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June 4, 2009
Public Art
The benefits of Public Art are multi-faceted. Research and experience have shown that Public Art increases the livability, walkability and desirability of neighborhoods and cities, which in turn, drives local economy, tourism, health, safety and more resources for better quality of life. Public art projects also amount to jobs for artists and jobs for others when they buy materials locally, work with local contractors and engineers and fabricators to assist with the execution of these projects.
With over thirty years in practice, 4Culture's Public Art program models best practices, challenges artists to create their best work and enriches shared public space with contemporary artwork. Within the office we follow the news from the field, and there has been a lot of it lately. A couple of proposals in the 2009 state legislative session sought to either restrict public art opportunities to Washington State artists or suspend the state's Public Art program until the state's finances were in better shape. When the state's deficit is $9 billion, are these proposals really about fiscal responsibility? Targeting public art as a frivolous expenditure of public dollars belies the public benefit of this important cultural investment.
Let's dispel one myth right now. Public art dollars, whether at the county, city or state level are capital dollars, more often than not, acquired by the public sector through the sale of construction bonds. Capital dollars cannot be spent on general operating expenses. Just as you couldn't or wouldn't borrow money to pay your mortgage, the public sector cannot borrow money to fund education or human services. Eliminating public art is not going to gain one dollar to hire more police officers.
Even more disturbing to me than the usual political posturing was the recent incident in the city of Olympia in which artist Dan Webb was awarded a commission, then had his conceptual drawings posted online by staff of the Olympia Arts Commission inviting public comment. The result: a couple of dozen negative comments and his project was cancelled by the city manager, who reported that he had also gotten calls from his ex-wife and members of his swim team who said they didn't like the art.
What's going on here?
Public art administrators need to more effectively and aggressively address perceptions that art dollars are better spent on other services, that investing in public art does not provide real benefits to the local economy and support "real" jobs, or that art selection processes are inherently flawed.
The reality is that communities and citizens want public art, despite claims by the vocal minority that art is a waste of public resources. We see it firsthand. 4Culture's Public Art program has been hired to develop public art plans or implement public art projects by several suburban cities: Federal Way, Burien, Bellevue, Redmond, Lynnwood, Shoreline and Auburn. Our funding programs receive numerous inquiries from communities seeking grant funds to do their own public art projects. There are more than 350 public art programs in the country, which is testament to the popularity of public art.
This last statistic - the number and breadth of public art programs -- is both a good news and bad news story. Literally hundreds of independent communities with politically diverse elected officials, citizens and government employees are adopting formal legislation to support the commissioning of public art. Communities have examined the pros and cons, the financial structures and public benefits, and concluded that public art is good public policy. But, commissioning great works of art involves more than passing legislation, and the factors that create great art and great programs are not always supported. Great programs, and the works that are commissioned, are built on a foundation that fosters proactive partnerships with communities, political leaders and public developers; promotes professional respect for artists and their works; and rewards risk-taking.
Incidents such as what happened in Olympia are not unusual and have impelled Americans for the Arts to develop a "best practices" document to guide artists and arts administrators through the complex art selection process.
Finally, arts administrators have to accept the challenge to tell the story of the artwork, offer a glimpse into the creative process, and help citizens experience and connect to the art that they own. Public art maps, our new cell phone tour, Artist Registry Volume VI, and our public art website are all resources that enable the public to better enjoy the county's wonderfully diverse collection.
Public artworks are changing our built environment, adding meaning to shared social spaces and reflecting our region's unique ideology and values. Public art is a community resource and a symbol of community pride -- and it's good public policy. Let's have more.
Jim Kelly
Executive Director
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public reception June 4, 2009, 6 to 8pm
exhibit June 4 to 26, 2009
www.4culture.org/publicart/gallery
100 years; for better or worse
Dawn Cerny and Patrick Holderfield along with: Jordan Cayabyab, Doug Keyes, Lisa Liedgren, Carlos Ruiz, Clara Sims, Daniel Smith and Brent Watanabe
In recognition the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (A-Y-P) Centennial, Gallery4Culture is pleased to present, 100 years; for better or worse, a collection of contemporary visual art responses to the legacy of our region's first world fair. In 100 years; for better or worse, lead artists Dawn Cerny and Patrick Holderfield present a cohesive exhibit examining cultural shifts in attitudes toward indigenous peoples since 1909. Many of the artworks are a reaction to the A-Y-P's premier attraction, the "Igorrote Village", where approximately fifty Filipinos (men, women and children) were relocated from a remote village of the Philippine Islands to be on display at the fair from June through mid-October 1909. A sensationalized environment was constructed where they were able to be seen at work and at play, depicting a skewed and stereotyped view of Filipino life and culture. Such exploitive exhibits of indigenous peoples were common at world exhibitions in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Read More.
Listen to Dawn Cerny talk about 100 years; for better or worse
image: © Dawn Cerny, 2009, We hate you, silk, felt, fringe
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Tina Aufiero: swansongs
Heather Dew Oaksen: PAUSE and Rondelet
www.4culture.org/e4c
In conjunction with First Thursday Artwalk on June 4, 4Culture is excited
to premiere electronic artworks for e4c by Tina Aufiero and Heather Dew Oaksen.
Between 'nature observer' and 'obsessed videographer', Tina Aufiero documents and frames the arrival of trumpeter swans in Skagit Valley, Washington. Swansongs, a video piece created for e4c is a record of her experience.
PAUSE, a four-channel video installation created by Heather Dew Oaksen and Norie Sato, investigates the notion of parallel experience as it relates to simultaneity, quotidian cycles and the space-time continuum. Through the use of multiple images, the artists hoped to consider both micro and macro levels of daily existence. Rondelet by Heather Dew Oaksen, is a four-channel pattern piece, exploring the manipulation of time through expansion and contraction to confound our sense of linear sequencing.
These projects join the ongoing rotation of work on e4c, currently featuring pieces by: Stephen Hilyard, Perry Bard, Thom Heileson & Wyndel Hunt, Gazelle Samizay, Kamran Sadeghi, Robert Zverina, Salise Hughes, Bennett Morris, Relja Penezic & Victoria Jordanova.
image: © Tina Aufiero, 2009, Swansongs, videostill
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conference June 18 - 20, 2009
We are very excited to welcome national friends and colleagues to the Americans for the Arts conference this month. In our final rush of preparations the calendar of workshops, receptions, happy hours and events grow. We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to network with colleagues, talk about the pressing issues of the field, and show off our beautiful region to over a thousand arts people from around the country. While conference registration has passed, it's not too late to participate. Read about on-site registrations here.
Just Added: Grantmakers in the Arts is planning two conference sessions that deal with the recession and the impact of the economy on arts organizations. Read about them here.
image: © Courtesy Americans for the Arts
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Click the links to learn more about these upcoming funding opportunities through 4Culture. Planning to apply? We recommend getting some special tips by attending one of our application workshops.
Heritage Collections Care - Does your organization need support for conservation of a historic collection?
Applications Due: June 29, 2009
Weekly Workshops: Tuesdays @ 4Culture 1-2pm
Arts Equipment - Do you run an art facility that needs to purchase new long-term equipment?
Applications Due: June 29, 2009
Weekly Workshops: Tuesdays @ 4Culture 1-2pm
Landmark Challenge Grants - Do you have a Landmark bricks and mortar project that needs some additional support?
Applications Due: July 13, 2009
Weekly Workshops: Wednesdays @ 4Culture noon-1pm (see guidelines for exceptions)
image: © Issaquah Historical Society, photo reprinted with permission from the Issaquah Press, By Gary Farrar
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event June 8, 2009, 11am - 2pm
Join us in welcoming Mandy Greer back to 4Culture as she finishes crochet work on her 200 foot long fiber River. Drop in, make a chain, have a visit. If you missed Mandy last time here is your chance to be a part of this exciting community-created public art project. The River will be used later this summer as part of a dance performance by artistic collaborator Zoe Scofield. Don't know how to crochet? No worries - Mandy's a champ at walking you through the loops. Come on down!
This new work is commissioned by Seattle Public Utilities 1% for Art Funds, and administered by Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, as a way to celebrate and interpret the splendor of Seattle's urban creeks and encourage community involvement in the stewardship of our essential watersheds.
Website: matermatrixmother.wordpress.com
image: © Courtesy of Mandy Greer
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public hearing June 25, 2009, 7pm
At the end of June, Preservation 4Culture (in collaboration with KCDOT Road Services Division and King County Historic Preservation Program), will wrap up a two-year long survey and research project focusing on the history and identification of "Heritage Corridors" within unincorporated King County. A list of the nine recommended "Heritage Corridors", including maps, photos, and other educational materials are available now on the Historic and Scenic Corridors Project website. As part the project's overall preservation goals, Road Services Division will also nominate the eight "Heritage Corridors" that reside within the county's jurisdiction for honorary designation as community landmarks. The King County Landmarks Commission will hold a public hearing on the nomination on Thursday, June 25, 7pm, in Enumclaw. Read more.
For more information on the Historic and Scenic Corridors project, contact Ruth Harvey at 206 296.3477.
image: © Courtesy of 4Culture
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Setting off from White Plains, New York on June 13th, 54 vintage Model Ts will drive west along nearly 4,000 miles of this country's oldest highways, to reach Seattle in celebration of the 2009 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Centennial. The re-enactment of the 1909 Ocean-to-Ocean Endurance race that marked the opening of the A-Y-P will be one of the highlights of this year's centennial celebration, and should not be missed! The participants, who hail from all over the country, will be traversing the route (or as close as possible) used by the original racers and will "finish" at Drumheller Fountain on the UW Campus on July 12th, 2009.
Check out more A-Y-P recommended staff events below or go to AYPE.org for a full list of community events
image: © University of Washington Special Collections, Image #AYP147
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event June 11, 5:30 – 7:30pm
grant application deadline July 27, 2009, 5pm (not a postmark)
The Estate of Su Job, 4Culture and Artist Trust invite you to an event announcing and celebrating the first recipient of the Conductive Garboil Grant, a yearly, non-restricted award of $3,000 for Seattle artists who have a connection to the Pioneer Square neighborhood.
The program was created by artist Su Job just before her passing in December 2008. Job's wish was to use funds originally designated for extended end of life care to establish an annual award that acknowledges artists who have "demonstrated a profound ability to challenge the limits of conductive creative discourse and its effects on our society, pushing the creative act beyond accepted limits, definitions, or purposes of art while engaging audiences outside the aesthetic industrial complex."
Join us at Gallery4Culture on June 11, 2009 as we announce the inaugural winner of the Conductive Garboil Grant chosen by Su Job. We'll introduce the selection panel for 2009 and celebrate one of Su's gifts to our community. Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP.
The grant will be administered on an annual basis by 4Culture and Artist Trust with the assistance of Su Job's personal representative, Lynn Schirmer. Applications for the next cycle will be available at the event. More details may be found at www.garboil.org.
image: © Courtesy of Doug Vann
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Event June 16, 2009, 6 - 8pm
Councilmembers give vocal support to Cultural Overlay District Advisory Committee recommendations
This past Monday, Seattle City Councilmembers came out in vocal support of the Cultural Overlay District Advisory Committee recommendations presented at a briefing of the council.
The Cultural Overlay District Advisory Committee (CODAC) envisions cultural districts, where developers could access incentives to create permanent affordable space for cultural uses. The proposed district model would integrate with existing city planning processes, including neighborhood planning and transit-oriented development.
Councilmembers took turns praising the committee's work. Councilmember Harrell stated, "I'm really excited about this and think it shows tremendous leadership." Council President Conlin asserted "the CODAC is a priority for this year." Councilmember Drago called the recommendations "important and timely."
Cutting straight to the meat of CODAC's recommendations, Councilmember Clark pushed for "taking the teeth of this report and getting it in land use code." Councilmember Licata suggested drafting a resolution to adopt the CODAC strategy and roll it out over the next year in partnership with legislative staff and other city departments.
This unequivocal show of support from council is a major milestone in what has been a long, collaborative effort. However, council has not yet officially adopted the CODAC resolution. Your support is needed.
In April 2008, Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce, 4Culture, and Arts Leadership Lab organized the rally, "Make Room for Art: Cultural Overlay Districts for Seattle," where over 200 people showed up at City Hall to demonstrate alignment between cultural producers and other neighborhood stakeholders such as residents, business-owners and developers. Participants united around a demand for new policy tools that will enable us to work together to preserve and develop neighborhood cultural spaces. After that rally, council established a Cultural Overlay District Advisory Committee (CODAC). 4Culture staff, Paige Weinheimer, has been serving on the committee since then.
What’s next? If you are interested in weighing in or if you would simply like to give council the support it needs to move forward with the CODAC recommendations, you are needed again.
You are invited to a Special Hearing of Seattle City Council at Century Ballroom on June 16th from 6:00 - 8:00PM where CODAC members will present their recommendations for moving forward, and hold an open discussion about their vision to preserve and foster cultural space. Food will be provided. The meeting will be followed by a special CODAC dance party courtesy of Century Ballroom.
See the full CODAC report here on the City of Seattle website: www.seattle.gov
image: © Laura Totten, "Make Room for Art: Cultural Overlay Districts for Seattle", Rally at Seattle City Hall, April 2008
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event June 13, 2009, 10am
The public is invited to celebrate the Grand Opening for Burien Town Square with a ribbon-cutting 10am in the park/plaza on the south side of the building along SW 152nd Street. Following the ceremony, guests can view the interior of the City Hall/library and take a walking tour of the nearby King County Metro's Burien Transit Center.
Artist Julie Berger joined Metro's transit center design team early in the project development. Seeking to introduce the experience of nature into this urban site, the artist's inspiration came from the history of Burien's Three Tree Point, and the tower built around a single, tall fir tree that once offered prospective land buyers a platform view of the surrounding landscape.
The artwork for the Transit Center, funded through King County's 1% for Art program administered by 4Culture, is the latest in a series of transportation facility designs that feature significant public art. Other projects in the area are located in Federal Way, Bellevue, Shoreline, Issaquah, and Redmond. The artwork creates a unique and memorable marker for this major transportation hub and adjacent civic gathering places, activates the facilities during the day and at night with light and color, and elevates the daily travel for thousands of bus riders.
Discover Burien is encouraging everyone to spend the day downtown on the 13th enjoying Grand Opening specials at local shops and restaurants. Refreshments will be available and entertainers will perform throughout the day in the park and inside the library.
image: © Courtesy of 4Culture
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June 20, 2009, 6 - 10pm
The Moore Theatre, 1932 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
Free and open to the public
www.themoore.com
Seattle Theatre Group (STG) and 4Culture Site-Specific are thrilled to present Moore Inside Out, a Free Sheep Foundation curated event at The Moore Theatre. The Moore, Seattle's oldest operating theatre, will be turned "inside out" as the public explores over 50 performance, visual, and musical artists performing artistic site-specific interventions throughout the historic facility - backstage, through the halls, and up the balconies; artists will be exploring the layers of meaning and possibility of this historic place.
Featuring installations by Lead Pencil Studio, Susan Robb, Iole Alessandrini, Susie Lee, Beliz Brother, Gretchen Bennett, Megan Mertaugh, Laura Curry + Lori Dillon, Jason Puccinelli, Keeara Rhoades, Wen Marcoux, Robb Kunz, Jesse Higman, Stefan Gruber, Joshua Lindenmayer, Video Ego, Heumer, Baldman, NKO, and No Touching Ground.
Performances by Orkestar Zirkonium, Harlequin Hipsters, "Awesome", Seattle School, Hidmo, Jason Webley, Byron Au Yong, Kaleb Hagan-Kerr, Butoh - Joan Laage, Sheri Brown, Douglas Ridings, Kaoru Okumura, Dub Marronics (from Kyoto), Ezra Dickinson, Karn Junkinsmith with Paul Hawxhurst, Rachel Kessler, Lucia Neare, Scratchmaster Joe, OrangeMan.
Moore Inside Out is programmed to acknowledge the Moore Theatre's role in the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific (A-Y-P) Exposition of 1909, and celebrates its continued role as a hub for creativity and innovation. This event is one of many in the region celebrating and recognizing the A-Y-P centennial this summer.
image: © Courtesy of Free Sheep Foundation
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Even as private and public support for the arts ebbs in response to economic uncertainty, artists’ ability to respond and create new work is as strong as ever. Likewise, our communities continue to crave opportunities to come together, experience and be inspired by art. We’re pleased to be able to help foster the creation of 169 projects in the coming year, which will benefit citizens throughout the county.
4Culture is delighted to announce the Board of Directors has approved $626,110 in awards to King County groups and individuals for arts projects. The awards will support projects by 94 individual artists and 75 groups, in all disciplines of arts: media, music, theater, dance, interdisciplinary, visual and literary arts. 4Culture's Group Arts Projects and Individual Artist Projects programs are evaluated in two separate application and panel processes.
Through Individual Artist Projects, $330,015 was awarded to 94 projects. Through Arts Projects Groups, $296,095 was awarded to 75 projects. Read more.
image: ©Mary Sheldon Scott/Jarrad Powell Performance, Performer: Ellie Sandstrom, Photo by Tim Summers
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Leo Saul Berk has been selected as Artist-in-Residence with the Bridge Unit of the King County Department of Transportation. Berk will work collaboratively with the Bridge Unit to understand the function and design possibilities of small-scale bridges known as "short spans" and design a kit of parts for application to these County-wide bridges. His design element recommendations will be documented into a Bridge Design Manual.
King County has a series of 57 short span bridges, being systematically replaced over a 19-year period. The short span bridges are located throughout King County and provide critical access to its rural areas.
Berk is known for work that brings the topography of our landscape into the gallery or built environment. His recent public work includes design for Sound Transit's University District light rail station, an installation for the City of Shoreline's new Civic Center, and a host of private commissions.
image: © Courtesy 4Culture, Patterson Creek Bridge
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The Shoreline School District has been discussing plans for the re-development of Shorewood High School grounds, which includes the historic Ronald School. Since 1976, the Ronald School has been home to the Shoreline Historical Museum, but the District's plans call for the construction of new administrative offices within the building that would force the museum to vacate.
For over 3 decades the Shoreline Historical Museum has been an important asset within the community, contributing thousands of hours to local educational programs and numerous resources. Although the museum owns the Ronald School, the District owns the property and has a ground lease agreement with the Museum, which the District can terminate at any time providing only 60 days prior notice. Read More.
image: © Courtesy of Shoreline Historical Museum
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Heritage 4Culture and Book-It Repertory Theatre are excited to present Two Wheels North, the captivating true story of two young men who rode their bicycles from Santa Rosa, California, to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in the fall of 1909. Through this partnership, staged readings of the page-turner will be presented throughout King County in September and October of this year.
Book-It Repertory Theatre offers "a novel approach to theatre," with an extensive record of "transforming great literature into great theatre." Two Wheels North by Evelyn McDaniel Gibb will be brought to life in a 45-60 minute theater work that will tour to ten locations throughout the County as part of the 4Culture Site-Specific program.
This free program is a golden opportunity for historical museums and societies to provide a novel approach to history for their communities. 4Culture is currently seeking venues for the performances and wishes to hear from heritage organizations interested in hosting the performances.
If you want to take part in this dramatic event at the close of the A-Y-P Centennial year, contact Eric Taylor at 206 296.8688.
image: © From Two Wheels North, Courtesy of Santa Rosa Press Democrat
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So your parents or cousins or college roommates are visiting for the tenth time in the last three years and you're wondering, what are we going to do this time? Check out 4Culture's new online visitor's guide, a snapshot to our favorite cultural tourism resources and event calendars in the greater King County region.
www.4culture.org/visitors
image: © Courtesy of 4Culture
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4Culture will soon by seeking performing groups to join the ranks of the 2010 Touring Arts Roster. The Roster is a juried directory of some of King County's most talented performing artists, and one-stop shopping for anyone in search of performing artists, for any event, size, or budget.
Artists/groups who are interested in auditioning will need to complete an application. Guidelines and applications will be posted later this month. Juried auditions will be held in July and slots will be filled in the order applications are received.
Groups selected based on the audition will have their bio, sound clips and contact info added to the 2010 Roster. The resource is updated annually and is free for planners to access. It is distributed to hundreds of professionals each year.
image: © Pffft Dance Company
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4Culture is pleased to provide public notice of recent King County Executive confirmation of new Board members. Staff extends a warm welcome to new members and thanks continuing board members for their service:
2009 Board of Directors
Anne Baunach*
Kevin Carl *
Patricia Cosgrove*
Bill Finkbeiner
Brian Flaherty, Member at Large
Ricardo Frazer
Leonard Garfield
Ted Kutscher*
Jennifer Meisner*
Kenneth Noreen, Secretary
Skip Rowley
Ron Sher
Dale Smith, Vice President
Doug Thatcher, Treasurer
Paul Toliver, President
*Denotes new member as of 2009
4Culture Board Meetings begin at 4pm and are held at 4Culture's offices located at 101 Prefontaine Place S in Seattle's Pioneer Square. Meetings are open and announced to the public. Find the meeting schedule and read more about the board online.
image: © Tahoma High School, Class of 1961, Courtesy of Maple Valley Historical Society
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4Culture Public Art Calls List
subscribe - www.4culture.org/publicart
Public Art 4Culture compiles a list of current public art opportunities available through Public Art 4Culture and other agencies across the country. The Public Art Calls List provides brief project descriptions, deadlines and how to receive more information about each opportunity -- bimonthly, free of charge.
International Residency Program
The Vermont Studio Center
Deadline: June 15, 2009
www.vermontstudiocenter.org
The Vermont Studio Center is an international residency program open to all artists and writers. Year-round, VSC hosts 50 artists and writers per month, each of whom receives an individual studio, private room, and all meals. Residencies last from 2-12 weeks and provide uninterrupted time to work, a community of creative peers, and a beautiful village setting in northern Vermont. In addition, VSC's program includes a roster of Visiting Artists and Writers (2 painters, 2 sculptors and 2 writers per month) who offer slide talks/readings and individual studio visits/conferences.
Seeking Public Artist
Nelson Legacy Group
Deadline: June 26, 2009
More Information (pdf)
Owner/developer seeks an artist/artist team to develop and create artwork for new construction in downtown Redmond. Redmond Center is currently under construction, expanding and updating the Eastern portion of the 6+ acre site. The commission is $100,000. This new development will include a Trader Joe's, Pharmaca, Qdoba, along with several other tenants. The art, to be installed permanently in the Center, should include 2 dimensional and/or 3 dimensional pieces that will be attached to two separate exterior walls. Each wall will have an area that is 6' high by 40' long to receive the art. The walls are the east wall of both the north and south buildings along 160th Ave NE between Redmond Way and NE 83rd Street.
Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs
www.seattle.gov/arts
Deadline: June 30, 2009
Seattle seeks an artist to develop a site-specfic project for a new Central District fire station. The project is part of the city's fire levy program, the biggest undertaking in the last 40 years to upgrade, replace and modernize fire stations and make Seattle safer and better prepared. The call for artists is open to professional artists living in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana or California. The total budget for design, fabrication and installation is $90,000.
Call for Entries
En Foco New Works Photography Awards Fellowship #13
Deadline: July 31, 2009
www.enfoco.org
En Foco's New Works Photography Awards Fellowship is an annual program selecting three or more U.S. photographers of Latino, African and Asian heritage, and Native Peoples of the Americas and the Pacific. Three photographers will be selected from an open and national call for entries, to receive a $1,000 honorarium, photo-related supplies, technical assistance, a photographer’s page on enfoco.org, an article in Nueva Luz, an En Foco Membership and a culminating group exhibition in New York City in the Spring-Summer of 2010. Juror is Anne Wilkes Tucker, Curator, Museum of Fine Arts / Houston
Renton FilmFrenzy II
Deadline: October 9, 2009
www.RentonFilmFrenzy.com
The Renton Community Marketing Campaign proudly presents the second annual Renton FilmFrenzy this October. Filmmakers will have 50 hours between Friday, October 16, through Sunday, October 18, to write, shoot, edit and turn in a film. Films can be up to 4 minutes in length and must be shot completely in Renton. Filmmakers will also be given other "CurveBall" challenges at the beginning of the competition, which may include incorporating a line of dialogue, a task in Renton and/or a specific location in Renton. Top films will receive "Curvee" awards and cash prizes during the Curvee Awards Gala on October 27 at 7pm at the Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center. All films will be screened during the Downtown Renton FilmWalk at various locations October 28 - 29.
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National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
State and Regional Director
Deadline: December 30, 2009
federalgovernmentjobs.us
Full-Time, temporary position, not to exceed 2 years. Salary range: 120,830.00 - 153,200.00 USD per year. This position is located in the State and Regional Programs Office, Office of the Deputy Chairman for State, Regions, and Local Arts Agencies, National Endowment for the Arts. Incumbent reports to the Deputy Chairman and serves as the Agency's nationally recognized expert and authority on State arts agencies and regional arts organizations. The incumbent also serves as supervisor for the State/Regional Specialist assigned to the Office.
Gage Academy of Art
Development Manager
Deadline: June 15, 2009
gageacademy.org
FT. Salary doe. Gage seeks an experienced fundraising professional with a strong interest in developing the vision of the school while working with a team of dedicated colleagues committed to its cultural mission.
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A-Y-P EVENT HIGHLIGHTS FOR JUNE
For a full list visit www.aype.org
Kent Historical Museum
Recommended by Sara Edwards, Communications 4Culture
AYPE: The Kent Connection
June 4 - September 27, 2009
kenthistoricalmuseum.org
An exhibit featuring Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition (A-Y-P) and Carnation Company artifacts and memorabilia. The Carnation condensery was located in downtown Kent and their products were featured at the A-Y-P in 1909 (www.aype.org). at the Kent Historical Museum, 855 E Smith St, Wed - Sat, 12 - 4pm. Call 253 854.4330 for more information.
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Symposium
Recommended by Brandi Link, Heritage & Preservation 4Culture
June 20 – 21, 2009
HistoricSeattle.org
A series of 5 lectures on the A-Y-P Exposition in the context of other world fairs and the concurrent civic and parks movements of the same era. The symposium includes lectures, a panel discussion, and campus walking tours provided by Seattle Architecture Foundation. The lecture series is presented at MOHAI in partnership with Historic Seattle and Friends of Olmstead Parks.
In the Good Old Summertime
Recommended by Brandi Link, Heritage & Preservation 4Culture
June 27, 2009, 11am – 3pm
Bring the kids down to MOHAI for free summertime fun, including sack races, a Dixieland band, and cool model-T's. See folks in 1909-era costumes, get your face painted (no age requirement?) and be dazzled by Professor Humbug's Flea Circus! Dante's Inferno Dogs and other refreshments will be available. Event is free on grounds beside MOHAI, although regular admission prices apply to the museum.
La Sala & Benham Gallery
Recommended by Heather Dwyer, Arts 4Culture
Sustainability · Sostenibilidad
1216 First Avenue · Seattle, WA 98101
Exhibit runs May 27 to July 11, 2009
www.benhamgallery.com
La Sala is co-producing an exhibition with Benham Gallery where the art forms of photography and writing are brought together to speak to the theme of cultural and environmental sustainability. The show features breathtaking imagery by award-winning photographers Daniel Beltrá, Wanda Benvenutti, Hugo Ludeña, Jennifer Molina, Almendra Sandoval and Alejandro Tomás. Images that speak to the theme of Sustainability / Sostenibilidad inspired prose and poetry from a dozen local Latino/a writers: Catalina Cantú, Carmelo González, Felicia Gonzalez, Laura González, Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs, Maiah Merino, Donna Miscolta, Christina Montilla, Kisha Xiomara Palmer, Juan Carlos Reyes, Maria Victoria and Penn Wallace. Curators Marita Holdaway, Wendy Call and Catalina Cantu have successfully meshed this body of work into a fascinating exhibition that is sure to speak to all of us about our individual and collective place in our communities - and on this planet.
Art Discussions
Recommended by Tina Hoggatt, Public Art 4Culture
June 10, 2009 & June 17, 2009, 7pm
www.gregkucera.com
Check out two great panel discussions taking place this month in conjunction with a gallery show at Greg Kucera. June 10, a discussion on Public Art will be led by Jen Graves. On June 17 a discussion entitled "Blowing up Demographics" will be led by 4Culture PAAC member Mary Ann Peters.
Beyond the Threshold – Seattle International Dance Festival
Recommended by Charlie Rathbun, Arts 4Culture
June 13 – 14, 2009
www.phffft.org
From Helsinki to Mumbai, Threshold's 9-day global feast of dance features India's pioneer of Modern dance, Astad Deboo, a three-country collaboration Finland/Spain/U.S. and more.
Artopia
Recommended by Jordan Howland, Public Art 4Culture
June 27, 2009
Georgetown
www.artopiaseattle.com
Artopia is a grassroots celebration of emerging and established artists and communities. The Seattle Weekly's annual celebration of all local innovative art and emerging talent. Artopia is a multi-disciplinary event that boasts an eclectic mix of art, ranging from the renowned to the obscure to the completely undiscovered. As you wander through Georgetown, there are surprises around every corner. The program itself is unconventional, idiosyncratic, and welcoming, all like the neighborhood that hosts it. We take over the streets of Georgetown, the parking lots, alleyways, artist lofts, and warehouses and create an urban arts adventure you do not want to miss!
Noontime Recitals
Recommended by Brandi Link, Heritage & Preservation 4Culture
Thursdays at Noon (unless otherwise noted)
Free lunchtime concerts are offered nearly every Thursday at noon at Daniels Recital Hall, the former First United Methodist Church at 5th & Marion. On Thursday June 25th, the recital will feature summer POPS Music of Cole Porter and George Gershwin.
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Seattle Print Arts
Larry Sommers Art Fellowship
A new fund in memory of Larry Sommers, who died on April 2, 2009. Larry was immensely supportive to artists during their school years and beyond; in recognition of that contribution, this annual fellowship will be awarded to an artist from our community for study, travel, or special projects promoting their artistic development. A special account has been set up to support this fellowship. To contribute to this fund, please visit the Seattle Print Arts website www.seattleprintarts.org and click on the donate/join tab or click on the link below Larry's photo. You do not need to become a member to contribute to the fellowship. With your help we can create a legacy to Larry which will support artists for years to come. Seattle Print Arts is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and donations are deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Washington State Gov. Chris Gregoire Uses Veto to Help Public Art Program
Everett Daily Herald, 5/15/2009
"It's about the artists, not the money. So decided Gov. Chris Gregoire today [May 15, 2009] as she vetoed a provision in the capital budget to bar artists living outside Washington from getting any of this state's public arts funding. She said she was concerned it would incite retaliation against Washington artists by other states."
Washington State: City Council Keeps Philharmonic in Business
KOMO News, 5/14/2009
"The philharmonic couldn't pay the musicians until it pulled some strings, reassured past donors and turned to the Bellevue City Council. The city responded with a check for $35,000. 'I think it says that we really care about the community and we recognize that it takes a lot of different elements to create a whole, vibrant community,' said Mary Pat Byrne of the Bellevue Arts Commission. Byrne said the art commission led the charge to save the philharmonic because it provides more than music. Musicians perform for public schools and concerts bring in money for the city. 'Every Fourth of July, 60,000 people pack the Bellevue City Park. And without the philharmonic, that tradition was in jeopardy,' she said. 'We had to look at the possibility that the organization might go away.'"
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image: © Untitled Protest Poster (Doug Keyes), Archival inkjet print, 2009
