Limit up to 3 pieces of work: Free for PAC members; become a member $35 membership for one year. All work must be for sale and priced $150 and be 10x10x10 in dimension (including frame or three-dimensional).

Work must be ready to hang and install. Drop off is Friday, October 22 10am-1pm and Saturday, October 23 10am-1pm at the Pawtucket Arts Collaborative Office, 260 Main Street, Pawtucket RI.

Opening Reception and beginning of sale is Thursday, November 11th 5:30-7pm; lecture presented by TEN 31 at 7pm.

TEN 31 uses the human body as a canvas and living art installations for special events, weddings, public festivals, and corporate functions.

 “The Newport Art Museum inspires passion for the arts in diverse audiences through exhibitions and collections, arts education, historic preservation, and arts and cultural programming. It focuses on artists-past and present-who have lived and worked in the Rhode Island region and celebrates their importance in American art.”

The Newport Art Museum seeks innovative, creative instructors who are passionate about teaching art to youth and adults. Four sessions of ten to twelve week classes provide opportunities for life-long learning and skill building in the arts throughout the year at the Museum’s school, the Coleman Center for Creative Studies.

Located in the Gilbert Kahn building, the Coleman Center has a ceramic studio equipped with eight wheels and two electric kilns; a printmaking studio with two etching presses; a digital media studio with new iMacs and two multi-purpose studios. The Griswold House includes galleries as well as a children’s classroom. Part of the Museum campus, the Coleman Center affords students the opportunity to learn from its permanent collection, rotating exhibitions of contemporary Rhode Island art and to participate in its arts and cultural programs.

The Coleman Center offers art history, business arts, calligraphy, ceramics, decorative and household arts, digital art and design, digital photography, jewelry, painting, printmaking, sculpture and more. It welcomes your proposals for classes, workshops, after-school programs and summer camps.

Perspective candidates are encouraged to look at the Museum’s website before applying. Candidates may be asked to teach a short lesson as part of the interview process.

Please submit a Faculty Class Proposal Form (available on the Museum’s website), resume, three references and six images of your work (300 dpi and 5” on one side) to the Director of Education, Judy Hambleton.

jhambleton@newportartmuseum.org

The Coleman Center for Creative Studies

76 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI 02840 (401) 848-2787

www.newportartmuseum.org.

Start Date: November 1, 2010
Part Time
Permanent

The Old Slater Mill Association, Pawtucket, RI seeks an experienced, committed and dedicated grant writer responsible for all aspects of grant writing including the ability to research, identify, define and develop grant funding sources relative to existing and planned programming. The selected candidate will be primarily responsible for preparing, writing, and submitting grant proposals to funding entities in a timely manner. The candidate will possess articulate and persuasive writing skills, demonstrate sound organizational skills, and work well under pressure while producing quality work within time constraints.

Qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in a related field, strategic thinking skills, a demonstrated track record in securing funding opportunities, and a comprehensive knowledge of all aspects of grant writing and contract administration.

How to Apply
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Kindly Submit a resume accompanied by a cover letter including salary requirements to: Search Committee, Old Slater Mill Association, 67 Roosevelt Avenue, P.O. Box 696, Pawtucket, RI 02862-0696

I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to our upcoming “Autumn Artisan Craft Festival” at St. Andrew’s School in Barrington, RI.

The date of the show is Saturday November 6, 2010 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. This show is a juried show; we will be judging the vendors on the quality of their craft and so that we may not have too many in a particular category. Cost for a 10 x 10 space is $50.00.

If interested, please see the page attached for the application and instructions. Please do not hesitate to forward this email on to anyone you feel is a quality crafter and would like to join us for the day.

Thank you very much and I look forward to working with you.

Sincerely,
Tillie Lang
St. Andrew’s Parent Association

The Organization

WaterFire® (http://www.waterfire.org) is the award-winning sculpture/event created by Barnaby Evans installed on the three rivers of downtown Providence.  A symbol of Providence’s renaissance, the event is universally recognized as a powerful work of public art.  The mission of WaterFire Providence (WFP), the 501(c)3 organization that produces WaterFire (WF), is “to inspire Providence and its visitors by revitalizing the urban experience, fostering community engagement and creatively transforming the city by presenting WaterFire for all to enjoy.”  Presented 12 to 25 times a year, WF has grown to include a wide array of arts and community partnerships with an attendance ranging from 15,000 to 90,000 per event.

WFP’s strategic plan envisions a significant campaign for growth in the next three years.  The plan includes the new position of Managing Director (MD), responsible for all administrative functions.  Mr. Evans will assume the role of Executive Artistic Director (EAD).

Based on the performing arts dual leadership model, the MD will work as a team with the EAD in parallel as well as in a shared decision-making relationship.  In general, it is the artistic mission of WFP that will guide the decision making process in keeping with the strategic framework and budget. While both MD and EAD report directly to the Board, the EAD serves as the first among equals in organizational leadership.

Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities

The MD will be instrumental in managing, consolidating and building WFP’s day-to-day operational effectiveness; attending to all aspects of operational and financial management for the organization; managing its human resources, overseeing fund development, expanding board engagement, and ensuring a high performing fund development team including the Executive Artistic Director (EAD), the directors of philanthropy and sponsorship and leadership volunteers; representing the organization in all aspects of advocacy, friend and fund raising as well as community outreach and program and project development.  Specifically the MD will be responsible for: 

• Building a bold, strategic, engaged, innovative, and future-focused board. 
• Building staff capacity, administrative, production, volunteer and communications  systems.
• Enabling investment in expanded production equipment and long term reinvestment.
• Enabling investment in the office facilities, equipment and technology.
• Building stronger philanthropic and earned revenue program.
• Expanding public support and visitor donations.

Specific job functions based on approximate percentage time usage of the MD: Partner in Strategic Vision and Entrepreneurial Thinking (10%); Day-to-Day Operations (40%); Institutional Development, Marketing and Advocacy (30%); and Board Governance and Support (20%)

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of a BA degree with eight or more years experience in a management position with increasing responsibilities, preferably in the cultural sector. He/she will have strong operational, financial, analytical, human resource management, friend and fundraising experience with demonstrable qualitative and quantifiable results

1. 1.      Skills

• Experience in working successfully in a co-leadership environment
• Strong leadership skills and a sophisticated systems thinker and strategist
• Proven record of entrepreneurship
• Personal credibility and intellectual ability to win professional respect and trust
• Demonstrated ability and experience in institutional advancement
• Ability to understand, operate and monitor WFP’s financial management systems
• Excellent collaboration and partnership skills
• Outstanding written, verbal, technological and presentation skills

• A hands-on, detail oriented self-starter and skilled manager

1. 2.      Values

• A genuine passion and commitment the mission and philosophy of WFP
• A genuine appreciation for the artistic expression which is at the core of WFP
• A collaborative team member and leader with a strong, hands-on work ethic
• Contribute engagement and joy to the team
• Of unquestioned integrity and the highest ethical standards

1. 3.      Work Schedule Expectations

WaterFire usually occurs on Saturday evenings (often every other Saturday) from May to October.  Thus much of the event oversight, donor and sponsor contact, volunteer and staff support function, and development and programmatic opportunities occur on weekends during the summer.  The candidate will be expected to be on site for all appropriate WaterFire events.  This is a full time position; competitive salary commensurate with skill and experience. 

Application Guidelines

This search is being conducted by Third Sector New England’s Executive Transition Program with Transition Consultant Dorothy Chen-Courtin.  To view complete position profile and to apply, please visit http://www.tsne.org/jobs/md_waterfire_providence  Due to the pace of this search, candidates are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as possible.  Only online applications will be accepted. Application materials will be accepted until the final candidate is selected.  WaterFire Providence is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds.

Upcoming performance will be held on October 9 in Providence, RI.

The 2010 Capital Arts Auction

The Center for Women & Enterprise (CWE) is pleased to announce a Call to Artists for participation in our 2010 Capital Arts Auction on Tuesday November 9, 2010 at the Peerless Lofts Atrium, 150 Union Street, Providence, Rhode Island, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm.

Your participation in this auction will promote the Arts in Rhode Island, increase the visibility of your work, and raise funds to support CWE’s programs and services.  The CWE is a non-profit organization dedicated to giving all women (and men) the opportunity to become economically self-sufficient and prosperous through business and entrepreneurship.  CWE is a key resource in the Rhode Island community, offering the education, training, and resources to start, grow and sustain a viable business, regardless of one’s ability to pay.

Artists and designers are encouraged to submit work across all media including painting, sculpture, photography, textiles, glass, jewelry, printmaking, and ceramics.  Works appropriate for the auction will be selected by the auction committee and presented to bidders at 70% of the total value of the item.  If sold, artists will receive 60% of the final bid for their work; 40% of the final bid will go to support the programs and services provided by the Center for Women & Enterprise.  Artists preferring to make a full-value donation are also invited to submit work.

CWE is a non-profit organization dedicated to giving all women (and men) the opportunity to become economically self-sufficient and prosperous through business and entrepreneurship.  CWE is a key resource in the Rhode Island community, offering the education, training, and resources to start, grow and sustain a viable business, regardless of one’s ability to pay.

For an Auction Donation Form and more information about the event please visit CWE online www.cweonline.org\CWECapitalArtsAuction or call Julie Bilodeau, 401-277-0800

 andthe New Realities Seminar

Wednesday, October 13th ~ 9:30 am until 3:30 pm

Advance Preparation

Tribeca Film Institute announces new documentary fund, presented by HBO; TFI to distribute more than $500,000 in filmmaker grants in 2011

Submissions Open Today for TFI Documentary Fund, Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund, TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund, Tribeca All Access Program, TFI Latin America Media Arts Fund

[New York, NY – September 15, 2010] – The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) today announced its new TFI Documentary Fund, presented by HBO, which will provide more than $100,000 in fellowships and grants for engaging, character-driven documentaries. As the not-for-profit Institute enters its tenth year, it will award more than $500,000 in filmmaker support grants throughout 2011. Submissions are currently open.

In addition to the TFI Documentary Fund, presented by HBO -which will provide select filmmakers with financial support, supervision and guidance- TFI will continue to administer grants through three highly successful existing funds, and expand the industry-lauded Tribeca All Access program to include grants to all participating filmmakers.  The Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund provides finishing grants totaling $100,000 to feature-length documentaries that highlight and humanize topics of social significance.  The TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund will award up to $140,000 to support compelling narrative filmmaking that explores scientific, mathematic and technological themes.  The Tribeca All Access Program will continue cultivating relationships between filmmakers from traditionally underrepresented communities and film industry executives, and provide each 2011 participant with $10,000 in order to maximize the program’s impact.  And, the TFI Latin America Media Arts Fund will support innovative film and video artists working in narrative or documentary film and living in Mexico, Central and South America.

“For nearly a decade Tribeca Film Institute has been discovering and developing emerging independent filmmakers,” said Tribeca Film Institute Board Co-Chair Jane Rosenthal.  “We are privileged to be able to continue to nurture diverse and authentic stories and for the first time provide over a half a million dollars in funding, offering storytellers at every level the opportunity to advance their work.”

“Through the generous support of our partners, including the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation who has been with us since our founding, new partners like HBO, and returning supporters, including Gucci, Bloomberg, Time Warner, and Moviecity, we have been able to provide talented filmmakers with funding and professional guidance over the past ten years,” said Beth Janson, Artistic Director of TFI. “We are excited to expand the reach and depth of our programming to support individual artists in the field.” 

All submissions open today, with an early deadline of Nov. 8, 2010 and final submission deadline of Dec. 8, 2010. For rules and regulations, visit www.tribecafilminstitute.org.

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The SHOOT TEEN FILM PROGRAM begins the next session of film & editing classes at the Boys & Girls Club in Newport, RI. Come learn the art of filmmaking. Write, Shoot, and Edit your own film. Come have fun while filming with Award Winning Film Director Rocco Michaluk at the Boys & Girls Club in Newport, RI.

NO FILM EXPERIENCE NEEDED.
ALL ARE WELCOME! 

Hands on experience with state of the art High Definition HD digital video cameras and digital non-linear editing via Final Cut Pro. Produce your own high quality film that will premiere to the world.

Date : October 13, 2010
Cost: FREE for Boys & Girls Club Members

 It’s going to be a cold winter! Time to stock up on wood!

Why not support Everett & The Carriage House

@ the same time?!?

Everett & The Carriage House would like to

thank Cathleen Joyce for her generous support!

Beautiful  Well Seasoned  Hardwood FireWood
Lengths available for wood stoves 16”-18” and fireplaces 18”-24”
Expertly harvested by Cathleen Joyce & Mathew Jungels Bevilacqua

Full cord $300 with $100 donated to the Carriage House
Half cord $175  with $50 donated to the Carriage House
Delivery to the Providence area included
Order now for October & November delivery
Call: (508) 675 – 5960

Everett Dance Theatre & The Carriage House Stage & School

9 Duncan Ave. Providence, RI 02906

Call: 401-831-9479

Vidit us @: everettdancetheatre.org

Email us @: info@everettdancetheatre.org

NOVEMBER 2, 2010support the vision

ARTIST RENDERING

Higher Education Bond ReferendumQuestion #2.

Rhode Island College is now looking to the state’s voters for assistance in renovating its decades-old art center. The building’s diminished capacity, as well as its antiquated facilities, make it unsuitable for present-day studio art training and education.

Registration for Take an Arts Break Fall Classes sponsored by the North Kingstown Arts Council has begun. A wide variety of classes are available including (but not limited to) calligraphy, photography, jewelry making, painting, dance, air-dry clay creations, Irish pennywhistle, Scrimshaw, color theory, and writing.  Class registrations will be accepted until five days before each class begins. The full class schedule for Fall 2010 is available at www.NKArtsCouncil.org. or by calling 294-3331 X241 or at your North Kingstown Library.

Artistic Living in the Heart of Downtown Providence
AS220 @ the Mercantile Block Open House Series

131 Washington Street Entrance, Tuesdays from 5:30-7 PM
 

Truly affordable, extraordinary studios are available in AS220′s newly renovated Mercantile Block building. There are 22 residences, ranging in size from 690 to 880 square feet, and priced from $640 to $1,125 per month! Rent includes internet access, gas, water and sewer. Building offers laundry room, elevator, bicycle storage. Rehearsal studios for musicians/bands in the basement. Perfect for artists and creative professionals who want to immerse themselves in a vibrant, cultural community, with access to all that AS220 and downtown Providence have to offer. Available in October, act now.

Learn more about the Mercantile, and its incredible residential studios, in person! Open Houses are every Tuesday evening now through September from 5:30-7 PM at AS220′s Mercantile Block, 131 Washington Street!

[Idea Swap] gives me an opportunity to meet new presenters who have similar programming needs.

- Mariko Hancock (Castleton State College, Castleton, VT)

The Idea Swap is an annual event for New England-based nonprofit presenting organizations to network and share project ideas that may qualify for funding from NEFA’s Expeditions grant program.

NEFA’s 9th Annual Idea Swap will take place on November 3, 2010 at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, MA. 

 Registration is now open!

$40 early registration (through September 30, 2010)
$50 (after September 30, 2010)

(Add)ventures

Entrants will be narrowed to 10 finalists and the top three will be awarded prizes. First Place winner receives: $500 cash, an overnight stay and dinner at his/her choice of the Hotel Providence, Providence Marriott, or Providence Renaissance Hotel, and will have their video shown at the 2011 SENE Film, Music, & Arts Festival.

Entries of 3 minutes or less that show the character, beauty, and strengths of the greatest little state in the union.

The winning video answers with enthusiasm and conviction: Why RI?

The Why RI Video Contest was created by members of the 2010 class of Leadership Rhode Island to help turn the tide on cynicism, by celebrating the unique aspects of living, playing, studying and working in Rhode Island. The contest runs through September 30, 2010. For rules, additional prize details, and to submit your winning video, visit www.whyrivideo.com and follow us on Facebook at “Why RI video contest.” 

View the Why RI? PSA

Leadership Rhode Island is a nationally recognized leadership development organization, founded in 1981 and including more than 1500 alumni across the region and beyond. The Leadership Rhode Island mission is to provide leaders and emerging leaders with knowledge and access to resources which will enable them to positively affect their communities. For more information, visit leadershipri.org