Weekly Initiative News 10/22/12

This week view the Creative Time Summit online, visit Bernadette Corporation’s first retrospective at Artists Space, Living Arts Tulsa holds a mural competition for The Day of the Dead, Locust Projects’ will have their Tenth Annual Smash and Grab Fundraiser, and Ballroom Marfa continues their partnership Vidas Perfectas: A new version of Robert Ashley’s opera Perfect Lives.

The Creative Time Summit 2012 is now online:

http://creativetime.org/summit/

See Bernadette Corporation’s first retrospective 2000 Wasted Years at Artists Space up until December 16th:

http://artistsspace.org/

Living Arts Tulsa holds a mural competition for Dia de los Muertes:

http://www.newson6.com/story/19868434/murals-go-up-in-brady-district-for-day-of-the-dead

Locust Projects’ Tenth Annual Smash and Grab Fundraiser:

http://www.locustprojects.org/events/event/locust-projects-tenth-annual-smash-and-grab-fundraiser/

Ballroom Marfa partners to bring Vidas Perfectas: A new version of Robert Ashley’s opera Perfect Lives to a wider audience:

http://ballroommarfa.org/archive/event/vidas-perfectas-a-new-version-of-robert-ashleys-opera-perfect-lives/#event-release

Image courtesy of Creative Time

Weekly Initiative News 7/23/12

A marathon reading event at Printed Matter, Powerpoint art at Artist’s Space and a musical at Out North – some great events for the summer…

http://galleristny.com/2012/07/rhizomes-new-executive-director-is-heather-corcoran/ – Rhizome

http://artistsspace.org/programs/powerpoint-and-the-perfume-of-reading/ – Artist’s Space

http://www.artist-at-large.com/2012/07/20/artists-film-international-at-ballroom-marfa/ – Ballroom Marfa

http://www.bentalaska.com/2012/07/spring-awakening-at-out-north/ – Out North

http://www.booklyn.org/news/000630.php – Printed Matter

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/eve/3153807022.html – Headlands Center for the Arts

http://www.missiontix.com/events/product/14781_1/lux-maryland-art-places-2012-fall-benefit-and-juried-invitational-exhibition – Maryland Art Place

http://machineproject.com/seeking-assistant-director/ – Machine Project

Image courtesy of Marshall Weber (who will be performing a 48-hour-long marathon reading of appropriative texts at Printed Matter)

Weekly Initiative News 5/29/12

Take part in some creative paper-folding, check out experimental music by dogs or just ogle the spectacular Ballroom Marfa drive-in proposal (picture above!)

http://www.nyfa.org/opp_detail.asp?type=Job&id=94&fid=1&sid=54&oppid=40057&print=true – Art in General

http://www.songkick.com/concerts/12452738-wye-oak-at-crowley-theatre-at-ballroom-marfa – Ballroom Marfa

http://bigbendnow.com/2012/05/county-enters-into-99-year-lease-for-ballroom-marfa-drive-in-project/ – Ballroom Marfa

http://www.chron.com/life/society/article/All-won-at-Luck-of-the-Draw-3576712.php – DiverseWorks

http://trendfactory2012.tumblr.com/ and http://blogs.houstonpress.com/artattack/2012/05/free_for_all_the_emotional_lif.php – Lawndale Art Center

http://thebolditalic.com/events/4752-southern-machine-exposure-project – Southern Exposure/Machine Project

http://artistsspace.org/programs/performing-institution-event/ – Artist’s Space

Image: Rendering of Ballroom Marfa drive-in, courtesy of MOS architects.

Weekly Initiative News 5/21/12

This week, a varied selection including fishing movies, puppetry workshops and artist-run centers in Canada…something for everyone!

http://www.ultimatemontrose.com/stories/365396-events-aurora-picture-show-offers-cyclists-front-row-seats – Aurora Picture Show

http://legionarts.org/events/sandglass-theater-workshop – Legion Arts

http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=455&articleid=20120517_272_WK25_CUTLIN650805&r=3214 – Living Arts Tulsa

http://www.pressherald.com/life/go/fishing-movie-thats-really-about-friendship-has-big-pull_2012-05-17.html – Space Gallery

http://smartready.wordpress.com/ – Smack Mellon

http://www.absolutearts.com/artsnews/2012/05/17/artspublish/2348913751.html – Triple Canopy

http://epculturebeat.com/2012/05/css-performing-in-marfa-the-capri/ – Ballroom Marfa

http://houston.culturemap.com/newsdetail/05-14-12-08-40-dancing-in-falling-water/ – DiverseWorks, Aurora Picture Show, Project Row Houses

http://www.lawndaleartcenter.org/documents/2012/2012bigshow_call_ws.pdf – Lawndale Art Center

http://canadacouncil.ca/NR/rdonlyres/6320DA97-EEB5-41B1-8FB2-90C1FC714B50/0/TheDistinctRoleofArtistRunCentresintheVisualArtsEcology.pdf – Threewalls

Image of Stephan Koplowitz: TaskForce – Natural Acts in Artificial Water, courtesy of Lynn Lane Photography

Weekly Initiative News 4/16/12

This week in Initiative organization news.

http://thinkplaycreate.org/news_releases/ncm_040512.html – Machine Project

http://www.knightarts.org/community/miami/a-first-look-at-the-miami-rail – Brooklyn Rail

http://www.sjica.org/uploaded/files/master_printer_job_description_april_2012.pdf – San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art

http://www.songkick.com/concerts/12452738-wye-oak-at-crowley-theatre-at-ballroom-marfa?utm_source=1471&utm_medium=partner – Ballroom Marfa

http://aurorapictureshow.org/calendar.asp?pageid=119&calid=749 – Aurora Picture Show

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/132795122/first-element-mobile-theater-project – Intersection for the Arts

http://www.saljournal.com/news/story/Art-center-director-leaving-5-12-12 – Salina Arts Center

http://www.three-walls.org/programs/csa/current/ – Threewalls

Image: Sneak peek at the Miami Rail, via the Brooklyn Rail.

Weekly Initiative News 3/25/12

Starting a trial project here on the blog. Each week we’ll round up some links from Initiative organizations around the country. These may be program updates, news coverage, or even the occasional Kickstarter project. We’ll keep it simple -just some links and the org they refer to.

http://soex.org/Event/345.html – Southern Exposure

http://structureandimagery.blogspot.com/2012/03/momenta-art-spring-benefit.html – Momenta

http://elpasotimes.typepad.com/pullen/2012/03/concert-update-feist-in-marfa-royalty-flaming-lips-beatles-randy-rogers-and-more.html – Ballroom Marfa

http://machineproject.com/archive/news/2012/03/20/aquacoustica-2/ – Machine Project

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/machineproject/transdimensional-hallway – Machine Project

http://rhizome.org/announce/jobs/56986/view/ – Rhizome

http://www.dallasartnews.com/2012/03/lawndale-art-center-announces-artist-opportunities/ – Lawndale

http://clatl.com/culturesurfing/archives/2012/03/22/stuart-horodner-pastes-together-scraps-of-the-art-life – Atlanta Contemporary Art Center

And don’t forget that we’ve launched the new travel grants as well. See previous blog post for information on applying.

Image: Ballroom Marfa.