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 6/18/12

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Print fairs, communal dining, open calls and a special lying down event; plenty of options to belatedly celebrate Father’s Day!

http://www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=1056&sortby=fair_name&apply – Charlotte Street Foundation

http://www.collegeart.org/opportunities/listing/7562/ – MoCADA

http://www.bentalaska.com/2012/06/out-north-receives-250000-grant/ – Out North

http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/news-opinion/finer-things/2012-06-12/triple-canopy-bosnia/ – Triple Canopy

http://www.projectsoundwave.com/5/2012/aug3/ – Intersection for the Arts

http://www.soulofmiami.org/2012/06/16/locust-projects-presents-one-night-stands-corzo-social-and-southernmost-situations-62112/ – Locust Projects

http://chicanoartmovement.tumblr.com/post/25055495479/self-help-graphics-art-annual-print-fair – Self Help Graphics

http://www.luggagestoregallery.org/2012/06/closing-weekend-streetopia/ – The Luggage Store

Image via Art in America.

ArtPlace Awardees

The Foundation is pleased to report that three Initiative organizations have received funding through the collaborative grantmaking effort, ArtPlace. The full list of the Creative Placemaking grantees can be found online through the ArtPlace website.

“Across the country, cities and towns are using the arts to help shape their social, physical, and economic characters,” said NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman. “The arts are a part of everyday life, and I am thrilled to see yet another example of arts organizations working with city, state, and federal offices to help strengthen and revitalize their communities through the arts. It is wonderful that ArtPlace and its funders have recognized this work and invested in it so generously.”

Congratulations to Intermedia Arts, MoCADA, and Out North!

Creative Citymaking – $325,000 – Intermedia Arts – Minneapolis, MN
Creative Citymaking, a new program fostering long-term collaborations between artists and planners, will result in a new model for creative city planning with a goal of increasing participation of diverse communities in determining their futures.

The Soul of Brooklyn – $250,000 – Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) – Brooklyn, NY
A collaborative effort between African Diaspora arts organizations and businesses, The Soul of Brooklyn will drive people and activity to its community through a curated monthly cultural series and intense summer series that presents arts programming in neighborhood businesses to bolster the local economy in Central Brooklyn.

The Art House Resident Program – $250,000 – Out North Contemporary Art House – Anchorage, AK
Out North will be a collaborative, dynamic community space where a dozen resident groups can create, present, produce, teach, and reach out through art, music, education and journalism to build community pride, resilience and resolve.

Weekly Initiative News 6/11/12

A great time to be had in the Hamptons, volunteer opportunities, and a leadership change at Out North.

http://www.artingeneral.org/events/1106 – Art In General

http://events.sfgate.com/san_francisco_ca/events/show/264333486-the-changemaker-social – Intersection for the Arts

http://slanguagestudio.com/slanguage-at-laxart-this-is-a-takeover-a-10-year-survey-of-slanguage/ – Laxart

http://www.ultimateheights.com/stories/379895-events-lawndale-art-center-in-need-of-volunteers – Lawndale Art Center

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/after-long-wait-out-north-appoints-executive-director – Out North

Image from website: www.slanguagestudio.com