Come Sing with the Rockland County Choral Society
The Rockland County Choral Society begins rehearsals for the Winter 2010 season starting Monday, September 13, 2010 . This Winter's concert is titled: Glory, Hallelujah! A Choral Celebration with Organ and Brass featuring works by Bach, Handel, Rossi, Pinkham, Hagemann, and Hurd.

Rehearsals are held Monday nights at 7:45 at Felix Festa Middle School, Room B116. Since music needs to be handed out at the first rehearsal please arrive by 7:30PM. For more information please check out our website: www.rocklandchoral.org, email: info@rocklandchoral.org, or call 845-41-VOCAL. (418-6225).

The Rockland County Choral Society (RCCS), a not-for-profit organization, is the second oldest continuing musical association in Rockland County, NY. Originally formed in 1937 as part of the Rockland County Adult Education Program, the organization has evolved into one that offers a full spectrum of choral music. RCCS concerts have featured choral masterpieces, selections from opera, Americana, and even commissioned works. Professional musicians and soloists accompany the chorus at each concert. Numerous professional musicians and vocalists have performed with the RCCS, many of whom have been featured performers on many of the grandest stages in the world.

New York Foundation for the Arts Invites Applications for Strategic Opportunity Stipend Grants
The New York Foundation for the Arts' Strategic Opportunity Stipends program provides grants designed to help individual artists of all disciplines take advantage of specific, unique opportunities that will significantly benefit their work or career. The grants are available to artists in eligible counties of New York State outside of the five boroughs of Manhattan. The grants of $200 to $1,500 each are for forthcoming opportunities (not necessarily projects) that are distinct from an artist's ongoing work.

Applicants must be at least 18 years old and a full-time resident for the past year of one of the participating New York State counties (Please note: SOS is not available to residents of the five boroughs of New York City). Applicants cannot be enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate degree program at the time of application. The September 24, 2010 deadline is for opportunities occurring between November 1, 2010 and May 31, 2011.

For SOS guidelines and list of eligible counties, visit nyfa.org. Deadline: September 24.

Lower Hudson Valley Youth Chorus
Lower Hudson Valley Youth Chorus is now accepting singers for the 2010-11 season. This season will be more exciting than ever!! This season we will: record a CD; sing the National Anthem at many exciting events; sing songs from GLEE with choreography; sing to support local charities; sing at the Gift of Sharing, an event hosted by Lord &Taylor and the Young Peoples Chorus of NY City; sing a new original song written by Francisco Nunez, the composer of Give Us Hope and more.
 
The Lower Hudson Valley Youth Chorus is a local group of friendly and talented children ages 6-16 who share a love for music and singing. Under the Direction of Jared Rosenblum, the Youth Chorus is the ideal way for your children to begin their involvement in group singing or to continue developing their studies and technique. We work on blend, music reading and we sing in three-part harmony while rehearsing to perform at many exciting events throughout the year. This year’s performance schedule will start on October 23, when we sing at the Autism Speaks walk at Rockland Community College. The Young People's Chorus of New York City™, Francisco J. Núñez, Artistic Director/Founder, have invited the chorus to participate in a Lord & Taylor event this holiday season: The Gift of Sharing on Monday, November 15.  We are so pleased to be working with Lord & Taylor on this event to promote a sharing of music and choral singing for our youth.  Our chorus sings songs of many different styles including songs from GLEE, The Beatles, Broadway shows, pop music, choral arrangements, and much more! Sundays, 6:00-7:15 p.m., September 2010 - June 2011. For more information or to register call (845)300-1925 or register at lohudyouthchorus.com.

Call for Dancers: Chiku Awali African Dance Company
Dance in the 2010 Chiku Awali African Dance Extravaganza: Rudo and Jumoke! Chiku Awali African Dance Company will produce the dance drama, Rudo and Jumoke, in November 2010, and is need of more dancers, especially males. Using the theme of Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, Artistic Director Jerry Kwashie Dzokoto will choreograph a poignant love story dance drama. Rudo and Jumoke will debut November 2010 at the eighth annual Chiku Awali African Dance Extravaganza.

Just as in Verona, conflict exists in the streets of Abeokuta, a city in Ogun, Nigeria. The story unfolds as Rudo Maraire of Shona descent, the product of a white mother and a Shona father, falls in love Jumoke Kuti of the Yoruba people. The conflict that ensues rivals that of the sixteenth century play.

Incidents of intolerance have yet to be conquered since Shakespeare's era - the fight against racism, caste systems, and color barriers is ongoing. Chiku Awali envisions that Rudo and Jumoke will promote African dance and culture while encouraging discussions that focus on diversity and tolerance among people on a regional as well as national and international level. Auditions will begin in September. Please call: Alexandreena Dixon: 845-357-5062 or Jerry Dzokoto: 845-499-0380, or email info@chikuawali.org. Web site: www.chikuawali.org.

Photography Instructor Wanted
Rockland Country Day School in Congers, NY is seeking a part-time Upper School photography instructor for the 2010-2011 school year. Resumes may be sent to: msommer@rocklandcds.org and jfyfe@rocklandcds.org.

Invitation to Hispanic and Latino Artists
UBS Cultural Awareness Network (CAN), invites you to submit works for our Hispanic Heritage Month exhibition.  The exhibition opens September 15, 2010 and runs through October 29, 2010.  This is a wonderful opportunity to exhibit your artwork in a prominent Stamford, CT investment bank headquarters, and also on UBS Cultural Online Gallery for worldwide distribution.
 
Submit the following materials by August 16, 2010.   Final selections will be made by August 31, 2010.

1) Artist Bio/Statement including name, telephone# and web address;  2) Five digital jpg files of artwork including the frame. If the work isn't framed, describe how it will be installed.  The file size should be ~ 150 dpi.  The name of the jpgs should reflect the name of the artwork; and 3) A listing of the five works including title, year created, medium, size and insurance value. 
 
Send all materials via email to opencallforartists@picture-that.com.  Format the subject of your email as follows: UBSHISPANIC_YourLastNameYourFirstName_YourCityYourState.  For example, UBSHISPANIC_DoeJane_StamfordCT.  

Contact us with questions via email at opencallforartists@picture-that.com.

Residency Opportunity
The MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire, is the nation’s oldest artist colony, and offers residencies up to eight weeks in length for writers, visual artists, composers, filmmakers, playwrights, interdisciplinary artists, and architects from around the world. Artists-in-residence are given free room and board as well as 24-hour access to individual studios. Applications received by September 15 will be considered for the Winter/Spring 2011 residency period (February 1 - May 31). Visit http://www.macdowellcolony.org/apply-appguidelines.html for guidelines and to apply. Deadline: September 15.

Poetry Opportunity
The Robert Frost Foundation is a non-profit organization that strives to inspire civic pride and economic development in Lawrence, MA, Robert Frost’s hometown, through the promotion of the poet’s life and work. The foundation awards an annual $1,000 Robert Frost Award for a single poem inspired by the spirit of the foundation’s namesake. Visit http://www.frostfoundation.org/  for guidelines. Deadline: September 15.

Opportunity: Lyricists and Librettists
On behalf of The Kleban Foundation, New Dramatists annually administers two $100,000 prizes, one to a lyricist and one to a librettist, in honor of the famed American musical theater composer Edward Kleban (“A Chorus Line”). Prior winners of the Kleban Prize include David Lindsay-Abaire ("Shrek the Musical"), Jason Robert Brown ("Parade"), and Jeff Marx and Robert Lopez ("Avenue Q"). Applicants should apply with five to eight lyrics or a libretto. Visit http://newdramatists.org/KlebanApplication2011.pdf for the application and guidelines. Deadline: September 15.

Sullivan Foundation Seeks Award Applications From Young Singers
The William Matheus Sullivan Musical Foundation seeks to identify talented young singers and help them develop professional careers through a program providing continuing financial support over a period of five years.

Following annual auditions in New York, the foundation provides a number of $10,000 cash awards to gifted singers in the early stages of professional careers, to be used for any career-related purpose. Winners may also receive role preparation assistance for a period of five years to help defray expenses incurred in musical, dramatic, vocal, and language coaching for specific professional engagements.

The foundation seeks exceptionally talented young singers who are taking first steps in professional careers. Applicants must be in the early stages of their careers, and have completed their academic training. They should have sung at least one engagement with a known opera company, symphony orchestra, or other organization utilizing full orchestral accompaniment, and must submit a copy of a contract or letter of intent for a future professional operatic engagement following the foundation's November auditions.

Visit http://www.sullivanfoundation.org/ for guidelines and application. Deadline: September 21, 2010.

National Association of Latino Arts and Culture Fund for the Arts Offers Grants for Artists and Nonprofits
The NALAC Fund for the Arts is a field-advised grant program designed to help Latinos develop their creative talents and make lasting contributions to their communities and society as a whole. Launched in 2005 by the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture with major support from the Ford Foundation, the NFA provides financial resources to strengthen Latino small and mid-sized arts organizations and to support Latino artists in the creation of their work.

A "Latino arts organization" is defined as an organization whose mission is focused on Latino art and culture, whose executive or artistic director is Latino, and/or whose board of directors is comprised of at least 51 percent Latinos. Applicant organizations must have 501(c)(3) nonprofit status or have a fiscal sponsor with a 501(c)(3) status, must have been in existence for at least one fiscal year, must have an operating budget that does not exceed $1 million, and must be a member of NALAC. Eligible organizations may apply for grants ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 each to be used toward general operating support, the creation and presentation of artistic works, organizational capacity-building initiatives, and professional development.

A "Latino artist" is defined as a U.S.-based Latino artist working individually or as part of a Latino ensemble, arts collective, or community-based arts group in dance, interdisciplinary arts, literary arts, media arts, multidisciplinary arts, music, performance art, theater arts, or visual arts. Applicant artists must be at least 18 years of age, and must be a member of NALAC. Individual artist project grants ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 each may be used for creation, development, and presentation of work; professional or career development, equipment necessary for artistic production, or project research and travel.

In addition, a limited number of NFA Artist Fellowship Grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 each will be offered to support exemplary artists, and the NFA Master Artist Grant will recognize one Latino master artist with a grant ranging from $10,000 to $20,000. Visit http://www.nalac.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=4&Itemid=31 for guidelines and application. Deadline: September 24, 2010.


Center for Jewish History Announces New Documentary Fellowship
The Center for Jewish History has announced the establishment of the Joseph S. Steinberg Fund for Emerging Jewish Documentary Filmmakers. The fund will support research in the archives housed at the Center for Jewish History, with the goal of ultimately presenting finished documentary works, or works in progress, to a public audience at the center.

Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to apply for funding to further existing projects, or to start new projects, whose subject matter is in line with the collections housed at the Center for Jewish History. All applicants should be prepared to indicate which specific materials and collections they intend to include in their project. The goal of this fellowship is to provide small stipends to emerging documentary filmmakers working on topics related to modern Jewish history, and is not limited to film students.

The fund will work to support projects that address significant subjects; offer fresh, challenging perspectives; engage audiences across cultural lines; and expand the understanding of Jewish experiences based on the collections of the center's five partners.

Fund recipient(s) will be eligible for awards of up to $3,000 and will be provided with complete access to resources at the Center for Jewish History. Visit http://www.cjh.org/p/36 for guidelines and application. Deadline: October 1, 2010.

Surdna Foundation Accepting Applications for Arts Teachers Fellowship Program
The Surdna Foundation is accepting applications for its Arts Teachers Fellowship Program, a national initiative to support the artistic revitalization of outstanding arts teachers in public arts high schools.

Through the Arts Teachers Fellowship Program, fellows will design individualized courses of study that will provide both immersion in their own creative work and the opportunity to interact with other professional artists in their fields. A fellowship program may include study in arts courses; attendance at advanced art-making workshops, festivals, or institutes; residencies at artists' colonies; formal mentor relationships with recognized professional artists; or independent study toward the completion of an artistic project (which includes interaction with other professionals).

All permanently assigned full- and part-time arts faculty in public arts high schools are eligible. Eligible schools include specialized public arts high schools and arts-focused magnet and charter high schools. Teachers of all arts disciplines are eligible — visual arts, photography, theater, music, dance, film, video, multidiscipline, and creative writing. At a minimum, applicants must be in their fifth year of teaching arts in high school and plan to continue as an arts teacher in their specialized public arts high school in 2011-12.

The program will award twenty grants of up to $5,500 each, with a complementary grant of $1,500 to the fellow's school to support post-fellowship activities. Visit http://www.surdna.org/ for guidelines and application. Deadline: November 12, 2010.

Exhibit Opportunity: Call for Artists
The Finkelstein Memorial Library invites all artists of the Hudson Valley interested in exhibiting their work at the library to submit samples of their two-dimensional work for review by the Finkelstein Library Arts Committee (no sculpture).  Please call Nicholas Rossi at 845-352-5700, ext.246 or email nrossi@rcls.org for additional information. Deadline: Contact and submit samples by September 30.

Call for Entries: Fine Craft Exhibition
Mamaroneck Artists Guild - An open juried fine craft exhibit October 14 - November 6, 2010. The Mamaroneck Artists Guild announces its first open juried fine craft exhibit: Imagine 2010, October 14 - November 6, 2010.

Juror: Barbara Seidenath BFA, MFA and faculty RISD.

Cash Awards: $500 first place, $300 second place. Up to 3 entries per applicant. Categories: ceramics, fiber, glass, jewelry, metal, multi-media, wood and other.

For information prospectus and on-line entry form visit: http://www.magguild.org. Entries due: September 12, 2010. E-mail questions to info@magguild.org.

Employment Opportunity
PlayMove&Sing, a Nyack-based music and movement program for babies, toddlers, and pre-school age children, is currently hiring qualified and enthusiastic adults (educators and performing artists), interested in training for regular, part-time instructor positions. Instructors will attend PlayMove&Sing training seminars in July and August, and begin teaching classes in September. For further information, or to apply for the position, contact Meredith Nicolich at: 845-353-2268, or email info@playmovesing.com, visit www.playmovesing.com.

American Composers Forum National Composition Contest
In partnership with MakeMusic, Inc. and the Grammy-winning ensemble eighth blackbird, the American Composers Forum has announced a new national composition contest to encourage creativity by composers across the United States and to recognize and reward their accomplishments.

The focus of the Finale National Composition Contest is chamber music. Three composers from the total applicant pool will be chosen as finalists. Each finalist will receive a cash prize and be asked to write a piece for eighth blackbird, which will be work-shopped and performed in the ensemble's Chicago studio. One of the pieces will be chosen to receive the final prize, which includes an additional cash award and a future public performance by eighth blackbird.
Each of the three finalists will receive an award of $1,000 plus an additional $500 to help defray expenses associated with attending the workshop and studio performance. The composer of the winning piece will receive an additional $2,000, and the piece will be premiered by eighth blackbird.

Entries are invited from composers of all ages. Applicants must be living in the U.S. at the time of the eighth blackbird workshop and studio performance. Visit http://www.composersforum.org/programs_detail.cfm?oid=12474 for complete program information. Deadline: September 15.

PBS Announce Diversity and Innovation Fund
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Public Broadcasting Service have announced the first Request for Proposals from their Diversity and Innovation Fund. The fund seeks proposals to provide the National Programming Service with a new, weekly, primetime series that will expand viewership and usage and reach an adult audience on-air and online that reflects the diversity of the 40-to-64-year-old demographic.

Specifically, the DI Fund seeks to diversify the NPS by attracting more racially and ethnically diverse viewers and Web visitors within the target demographic; expand the current NPS audience through the increased use of content created by a diverse group of producers and through the effective use of new and emerging technologies; leverage the talent and creativity of executive producers and producers from minority and underserved communities; build capacity for the public media system from within those communities; and encourage innovation in the planning, production, and distribution of public media content.
The content should be conceived and budgeted with multiple-platform use (broadcast, VOD, Internet, mobile, DVD, etc.) in mind from the outset.

The RFP encourages proposals for a variety of popular genres, including science, history, travel, natural history, and exploration. This RFP is not seeking children's, drama, or news and public affairs content, as these subject areas are being addressed via other initiatives and/or existing properties.

Applicants are invited to submit proposals for a series of ten episodes that can be produced for $375,000 per hour (or less), with attendant rights that allow for the efficient use of the content on all distribution platforms. The intent is to "pilot" several projects. One or more will then be selected for series production. PBS will begin accepting proposals on July 26, 2010. Visit http://www.pbs.org/difund/ for complete program information and application procedures. Deadline: September 15.

Call for Artists
Nanuet Hebrew Center seeks artists for the 11th Mid Rockland Arts Festival, November 13 and 14, 2010. This juried shows welcomes submissions from artists working in all media as well as artists' representatives. Patron's party and private sale to be held the evening of November 13. Show open to public on November 14. For information and application form contact: Mid Rockland Arts Festival, Nanuet Hebrew Center, 411 South Little Tor Road, New City, New York 10956, Phone: 845-708-0813, Fax: 845-708-9182, E-mail: artsfestival@nanuethc.org, Web Site: www.nanuethc.org.


Kleban Award for Musical Theater
The Kleban Award is given annually in two categories, to the most promising librettist and lyricist in the American Musical Theater. The award is sponsored by the Kleban Foundation, which was established in 1988 under the Will of Edward L. Kleban. Applicants must meet either of the following criteria: 1) A work by the applicant has previously been produced on a stage or in a workshop performance. 2) The applicant is or has been a member or an associate of a professional musical workshop or theater group, i.e., ASCAP, BMI Theater Workshop or the Dramatists Guild Musical Theater Development Program.

Any individual who has previously won the Kleban Prize in Musical Theatre or any individual whose work has been performed on the Broadway stage for a cumulative period of two years prior to the date of the application is ineligible. Applicants may apply as a team, but each person must complete an application form. Applicants may apply for both categories, but must submit a separate application form for each category. These applications may be mailed in the same envelope. Applicants may send only one submission per category. Applicants may win in only one category. Visit http://www.newdramatists.org/KlebanApplication2011.pdf for complete guidelines and application. Deadline: September 15, 2010.

John Lennon Songwriting Contest
The John Lennon Songwriting Contest is an international songwriting contest that began in 1997. The Contest is open to amateur and professional songwriters who submit entries in any one of 12 categories. The JLSC is open year-round and features two Sessions -- with 72 Finalists, 24 Grand Prize Winners, 12 Lennon Award Winners and 1 Maxell Song of the Year.

You don't need a professional recording. Entries will be judged on originality, melody, composition, and lyrics (when applicable). Your songs may be entered in any of the following categories: Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, World, Rhythm & Blues, Hip Hop, Gospel/Inspirational, Latin, Electronic, Folk, and Children's. Instrumental compositions are encouraged. Visit http://www.jlsc.com/index.php for complete details. Deadline: June 15 and December 15, 2010.

Acrylic Painting Teaching Artists Wanted
Grumbacher paint is looking to hire acrylic painters to teach two hours workshops at a major retailer in locations across the United States and Canada. Artists must be capable of demonstrating a still life, landscape, seascape, and floral. We have developed a flexible curriculum in acrylics for an artist to use or adapt to fit to his or her style. We plan to conduct approximately one to four workshops per store per month and the artist will have flexibility in scheduling. Compensation is $100 per workshop, and teaching materials will be provided to the artist at no cost

Interested individuals should e-mail Ellen Cunningham at ecunningham@chartpak.com with examples of their work in acrylics, along with a resume and contact information.  (Chartpak is a manufacturer of fine art supplies. Grumbacher, Koh-I-Noor, Higgins ink, and Clearprint are some of our brands.)

Ford Foundation Funding Initiative to Develop Arts Spaces
The Ford Foundation has announced a ten-year, $100 million initiative to support a new generation of arts spaces nationwide. The new initiative, Supporting Diverse Arts Spaces, will provide funding for projects that incubate and produce creative work across all disciplines. Grant funds will support both new projects and the revitalization and expansion of existing arts spaces.

As part of the initiative, the Ford Foundation has joined with LINC (Leveraging Investments in Creativity), and the MetLife Foundation, to call for applications for the first round of Ford Foundation Space for Change predevelopment and planning grants. Through an open Request for Proposal process, grants will go to organizations that are in the early stages of planning facilities that support artistically innovative and culturally diverse endeavors that will strengthen relationships between the community and artists.

Nonprofit arts organizations with strong track records of artistic excellence, who are intending to buy, build, renovate, partner in the development of, or become anchor tenants in a vibrant artist space can apply for grants of up to $100,000 each over two years in capital and/or planning support. All applicants must, at a minimum demonstrate a track record of excellence in their programming and artistic production; be 501(c)(3) organizations that directly serve both artists and communities; demonstrate strong community ties; and have the fiscal and organizational capacity necessary to partner in or carry out a facility project.

Examples of the wide range of facilities that would be eligible for support include work- and/or live-work spaces for artists; performance facilities; rehearsal spaces; gallery spaces; community arts and educational facilities; and any other type of spaces where artists work, where art works are made, or presented, or where educational activities associated with the arts and involving artists take place.

Letters of Inquiry will be accepted on a rolling basis. For the Spring 2010 Cycle, LOI will be reviewed from April 14 to June 22, 2010 (for LOI received on or before May 28, 2010). For the Fall 2010 Cycle, LOI will be reviewed from September 22 to November 3, 2010 (for LOI received between May 29 and September 17, 2010). LINC will invite organizations with strong LOI to submit a full proposal within 30 days of receiving the LOI. http://www.lincnet.net/artist-space/ford-foundation-planning-and-pre-development-grants. Deadline: Letter of Inquiry - May 28 and September 17, 2010.

Grants: Theater, Playwriting, Dance, Choreography & Film
The Princess Grace Foundation-USA has announced the availability of applications for the 2010 Princess Grace Awards in theater, playwriting, dance performance, choreography, and film. Founded in 1982 in memory of Princess Grace (Kelly) of Monaco, the foundation identifies and assists emerging artists in theater, dance, and film and has awarded grants in excess of $7 million to nearly five hundred individuals nationwide. Visit http://www.pgfusa.com/


Submit Your Poems for Publication
Poetry, received from across the US and abroad, is published each month in the print edition of Art Times. Electronic submissions are not accepted. All queries/submissions must be accompanied by a SASE and require a 6-month response period. Guidelines: Up to 20 lines. All topics; all forms. For complete guidelines SASE to Art Times, PO Box 730, Mt. Marion, NY 12456. Deadline: Ongoing.

Chronogram Publications Seeks Poets
Poetry submissions are considered on a monthly basis. Deadline for submission for a particular month is the 5th day of the previous month. (E.g. Sept 5Th is the deadline for submitting work for publication in the October issue.)Submit up to 3 poems or 3 typed pages for any particular month. Keep in mind that there is a limited amount of space for publishing poetry at Chronogram. Shorter pieces have a better chance of being accepted for publication. We ask that writers wait 3 months between submissions. Please allow 8 weeks before expecting a response from Chronogram. Submissions must include a mailing address, so we know where to send a copy of the magazine if your poem is published. For complete information visit http://www.chronogram.com/pages/Submissions. Deadline: Ongoing.

Call for Writers: Writing About Art
Writers can now see their work published in ArtWorks and on the ASK website. The Literary Arts Committee asks writers to send poems, essays, fiction, or dialogue written about visual works in ASK gallery exhibits, which the committee will evaluate for possible publication. ASK will publish the selected literary works along with an image of the visual work that inspired the writing.

Here's what to do: find a work in an ASK exhibition that inspires your creative impulses. You needn't be an art critic: imaginative work is more than welcome, as long as it is directly related to the visual work. The maximum length is 200 words. For additional information visit http://www.askforarts.org. Send your work by email to writing@askforarts.org and be sure to include: title of visual work; artist's name; month of the exhibit. Deadline: Ongoing.

National Geographic Film Project Offers Seed Grants for Indigenous Storytellers
The All Roads Film Project is a National Geographic initiative dedicated to helping indigenous and underrepresented minority-culture storytellers around the world showcase their works and promote greater knowledge, dialogue, and understanding with a broader, global audience. All Roads includes a film festival, photography program, and seed-grant program.

The seed-grant program is open to indigenous and underrepresented minority-culture filmmakers as well as filmmakers who can demonstrate that they have been designated by indigenous or minority communities to tell their story. Grants funds should be used toward the development and production of a feature film, long documentary, short documentary, shorts, animation, or music video.

The program awards grants ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 to up to sixteen film projects annually. Funding may be used for equipment, travel for field research, editing time, etc.

Submission deadlines are quarterly on the 15th of March, June, September, and December. Visit http://events.nationalgeographic.com/events/all-roads/seed-grants/

Artist Grants - Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation
The Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Foundation’s Individual Support Program provides 12 grants of $25,000 to artists working in painting, sculpture, or printmaking, who can demonstrate that they have been in a mature phase of their artistic development for at least 20 years. Eligibility will also be decided based on submitted images of artists’ work, as well as the financial need of applicants. Contestants must mail a written request for the current application form to the Foundation at 380 West Broadway, New York, NY 10012.

Grants for Filmmakers, Composers and Writers
Filmmakers, composers, and writers are eligible for the DAAD Berlin Künstlerprogramm scholarship, an artists’ residency meant to strengthen the international arts community in Berlin. To apply, writers should submit a published book, filmmakers a DVD, and composers a recording or score. Up to 20 residencies are awarded for periods ranging from six to twelve months. Residents will receive a monthly allowance for rent and living expenses, travel, health insurance, and courses in German. Visit http://www.berliner-kuenstlerprogramm.de/en/formular.pdf for an application.

Performing Artists
The Rockland Psychiatric Center is seeking volunteer performing artists to perform at the Center on Sundays. If interested, please call Jim Bopp at 845-680-8003.

Free Online Art Marketing Workshop (Virtual)
Build your art career as a gallery represented artist.  Get free art marketing tips from the owner of Xanadu Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ.  Every couple of weeks, Xanadu posts a new free mini-workshop.  Attend live, online, and ask questions as if you were attending the workshop in-person.  Each mini-workshop lasts approximately 25 to 30 minutes. To register for this free event please visit http://www.xanadugallery.com/artmarketing.

Call for Entries: Waterpod, New York, NY
The Waterpod is a public floating living sculpture traversing the NY Waterways during the Summer/Fall of 2009.  Four artists live and work on board. The Waterpod is looking for: artists to create installations that will become part of the permanent structure of the Waterpod. Also looking for performance and video artists to exhibit their work.

Artists who wish to be considered for a live on 3 day residency should write a letter explaining why their artistic goals would be enhanced by the experience.  Please send a proposal and four jpegs of your work, or five minutes of video that you have posted on Vimeo. To set up a Vimeo account, go to www.vimeo.com. Please send submissions to thewaterpod@gmail.com. For more information please visit  http://www.thewaterpod.org. Deadline: Ongoing.


Musicians and Bands:
Open call for musicians and bands willing to play unplugged at Water Street Market for Third Saturday events in New Paltz, NY.  For more information please contact Melanie Cronin at cronartusa@gmail.com. Deadline: Ongoing.

New York State Cultural Data Project (CDP)
Arts and cultural organizations in New York State now have access to a free, user-friendly online management tool that will provide them with the tools necessary to streamline financial reporting.  

As a participant, you enter historical financial, programmatic, and operational data into a standardized online form at the end of each fiscal year. After that, you can instantly generate annual reports to view financial, attendance and program activity data for a fiscal year, as well as trend reports to display three years of your organization’s information side by side.  In addition, you can rely on CDP technology to reformat the data to match the needs of different participating grantmakers, greatly reducing the time required to provide the same information in multiple applications.

CDP is available to all 501(c)3 arts organizations in New York State.  It is also open to organizations operating under a fiscal conduit; to discrete cultural programs within larger multi- and human-service organizations; and to unincorporated artist collectives and festivals. To learn more, go to www.nysculturaldata.org

American Express Grants for Non-Profits
The mission of this program is to bring to life the American Express value of good corporate citizenship by supporting diverse communities in ways that enhance the company’s reputation with employees, customers, business partners and other stakeholders. They do this by supporting visionary not-for-profit organizations that include: A broad range of arts and culture: from historic landmarks and public spaces to dance, theater, music, film and the visual arts. Emphasis is placed on preserving works that represent a range of diverse cultures; Leadership projects that focus on specific industries or disciplines (e.g., hospitality, travel, culture, historic preservation), cultivate leadership opportunities for specific ethnic groups or underserved populations, or focus on innovative leadership development through world-class institutions; and  Community Service projects including feeding the hungry, mentoring students, building homes for the homeless or cleaning up the environment. In the past grants have averaged $10,000 to $25,000 with some as high as $1,000,000. Organizations with tax exemption under IRS codes 501(c)(3), and 509(a)(1),(2),(3). Visit http://home3.americanexpress.com/corp/gb/howto.asp for additional information. Deadline: Open.


Volunteers Available to Assist Non-Profits
Rockland County Department of Social Services has volunteers available to work at non-profits anywhere from 12-30 hours per week.  These Temporary Assistance recipients who are determined to be employable are required to participate in a variety of employment and training activities to prepare them for employment.  If you are a non-profit agency looking for extra help in your office, grounds, or  maintenance, please call Ellen Barr, Job Developer at 845-356-6618.