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kate gabrielle : artists who blog
kate's blogs: www.flapperdoodle.blogspot.com, www.silentsandtalkies.blogspot.com
kate's shops: www.flapperdoodle.etsy.com, www.silentsandtalkies.etsy.com
Why did you decide to start a blog?
Earlier this year, I was uploading my classic movie artwork onto flickr, and practically writing entire novels in the little "description" box. My friend Vivienne suggested that maybe it was time for me to start a blog instead! It's been a whole lot easier to just link to the blog post on flickr now.
How did you come up with the name of your blog?
My primary blog is about classic movies and the art that I do to go with the posts... I've had the title "Silents and Talkies" floating around in my mind for years now, I just finally found the right venue to use it. My etsy store has this monicker as well. My other art blog is flapper doodle, which was a simple title I came up with for my little drawings of 1920's flappers... they just look like flapper doodles!
How has blogging affected your work as an artist/designer?
It's definitely made me more prolific. I think that last year, before I started to blog, I completed maybe 10-15 paintings total! This year I've probably already completed 100, not counting my drawings and sketches. I'm always anxious to get posts up, and keep the blog up to date. Since each post has accompanying artwork, that means a lot of drawing and painting!
What are your favorite artist/designer blogs? Why?
I love that all three of my favorite artists have blogs: Vivienne Strauss, Elizabeth Bauman, and Samantha Battersby. I am in awe of their talent, and always inspired by their new artwork.
Do you have any advice for artists/designers who are starting a blog?
I think the best advice is just to keep it updated regularly -- having a blog, and trying to maintain a steady schedule of posts has given me more artistic oomph than anything else I've done since I started painting. I always notice that when I fall behind on the posts, it's usually because I've fallen behind on drawing or painting, too.
What has been the most positive and inspirational aspect of having a blog for you?
Making so many great new friends. It's silly since I haven't actually met a lot of the people who follow my blog, but I really feel like I know them. And through my blog I met my friend Casey who is now co-editing a design blog with me!
What do you find the most difficult/most rewarding part of having a creative profession?
The most difficult part is self motivation! It's easy to just sleep in, watch movies and read blogs all day when I don't have a boss making me get to work! Yet the most rewarding part is actually being my own boss. I set my own hours, get to hang out with my cats all day and I can have classic movies playing in the background while I work.
Other than your blog, what has been the most effective way for you to promote your art/design?
I've started advertising online a little, but other than that I don't think I've mastered the promotion thing yet...
How do you maintain a healthy work/life balance?
This question assumes that I do maintain a healthy work/life balance :) I think for me the two are one and the same, especially since my studio is also my bedroom. The one thing I do religiously, though, is stop work every day at 7pm to make dinner, and then I watch the news while I eat. Since I work from home, it's nice having at least one daily ritual or else all the days of the week kind of mesh into each other, and I totally lose track of time.
What are your main goals for 2009?
To continue loving what I do.
Congratulations to Kate! flapper doodle was chosen as "Etsy's freshest shop of them all" last week! Read the article on Etsy here.
street art: miss van
click here to see more of her paintings, here to join her on facebook or visit her future show @ stolen space
kick the can't: isabel schmiga
till the 2nd of august, kick the can't at "jack the pelican presents" in nyc.
click here for more about the show and here for isabel schmiga.
design: origami is the new black
and infested even our interiors! :-) above origami chair from 'form us with love'
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URGENT FILMMAKER GRANT DEADLINE, THEATER GRANTS AND MORE!
Greetings all,
First, just to let you know, the Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation has temporarily suspended funding for this coming year. I'll let you know when and if things change. In the past, I have suggested that particular foundation for some of you writers and visual artists...so just in case you are planning to apply for a grant, hold off until you hear more news. On the cheerful side, below are some upcoming grants and a residency that are definitely happening this coming year. And thank you everyone for your kind words of support for my book and this website. It looks like my book will come out sometime late 2010 or early 2011. But I'll keep you posted! Best wishes, Mira
(FILMMAKERS) Open Door Completion Fund
The Center for Asian American Media Open Door Completion Fund: Offered twice a year, this round of funding is for applicants with projects in the final post-production phase. To be eligible a full-length rough cut must be submitted with the proposal. Awards range from $20,000 to $30,000. CAAM funds should be the last monies needed to finish the project and deliver the broadcast master. The review process takes approximately three months. Deadline: August 6, 2009 by 5pm Pacific Time. For more info, go to: http://www.mediafund.asianamericanmedia.org/funding/
(MEDIA ARTS) Frameline Film & Video Completion Fund
The Frameline Film & Video Completion Fund provides grants to emerging and established lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender filmmakers. The Fund seeks to provide a much-needed source of funding for LGBT artists constantly struggling to secure the funding needed to complete their works. Grants ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 are available for works that represent and celebrate our diverse stories and reflect LGBT life in all its complexity and richness. Submissions are being accepted for documentary, educational, narrative, animated or experimental projects about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their communities. The deadline for this year’s submissions will be in October 2009. Entries must be postmarked by this date. Awards will be announced in February 2010. Applications will be available from the website in August: http://www.frameline.org/filmmaker-support/completion-fund/
(MEDIA ARTISTS) Visual Studies Workshop Residencies
Visual Studies Workshop sponsors artists' residencies in photography, artists' books, digital video and multimedia, 16mm film and analog video. Residencies are project-based and are for a period of one month. VSW will provide access to facilities, and housing on the premises. An honorarium of $2000 is provided, (pending receipt of funding for 2010). Applications are being accepted through October 16, 2009 for residencies in 2010. To apply: Fill in and mail the application form. You will need to include a resume, project description, work samples and a SASE for return of materials. Applications should be postmarked by October 16, 2009. For more information, please go to: http://www.vsw.org/artists/artstsprogs.html.
(WRITERS) Sigurdur Nordal Institute Fellowships
The Snorri Sturluson Icelandic Fellowships are granted to writers, translators, and scholars in the humanities to enable them to stay in Iceland for at least three months, to improve their knowledge of the language, culture, and society. The amount of each fellowship covers travel expenses to and from Iceland, plus living expenses while in the country. Applicants should submit a brief but thorough account of the purpose of their stay, specifying the anticipated duration, as well as a curriculum vitae. Write to Árni Magnússonar Institute for Icelandic Studies, Sigurður Nordal Office at PO Box 1220, 122 Reykjavik, Iceland or see web site for more details. Deadline: October 31, 2009. Website: http://www.hi.is/page/a_inter_snorri_sturluson_fellowships. E-Mail: nordals@hi.is.
(PERFORMING ARTS) Sundance Theatre Laboratory
The Sundance Theatre Laboratory, a three-week workshop, offers playwrights and other theater artists the opportunity to develop new plays or explore new approaches to existing scripts. Up to eight projects are selected for the Laboratory, held at Sundance in Utah in July. The program provides professional actors, dramaturgs, rehearsal space, stage management, round-trip air transportation, accommodations, and food for the team working on each project. Applications may be submitted by individual playwrights, though playwright/directors teams are preferred. There is a $30 entry fee. Write or consult web site for guidelines and application. Write to: Sundance Theatre Laboratory, 8530 Wilshire Blvd. 3rd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90036. Or E-Mail: theatre@sundance.org. Website: http://www.sundance.org. Deadline: December 15, 2009.
(PERFORMING ARTS) The Theatre Communications Group/International Theatre Institute (TCG/ITI): Travel Grants: Travel Grants have been designed to foster cultural exchange and artistic partnerships between theatre professionals in the United States and their counterparts in Russia, Eastern Europe or Central Europe. These $3,500 grants will support trips in either direction by theatre artists, administrators and educators, enabling these professionals to share ideas, gain exposure to each other's cultural traditions and contemporary theatre techniques and/or work together. This grant program was developed by TCG in collaboration with the International Theatre Institute and is funded by the Trust for Mutual Understanding. Please see the website for more information: http://www.tcg.org/grants/iti/iti_index.cfm
First, just to let you know, the Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation has temporarily suspended funding for this coming year. I'll let you know when and if things change. In the past, I have suggested that particular foundation for some of you writers and visual artists...so just in case you are planning to apply for a grant, hold off until you hear more news. On the cheerful side, below are some upcoming grants and a residency that are definitely happening this coming year. And thank you everyone for your kind words of support for my book and this website. It looks like my book will come out sometime late 2010 or early 2011. But I'll keep you posted! Best wishes, Mira
(FILMMAKERS) Open Door Completion Fund
The Center for Asian American Media Open Door Completion Fund: Offered twice a year, this round of funding is for applicants with projects in the final post-production phase. To be eligible a full-length rough cut must be submitted with the proposal. Awards range from $20,000 to $30,000. CAAM funds should be the last monies needed to finish the project and deliver the broadcast master. The review process takes approximately three months. Deadline: August 6, 2009 by 5pm Pacific Time. For more info, go to: http://www.mediafund.asianamericanmedia.org/funding/
(MEDIA ARTS) Frameline Film & Video Completion Fund
The Frameline Film & Video Completion Fund provides grants to emerging and established lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender filmmakers. The Fund seeks to provide a much-needed source of funding for LGBT artists constantly struggling to secure the funding needed to complete their works. Grants ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 are available for works that represent and celebrate our diverse stories and reflect LGBT life in all its complexity and richness. Submissions are being accepted for documentary, educational, narrative, animated or experimental projects about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their communities. The deadline for this year’s submissions will be in October 2009. Entries must be postmarked by this date. Awards will be announced in February 2010. Applications will be available from the website in August: http://www.frameline.org/filmmaker-support/completion-fund/
(MEDIA ARTISTS) Visual Studies Workshop Residencies
Visual Studies Workshop sponsors artists' residencies in photography, artists' books, digital video and multimedia, 16mm film and analog video. Residencies are project-based and are for a period of one month. VSW will provide access to facilities, and housing on the premises. An honorarium of $2000 is provided, (pending receipt of funding for 2010). Applications are being accepted through October 16, 2009 for residencies in 2010. To apply: Fill in and mail the application form. You will need to include a resume, project description, work samples and a SASE for return of materials. Applications should be postmarked by October 16, 2009. For more information, please go to: http://www.vsw.org/artists/artstsprogs.html.
(WRITERS) Sigurdur Nordal Institute Fellowships
The Snorri Sturluson Icelandic Fellowships are granted to writers, translators, and scholars in the humanities to enable them to stay in Iceland for at least three months, to improve their knowledge of the language, culture, and society. The amount of each fellowship covers travel expenses to and from Iceland, plus living expenses while in the country. Applicants should submit a brief but thorough account of the purpose of their stay, specifying the anticipated duration, as well as a curriculum vitae. Write to Árni Magnússonar Institute for Icelandic Studies, Sigurður Nordal Office at PO Box 1220, 122 Reykjavik, Iceland or see web site for more details. Deadline: October 31, 2009. Website: http://www.hi.is/page/a_inter_snorri_sturluson_fellowships. E-Mail: nordals@hi.is.
(PERFORMING ARTS) Sundance Theatre Laboratory
The Sundance Theatre Laboratory, a three-week workshop, offers playwrights and other theater artists the opportunity to develop new plays or explore new approaches to existing scripts. Up to eight projects are selected for the Laboratory, held at Sundance in Utah in July. The program provides professional actors, dramaturgs, rehearsal space, stage management, round-trip air transportation, accommodations, and food for the team working on each project. Applications may be submitted by individual playwrights, though playwright/directors teams are preferred. There is a $30 entry fee. Write or consult web site for guidelines and application. Write to: Sundance Theatre Laboratory, 8530 Wilshire Blvd. 3rd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90036. Or E-Mail: theatre@sundance.org. Website: http://www.sundance.org. Deadline: December 15, 2009.
(PERFORMING ARTS) The Theatre Communications Group/International Theatre Institute (TCG/ITI): Travel Grants: Travel Grants have been designed to foster cultural exchange and artistic partnerships between theatre professionals in the United States and their counterparts in Russia, Eastern Europe or Central Europe. These $3,500 grants will support trips in either direction by theatre artists, administrators and educators, enabling these professionals to share ideas, gain exposure to each other's cultural traditions and contemporary theatre techniques and/or work together. This grant program was developed by TCG in collaboration with the International Theatre Institute and is funded by the Trust for Mutual Understanding. Please see the website for more information: http://www.tcg.org/grants/iti/iti_index.cfm
victoria smith : artists who blog
Victoria's blog: www.sfgirlbybay.com
Victoria's shop: www.sfgirlbybay.etsy.com
Why did you decide to start a blog?
I started sfgirlbybay as a fluke back in June of 2006. I had taken a bunch of photographs of my interiors and needed a place to store them online (this was prior to my introduction and current addiction to flickr), so I experimented with blogspot.com. I enjoyed it so much, it evolved into a daily practice. Blogging encapsulates my three loves - design, photography and writing, so I find it the perfect creative niche for me. The fact that people wanted to read it was a shock and thrill to me. I enjoy trying to inspire readers to decorate to reflect their own style, and focus on affordability.
How did you come up with the name of your blog?
Again, it was really just an accident - I had previously been using 'girlbybay' for email and I think for some reason I decided to put the 'sf' in front of it. I never intended to start a daily blog, or hopefully I would have come up with something a bit more witty!
How has blogging affected your work as an artist/designer?
Well, my artwork, or photography really came afterwards, too. I'd always loved photography but I never really did anything with it professionally. I started shooting more and more for the blog and eventually started Sunday in the City - the series I run every Monday which documents my weekends living and exploring in San Francisco. Lauren and Derek of the Curiosity Shoppe invited me to do a show in their gallery and honestly, I was shocked. That was my first show since maybe high school. Since the show, I have been selling my Sunday in the City images in my etsy shop. So, the blog really had a huge impact on my art - it basically brought out the repressed artist in me. Ha! I need to have at least one camera with me at all times. I take shots of even the most mundane subject matter ever, much to the chagrin of my companions.
What are your favorite artist/designer blogs? Why?
My first love is for interior design, but photography is creeping up! I love the work of Wary-Meyers - it's so eclectic and they are the masters of re-purposing home furnishings and accessories. Very hippie chic! I also love stylist Pia Jane Bijkerk's blog - I find her photographs so inspiring. Amy Butler, too - she has a wonderful inspiration page on on her website. I go there often to soak in her beautiful photographs.
Do you have any advice for artists/designers who are starting a blog?
I'd say just write from your heart. Try to share your own, unique personality, and talk to readers like you would to a friend. Share what's meaningful to you, and you will find your own following.
What has been the most positive and inspirational aspect of having a blog for you?
The blog has kind of taken over my life - in a good way. I have met countless wonderful new friends, and I've been able to to quit my job in advertising to focus entirely on the blog. I never would have thought that possible. My life is now filled with artistic people who inspire me everyday and everything I do kind of blends into the blog. If I go out to a gallery or shoot photos all day, eventually they tend to end up on the blog. Life imitates art, as they say.
What do you find the most difficult/most rewarding part of having a creative profession?
Well, the positives are also sometimes the most difficult. I'm not sure sometimes how to just relax and have fun, without thinking about what I'm going to write about next. It can be challenging to write 2-4 posts a day, to keep things fresh and interesting to the readers. But the rewards are when the readers really like a post I've written and really relate to it. I love the positive feedback they share with me, and with the other blog readers. It's pretty awe-inspiring sometimes. I've been moved to tears sometimes. It's very moving for me.
Other than your blog, what has been the most effective way for you to promote your art/design?
I have been fortunate enough to have has the show at the Curiosity Shoppe, and a few magazine articles, in Better Homes & Gardens DIY, Australia's Real Living and Sunset magazines, as well as a mention in Domino and most recently The New York Times...so all of that keeps me pretty busy. Other than that - word of mouth through other kind bloggers, like design*sponge, Poppytalk, decor8, Design for Mankind and so many others. I have found the blog world is one full of really generous friends.
How do you maintain a healthy work/life balance?
This is where I burst out laughing. I don't. I work all the time! But it doesn't feel like work, so it balances out all right. I'm not very good at time management at all! Good thing I love what I do, and all the research and work I do for the blog is mostly just something I'd want to be doing anyway!
What are your main goals for 2009?
To balance my life! No, really I'd love to add more and more interesting interviews to the blog, and travel more and share some of those experiences with the readers. I've also recently written one article for Uppercase Magazine and am about to do another, so I'd like to write more for outside sources other than my own blog. And I am always working on improving my photography.
Thanks Victoria! I'm honored to have you as a guest :)
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FAQs: GRANTS
Well, lately I've been getting a lot of questions about grants so I've put together some of the most frequently asked questions. I'll add to the list in time but for now, here are the most common ones. Feel free to respond or ask more! Best wishes, MiraQ: What do you think about foundations that charge an application fee?
A: Most foundations do not charge a fee so I would be rather suspect of one that does. That said, there are some reputable fellowship applications that charge a fee as well as some residencies. But before I applied to any grant (or fellowship, etc.) I would thoroughly check the foundation out. Look at their list of previous winners and projects they have funded, etc. Ask around. Don't be scammed!
Q: I need to find funding so I can frame a group of paintings for an upcoming show. How far in advance should I apply for one?
A: The rule of thumb is a year in advance, although there are some grants with shorter deadline to grant dispersal time. But plan ahead. I can't tell you how many people write me to say they have a show in a couple months and they need to find money to frame it.
Q: Are international artists/writers eligible for U.S. grants?
A: It depends on the grant. For instance, the Pollock-Krasner Grant for visual artists is open to artists from all countries but our regional grants offered by each state are not. Usually the foundation tells you somewhere on the website.
Q: I am fifty and have been a painter for over twenty-five years, however, I have never bothered to exhibit my work. Can I still get a grant?
A: With no professional track record, i.e. public shows, reviews, etc., you are unfortunately considered very, very emerging! You really need to start exhibiting if you want to be eligible for any grants or other opportunities. Sorry!
Q: I am sixty years old and although I have never published anything, I'd love to get a grant to just stay home and write all day! Can you help me?
A: Once again, you must have a track record to get a grant, although there are a couple small grants I have come across for unpublished writers. Go to my label list and look for "emerging writers" and see what's there. There are many grants for writers who have only published a little in literary journals so I would suggest that you start sending your work out now.
Q: Is it a good idea to state on an application that I am applying for other grants too?
A: Yes, it is. Foundations want to know that you are resourceful and are looking for other funding. However, tell the foundation that you will use the other grants for different things—for example, if you are trying to fund an artists' residency abroad, tell the first grant foundation that you will use the money for the plane ticket and tell the second one that you will use the money for art supplies.
Q: I just got accepted to a residency overseas. Should I apply for a Fulbright Grant to fund my stay?
A: Absolutely not! That is not what the Fulbright is for. See my article on Fulbrights ("Fulbrights: The Inside Scoop) for more information: http://miraslist.blogspot.com/2009/04/fubright-grants-inside-scoop.html
Q: What's the difference between a fellowship and a grant?
A: A fellowship is a kind of grant and is often quite substantial. It is sometimes awarded along with a residency, a research position at a university or some other kind of opportunity. A fellowship is considered rather prestigious in the humanities world. Grants can also be large, prestigious, etc. but they can also be quite small or be awarded for emergency assistance, etc.
Q: I lost my job three months ago. Are there any emergency grants out there for people like me?
A: I can't really answer your question unless I know what you do, if you have a track record (i.e. you have published or you have had several shows, etc.). However, if you go to the links on my right-hand side bar, you will find various emergency grant links to start your search. These are hard times and many foundations have drastically cut their funding. However, there are still some places out there that can help, so do not lose hope!
Q: Can I apply for a grant if I am a graduate student?
A: In most cases, no. Most grants are for emerging artists or professionals with at least five years of experience out of school. However, it really depends on the grant. I feel that if the foundation does not ask you about your student status, then don't bother to tell them. But if they say that students are not eligible, don't lie.
Q: I'm applying for a grant that gives "up to $5,000." Should I apply for the full amount?
A: It depends on your situation, however, you will have a better chance if you apply for a lower amount.
Q: I got accepted to a residency in Europe for next year but would like to find a grant to cover my travel. The place is free if I can get there.
A: This is probably my most frequently asked question of all! And the hardest one to answer, especially these days when there is less money to go around. All I can say is that keep coming to Mira's List and see what I post. Check out the links on my sidebar for travel money. Also, contact the embassy and other cultural institutions for the country you are going to. You would be surprised what you find. If you have time, read my long article, "Finding Money for Your Dreams," about the grantwriting process. I talk a little about travel funding: http://miraslist.blogspot.com/2009/04/finding-money-for-your-dreams.html. I also plan in the future to do a separate article on finding money for overseas travel.
Q: Would you find a residency grant for me which can cover travel, accommodation, food, material for my art project, as well as a nice stipend?
A: Wouldn't that be nice? But NO, I have no time to help you do that. That is why I do this blog. I spend tons of time on it so that artists can be resourceful and help themselves. You have to do the research, not me. That's not to say that, AFTER searching and searching for things on my blog (and the other links I provide on my sidebar) you still cannot find what you need, well then, yes, you can write to me and see if I have any brilliant ideas. Other than that, you are on your own! Good luck!
Q: I would like to start a non-profit arts organization. Do you post about those kinds of grants?
A: Sorry, but no. Maybe in the future but my focus is really on grants and opportunities for individual artists. I suggest doing a google search using "grants non-profit organizations" to start. Also check out www.idealist.org as well as your local arts council. Good luck!
Q: I'm a graphic designer and would love to find a grant to help pay my bills. What do you suggest?
A: Unfortunately, most grants are for gallery artists, not graphic designers who make money from the work they do. That said, there are occasionally some really interesting cross-disciplinary grants and fellowships that invite artists and designers to participate and/or collaborate in some kind of very specific cultural project. They are far and few between but they do exist.
MEDIA ARTS RESIDENCY, GRANTS AND MORE
Dear Readers, below are a couple new deadlines...and coming soon: FAQs on those burning grant questions that you have been asking me in private emails, such as: should you trust foundations that charge an application fee? Should you mention in applications that you are applying for more than one grant, etc.? I've been getting so many questions lately from readers that I will address some of these as soon as I can, hopefull in the next couple days. In the meantime, thanks for all your good wishes about my book! Best, Mira
(MEDIA ARTISTS) Banff Centre Residency: The Locative Cinema Commission is a joint project of ZER01: The Art and Technology Network, the Banff New Media Institute at The Banff Centre, and Sundance Institute's New Frontier Initiative. The commission will be realized via a residency at the Banff New Media Institute, to be completed by July 2010. The new work will be presented at the 2010 01SJ, the 2011 Sundance Festival, and the 2011 Banff Summer Arts Festival. The work must be realizable in San Jose, Park City, and Banff. The Banff Centre is located in the Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada, about 80 miles west of Calgary.
There is a 4,500 USD artist commissioning fee, up to 5,000 USD for production and residency costs, plus substantial in kind support from The Banff Centre. In addition, reasonable presentation costs, including necessary travel, will be covered. Proposal deadline: Monday August 3, 2009. For further information and the specific application process: http://zero1.org/01sj/Lccall.
(PLAYWRIGHTS) Membership Offer
New Dramatists, a service organization, offers seven-year memberships to emerging playwrights of talent and ability who live in the New York City area or who visit enough to take advantage of the programs and to participate in the community of playwrights. During this period, they are encouraged to use the organization's resources to develop and refine their artistry and vision. Primary among the services offered to members are play development workshops; playwright exchange programs with Australia, England, and Los Angeles; and ScriptShare, a national script distribution service. Additional services include musical theater workshops; writer work spaces; free-ticket program; script-copying facilities; and a summer playwriting residency in Lake Placid, New York. See web site for additional information and guidelines: www.newdramatists.org. Application Deadline: September 15.
(WRITERS) Christopher Isherwood Foundation Grants
Grants will be awarded to writers who have published at least one book of fiction, either a novel or a collection of stories. Each grant is for $4,000. Applicants must be American citizens. The novel or story collection must have been published at the time of application. Young adult novels do not qualify for grants. Applications for 2009 grants will be accepted between September 1, 2009 and October 1, 2009. Fore more information, go to: http://isherwoodfoundation.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=26
(ALL DISCIPLINES) Sons of Norway Foundation Grants
The General Heritage and Culture Grants may be awarded to individuals, groups, or organizations and are intended for projects designed to promote information about traditional or modern Norway. Up to $3,000 may be awarded. For more information, call toll free (800) 945-8851 or Email: foundation@sofn.com or visit the website: www.sofn.com.
(MEDIA ARTISTS) Banff Centre Residency: The Locative Cinema Commission is a joint project of ZER01: The Art and Technology Network, the Banff New Media Institute at The Banff Centre, and Sundance Institute's New Frontier Initiative. The commission will be realized via a residency at the Banff New Media Institute, to be completed by July 2010. The new work will be presented at the 2010 01SJ, the 2011 Sundance Festival, and the 2011 Banff Summer Arts Festival. The work must be realizable in San Jose, Park City, and Banff. The Banff Centre is located in the Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada, about 80 miles west of Calgary.There is a 4,500 USD artist commissioning fee, up to 5,000 USD for production and residency costs, plus substantial in kind support from The Banff Centre. In addition, reasonable presentation costs, including necessary travel, will be covered. Proposal deadline: Monday August 3, 2009. For further information and the specific application process: http://zero1.org/01sj/Lccall.
(PLAYWRIGHTS) Membership Offer
New Dramatists, a service organization, offers seven-year memberships to emerging playwrights of talent and ability who live in the New York City area or who visit enough to take advantage of the programs and to participate in the community of playwrights. During this period, they are encouraged to use the organization's resources to develop and refine their artistry and vision. Primary among the services offered to members are play development workshops; playwright exchange programs with Australia, England, and Los Angeles; and ScriptShare, a national script distribution service. Additional services include musical theater workshops; writer work spaces; free-ticket program; script-copying facilities; and a summer playwriting residency in Lake Placid, New York. See web site for additional information and guidelines: www.newdramatists.org. Application Deadline: September 15.
(WRITERS) Christopher Isherwood Foundation Grants
Grants will be awarded to writers who have published at least one book of fiction, either a novel or a collection of stories. Each grant is for $4,000. Applicants must be American citizens. The novel or story collection must have been published at the time of application. Young adult novels do not qualify for grants. Applications for 2009 grants will be accepted between September 1, 2009 and October 1, 2009. Fore more information, go to: http://isherwoodfoundation.
(ALL DISCIPLINES) Sons of Norway Foundation Grants
The General Heritage and Culture Grants may be awarded to individuals, groups, or organizations and are intended for projects designed to promote information about traditional or modern Norway. Up to $3,000 may be awarded. For more information, call toll free (800) 945-8851 or Email: foundation@sofn.com or visit the website: www.sofn.com.
GRATITUDE
Dear Readers,Just a quick note to say THANK YOU for all your congratulatory emails and comments about my recent book deal. I appreciate your kind words and look forward to the future when the book is out and I can bug you to go to your local bookstore and order it! I don't know the publication date yet but it certainly won't be in 2009. I'll definitely keep you posted. Anyway, I will have some things to post over the weekend but for now I just wanted to thank you and tell you how grateful I am to hear from you and to be a part of this ever-expanding cyber arts community. Keep making art, keep applying and champion each other.
Cheers,
Mira
p.s. this picture is not the real book cover, just a temporary title page.
aimee dolich : artists who blog
Aimee's blog: www.artsyville.blogspot.com
Aimee's shop: www.artsyville.etsy.com
Thank you Aimee! You are brilliant!