten (10) minutes in length and created within the last two years. The works should be appropriate for a diverse audience of varying ages and interests. Artists must also be sensitive to issues that the airport has regarding safety, security, and air travel. For more information: www.broward.org/arts. Christina Roldan, Public Art and Design Project Manager, (954) 357- 8542, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

JPMorgan Chase

ARTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES Regrant

Grant Amounts: $1,000-$3,000
GOAL: To support artists as they create art about the immigrant/refugee experience, and to find a platform for these artists to share their work with the wider community and involve the community in the creative process.

The JPMorganChase Arts in Our Communities Regrant provides money to emerging musicians, writers, performers, filmmakers, dancers, or visual artists who demonstrate outstanding achievements regarding the immigrant and refugee experience. The grant will culminate in a public display or performance of the artist’s work. As part of the grant, the Council on the Arts and Humanities will help find a venue and assist with marketing the public display or performance.

Who May Apply: To be eligible for the JPMorganChase Arts in Our Communities Regrant, the applicant must meet all the criteria listed below: applicant must live in Staten Island, must be at least 18 years old, must not be a full-time student at the time of the application or grant period, both individuals and groups (such as dance groups, bands, & visual art collaborators) may apply, projects must take place in Staten Island, applicant must be in good standing for any grants previously received from COAHSI.

Selection Process: A panel of artists and arts professionals will be convened to review the applications and select the grantees.  Awards will be announced early October 2008.

Criteria: artistic merit and cultural significance, artist has clear and realistic goals, for musicians, original work (in contrast to covers) will be given preference, exhibition, program, or cultural activity must be
accessible to the public and must take place between October 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008.

Call Ginger Shulick at 718-447-3329 or email for appointment

Contemporary Art Exhibition Publications

Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation supports direct costs for catalogues and other publications accompanying contemporary art exhibitions and projects, especially those supporting emerging and under-recognized artists and produced by smaller organizations outside the nation's cultural centers. Limited funds are also available for publications related to the grantee organization and its programs or collections.

The Foundation does not provide grants for individuals, general operating expenses, capital campaigns, endowment funds, or projects supporting the work of deceased artists, and prefers one-time special projects that are originated by the applying organization. Requests for projects that take place within one year of the request will be given priority consideration.

Grant amounts typically range from $5,000 to $20,000. Proposals for funding are reviewed by the Trustees semi-annually, in the Spring and Fall.

Letters of inquiry are required before submission of a full proposal. They are accepted throughout the year for preliminary review by the grants committee but must be received by March 15 for the Spring funding cycle and by August 15 for the Fall funding cycle. Letters of inquiry will not be accepted via fax or email. If the request is recommended for further consideration, the applicant will be invited to submit a full proposal.
See application guidelines.

Contact: Kathleen Shields
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Website: http://efgfoundation.com
Grant link: http://efgfoundation.com/applicationguidlines.html
Deadline: 08-15-2008

Ongoing Funding from Guitar Center Music Foundation

The Guitar Center Music Foundation's mission is to aid nonprofit music programs across America that offer music instruction so that more people can experience the joys of making music. The Guitar Center Music Foundation accepts grant applications throughout the year from 501(c)(3) organizations. Qualifying applicants are established, ongoing and sustainable music programs across the United States that provide music instruction for people of any age who would not otherwise have the opportunity to make music. Click here for guidelines and online form.

Deadline: 01-01-2010

NEA-MEDIA ARTS: Access to Artistic Excellence 

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is accepting applications for its Media Arts: Access to Artistic Excellence grant program, which supports projects that encourage artistic creativity, preserve a diverse cultural heritage, and make the arts more widely available in communities throughout the country. Of particular interest are projects that extend the arts to under-served populations.  June 1, 2009, Earliest Beginning Date for Arts Endowment Period of Support. Funding in the categories for the August deadline is available for groups that do the following:  Workshops/residencies/conferences that involve film/video/audio artists, critics, and the general public, Facilities access that makes production and post-production equipment available to media artists, Film/video/audio production: Films and documentaries that focus on the arts are encouraged. All phases of a project are eligible for support including research and development, production, and completion costs.
Productions where the primary purpose is instructional, journalistic, archival, or promotional will not be competitive.
* Publications on issues pertinent to the field, both practical and aesthetic.
* Services to the field including activities that provide media artists and organizations with resources that are essential for artistic growth and development.

Contact: NEA Media Arts Specialist
Phone: 202/682-5742
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Website: www.arts.gov
Grant link: http://www.nea.gov/grants/apply/GAP09/MediaAAE.html
Deadline: 08-11-2008

The Creative Connections Fund-The James Irvine Foundation

The Creative Connections Fund aims to reach small and midsize arts organizations with a diversity of projects and ideas. The Fund offers project grants of up to $50,000, over one or two years, through an open, competitive review process, to support creativity in and around the San Francisco Bay Area. Applications are accepted online.

Contact: The James Irvine Foundation
Phone: 1.800.374.6851
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Deadline: 08-01-2008

Mr. Holland's Opus Special Projects Program

Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation's goal is to help children achieve their greatest potential and to close the gap that exists in under-served communities. The Special Projects Program helps after-school music programs. Music programs must be at least three years old or have a music-related umbrella organization that is at least three years old to apply. Grants typically range from $500 - $8,000 worth of instruments.

Contact: Staff
Phone: 818.784.6787
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Website: www.mhopus.org
Grant link: http://www.mhopus.org/teachers.asp

New Members

Organizations

Association of Hispanic Arts, Inc
Borderlands Theater
Brazz Dance Theater
Casa Cultural Dominicana
Danzas Espanolas
Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors
Manos Arriba Co.
Providence Latin American Film Festival
Sonoran Glass Art Academy
Taller Puertorriqueno
Teatro Circulo
Teatro del Pueblo
Teatro Vista
Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural

Individuals

Teri Aguilar
Tanya Aguiniga
Rosalia Bermudez
Issa Cabrera
Franklin Evans
Jaime Shaggy Flores
Tammy Melody Gomez
Elba Hevia y Vaca
Joel Huerta
Prisionera Jamas
Aurora Levins Morales
Abinadi Meza
Delia Montalvo
Tomas Montoya
Robert Ojeda
Malin Alegria Ramirez
Augusto Soledade

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