Residencies in New Mexico, Kentucky, Illinois, Canada, and More!

(MUSICIANS & COMPOSERS) Roots and Rhizomes Percussion Residency at the Banff Center: Led by contemporary percussion champion Steven Schick, this unique program is geared towards early to mid-career artists, who want to contribute to the growth of contemporary percussion.

Roots and Rhizomes will feature three primary activities:

1. performances by the residents of selected repertoire,
2. coaching, lessons, and master classes,
3. seminars and discussions led by faculty.

Roots and Rhizomes seeks to foster new music for contemporary percussionists by commissioning and premiering new work in an environment where performers and composers work collaboratively. Open to international musicians. For more info:

arts_info@banffcentre.ca

Contact Phone Number:

403.762.6100

The Banff Centre
Box 1020
Banff, Alberta, Canada T1L 1H5
http://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/program.aspx?id=1095

(ARTISTS/CURATORS/SCHOLARS) Paths Crossing Production Residencies—Helsinki International Artist Programme (HIAP) / Baltic Art Center / Fabrikken for Kunst og Design / Nordisk / Kunstnarsenter Dalsåsen / Temple Bar Gallery & Studios: You are eligible to apply if you live and are professionally based in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, Estonia, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Poland, Romania or Slovakia.

In partnership with four North European artist-in-residence centres, HIAP is pleased to announce an open call for applications to visual artists and art professionals under the age of 40 from new and applicant EU Member States. Visual artists and art professionals are invited to apply for research and production residencies hosted by the organizers within the framework of the Paths Crossing project. This residency and cooperation project is co-funded by the European Union's Culture Programme for 2010–2012.

The five participating artist-in-residency centres are together able to offer fifteen individual production and research residencies, each from one to six months in duration. Artists, curators, critics and researchers based in Europe (see countries above) are all eligible to apply.

The selected applicant will receive:
• a travel grant
• a subsistence grant to cover living expenses
• a production grant
• free accommodation and studio space for the duration of the residency
• administrative, practical and curatorial support in developing a project within the framework of Paths Crossing
• support in establishing contacts with local artists and organisations

Applications will be accepted from professional artists and art professionals under the age of 40 with at least 5 years of continuous professional experience in the Visual Arts (no restrictions of approach or medium). No students please. The applicant should live and work in one of the eligible countries mentioned above. To foster artistic dialogue and interdisciplinary collaboration, good command of English is expected. Application forms can be downloaded from: http://www.hiap.fi/paths_crossing/paths_application_form.doc

Deadline for applications: Thursday, January 13, 2011, 5:00 pm (GMT +2)

(ARTISTS & WRITERS) Santa Fe Art Institute Residencies – Residencies of an average of 1-3 months for visual artists and writers. Residency provides housing and studio space. Artist responsible for travel, materials, and residency fee ($1,000/month). Financial aid packages available. For more info: (505) 424-5050, www.sfai.org. Deadline: December 31, 2010!

(ALL) Yaddo Residency in Saratoga Springs, NY—Residencies of an average of 5 weeks for creative artists working at a professional level in their field. Residency provides housing, meals, studio, travel assistance and materials stipend; artist responsible for materials. FT: (518) 584-0746, FAX: (518) 584-1312, yaddo@yaddo.org, www.yaddo.org. Deadline: January 1, 2011.

(ALL) Spiro Arts Residency in Park City, UT– Residencies of an average of 6 weeks for artists from all over the world working in multiple disciplines, including visual artists, writers, composers, songwriters, researchers, experimental and mixed media processes, etc. Residency provides housing, studio space and stipend ($600). Resident responsible for refundable housing deposit ($300) and travel. FT: (435) 649-6258, info@spiroarts.org, www.spiroarts.org. Deadline: January 14, 2011

(ALL) Ragdale Foundation Residency in Lake Forest, Illinois– Residencies of an average of 2-4 weeks for visual artists, musicians, writers, dancers, media artists, and choreographers. Organization provides housing, meals, and studio space; artist responsible for residency fee ($25/day), deposit ($100/two weeks), travel and materials. Some financial aid available. T: (847) 234-1063, FAX: (847) 234-1063, mosher@ragdale.org, www.ragdale.org. Deadline: January 15, 2011

***insider note: Mirabee has stayed at Ragdale many times and loves it!

(ALL) Artcroft Center for Arts and Humanities Residency in Carlisle, KY—Residencies of an average of 2-8 weeks for visual artists, writers, actors, and performance artists. Residency provides housing, studio, and meals; artist responsible for residency fee ($40/day), deposit (10% of residency fee), travel, materials, and local transportation. T: (859) 473-0552, artcroft@msn.com, www.artcroft.org. Deadline: The application process is now ongoing; no deadlines

GRANTS: AUGUST AND AUTUMN DEADLINES!

I hope you all are having a great summer. I've been really busy, thus fewer postings. But that doesn't mean I don't love you! Anyway, I wanted to tell you that some of the listings below are brought to you by WomenArts (formerly known as The Fund for Women Artists), a non-profit organization dedicated to helping women artists get the resources they need. WomenArts has a website that provides free networking, fundraising and advocacy services to over 500,000 visitors a year. For more information about them and to search for grants and other opportunities for women artists, go to www.WomenArts.org.

(PERFORMING ARTS) American Theatre Wing Jonathan Larson Grants
The Jonathan Larson Grant recognizes and supports emerging composers, lyricists and book writers**. The grants will be celebrated at a reception featuring performances of the winning artists' work in the spring. Applicants should be working professionally in the field and have demonstrated commitment to a career in musical theatre. Individuals may apply as lyricists, composers, composer/lyricists, or composer/lyricist/bookwriters. Individual book-writer applications are not accepted. Collaborative teams may apply together as composer and lyricist or composer, lyricist, and bookwriter. Collaborators who work together regularly are strongly encouraged to apply as a team. U.S. citizenship is not a requirement, but you must be eligible to work in the U.S. and reside/work there on at least a part-time basis. Submitted work should be predominantly in English. See website for complete guidelines and application forms. NOTE: Applications must be submitted by mail. American Theatre Wing, 570 Seventh Ave., Suite 501, New York, NY 10018, ATTN: Jonathan Larson Grants, T: (212) 765-0606, http://americantheatrewing.org/larsongrants/guidelines.php. Deadline: August 29, 2009.
** Book writers as in books written for musical theater.

(ALL) Arab Fund for Arts and Culture Grants
The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture Grants aims to stimulate and support artistic creativity and freedom of cultural expression in the Arab World. Open to individuals, NGOs, cultural and educational organizations, governmental bodies, and private companies in the fields of independent filmmaking, performing arts, visual arts, literature, research, capacity building and training, regional and cultural events, regional exchange, and multi-disciplinary projects. Applicants do not need to be Arab, but must be active in the Arab world. See website for complete guidelines and application forms. NOTE: Applications must be completed in Arabic. Arab Fund for Arts and Culture, P.O. Box 1402, Amman 11118, Jordan, apply@arabculturefund.org, www.arabculturefund.org. Deadline: August 31, 2009.

(ALL) Guggenheim Fellowships
For advanced professionals in all fields, including the creative arts (in the field of performing arts, artists must perform their own original material to be eligible), to further the development of scholars and artists by assisting them to engage in research in any field of knowledge and creation in any of the arts, under the freest possible conditions. Grants are to individuals only (but are not available to students) and have been averaging $43,200 for U.S./Canadian fellowships and $34,285 for Latin American/Caribbean fellowships - amounts are adjusted to the needs of the fellows, considering their resources and the purpose and scope of their plans. For more info, write: fellowships@jsgmf.org or visit the website at: www.gf.org. Deadline: September 15, 2009 (U.S./Canada); December 1, 2009 (Latin America/Caribbean)

(LIBRETTISTS/LYRICISTS) Kleban Award
Given annually to both a librettist and a lyricist, each of whom receives $100,000, payable in 2 annual installments of $50,000. Applicants must EITHER have had work previously produced on a stage or in a workshop performance OR be or have been a member or associate of a professional musical workshop or theatre group, i.e., ASCAP, BMI Theater Workshop, or the Dramatists Guild Musical Theater Development Program. See website for application and complete guidelines. Kleban Award Coordinator, c/o New Dramatists, 424 West 44th St., New York, NY 10036, T: (212) 757-6960 ext. 19, www.newdramatists.org/kleban_award.htm. Deadline: September 15, 2009.

(NY WRITERS) New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowships
Artists' Fellowships and Strategic Opportunity Stipends (SOS) are available to artists in New York. The fellowships of $7,000 each are given biennially to poets and creative nonfiction writers. Grants alternate yearly with fellowships in fiction. Entrants should submit up to 20 pages of poems by October 6, or up to 20 pages of creative nonfiction by October 8. There is no entry fee. Write or see web site for complete details. E-Mail: deleget@nyfa.org, Website: www.nyfa.org Application Deadline: October 6.

(WRITERS) Kentucky Foundation for Women
Grants ranging from $1,000 to $7,500 are available to women writers in Kentucky whose work "focuses on a feminist, not feminine, consciousness." The Foundation seeks to support writers "who describe the realities of women's lives, who experiment in style and substance, analyze language, or who are working to enlarge the feminist literary and historical heritage." There are two grant programs: Artist Enrichment, supporting the development of individual artists, and Art Meets Activism, recognizing specific projects and activities that involve broader communities and have clear social goals. Deadlines are typically the first Friday in September for Artist Enrichment and the first Friday in March for Art Meets Activism. See the web site for further information and guidelines: www.kfw.org/grants.html. Deadline: September 5.