Announcements
NALAC's 20th Anniversary National Conference
Latino Creativity in the 21st Century: Beyond the Tipping Point
Register online before March 15 to obtain a discount!
NALAC Member $235
Non Member $275
Student $ 75
One Day Registration $ 90
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Contact the San Jose Marriott Hotel for reservations.
NALAC Announces the 2009 TCR Grant Recipients NALAC awards $107,000 to support eleven transnational projects in the first cycle of its new Transnational Cultural Remittances grant program. In this inaugural year, NALAC received 134 proposals with a total request amount of $2,334,459. The proposals represent innovative exchanges between participants in all nine target countries. The winning proposals include innovative collaborations in the following areas: education, social justice theater, craft/culture exchange, interactive multimedia website projects, cultural documentation, performance art exchanges, mural projects, musical presentations, and cultural photo documentation.
For a complete list of awarded projects please visit TCR Narratives .
Senior Deputy Chairman Joan Shigekawa Convenes Arts Service Organizations and NEA Discipline Directors to Discuss the NEA's 2008 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts  Senior Deputy Chairman Joan Shigekawa convened a roundtable discussion with national arts service organizations, regional arts organizations, and NEA staff to discuss the NEA’s 2008 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, the nation’s largest and most representative study of adults’ arts participation habits.
Representatives from 40 service organizations participated in the convening, including the Association of Art Museum Directors, Dance/USA, the Future of Music Coalition, the National Association of Latino Art and Culture, the National Center for Creativity in Aging, the National Network for Folk Arts in Education, and the New England Foundation for the Arts.
To read the complete press release, click here .
The survey, geographic research note, questionnaire, raw data and user’s guide are available on the NEA website: www.arts.gov .
Undergraduate Students from Low-Income Families Will Pay No Tuition at Harvard College 
Harvard College announced over the weekend that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families will pay no tuition. In making the announcement, Harvard's president Lawrence H. Summers said, "When only ten percent of the students in elite higher education come from families in the lower half of the income distribution, we are not doing enough. We are not doing enough in bringing elite higher education to the lower half of the income distribution. "
If you know of a family earning less than $60,000 a year with an honor student graduating from high school soon, Harvard University wants to pay the tuition. The prestigious university recently announced that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families can go to Harvard for free... no tuition and no student loans!
To find out more about Harvard offering free tuition for families making less than $60,000 a year, visit Harvard's financial aid website at: http://www.fao. fas.harvard. edu/ or call the school's financial aid office at (617) 495-1581.
U.S.: Anti-Arpaio March Reignites Pro-Immigrant Movement 
Written by Valeria Fernández
PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan 17 (IPS) - Over 20,000 people marched in the streets of Phoenix Saturday in the first mass mobilisation of the year, calling for an end to the criminalisation of undocumented immigrants and the passage of immigration reform legislation.
Arizona is considered ground zero for the immigration debate due to its severe anti-immigrant policies and the controversial figure of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, whose deputies conduct frequent immigration sweeps in Latino neighbourhoods.
”We're not going to allow him to continue to abuse us and treat us as if we were criminals, when we're workers,” said Salvador Reza, an organiser for PUENTE, the movement behind the march. ”The message is clear for the [Barack] Obama administration: You need to put a stop to Sheriff Joe Arpaio's circus.”
The largest march to protest Arpaio's criminalisation of immigrants in the history of Arizona came on the heels of a grand jury criminal investigation led by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that is focusing on abuse of power by his office.
To read the complete article, click here .
Events La Factoria in San Juan Bautista, CA Jan 15-24
“La Factoria” features Chona, a recent Mexican immigrant, who works in a factory with six other women who have become her family. Chona sets out to realize her dream of performing stand-up comedy, and in doing so, stirs up feelings of regret and hope in the others. Now everybody’s dreaming! “La Factoria” is a moving, side-splitting look at gender and ethnic stereotypes, spirituality, loss, and dreams.
El Teatro Campesino
705 Fourth Street, P.O. Box 1240
San Juan Bautista, CA 95045
http://www.elteatrocampesino.com/Season/factoria.html
Revelations in San Antonio,TX Jan 15-Feb 13
James Saldivar's Organic, free-flowing display of light and color with a pyrotechnic quality, juxtapose with his Drip paintings, elegantly formed from blended and strategically placed ribbons of vibrating color.
Bihl Haus Arts
2803 Fredericksburg Rd
San Antonio, Texas
http://www.bihlhausarts.org/
Linda Hirsch: CUBA: Threads of Hope & Renewal in Boston, MA Jan 21-Feb 28
This exhibition of photography by Linda Hirsch beautifully documents unique Jewish communities in Cuba. Over the course of several trips to the island, Hirsch immersed herself into the lives and homes of Cuba’s Jews, revealing rich traditions, cultural affectations and humble settings with stunning clarity and sincerity. Hirsch’s portrait of Cuba offers viewers the opportunity to reflect on their own ethnic heritage through images that appear both foreign and familiar.
OPENING RECEPTION:Jan 21, 6-9PM
ARTIST TALK:Feb 10, 6-8PM
Villa Victoria Center For The Arts
85 W. Newton Street, Boston, MA 02118
http://www.villavictoriaarts.org/gallery.html
What is this Thing Called Love? Program in Sacramento, CA Jan 22-Feb 26
http://www.larazagaleriaposada.org
Exploring Six View Points: Creating for and Ensemble in New York, NY Jan 23-31
Developed by choreographer Marie Overlie, this theatrical vocabulary consists of six viewpoints of time, space, shape, movement, emotion and story. Renowned theater director Anne Bogart adapted this approach to performance for actors. 11-5pm.
Teatro Iati
520 Eighth Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10008
http://www.teatroiati.org/view_event.php?id=95
WAM! (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) in Washington, DC Jan 24
WAM! (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Sat 1/23 at 8pm
Sun 1/24 at 3pm - OUT at In Series! for the GLBT community
Sat 1/30 at 8pm
Sun 1/31 at 3pm
at Atlasat the Atlas Performing Arts Center -Lang Theater:
1333 H. St. NE - Washinton DC 20002
Free Shuttle. Street & valet parking at the Atlas.
The amazing young stars of the Washington Ballet's Studio Co. and our star opera singers join to explore the miracle of Mozart's childhood and the glorious explosion of his music, from A Little Night Music to Figaro and more! Directed by Septime Webre, David Palmer and Carla Hübner
http://www.inseries.org/season.html
Spirituality in Art in Highland Park, CA Jan 24
A "round table" discussion with the artists of our Testimonies Two exhibition as we explore and dialogue on questions of spirituality in art and thoughts on working towards a theme-based show. You are invited to bring your questions, or just enjoy the exchange of ideas.
Avenue 50 Studio, Inc.
131 No. Avenue 50
Highland Park, CA 90042
Ideas en Arcilla in Chicago, IL Jan 25-Mar 15 & Apr 12-Jun 4 
Neighborhood childrens classes, Fri.4-6pm for ages 6-12. Learn to bring your ideas to life in clay.
Held at clasy studio at Casa Aztlan 1831 South Racine. For more information call 312-421-2985.
Pros Arts Studio
1119 W. Cullerton
Chicago, Il 60608
http://www.prosarts.org/calendar.htm
MECA’s Annual Viva el Amor Visual Art Exhibit/Silent Auction in Houston, TX Jan 27-Feb 25
Annual Valentine’s Day Visual Art Exhibit including Corazónes made by local artists.
All artwork will be sold by silent auction. Deadline for submission is Mon.,Jan.25,7pm.
MECA Dow School Campus
1900 Kane Street
Houston, TX 77007
http://www.meca-houston.org/events.php
¡CARNAVAL! in Omaha, NE Through Mar 13
The exhibition “CARNAVAL” presents the theme of carnival as
celebrated around the world highlighting eight communities
including Laza, Spain; Venice, Italy; Basel, Switzerland; New
Orleans, United Sates; Port of Spain, Trinidad; Oruro, Bolivia;
Tlaxcala, Mexico; and Recife and Olinda, Brazil.
El Museo Latino
4701 South 25 Street
Omaha, NE 68107
http://www.elmuseolatino.org/
La Mezcla / The Mixture in San Antonio, TX Jan 28-Mar 5
Curated by Ethel Shipton
Exhibition with artists Sarah Fisch, Karen Mahaffey, Cruz Ortiz, Chuck Ramirez
There will be an opening reception:Jan 28 6-9pm.
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
1300 Guadalupe Street
San Antonio, TX 78207
http://www.guadalupeculturalarts.org/calendar.htm
Womyn's Gallery in Davis, CA Jan 28 Through mid-Apr
Exhibit by Mariana Castro De Ali
Reception: Thur, Jan 28, 6-7 pm
Mariana's work merges her experiences with daily elements in her personal life such as tampons, threads, and common conversations. For more information about Mariana's work, go to: http://www.castrodeali.com/index.html .
Women's Resources & Research Center
UC Davis
113 North Hall, Davis CA, 95616
http://wrrc.ucdavis.edu/
Imagining Mexico: Expressions in Popular Culture in Austin, TX Jan 29-Apr 8
Reception: Fri, Jan 29, 6–9PM
For the 2010 Centennial Celebration of Mexico’s Revolution and the Bicentennial Celebration of Mexico’s Independence, Mexic-Arte Museum will present the exhibition Imagining Mexico: Expressions in Popular Culture from Austin Collections to showcase art – incorporating national Mexican symbols – from popular art collections in Central Texas. The exhibition will be shown in the Main Gallery.
Mexi-Arte Museum
419 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701
http://www.mexic-artemuseuminfo.org/
Lunada in San Francisco, CA Jan 29
The Bay Area’s only bilingual, full moon performance ritual – kicks off 6th year at Galería de la Raza with another incredible line of up poetry and music. Features include the return of literary vato loco, Joe Navarro; the deliciously enchanting music of versatile ensembles, Cascada de Flores; and the call-to-action poetry of Oakland’s own, Muteado Silencio. Bring your own poetry or music and sign up for the open mic. This is community ritual at it’s best.
7:30 pm
Galería de la Raza
2857 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
http://www.galeriadelaraza.org/eng/events/index.php?op=calendar
Raíces de mi Corazon in Houston, TX Through Feb 26 
Paintings by Lizbeth Ortiz TBH Center
333 S. Jensen Dr.
Houston, TX
http://www.tbhcenter.org/story.php?sid=206
A Project Documenting Fading Traditions in Fresno, CA Through Mar 6
Exhibit by Marianne Mangold that captures those moments-in-time that visually express traditional clothing, religious Ceremonies, native foods, and everday life as it has existed for hundreds of years in each of the four cultures included in this project. Marianne's artful use of the telephoto lens and her style of living with her host during expeditions of up to three weeks duration have resulted in stuning images of native people in colorful
dress as they go about thier daily routines.
Arte Américas
1630 Van Ness, Fresno, CA 93721
http://arteamericas.org/contact.html
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1208 Buena Vista Street, San Antonio, TX 78207The 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 Endowment, City of San Antonio Office of Cultural Affairs, the Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation, Tucson Pima Arts Council, San Antonio Area Foundation, Our Lady of the Lake University, P.E.C. Charities, NALAC members, individual donors and volunteers. | NALAC en Solidaridad con el Pueblo de Haiti NALAC asks you to please consider donating for the earthquake victims in Haiti. Below is a listing and links to donate online or from your cell phone through various relief agencies.
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Download The New Issue of El Aviso Today! The Summer 2009 issue of NALAC's national Latino arts magazine El Aviso is now available online, featuring articles about Miami artist Nereida Garcia Ferraz, Latino Independent Presses, an interview with author Rigoberto Gonzalez and more!
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RESOURCES The Ultimate Non-Profit Job Guide: 97 Job Boards that Cover It AllJob boards are an absolutely critical part of everyone's job search and an increasing amount of people are looking in the nonprofit sector. Because of the great need for jobs in the current economic climate, here is a list of the best nonprofit boards researched by GuideToOnlineSchools.com. They came up with The Ultimate Non-Profit Job Guide: 97 Job Boards that Cover It All.
Openings range from entry-level to executive nonprofit management positions. We've also selected the 10 best and explained why we love them. Check them out and start applying. Click here to learn more.
OPPORTUNITIES
Please Visit NALAC's Expanded Opportunities page for links to arts resources across the country Click Here to view details on the following opportunities. Bronx Recognizes Its Own (BRIO) in New York Deadline Jan 29
Macondo Workshop Deadline Jan 29
Poet-in-Residence Cultural Arts Commission Deadline Jan 31
Border Art Biennial 2010 / Bienal Fronteriza de Arte 2010 Call for Artists Deadline Jan 31
2010 Open Exhibition Call for Proposals in Alexandria, VA Deadline Feb 1
Individual Artist Professional Development Program Deadline Feb 1
Projekt30's March 2010 Exhibition Deadline Feb 1
2010 Juried Fine Art & Faith Exhibit Deadline Feb 1
Space for Art in New York Deadline Feb 2
Arts in Education in Pennsylvania Deadline Feb 2
The Imagine H'Arts Show Deadline Feb 6
Public Art Project in Tallahassee, FL Deadline Feb 12
Contra la Violencia, el Arte: Una Oración por Juárez en México y Estados Unidos Fecha de Cierre 14 de febrero
ASUNCIÓN PLAYWRIGHTS PROJECT Deadline Feb 15
RED, a fine art photo Main Gallery Show Deadline Feb 16
Call to Artists in New York Deadline Feb 22
Cuéntanos Bien Census 2010 Art Contest in San Antonio, TX Deadline Feb 22
Future Collaborations New York, NY Feb 22
Free Masters Program at Wake Forest University Deadline Mar 1
Artists in Schools/Communities (AiS/C) Residency Sponsor Grants for Artists in Nebraska Deadline Mar 1
Artist Grant in South Dakota Deadline Mar 1
Louisiana Division of the Arts Artist Fellowships in Louisiana Deadline Mar 1
Residency Program with Stipend Deadline Mar 1
Call for Video/Short Films: F.I.F.E CARBUNARI 2010 Deadline Mar 3
Artist Collaboration Grant Deadline Mar 5
CCED Grant in Maine Deadline Mar 8
Call to Artists Deadline in Boston & Lawrence, MA Mar 15
Wind Through The Trees Deadline Mar 15
LA Street Soccer
Hard Core Mural Crew in San Antonio
2010 Woodstock Byrdcliffe Artist in Residence Program
Traditional Arts Development Program in California
Grants for Delaware Artists
Opportunity Grants to Artists and Organizations in Montana
Multicultural Assistance Grants for Organizations in Nebraska
Arts and Business Partnerships Fuel Economic Opportunities in New Mexico
GYST Skills Bank for Artists
Call for Artists in Burlington, VT
Mini Grant for Travel in West Virginia
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Artistic Director for NJ Youth Symphony in New Jersey The Artistic Director is responsible for the overall music and education programs of the New Jersey Youth Symphony. Reporting to the Board of Trustees, the Artistic Director oversees seven conductors who guide ensembles that perform over 40 regular and outreach concerts for diverse audiences annually.
For more information, click here or contact Vice President Lee Kappelman at (202) 478.5306
Assistant Professor in Music Theory in Ithaca, NY The Ithaca College School of Music anticipates an opening for a full-time, one-year position (pending available funding) in music theory at the rank of Assistant Professor, to begin fall 2010. Teaching duties will include undergraduate theory and analysis, twentieth century analysis, sightsinging, and ear training courses.
Completed doctorate in music theory and demonstrably excellent full-time college teaching experience (at least one year beyond graduate assistant level) preferred. Master's degree and commitment to excellent undergraduate teaching required.
To learn more and how to apply, click here .
Development and Marketing Manager Deadline Feb 15Raíces Culturales Latinoamericanas, Inc., a nonprofit arts organization located in Philadelphia, is seeking a part-time Development and Marketing Manager to implement and manage current grants, fundraising strategies, new projects, and program or business opportunities as assigned. Additionally, this position will handle all marketing operations of the organization.
Reports to and works directly under the supervision of the Executive Director to establish goals for the identification and procurement of funding from public and private sources in support of the organization’s programs and services and monitoring progress of grants received by Raíces. This position also requires the creation and placement of publicity materials for programs in the local and regional multi-media outlets in collaboration with other staff members.
Click here for more information.
Office of Cultural Affairs: Contract Manager in San Antonio,TXUnder administrative direction, is responsible for managing and implementing, contract initiation, monitoring and compliance activities, in accordance with the City's contracting policies and procedures. Exercises direct supervision over professional and clerical support staff.
For more information, please visit the City of San Antonio's job board .
Culture & Arts Education Manager - Mexican American Cultural Center in Austin, TXThis position will have full accountability and management of the Mexican-American Cultural Center. This position will be responsible for the management and operation of the center, including budget management, facilty management, event management, grants, personnel, volunteers, and outreach programs. This position will communicate with and respond to the public and serve as liaison to the MACC Advisory Board.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Arts, Art Education or related field, plus four (4) years of experience developing and implementing cultural and art education programs and activities, at least one (1) of which was in a supervisory or management capacity.
One (1) year of additional experience may substitute for one (1) year of the required education up to a maximum substitution of four (4) years.
Please go to www.austincityjobs.org for more information and to apply on-line.
ORDER VISIONES DVD and LATINO ARTISTIC EXPRESSION CURRICULUM 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! The curriculum Latino Artistic Expression was designed to serve a broad audience of teachers and students; these materials provide a glimpse into Latino artistic expression in four areas: visual arts, music, dance and theater arts. The Visiones curriculum explores the many ways Latinos have shaped every layer of American culture. 
Click on the photo to view the Visiones trailer. Click here to order the DVD and the Latino Artistic Expression Curriculum
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