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RISD Seeks Training & Communication Coordinator

May 16th, 2012

Full Time
Permanent

Job Description
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Reporting to V.P. of Human Resources, the Training & Communication Coordinator will either directly or through consultants and vendors, be responsible for the efficient and effective delivery of human resources training programs, orientations, workshops, events and communications that  meet the short and long term developmental and informational needs of the RISD community.  Coordinate and manage training logistics; design and disseminate training materials; and gather, distill and incorporate training evaluation feedback into program enhancements or changes.  Research various topics and interview subject matter experts as necessary to write and edit clear and timely communication materials through multiple vehicles.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, English, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum one to two years experience communications or human resources training.
• Demonstrated knowledge of different training methods.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, good interpersonal and organizational skills, and ability to be agile and flexible in order to accommodate and conduct training sessions.
• Strong editing skills, presentation skills, and attention to detail.
• Excellent computer skills and proven ability to use web based tools, such as Word Press.

How to Apply
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www.risd.edu/jobs

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Rhode Island School of Design Seeks Graphic Designer

May 16th, 2012

Full Time
Permanent

Job Description
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Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), one of the world’s most highly regarded colleges of fine arts, architecture and design, is seeking a Graphic Designer to join its award-winning communications team. Under the guidance of the Design Director, the successful candidate will develop creative concepts and execute communication pieces across a variety of platforms (ie: print, web and email) while conscientiously adhering to technical constraints, budget and schedule. Throughout the design process, the Graphic Designer will work closely with the client to ensure concepts and deliverables are aligned to both the client’s needs and the College’s overarching strategic goals. In addition, the ideal candidate will maintain an active interest in the art and design community at large and will make recommendations for how to update existing communication pieces so that they better reflect RISD as a leader within the art and design world.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Two to four years of increasingly challenging design experience.
• Ability to work across a range of projects including identity design, print collateral, publication design and online experiences.
• Excellent typographic skills, an understanding of visual systems, an eye for detail and knowledge of design history.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully translate complex ideas into compelling, intuitive visuals.
• Highly skilled in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, multi-page layout and all print production techniques. Adobe After Effects, Final Cut Pro and experience with photography preferred but not essential.
• Computer literacy, direct experience in web interface design and basic HTML coding.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills. Specifically, must be able to build good working relationships with clients and co-workers and, give and receive constructive criticism.
• Highly self-motivated and organized with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Should exhibit a curiosity about contemporary art and design and maintain an active interest in the design/art community at large.

How to Apply
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For more information about RISD or to APPLY ONLINE, please visit our website at http://www.risd.edu/jobs .

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Boston Children’s Hospital Public Art Opportunity

May 15th, 2012

Deadline: Friday, June 22, 2012

Boston Children’s Hospital Main Building Addition – Feature Walls

Eligibility: Open to artists residing in New England.

Budget: $20,000 per floor, with an overall, all-inclusive budget of $100,000. Finalists will receive a $1,500 proposal development fee.

Download the RFQ / call for entries at http://www.massart.edu/About_MassArt/Urban_Arts_Institute/Opportunities.html

The Creative Arts Program at Boston Children’s Hospital invites artists/designers experienced with durable wall-based art to forward qualifications for the new Main Building addition at 57 Binney Street, slated to open in summer 2013. A series of feature walls – (approximately 7’ x 12’) in patient corridors have been designated on Floors 6-10 for a contiguous public art project. The hallways are visible to immediate traffic and from the 6th floor courtyard and patient rooms in the adjacent building through a glass curtain wall. The theme for the floors bridges the celestial with the depths of the sea, featuring space, sky, earth and the ocean in descending order. The five floors and the art panels are intended to be experienced in their entirety from the exterior and should also provide interest close-up for the young patients, and people of all ages and backgrounds. To ensure an appropriate hospital and healing environment, all surfaces arerequired to be smooth and relatively non-reflective. The depth of the installation cannot exceed 1.5 inches. The installation is planned for April 2013.

Artist Selection Criteria

The project team has established the following criteria for the artist selection process:

- Experience with wall installations of permanent public art using materials like mosaic, tile and other robust materials that can withstand hospital hallway traffic.

- Suitability for a hospital environment, appropriate for children and an international audience of all backgrounds and ages.

How to Apply

Please email up to six slides, along with a slide list and resume as outlined below:

1. Résumé with current contact information, including address, phone, email and website(s) in PDF or MS Word format only. File name as follows: LastName_FirstName_resume.

2. Up to 6 clearly labeled digital images of relevant past work. Please send information formatted as follows:

¨ JPGs formatted to read in Adobe Photoshop

¨ 72-300dpi image resolution

¨ Maximum file size per image – approx. 500 KB

¨ Name each image: LastName FirstName ImageNumber Title.jpg

3. A corresponding, numbered, annotated image list with your name, title of works, media, dimensions, location, brief description and date of the work, project budget, and project partners, if applicable. PDF or MS Word format only. File name as follows: LastName_FirstName_list.

Email completed entries – up to 5MB per email only! – with the subject line “Children’s Hospital entry” to christina.lanzl@massart.edu

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Summer Art Camp at Mudstone Studio

May 15th, 2012

Warren
Art Spot / Mudstone Studios

Instructors: Lauren Enjeti & Eileen Valedofsky

2 week session- July 9th-20th

Time: 9am-12noon

Ages: 6 and up

Cost: $300

Come experience a variety of art in this unique 2 week program. The camp will feature a variety of different art projects including: drawing, painting, collage, and ceramics. Guided projects will be available, as well as an opportunity for students to explore their own interests if desired.

Students will split their time between the Warren Art Spot and Mudstone Studios where they will work on their ceramics onsite. Students will learn several different hand- building techniques to make sculpture and pottery. Pieces will befired in the kiln and students will glaze them to create beautiful pottery.

Sign up at the Warren Art Spot 6 child street warren ri 02885

401.245.0190 www.warrenartspot.com

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Tuning into Earth’s voice

May 15th, 2012

Registration has begun for “Tuning into Earth’s voice” at the Hale House in
Matunuck. This is a retreat for educators, artists, scientists, stewards, and
students interested in probing ecology’s influence on society and how the
language of art can deepen our understanding of the natural world. We have a few
scholarships available, more information below and please visit http://www.inhalematunuck.com/

 

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Richard Grosvenor – Classes at Newport Art Museum

May 15th, 2012

Learn from the best. Space still available for Richard Grosvenor’s Landscape/Seascape. Visit and paint in spectacular locations with an engaging and dynamic artist who has been painting en plein air and teaching Newport artists for decades. Sessions held during inclement weather will be spent in the studio painting from photographs. For advanced students. Watercolor or oil media. Landscape/Seascape with Richard Grosvenor Thursdays, May 17 – June 14 9:30 am – 12:30 pm $145 members / $170 non-members REGISTER NOW www.newportartmuseum.org

or call 401-848-8200.

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Frequency Writers Workshop

May 10th, 2012

In this course, we will look at a number of poetic attempts to write about
happiness. How to do it? In fact, to do so seems almost taboo orsomehow not part
of what might be considered hip just now: the sexy, the edgy, the ironic. And,
perhaps, also, more challenging to write. How to give happiness the same
complexity given to sadness? Not a flat, one note song. How to do it without
sentimentality? And, with sentiment? What makes a good poem about happiness? Can
we even agree on that? Can it be sexy, edgy, ironic? We will read a number of
efforts to “write happiness” and try, too, to write our own versions. All are
welcome. Studios are geared towards drafting new work. The pieces you’ll be
drafting will be about, or inspired by, select readings that the instructor will
share with you. Come ready to read and discuss a little bit, and to write a lot.
REGISTER

Saturday,
May 19th, 10 am – 2 pm at 73 Harrison St, Providence, RI

Instructor: Anna
Catone

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Strange Attractor Workshop in Tiverton

May 10th, 2012

It’s not too late for you to join us in the theatrical laboratory at our free RISCA-sponsored two-day workshop! In one unforgettable weekend we will invite you  to:
Recreate a  Hollywood blockbuster in a very small space

  • Become an expressionist painting using only your self
  • Be part of a voice with seven bodies
  • Harness the energy stirred up when a group of people play in space together

Whether you are an actor, a storyteller, a dancer, or a writer interested in pushing your
creative frontier, this workshop will challenge you to find richer dynamics,
increased sensitivity, a greater state of play, and deeper expression in your
work.

DETAILS
WHEN:
Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13
TIME: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
WHERE: The Four Corners Arts Center
COST: FREE

Advance Registration is  required.15-person limit. 21+ age requirement. No previous performance
experience necessary. Participation at both days is required to attend. Email
strange.attractor.theatre@gmail.com to register/more
information.

See you there, Strange Attractor Theatre Co.
PVD/PHL/JNU
This workshop is free of charge, thanks to support from
Rhode Island State Council
on the Arts and The Four Corner Arts Center.
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UPP presents Hive O’Clock Workshop

May 10th, 2012
Hello, friends of the urban ponds!
We are very excited to invite you to our very first Hive O’Clock
workshop!
Tuesday, May 15th, 5:30-7PM at Viva Mexico Cantina Grill
We hope you will join us for this special workshop to make vessel hats for
the 2012 Procession. These hats will be worn by participants during the
Procession and symbolically carry water from Mashapaug Pond to the Roger
Williams Park Ponds, bringing attention to the connectivity of the water and the
vital importance of clean water to all communities, global and local.

Appetizers and materials are included in the $3 workshop fee.
Check out our Hive O’Clock Facebook page here
and RSVP to help us estimate how much chips & salsa to order!
To learn more about the Hive Archive, click here.
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Call to Sculptors: 2012 Tiverton Four Corners Art Center Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit

May 10th, 2012

Tiverton Four Corners Art Center is now accepting submissions from artists interested in participating in this summer’s outdoor sculpture exhibit. All styles and mediums will be accepted for consideration. Artists must be able to transport and install their work. Artwork must be appropriate for an outdoor venue. Stipends are available for participating artists.

Submission Deadline: May 31, 2012

Show Dates: June 29, 2012- September 3, 2012

Submission Requirements:
-Images of work(s), artists may submit more than one work for consideration.
-Thumbnail inventory including title of work, medium, dimensions, and date for each work submitted.
-Artist statement, one page. Please include contact information in header.

Submissions & More Information:
Please submit work through email to kate@evacprov.com, or call (774) 991-2556 to speak with curator, Kate Mullen.

Four Corners Art Center
3852 Main Road
Tiverton Four Corners, RI

http://www.tivertonfourcorners.com/artscenter/

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Figure Drawing at Four Corners

May 10th, 2012

Contact:           Tess Von Maluski – tvonmaluski@gmail.com

What:               Figure Drawing
Workshop

 

When:              Tuesdays from May 29th
– June 26th

 

Where:             The
Four Corners Arts Center

3852 Main Road

Tiverton Four Corners, RI

 

Admission:      $35.00
for a 5 week session

The Four Corners Arts Center
is pleased to present a figure drawing workshop with Tess Von Maluski beginning
on May 29th and running 5 weeks until June 26th at the
Four Corners Arts Center 3852 Main Road Tiverton Four
Corners.  The class is $35
per person.  Materials needed will be a
drawing pad and a charcoal medium of your choice.  Please contact the instructor via email TVonMaluski@gmail.com for all information and registration.

 

 

It’s time to bring out that underlying talent with the art
of Figure Drawing.  This workshop is
designed to inspire, stimulate and develop you drawing skills.  For beginners, learn the basic steps to
capture the gestures and proportions of the model figure.  For advance learners, hone your skills and
focus on the depth and perspective.  This
workshop operates solely on creativity and relaxation.

 

 

Tess Von Maluski , is a fashion designer and a
painter.  An alumni of Parsons School of
Design New York City, she has designed for numerous fashion industries such as Ann
Klein for women’s apparel and EIEIO and HM Woggle Bug for children’s specialty
clothing. She is currently working in Massachusetts
as a technical designer for athletic sportswear.

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Opportunities From The RI Film Collaborative

May 8th, 2012

Film Teacher Job Opening

Beacon Charter High School for the Arts, located in Woonsocket, RI, seeks a full-time teacher for its innovative Senior Capstone Film Course beginning in the 2012-2013 academic year. The course, a graduation requirement for all students, is taught in the senior year. RI Secondary Teacher Certification required. English certification highly desired. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE EXPERIENCE IN FILM, PLEASE DO NOT APPLY! This tenure-track position requires the ability to handle multiple deadlines and prepare students for public exhibition of their films. For more information on Beacon, visit www.beaconart.org. Posting to remain open until mid- to late-May.
Applicants must apply through schoolspring.com.
Casting Call for “Lonesome Thoughts”

Aprimont Productions requires over 70 extras and 2 leads for an upcoming film titled “Lonesome Thoughts.” The two leads are Chuck (aged 25-45, preferably good-looking) and Chuck’s son, Kevin (any age is fine, so long as he looks like a clean-cut college student).
Aprimont Productions will hold its casting calls on May 18 and May 25, from 6-9pm, at 125 Main St., Suite 203 in Springfield, MA, 01105.
Prospective actors should email colleengauthier@aol.com with a headshot and resume if you can’t attend.
WSBE Airs “Thinking Through the Drink”

Director Duncan Putney is looking to cast two actors and a stunt person for an upcoming film shoot. “Half Pint” is a short film pertaining to World War II, featuring two short-haired, Caucasian Allied soldiers, Ace and Joker. Ace should be 18 to 20 years old, with blue eyes and 5’11” to 6’1” in height. Joker should be the same age, though there is no preference in eye color and should be 5’10″ to 6′ tall. The actors will receive credit on IMDb, meals, gas money for transportation and a clip for a demo reel.
A set dresser and propmaster for French windmill scenes set in 1944 is also required.
Duncan also requires a production assistant to help him with craft services.
A script supervisor and B Camera Assistant are needed as well.
Filming will take place three or four days, some time from May 31 to June 5.
If you are interested or would like more information, please email duncan@ocda.biz . Actors interested in a part should include a photo, and all interested professionals should include a resume.

Stuntmen Needed for Revolutionary War Reenactment

Director Duncan Putney is also looking for two stuntmen to participate in a reenactment of the Battles of Lexington & Concord. One will play a British regular, while the other will assume the role of a member of the colonial militia.
Both should be in their 20s- early 40s and have experience with firearms and stunt falls.
It is preferred, but not required, that the actors supply their own costumes and props. This is a paid, non-union job.
Anyone interested should email lexingtoncasting@gmail.com with a resume, headshot and contact information. Include in the subject line “HISTORY CASTING” and the title of the role you’d like.
Story Street’s Show Ur Shorts

Once Again, Story Street Productions, along with Actor Billy V. and Bobby Kenney invite all New England Filmmakers, Actors, Producer, Directors and Film lovers alike to STORY STREET’S SHOW UR SHORTS, Friday night, June 15th, under the stars, on the patio at THE REHAB, 681 Valley St, Providence, R.I. This is a great opportunity for local artists to show their short films, mingle and meet with others in our growing business. Best short film, as defined by participant voting, shall receive a Show UR Shorts – Audience Choice Award…. Then it’s inside to party and dance the night away in one of the coolest new clubs in Providence.

Admission is $15. Seating is limited so advance purchase is advised. Please contact John K. Fiore to submit your short film and please spread the word. You do not want to miss this event.

Film can be any genre and may not exceed 15 minutes in length. Selections are final and based on our panel of judges.

For more information, see www.facebook.com/events/406870329341356/

RIFC space available to members.

RIFC office and theatre space available to members!

Do you need space for casting, auditions, wardrobe fitting, workshops, seminars or meetings? Or do you want to premiere your movie at the 100 seat Theatre at our space at the Pawtucket Visitors Center? We offer this to RIFC members at very affordable rates.

For more information email: placegleason@rifcfilms.com

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Call for Applications: $25,000 John D. Mineck Furniture Fellowship

May 8th, 2012

$25,000 John D. Mineck
Furniture Fellowship

John D. Mineck was a past President of The Society of Arts and Crafts Board of Trustees and a beloved member of Boston’s cultural community. The John D. Mineck Foundation was created in 2007 to award charitable and educational gifts that reflected Mineck’s interests and values. His skills as a fine furniture maker were a result of passion, dedication and the guidance of a well-known furniture artist. Without that guidance, Mineck would not have realized his capabilities.

In an effort to support the art that Mineck loved and the people who make it, the Foundation created a fellowship to encourage and support a “young-in-career” furniture artist with the financial assistance to help them succeed in their journey. The fellowship has been designed to help support a talented furniture artist looking to fulfill an apprenticeship, develop their own skills, make the transition to independence and/or make a significant transition in their career.

The John D. Mineck Furniture Fellowship is administered by The Society of Arts and Crafts.
For more information: http://www.societyofcrafts.org/.
Completed applications are due no later than Monday, July 16, 2012.

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Call for Signs of Our Times 3, Mobius, Boston

May 8th, 2012

Signs of Our Times 3
no deadline for ongoing blog

An international call for works in .jpeg format only, sent via internet to be:

1. Displayed on The Signs of Our Times blog for posterity

2. A new deadline will be set at some point for the next exhibition
(possibly at the new Mobius space in 2012).

All properly formatted works will be accepted; this is not a juried show. You may submit up to 3 “new”* works, that is, if you are already featured in a blog post numbered less than #231, you are welcome and encouraged to submit up to 3 more works.

INTENT:

Have you ever been walking, bicycling, driving, sitting in a bus or train and suddenly seen a sign which made you do a double take? or seen a sign whose meaning escaped you or initially gave you pause and then perhaps you comprehended its meaning or didn’t? or a sign which made no sense at all? or a sign that just made you laugh or cry hysterically for some unfathomable reason?

This call is about those puzzling/surreal/emotionally evocative signs of our times. “Of our times” is defined as either drawing from your own personal experience/history or the collective’s present, near past or imagined future.

RULES AND REGULATIONS:

Please submit one of the following:
a photograph of an actual sign with or without text in any language and with or without other accompanying information/text/graphics,
photograph of a work in any media which is your interpretation or memory of an actual sign with or without accompanying information/text/graphics
an imaginary sign which may or may not contain text in any language which would prove thought-provoking or puzzling or even humorous to another observer of your imagined sign. In this last case, the actual jpeg file might actually BE the sign if you wish OR you can submit a photograph of the sign you created in some other media.
In essence, the actual signs may be real or something created or manipulated by you in any media but the actual work you submit must be in the form of a jpeg file sent via the internet.

SUBMIT:

Please email the following to: Jane @ mobius.org
(boldface items are required):
Your name (as you would like it listed on the blog)
Your city, province/state, country
an attached jpeg file, approximately: 300 dpi, 1800×1200, 756 KB
Your Website and/or blog link
Description/anecdote about the sign if you like in any language (100 words or less please).
Once I receive your submission, I will post your jpeg file(s) and information (within a week or two depending on how many posts are waiting to be posted) on

http://mobius-signsofourtimes.blogspot.com/

About a week thereafter, your jpeg file(s) and an abbreviated version (in some cases) of your information on Mobius, Inc. – Mobius’ facebook page

http://www.facebook.com/mobiusartistsgroup

Please feel free to email me if you have any questions.

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1-DAY MIXED MEDIA MANIPULATIONS

May 7th, 2012
A number of people requested a shorter workshop involving

 

“Mixed Media Manipulation”, so join
us…

 

 

 

TUESDAY, MAY 8th,
7-9:30pm

All levels of artists are welcome. All materials
will be provided.

 

$50 plus $35 gallery fee payable in
class.

 

 

THE WORKSHOP:

 

Mixed Media Manipulations:
How often can you take a class that encourages cheating?
In this 2 ½ hour workshop we experiment with a variety of ways to “steal” from
the Masters. A series of monoprints, image transfers and other surprise goodies
will get your creative juices flowing. We will take a look at ways some
contemporary artists have been inspired by master works in unexpected ways and
create a series of small artworks on paper, wood and tile. At the end of this
workshop you will have small masterpieces that can be left as is, embellished at
home or reproduced in a larger format on your own.
 
From this class, one piece you produce will be included
in the gallery exhibition, Manipulation, on view at UFORGE Gallery during the month of June
2012.

 

 
THE
INSTRUCTOR:

Maggie
Carberry
is a
printmaker, jeweler, painter, photographer and teacher. She teaches art at
Dorchester Collegiate Academy, and has taught previously at Winsor
School (Boston), American School of Brasilia (Brazil), SouthEast Academy of
Scholastic Excellence(Washington DC), Newport School (Kensington, MD), and at
her kiosk at Faneuil Hall. She is a member of Galatea Fine Arts
Gallery (Boston). Her art has been exhibited at Boston City Hall, in Brazil,
London, and elsewhere. She has served as Coordinator of the Eliot School’s
Summer Program for Children and previously as Summer Camp Director at The Wianno
Club (Osterville, MA). She earned her BA in Art Education from Catholic
University of America and her MA in Printmaking from University of the
Arts (London), where she won a Marlborough Fine Arts Award. http://www.maggiecarberry.com/
 
REGISTER TODAY!
 

 

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Doris Duke Foundation – National Projects to Strengthen Performing Arts

May 7th, 2012

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Invites Letters of Inquiry for National Projects to Strengthen Performing Arts Field

 

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation‘s
Fund for National Projects supports projects designed to strengthen the
national infrastructure of the professional nonprofit dance, jazz,
presenting, and/or theater fields; or to improve conditions for the
national community of performing artists in professional nonprofit
dance, jazz, and theater.

To be eligible, projects must engage a broad national constituency,
occur once (or periodically) rather than annually, and have the
potential to significantly impact a field.

Organizations are encouraged to submit Letters of Inquiry for
projects such as research assessing the national health of professional
nonprofit arts groups or of individual professional  artists; special
national convenings for entire professional nonprofit performing arts
fields (beyond traditional national annual conferences); and special
projects that address unique circumstances that affect an entire
professional nonprofit field. Highest priority will be given to projects
that are designed to improve the health of the DDCF Arts Program’s
priority performing arts fields and do not duplicate ongoing efforts or
existing services.

The fund expressly does not support the following types of
activities: projects by single performing arts entities (e.g., national
tours of a particular dance or theater work, even if they aspire to be a
national model for others); individually produced conferences,
performances, or symposia (e.g., a festival produced by a single
organization or by a consortia of local groups in a specific city or
locale); re-granting programs; translations or commissions of new works
(even if expected to have national impact); production start-up
activities/production costs; arts education; avocational arts
activities; capital projects; or endowments.

Single nonprofit organizations and consortia are eligible to apply.

From 2009 through 2014, the fund will award a total of up to $1
million in grants ranging from $60,000 to $200,000. Grants cannot exceed
40 percent of a project’s total cost.

Visit the DDCF Web site for complete program guidelines, a tutorial
on the online submission process, and to submit a Letter of Inquiry.

Contact:

Link to Complete RFP

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Seeking Artist Exhibitors for 11th Annual Boat Show

May 7th, 2012

contact: Becky A Hanos, PO Box 3184, Newport, RI 02840

Bristolboatshow@yahoo.com
The

Bristol Boat Show is seeking artists to exhibit their original


Art for sale at the

 

11th Annual “Boat Show” on Saturday, August 11th & Sunday August 12th 2012 from 10am – 5pm.


Entry fee is $100 for a 10 X 10 space for

 

BOTH days.


Or and entry fee of $75 for

 

ONE day. No Commission on sales.


State Tax Permit is mandatory and temporary permits will be available for $10 if required.
For first time exhibitors, please send 2 jpegs of your work to
bristolboatshow@yahoo.com or mail 2 small photos with entry
of your work to Becky A Hanos, PO Box 3184, Newport, RI 02840
Registration deadline: July 11, 2012.

 

To Register (get application form) or for more info, call Becky @ 401-835-7699 or email bristolboatshow@yahoo.com

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Help Wanted at Jane Pickens Theater

May 7th, 2012

Job Description
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THE POSITION:
At Jane Pickens Theater we value teamwork, so you will be cross-trained to work at concessions and ticket sales, and if you have the right aptitude and attitude, learn to work in the projection booth. You’ll greet customers, complete cash and credit card transactions, keep the box office clean and well organized, change lobby signage and poster boxes, and be responsible for the security of box office cash and tickets. You’ll prepare and serve popcorn, beverages and other specialty items, perform inventory counts and replenish stock, and maintain the cleanliness of the concessions area, including the popcorn machine and other equipment, counters, shelves, floor and display cases. You’ll perform daily opening and closing operational duties, help keep the lobby, theater and bathrooms tidy and clean, and assist with other functions and duties as needed to help ensure our smooth operations.

REQUIREMENTS OF THE POSITION:
- Excellent customer service skills; retail experience preferred but not required
- Good verbal communication skills as well as math and cash-handling aptitude
- Friendly and energetic demeanor, with the ability to stay calm and move quickly during busy times; flexible and capable of multi-tasking under pressure
- Strong work ethic, with a can-do attitude; desire to work as part of a team
- Capable of standing, walking, twisting, bending and climbing stairs on a frequent basis; able to lift 50 lbs.
- Availability and willingness to work weekend, evening, holiday, and on-call shifts
- Access to reliable transportation to Aquidneck Island; regular access to email and the internet

ABOUT US:
The Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center is a world-class art house cinema located in Washington Square in historic Newport, Rhode Island. As the only movie house in Newport, The Pickens, as it is known locally, is a film and event space with a sense of style based on history. We present a mix of first-run movies, documentaries and classic films that are selected to play to the discriminating taste of our audience. The goal is to create experiences for our loyal clientele, and to make our events memorable and unique in their presentation, approach and mix of media.

As one of America’s oldest theater buildings, The Pickens is an important part of the social fabric of the city of Newport. One objective is to utilize this historic building, built in 1834 as an Episcopal Church and transformed into a theater in 1919, as a tool for fundraising for a variety of non-profit causes within our community. The Friends of the Jane Pickens Theater, a 501-(c)(3), provides fundraising, volunteer, and outreach programs that enrich the community and contribute to the mission of preserving this historic building as a venue for current and future generations.

The building is currently the subject of a Master’s Studio in the Department of Interior Architecture at the Rhode Island School of Design. This study on adaptive reuse will focus on the preservation, code and economic challenges presented in the operation of an historic building in an urban environment. The Pickens building was chosen because of its history as one of the oldest theater buildings in America; its urban issues, programming, community involvement, economic viability and high value for the revitalization of its neighborhood.

How to Apply
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Please send your resume, including references, to jobs@janepickens.com

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This Just In From NE Foundation For the Arts:

May 4th, 2012

Crowdfunding: A Growing Strategy Among Artists

Over the past several months, the blogosphere has been abuzz about crowdfunding (an on-line micro-financing tool) and how artists are using it. We’ve compiled a list of articles on the topic:

Technology in the Arts on “Kickstarter and Arts Funding”
Performing Arts Convention on “Crowdfunding and the Arts”
The Abundant Artist’s “Crowdfunding Guide for Artists”
Massachusetts Cultural Council’s “Crowdfunding Primer for Artists”
Has crowdfunding worked for you? We want to know…tell us about your experience!

ARTFARM Theater
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Professional Development Opportunities

Check out upcoming professional development events for organizations and artists. Here are a few highlights:

5/5: Northeast Regional Folk Alliance Mini-Conference in Washington, DC
5/8: Grantmakers in the Arts Director Janet Brown speaks at Arts Presenters of Northern New England / New England Presenters annual meeting in Keene, New Hampshire
5/8: Marketing and development webinar from Americans for the Arts
5/9: Public art opportunities and funding workshop in North Adams, Massachusetts
5/17: Business legal issues workshop at Enterprise Center, Salem State University in Massachusetts
5/23: Fundraising webinar from Americans for the Arts
5/23 & 5/30: Layers of Learning – professional development for teaching artists in Boston, Massachusetts, and Eliot, Maine
5/31: Non-profit succession planning workshop at Enterprise Center, Salem State University in Massachusetts
6/2: Northeast Regional Folk Alliance Mini-Conference in Boston, Massachusetts
6/13: Board and staff development webinar from Americans for the Arts
6/28: Arts, Culture and the Law Conference in Concord, New Hampshire

For more information, contact Nella Young: nyoung@nefa.org

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RISD Seeks On-call Installer

May 4th, 2012

Location: Providence, RI
Salary:
Start Date:
Part Time
Temporary

Job Description
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Reporting to Mgr. Installation & Preparation, the Preparator/Installer is responsible for performing a wide variety of art preparatory and art installer functions with an emphasis on the safe handling of works of art during receipt, installation, storage, packing and shipment to the highest museum standards.  The preparator/installer will utilize carpentry/construction and other fabrication skills to make structures necessary for museum-quality display, storage, and shipment of permanent collection and loan objects.  This position works in conjunction with curators, registrars, conservators, department administrators and visiting professionals in a team environment.

Qualifications:  BA/BFA preferred with experience in museum and/or art gallery preparation/installation or equivalent combination of education and experience.  Good written and verbal communication skills required.

www.risd.edu/jobs

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