This summer, you deserve to take some time for yourself to enroll in one of our courses, and learn new creative skills to make yourself a handmade piece of art. Register today for one of our upcoming classes and you’ll soon be making your own jewelry, home decor, ceramic vessels, or welded sculpture.
Scroll down to read about a few of our offerings, or visit our website to enroll. Be sure to move quick, because classes fill quickly!
THIS WEEKEND!

Easy Copper Earrings Workshop
With Heather Guidero

During this one day workshop, you’ll learn how to make a pair, or two, of fun and fabulous copper earrings! Heather will show you how to use dapping tools and stakes to add volume to basic cut out shapes. Student’s will also incorporate letter stamps, hammers, burrs, and chasing to develop textures and designs. Final touches include using patinas to highlight textures and designs. We will cover several important jewelry making techniques including sawing, filing, sanding, forming, hammering, chasing and patinas. By the end of the day, you will have a finished piece of jewelry that you designed and fabricated..
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NEXT WEEK!
Home Decor Fabrication
With Paul Orzech
Return to the Steel Yard studio and create a unique piece of steel furniture or sculpture you can enjoy and then pass down for generations. In this course you will be able to work on a steel table, bookshelf, fish tank stand, living room sculpture or that project you have not been able to get around to building. This is the perfect course to begin a new project or to finish work already in progress with the instructor’s guidance. You should have some prior welding experience to enroll in this course, such as one of our Weekend Welding Workshops. Don’t worry if you are feeling a little rusty-the first class will be a refresher, a chance to relearn the basics and prepare for some independent work.

Handbuilding Techniques: Make Pots With Your Bare Hands

With Patti Barnatt

If you’ve been meaning to get to the Steel Yard, but our evening course schedule hasn’t worked for in the past… we have the perfect solution! Instructor extraordinaire, Patti Barnatt, will be teaching a daytime handbuilding class where she’ll show you how to make pots with your bare hands. Patti believes that making things is essential to one’s life and that sharing one’s expertise with others is fun. In this class, students will focus on the ancient building techniques of pinch, slab and coil to learn a variety of skills to create their own unique ceramic vessels and sculptures of all shapes and sizes.
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Weekend Welding Workshop
With Hillel O’Leary
Spend a weekend learning the basics of metalworking: ripping through steel with gas torches and fusing it back together with a 10,000° electrical arc! This two-day workshop will introduce students to MIG welding, the oxygen-acetylene torch, various metal saws, and the grinder. By the end of the first day you will be able to heat, cut, join, bend, and polish. On the second day you will have the full day to use your new skills creating a project to take home. No previous experience necessary-this is a great opportunity to explore welding for the first time.
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Cuttlefish Casting Workshop
With Heather Guidero
Cuttlefish casting is one of the oldest casting techniques around, and one of the easiest and most direct way to cast as well! Join us for a day of casting in the Steel Yard jewelry studio that starts with carving a design into the cuttlefish bone and ends with a finished object! In between, we will learn how to melt and pour metal into the molds and finish the castings by sawing, filing, sanding, and adding a patina to highlight the amazing natural texture that occurs with using cuttlefish. No previous experience is required. Bronze will be provided for final projects. Students interested in having their pieces cast in silver can bring their own or purchase it from the Steel Yard. All pieces created are yours to keep at the end of the day!

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the Steel Yard
courses@thesteelyard.org
27 Sims Ave.
Providence, RI 02909
401-273-7101
www.thesteelyard.org

Talents United invites designers, illustrators,
photographers and creatives from all over the world to enter the
National Geographic – 125th Anniversary challenge at www.talentsunited.com
with an original design eligible to be printed onto a special edition of
National Geographic Retail Store T-shirts for the celebration of National
Geographic Society’s 125th anniversary.

The designs may be submitted to Talents United from June 10 to July 10, 2013.
The authors of the winning designs (one for each category: adults and kids) will
receive 1000 € in cash and 250 € worth of products from the National Geographic
Store in Madrid. There will be also up to two runner-ups for each category.
These will receive 125 € worth of products from the National Geographic Store in
Madrid.

National Geographic Retail Store is cooperating with the
National Geographic Society to open a global network of stores under the
National Geographic trademark and sell its products (apparel, suitcases,
accessories, maps, books, etc.). NGRS has opened three flagship stores in
London, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Madrid, and the first airport store in
Panama Airport. NGRS has opened new stores in Spain, China, Australia and South
Korea, thus continuing the development of the brand in Europe, America, Asia and
the Middle East.

You can consult the terms and conditions and enter
the contest here

Artists are invited to submit work that explores themes of community and relationships within the network of those associated with the military. The exhibition will celebrate the bonds that are formed during military service and extend far beyond the call of duty.   Artwork honoring Veterans Appreciation Month  will be displayed in the corporate headquarters of a CT-based company and run from November 4, 2013 until January 3, 2014

SEARCH CRITERIA
For this exhibition, all submitted artwork & photography should express an appreciation of the American Veteran. We are looking for work that captures the essence of the “military family,” focusing on such key themes as community, trust, loyalty, and selflessness.  Artwork should focus on the ways in which service men/women and their friends and families support each other during active duty and/or transitioning into civilian life, and the effect these networks may have. Please note that images may not illustrate violence, aggressive conflict, nudity or any other subject matter that may be deemed inappropriate for display in a corporate environment. Artwork/Images need not directly depict the military experience, but may be inclusive of all aspects of societal interaction & integrating into the culture as a whole.

SUBMISSION PROCESS
Submit the REQUIRED ITEMS no later than Friday, July 15th by 5pm.  Final selections will be made by Monday August 5th.  Works must be delivered to our Stamford, CT studio no later than Thursday, October 20th by 5pm.  As such, please take the timeline and location into consideration when evaluating whether this opportunity is a good fit.  Once final selections are confirmed, we will communicate details on logistics and drop-off procedures.

REQUIRED ITEMS
1. Artist name, telephone#, email, website address, bio and artist statement.

2.  Five digital jpg files of artwork.   The file size should be ~ 150 dpi.  The name of the jpg files should reflect the name of the artwork.

3.  A description of the artwork including: title/name of event and persons featured if applicable, year, location, insurance value, size (height x width) and frame size (height x width x depth). All submitted artwork must be available, framed and installation ready (D-rings, hanging hardware etc.). After selections are made, substitutions will not be allowed and artwork not properly framed can not be exhibited. Please include special hanging instructions for your work if needed.

Format email Subject: as follows: GEVN_YourLastNameYourFirstName_YourCityYourState.
For example, GEVN_DoeJane_StamfordCT

Send the required items or questions via email to opencallforartists@picture-that.com and thanks for your participation and support!

On behalf of General Electric Company, we invite you to submit works for GE’s
6th Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Art exhibition. The exhibition opens August 26, 2013 and runs through November 1, 2013. This will be a wonderful opportunity to
exhibit your artwork in a prominent Fairfield, CT corporate headquarters
location, and also on GE’s Cultural Online Gallery for worldwide distribution.
The works are available for sale.

To view past
exhibitions visit: http://www.picture-that.com/gegallery/yearinreview/2012/

Administered by Creative Capital with support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Multi-Arts Production Fund
was founded on the principle that experimentation drives human
progress, no less in art than in science or medicine. The fund has
announced a call for Letters of Inquiry from artists, ensembles,
producers, and arts presenters whose work in the disciplines of
contemporary performance embodies this spirit of exploration and
inquiry.

The fund is particularly interested in supporting work that examines
notions of cultural difference or “the other,” be it in class, gender,
generation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or other aspects of
diversity. Only projects that contain a live performance will be
considered.

Up to forty grants ranging from $10,000 to $45,000 will be awarded in
2013 to nonprofit arts organizations. Organizations and artists must
demonstrate at least two years of professional experience, and
unincorporated artists or ensembles may apply through a fiscal sponsor.

The fund does not support straight adaptations from one medium to
another, remounting of past work, traditional restaging of classic
works, educational projects, youth programs that do not achieve as high
an artistic standard as competing professional works, festivals, or
contests.

Current employees or board members of Creative Capital, the Doris
Duke Charitable Foundation, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, as well
as immediate family members of such persons, are not eligible to apply
for a MAP grant.

The fund will begin accepting Letters of Inquiry for the 2013 MAP
Fund grant cycle on September 9, 2013. Upon review, selected applicants
will be notified during the week of November 4, 2013, to submit full
proposals.

See the MAP Fund Web site for eligibility and application guidelines.

Contact:

Link to Complete RFP

Newly created gallery spaces at the Block Island Airport and T.F. Green Airport are accepting art submissions for their 2014 exhibitions.  The gallery program, which includes Block Island Airport Gallery and GREEN SPACE, is a partnership between RISCA and the Rhode Island Airport Corporation that promotes outstanding work by artists living and working in Rhode Island.  The spaces will present art to an ever-changing audience of local, national and international travelers.

Work in all media will be considered.  Block Island Airport Gallery includes opportunities for exhibiting indoors and outdoors.  GREEN SPACE includes several large walls and open spaces that are particularly well suited to large scale works.

Eligibility:  All participating artists must be RI residents.  No students please.

Deadline:  October 1, 2013

Selection:  Artists will be selected for the 2014 exhibitions by a review panel that will include practicing artists, arts professionals and community members. Artists included in the 2014 exhibitions will receive a $100 stipend for participating in the program.

Artists may apply online. All submitted work will be considered for both gallery locations unless applicants indicate an interest in only one of the galleries. Please note that larger work is better suited to GREEN SPACE while smaller scale pieces are best for The Block Island Airport Gallery.

To apply, please email either of the following to riairart@gmail.com:

A link to an up-to-date web site that includes images with captions (title, year, media, size), a current cv and artist’s statement

Or

A link to a Flickr page with 10 images with captions  (title, year, media, size) and attach to the email a current cv and artist’s statement

To learn more about this opportunity and view photos of the exhibition space, please visit: http://www.arts.ri.gov/public/airports
About RISCA:
The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts is a state agency supported by appropriations from the Rhode Island General Assembly and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. RISCA provides grants, technical assistance and staff support to arts organizations and artists, schools, community centers, social service organizations and local governments to bring the arts into the lives of Rhode Islanders.
About RIAC:
The Rhode Island Airport Corporation operates T.F. Green Airport and is a supporter of the arts in Rhode Island and the five general aviation airports in Rhode Island.  A long-time supporter of public art in Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Airport Corporation has worked with the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts on a number of public art commissions for T. F. Green Airport.

Cambridge Center for Adult Ed
42 Brattle Street
P.O. Box 9113

Cambridge, MA 02238

TransCultural Exchange’s 2013 Conference on International Opportunities in the Arts: Engaging Minds will take place at Boston University, October 10th – 13th, 2013.  Laurie Anderson will deliver the  keynote address.

The Conference is the only of it’s kind. It is exclusively devoted to practicing artists of all disciplines (e.g. visual artists, writers and musicians). Over four days, more than 100 key international curators, residency directors, critics and funders will conduct portfolio reviews, professional development workshops and speak about their programs (primarily artists-in-residency programs) for artists to work and interact with their international peers.

For those of you who help artists with their careers, this conference cannot be beat.
“It was the single most interesting, enjoyable, and productive conference that I have ever attended . – 2011 Conference Attendee

“One of the best things in the world of art today” – David Medalla, Director, The London Biennale.

DISCOUNTED, EARLY REGISTRATION ENDS JUNE 15.
Register at: http://www.transculturalexchange.org/conference_2013/registration.htm

More information is available here
http://www.transculturalexchange.org/conference_2013/overview.htm

TransCultural Exchange’s 2013 Conference on International Opportunities in the Arts: Engaging Minds will take place at Boston University  October 10th – 13th, 2013.  Laurie Anderson will deliver the  keynote address.

The Conference is the only of it’s kind. It is exclusively devoted to practicing artists of all disciplines (e.g. visual artists, architects, writers and musicians). Over four days, more than 100 key international curators, residency directors, critics and funders will conduct portfolio reviews, professional development workshops and speak about their programs (primarily artists-in-residency programs) for artists to work and interact with their international peers.

For those of you who are artists, work in the realm of public art or help artists with their careers, this conference cannot be beat.
“It was the single most interesting, enjoyable, and productive conference that I have ever attended . – 2011 Conference Attendee

“One of the best things in the world of art today” – David Medalla, Director, The London Biennale.

DISCOUNTED, EARLY REGISTRATION ENDS JUNE 15.
Register at: http://www.transculturalexchange.org/conference_2013/registration.htm

More information is available here
http://www.transculturalexchange.org/conference_2013/overview.htm

Public Discussions on the state of Dance Studies from within and without

Wednesday June 19

at the Granoff Center for the Arts

154 Angell Street, Providence, RI

Englander Studio- 4th floor

During the week of June 17-21, Brown hosts emergent and established dance scholars as part of a Mellon grant to develop dance studies at Brown, Stanford, and Northwestern universities. One of the days is open to the public for a series of rountable discussions.

9am-12pm:  Inside Dance Studies

The state of the field from “within” moderated by Rebecca Schneider (Brown) with Andre Lepecki (New York University), Mark Franko (Temple University), Susan Manning (Northwestern), Janice Ross (Stanford), and Julie Strandberg (Brown). Senior scholars and practioners will offer orienting comments on what they deem to be major issues facing the field as “field,” exciting arenas for “development,” or the promises and challenges of Dance Studies in relationship to disciplinary formation in the University. To be followed by open discussion.

2pm-5pm:  Beside Dance Studies

A roundtable on the study of dance across a series of interdisciplinary affiliations. Scholars will discuss the challenges they face “outside” and “inside” dance studies (or dismiss outside/inside for other orientations), and expand discussion from the morning by responding to the previous panel from other, compatriot fields. The panel will be moderated by Susan Manning and will include Rebecca Schneider (Brown, Performance Studies), Nadine George (UCSD, Theatre Studies), Kiri Miller (Brown, Music), Michelle Clayton (Brown, Hispanic Studies). Followed by open discussion.

Maine State Government is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer-diverse candidates encouraged to apply.  We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.

PUBLIC SERVICE COORDINATOR I – DIRECTOR SPECIAL PROJECTS

($44,740.80 – $61,401.60)

Date Issued:  June 10, 2013                          Date Closed to Application:  June 27, 2013

Pay Range: 27                                               Class Code: CA27

Location: Augusta, Maine

DESCRIPTION:  This is professional services work of a managerial nature in planning and conducting special policy, planning, research, and evaluation studies for the Maine Arts Commission.The position will oversee the arts education programs of the Maine Arts Commission and will provide assessments and reports as needed for use by the Director and other managers within the agency. Knowledge of the financial systems and financial mechanics of state government is essential. The position is a liaison between the agency’s constituency and the Executive Director.  The position may be assigned as a lead staff person on task forces or committees in any component unit of the agency, or to assess situations and recommend solutions working either independently or in a group, or may be assigned to assist in any area of the agency where such assistance may be necessary. The position may recommend the establishment or updating of policies and procedures to the Executive Director of the agency. The position often is involved with addressing emerging issues within the agency’s purview. The position will have managerial and coordinative responsibilities over consultants, contracted personnel, and committees that are central to the purpose of this classification.  Work is performed under limited administrative direction.

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The City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism and the Department of Planning and Development in partnership with RIPTA
(The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority), invite artists and artist/fabricator teams to submit qualifications and concepts for art panels and
seating for our city’s Broad and North Main Street new R-Line bus service. This is a first of its kind project for the City of Providence and we
enthusiastically await artist response. Artist stipends range from $8,000 — $23,000.

http://www.providenceri.com/ArtCultureTourism/request-for-proposals-providence-bus-shelter-art

Information Session

June 25, 2013
6 – 7:30 pm
444 Westminster Street,
Providence, Rhode Island
in the 1st floor meeting space

Slater Park Fall Festival Saturday/Sunday September 21 & 22, 2013

Slater Memorial Park

11:00 to 5:00pm

“Relax and sell your wares in our open-air marketplace!”

Pawtucket: Show and sell your creative endeavors in beautiful Slater Memorial Park! This annual event attracts over 20,000 attendees and is a juried festival that will be open to the public on Saturday & Sunday, September 21 & 22 from 11-5pm each day.  The event is open to all crafters as well as artisans and creators of original items made by hand. The Slater Park Fall Festival is a weekend that celebrates the beauty of the park – from the Daggett Farm to Looff Carousel, the Rhode Island Watercolor Society and historic Daggett House. This ‘open air market’ features food, craft, exhibitions and performances including a special concert by the Rhode Island Philharmonic “Pops in the Park” on Sunday, September 22 at 5:30pm . Sunday will feature the Sons & Daughters of Erin Irish Festival plus much more!

Your application, payment in full and images must be received by MONDAY JULY 1, 2013. Please visit our website for the complete list of guidelines and fees, along with the downloadable application form. www.pawtucketartsfestival.org.

For more information, please contact Pat Zacks, Slater Park Fall Festival chair at 401-273-5367 or psz333@aol.com.

Art and music are a natural pairing, which is why the Warwick Museum of Art (WMOA) is introducing art
workshops that run during the Apponaug Summer Concert series. The ‘drop-by-and-try’ art workshops were created so people can explore creativity without a big time commitment.  And in years past, music from the Summer Concerts wafted its way from City Hall to the main gallery so adopting the name Art-Concert Workshops was easy: if the outdoor concerts can’t be heard for some reason, museum staff promises that CDs will provide the full arts experience!

Taylor Terreri, a Warwick resident and recent fine arts graduate of URI, works in a wide variety of mediums. She loves pastels because the colors are so vibrant and she can get “really cool effects” on the final piece. Taylor’s approach includes experimentation, encouragement and patience — techniques she honed during internships at Hasbro Children’s Hospital last semester and Summer Art Camp during 2012. Art journals were scheduled last so workshop participants can include their own artwork: she loves looking back at the art journals made over
the years because they allow her to reflect on places she’s been and brainstorm for future innovations.

Photographer and digital artist Christopher Alvanas will present a workshop on the creating a photographic portfolio on Saturday, June 22 at IMAGO Gallery, 36 Market Street, Warren, RI.

The workshop will include a two-hour presentation by Alvanas from 10 a.m. – 12 noon in which he will present ideas on how to edit one’s work and make selections and lead a discussion on how images connect to each other.  He’ll also provide tips and how to’s on assembling a photographic portfolio. Those participating should bring 10 prints, no larger than 8 X 10 inches, to the workshop.

After a break for lunch, the workshop will continue with a 20-minute, group critique of each participant’s portfolio led by Alvanas. Through this exercise, participants will be able to learn from each other and become more familiar with the vocabulary photographers use to discuss their work and artistic intent.

The goal of the workshop is for everyone to leave with a clearer idea of how to present a unified a body of work and concrete suggestions for preparing their own portfolio.

The workshop is limited to 12 participants and participants must register and pay a $75 fee in advance by check or credit card. Please call Imago Foundation for the Arts Treasurer Eileen Mayhew at 401-253- 4342 to register. A minimum of 5 people must register by June 19 in order for the workshop to be held.

Alvanas has a diverse artistic background that ranges from shooting stock imagery and models to high-end retouching and education. He was Director of Photography at Center for Digital Imaging Arts in Washington, D.C. for the last four years and has been a freelance digital artist for over 20 years. More recently, he has been working as a fine art photographer and film maker.

The workshop is being presented by Imago Foundation for the Arts as part of its mission to support community involvement in a wide range of cultural activities related to the arts. Please visit www.imagofoundation4art.org to learn more about IFA and its mission as well as opportunities for community and artist memberships.

“ABSTRACT ALL WAYS”, at Jamestown’s Town Hall Gallery, 93 Narragansett Ave., July 15 – October 10, 2013.  Cash prizes for first, second, and third place winners.  Awards will be presented at the Opening of the CIAA Annual Members’ Exhibit, July 24, 2013, at the Community Center, 41 Conanicus Ave., Jamestown, RI.

JUROR:  PETER MARCUS is a celebrated printmaker.  He creates large scale experimental works inspired by his interest in architecture.  The former faculty member at Washington University in St. Louis’ School of Art has exhibited widely across the United States and in the Netherlands.  He has been a juror for the National Endowment for the Arts.  Peter Marcus lives and works in Jamestown, RI.

DROP OFF:   Thursday, July 11, at Jamestown Town Hall, between 1:00 and 4:00 PM.  Parking is available on the street in front of the building and in the parking area behind the building.

RULES OF ENTRY:  Enter up to three works.  Cost of the first entry is $10.00 for members and $15.00 for non-members.  The cost for additional entries is $5.00 each (members and non-members).  Entrants are welcome to join CIAA.  Individual annual memberships are $30.00.

Works must be securely framed, wired, and ready to hang.  No clip-on frames, ring books, or tooth hangers will be accepted.  Hanging work, including diptychs and triptychs, may not exceed 48”x48” or weigh greater than 20 pounds.  Diptychs and triptychs are defined as joined or separated works sold as one piece.

A series of works is defined as multiple pieces related by a single theme, but sold separately.  The series must not exceed 48” high x 60” of linear wall space.  Please be advised that works in a series might not be hung together.

Printed works should be numbered to indicate the size of the issue.  Any three-dimensional work to be displayed in a glass case may not exceed 12” wide x 16” high and may not weigh greater than ten pounds.

Work must remain on display for the duration of the show and must be picked up on Thursday, October 10, 2013, between 1:00 and 4:00 PM.

QUESTIONS?  Please call Gail Bolger: 401-423-1543

Conanicut Island Art Association, P.O. Box 229, Jamestown, RI 02835

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR OPEN DIALOGUE 13, PEOPLE, PLACES AND POLICY// AUGUST 2-4 , 2013 IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND

The Association of American Cultures (TAAC) and Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) invites leaders both established and emerging to Open Dialogue 13 to formulate action-agendas promoting equity in cultural policy, funding and leadership in the 21st Century. At Open Dialogue 13 participants will discuss policies and programs which individuals, organizations, foundations, and policy makers are encouraged to strategize and organize around in order to further advance cultural democracy and cultural equity platforms AND programs in today’s new era of change.

SAVE with our EARLY Registration through June 21 – Register Today!
www.regonline.com/open_dialogue_13

For More information please visit

WWW.TAAC.COM OR www.arts,ri.gov/TAAC

Keynote Speaker Announced
TAAC is pleased to announce Rinku Sen as the Open Dialogue 13 Keynote Speaker!

Rinku Sen is the President and Executive Director of the Applied Research Center (ARC) and the publisher of Colorlines.com. A leading figure in the racial justice movement, Rinku has positioned ARC as a national home for media, research and activism on these issues. She stated her organizing career as a student activist at Brown University, fighting race, gender and class discrimination on campuses. A native of India, Rinku grew up in the northeastern factory towns, and learned to speak English in a two-room schoolhouse.

Rinku is the author of Stir It Up, a primer on best practices in community organizing and the The Accidental American, Immigration and the Citizenship in the Age of Globalization, a book about Moroccan immigrant Fekkak Mamdouh, who co-founded the Restaurant opportunities Center of New York in the aftermath of September 11th.
Previously, Rinku served as the Communications Director and the Director of the Transnational Racial Justice Initiative at ARC. Prior to that, Rinku held various leadership roles at the Center for Third World Organizing (CTWO), a national network of organizations of color, where she trained new organizers and crated public policy campaigns from 1988-2000. Rinku is the Vice Chair of the Schott Foundation for Public Education and a Board member of the Philanthropic Imitative for Racial Equity

The City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism and the Department of Planning and Development, in partnership with the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA), invite artists and artist/fabricator teams to submit their qualifications and concepts for art panels and seating to be included in bus shelters along our city’s Broad and North Main Street transit corridors. This is a first of its kind project for the City of Providence and we enthusiastically await artist response.

A total of seventeen sites along these two bus routes will receive art installations as a result of this program and call for art. Past experience in fabrication and public art design is a requirement for this RFP. Artists without such a background are encouraged to team up with the appropriate 3D artists and fabricators.

For more information please visit: http://pvd.me/l2NN .

All proposals must be received by July 8, 2013, 4 pm.