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Career Development Training for Individual Artists

The Durham Arts Council, in partnership with the The Durham Art Guild, The Town of Chapel Hill Office of Public Art, the Orange County Arts Commission and the Chatham County Arts Council, is pleased to join with the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) to present three different career development opportunities for individual artists in all disciplines and representatives of small/emerging arts organizations.

The New York Foundation for the Arts was founded in 1971 with the mission to empower artists at crtical stages in their creative lives. NYFA Learning programs serve thousands of artists through workshops, panel discussions and individual mentoring. NYFA's Fiscal Sponsoship program is one of the largest and most established in the country and helps artists and organizations raise and manage over $3 million annually. The NYFA programs presented for Triangle artists include an all-day workshop, a two-hour lecture, and individual consultations and will be conducted by the NYFA Program Officer for Fiscal Sponsor Programs.

All events will take place at the Durham Arts Council building at 120 Morris Street in downtown Durham. For directions, visit www.durhamarts.org or call 919-560-2787.


Saturday, July 24, 10 AM - 5 PM

A one-day professional development workshop for artists in all disciplines, delivers practical information through short lectures, hands-on activities and individual coaching. Topics include individual self-assessment and goal-setting/vision work; writing and speaking about your creative work; budget writing, income streams and fund raising strategies.

Participants commit to attend the entire workshop and will be asked to bring a resume, artist bio, artist statement, calculator, notebook, pen and pencil. The workshop fee is $20 in advance, $25 on July 24, and includes a sandwich lunch and refreshments.

Register online at www.durhamarts.org.


Thursday, July 29, 6-8 PM

n overview of NYFA support programs for artists across disciplines available nationally, including: NYFA Source, the most extensive national online directory of awards, services and programs for artists and Fiscal Sponsorship, a way for individual artists, artists' collaborative projects and emerging arts organizations in all disciplines to apply for funding usually available only to organizations with 501(c)(3) nonprofit status.

Fundraising Tools for Artists is free and open to the public. Please email mdemott@durhamarts.org at the Durham Arts Council, if you plan to attend.

Friday, July 23, 4-6 PM and Thursday, July 29, 4-5:30 PM

These 20 minute consultations are one-on-one coaching sessions intended to leave participants with new ways of considering familiar problems, concerns, or blocks in studio practice or career. All sessions are for individuals and are confidential, however, creative collaborators are welcome.

NYFA charges a non-refundable $20 fee for each 20 minute session. To schedule your consultation and make payment, go to www.durhamarts.org.

Rory Golden brings strong experience in supporting artists and an active artist’s professional practice to his position at NFYA. As Executive Director at the Center for Book Arts (2000 - 2004) in New York, Rory established various new programs to support artists. These include a new exhibition series, a letterpress broadsides poetry reading series, a workspace artist-in-residence program for emerging artists, and a tuition-free class for emerging writers. He left the position in 2004 to pursue his own challenging creative projects. Before coming to NYFA Golden was part-time Studio Manager at theAtlanta Printmakers Studio.

Rory has exhibited his artwork widely in both solo and group shows at venues such asEyedrum and the Spruill Gallery in Atlanta, the Denver International Airport and both the San Francisco and New York Public Libraries. His work has been recognized with fellowships from Yaddo, the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, the Blue Mountain Center and the National Academy of Fine Arts. Recent grants include an Idea Capital Grant, a Puffin Foundation Grant and a recent research grant from Duke University Libraries Special Collections. His work was recently featured in Art Papers magazine’s 11th annual art auction and will be seen in solo shows in two upcoming group shows in New York City.

Visual Art Exchange Presents: Contemporary Drawing + Painting Critique

Marty Baird will critique contemporary-style drawing and painting in any subject matter on Tuesday, July 20 from 7-9pm at Visual Art Exchange. Each participating artist may bring up to 2 works to be critiqued, and each artist will be given the same amount of time to receive feedback from Marty.

Marty Baird (www.martybairdprojects.com) is a mixed media artist whose work has been supported by a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, and grants from NC Arts Council, United Arts, and the City of Raleigh Arts Commission. She has exhibited extensively across the United States and currently teaches at Raleigh Institute of Contemporary Art.

Registration will be open only to VAE members until July 6. After July 6, non-members may sign up if there is still space available. This artists' night is FREE for VAE members and $5 for non-members. Space is limited, so sign up early!

For more information or to register, contact Rachel Berry at rachel@visualartexchange.org or 919.828.7834, ext. 4. If emailing to register, include your first and last name, email address and VAE membership status.

Public Art for North Carolina’s African American Music Trail
All-America City Park, Kinston, North Carolina

The North Carolina Arts Council seeks to commission an artist or artist team to create site-specific, outdoor public artwork which interprets, commemorates and celebrates the African American musical history, heritage and culture of eastern North Carolina. This public art project will be a prominent component of the African American Music Trail (AAMT), an initiative of the N.C. Arts Council, an agency of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources. BUDGET: $100,000; DEADLINE: Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at 5 p.m. EST. Online RFQ and Project Resources www.ncarts.org/projectspecs.

The commissioned artist will design and produce artwork for a proposed three-acre public park in downtown Kinston, NC, near the historic Sugar Hill neighborhood. An important music center of eastern North Carolina and a hub of the AAMT, Kinston has fostered a deep and diverse African American cultural heritage of musical tradition-bearers and innovators. Among many other notable achievements, the city has been home to five members of James Brown’s classic 1960s and 1970s bands, including Maceo and Melvin Parker and Nat Jones.

This is a design team project: the All-America City Park will be designed by landscape architects Kofi Boone and Fernando Magallanes, with whom the selected artist will be expected to collaborate in order to develop an artwork concept which can be integrated into the context of the park design.

Meet the Authors Writing Contest: E.L. Doctorow and Peter Matthisessen in NY

The Writers’ Workshop of Asheville, NC, is sponsoring its 3rd annual Meet the Authors Contest. For more details, email writersw@gmail.com, or call 828-254-8111. The website iswww.twwoa.org. The top five contest winners will meet National Book Award-winning authors E.L. Doctorow and Peter Matthiessen in New York this September. They will have the opportunity to discuss their story with the authors, and have books autographed. In addition, ten Honorable Mentions will receive recognition. The deadline: postmarked by August 15, 2010.

Submit an unpublished story or chapter of a novel (fiction or creative non-fiction), of 4,000 words or less. Pages should be paper clipped. Your name, address, email, phone, title and genre of work (fiction or nonfiction) should also appear on a cover sheet. Double-space; use 12 point font. The entry fee is $25 per story, or $20 for Workshop members. Multiple entries are accepted. Enclose legal size self-sealing SASE for critique and list of winners. Make check or money order payable to The Writers' Workshop. Mail to: Author's Contest, 387 Beaucatcher Road, Asheville, NC 28805. Electronic submission to: writersw@gmail.com, with "Author's Contest" in the subject. The entry fee is payable online at www.twwoa.org.
 

Open Call For Carolina Artists

WHAT'S IN IT FOR ARTISTS

1. Awards & Prizes: Up to $10,000 will be presented to winning artists
2. Exposure (Charlotte): 2000+ visitors will see and may purchase work their during Oct
3. Exposure (Carolinas): We hope to add a traveling show through 2011, which provides much broader exposure and more opportunities to sell work
4. Gallery Exhibition (Salon des Refuses): A large gallery will select works among those not shown in October and do a month-long show. Last year, the gallery picked up an artist and now represents them.

Entry Deadline: August 15, 2010*. *Entry fees increase $5 on July 15, 2010.

To submit work, go to and fill out the form: www.carolinasgotart.com/home/2010-entry-instructions/

Please contact Larry Elder with any questions/comments.
Sponsored by Carolina's Got Art!,info@carolinasgotart.com, 704-370-6337.
 

Showcase and Sell your Artwork at Festifall Celebration of Arts

The Town of Chapel Hill is now accepting applications for the 38th Annual Festifall Celebration of Arts. Festifall will be held on Sunday October 3, 2010 on West Franklin Street in downtown Chapel Hill. Artists and artisans of all media are invited to participate in this event that attracts some 10,000+ people annually. This is a juried competition for eligible space. Up to 100 artists may be selected to exhibit and sell their artwork at the festival. In addition, $1,000 in cash awards will be handed out by special guest judge Jon Wilner, former Director of the ArtsCenter. Festifall will also feature music, dance, art demonstrations, local food, and hands-on children’s art activities. For additional information visit www.townofchapelhill.org/festifall.
 

2010 Linda Flowers Literary Award:
North Carolina Humanities Council Calls for Submissions

The North Carolina Humanities Council, a statewide nonprofit and affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, invites original entries of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry for the 2010 Linda Flowers Literary Award. The postmark deadline for submissions is August 15, 2010.

The Linda Flowers Literary Award is given annually by the North Carolina Humanities Council for unpublished writing that portrays North Carolina, its people, and cultures. While authors do not have to be North Carolinians, entries are expected to draw on North Carolina connections and/or memories. The North Carolina Humanities Council will award the author of the winning entry a cash prize of $500, publication in the Humanities Council’s biannual magazine North Carolina Conversations, and support towards a writer’s residency at Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities.

There is no entry fee. Entries should be no longer than 2,500 words and five copies of an entry should be submitted. For a complete description and full submission guidelines for the Linda Flowers Literary Award, visit the North Carolina Humanities Council website at www.nchumanities.org. Entries should be mailed to the North Carolina Humanities Council, Attention: Dr. Shelley Crisp, Executive Director, 122 N. Elm Street, Suite 601, Greensboro, NC, 27401. Questions about the Linda Flowers Literary Award may be directed to Dr. Crisp at scrisp@nchumanities.org or (336) 334-5383.
 

Clayton Chamber of Commerce Announces Call to Artists for Upcoming Harvest Music Festival

Clayton Area Chamber of Commerce announces a call to artists for the Harvest Music Festival. Artists must live in Johnston County or be affiliated with a Johnston County arts organization. For more information, please contact Kim Moffett at 919-553-6352 or kimm@claytonchamber.com Deadline: July 15, 2010. Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Artists are invited to submit designs for the commemorative 2010 Harvest Music Festival T-shirt and additional advertisements used to promote the festival. The artwork should be a blend of the fall season, the Town of Clayton, and include a festival and music theme. All submissions/entries will be on display during the Harvest Festival and the winner will receive $250.
 

Call for Musicians

The Apex Farmers Market is looking for music and entertainment. Performers of all genres of music may apply, but preference will be given to individuals or groups specializing in country, folk, blues, jazz, western, or any blending or fusion of those genres of music. Unfortunately, this is not a paid gig, but you would be welcome to collect tips and/or sell recordings of your own music during your time slot. Power is available, but at the moment, you will need your own PA system.

The Apex Famers Market operates every Saturday in historic downtown Apex, with local farmers, producers, and merchants selling local produce and products. The Apex Farmers Market is located in the parking lot in front of the Apex Chamber of Commerce (the old railroad station) at 220 North Salem Street, Apex, NC 27502.

This year, the Market runs from the first Saturday in April (3 April 2010) to the first Saturday in November (6 November 2010), and there are have many slots available to show off your skills. The Market opens each day of operation at 9:00am for sales. However, in general, there are two time slots for entertainment each day of operation, 10:00am to Noon and Noon to 2:00pm. If you feel you would like to do the whole four hours, or need a shorter time than a two-hour slot, or any combination of time, please inquire.

Please contact Bob Crowley (crowley3@mindspring.com) by email to arrange for your appearance.