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Arts Funding, Programming and Performance Opportunities:  Take the time to review this list.  Deadlines vary.
Ringing Rocks Foundation Offers Support to Conserve Cultural and Healing Practices of Indigenous People
Cintas Foundation Announces Opening of Fellowship Competition for Artists of Cuban Lineage
National Film Preservation Foundation Offers Grants to Preserve Avant-Garde Films)First Nations

Composer Initiative Invites Applications for Common Ground Grant Program
Open Society Institute Seeks Proposals for Documentary Photography Distribution Grants
ICMA Offers Public Library Innovation Grants
National Endowment for the Humanities Offers Small Grants to Libraries to Host Lincoln Exhibit
Music Matters Announces Music Education Grant Guidelines
Multi-Arts Production Fund Offers Support for New Work in Performing Arts
Big Read Offers Support for Community Reading Projects
National Museum of the American Indian Invites Applications for Indigenous Contemporary Arts Program
Blakemore Foundation Offers Support for Asian Language Study and Fine Arts Programs
Sundance Institute Accepting Entries for Documentary Fund
ASCAP Foundation Invites Entries for Young Jazz Composer Awards
NAMM Foundation Offers Funding for Music Making and Research
Nominations Invited for Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award
Harry Ransom Center Seeks Applications for Research Fellowships in the Humanities
Community Leaders Invited to Apply for Preserve America Community Designation
Guitar Center Music Foundation Offers Support for Music Instruction
Princess Grace Foundation-USA Announces Availability of Applications for 2008 Awards in Theater, Playwriting, Dance, Choreography, and Film
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s Arts Program Announces National Projects Fund
American Councils for International Education Offers Support for Policy Relevant Research
Meet The Composer Accepting Applications for Creative Connections
Theatre Communications Group Announces Deadlines for Career Development Programs for Theater Directors and Designers
Bush Foundation Announces Artist Fellows Program
Surdna Foundation Announces Request for Proposals for Creative Writing Residencies for Teens

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~ Manos Gallery~
Tubac Arizona Winter Invitational
Open to all media

Feb 28 – March 15   2009
Contact Person: Mary Helen Watson 520-398 8144 manosgallery@msn.com
website manosgallery.com

Juror:  Michaelin Otis LWS, TNWS, NPWS avalonarts.com

CALENDAR: Please keep this Prospectus for reference until the show closes.

ENTRIES and Fees MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN Nov 30, 2008.

Deadline for emailing entry images (digital) Nov 30, 2008

Acceptance notices will be sent out by Dec 15, 2008

Opening Reception: Feb 28  2009— 2 to 4 PM

Last Day of Show: Sunday, March 16  2009

Return of Unsold Work: Monday, March 17, 2009— Prepaid shipping labels required or d

All work must be original, created within the last 2 years and not shown previously in
a juried show in Tubac or surrounding area, including Tucson and Phoenix. Frames can be metal or wood. Wood frames must be simple, classic, and 2 1/3” or less in width. Manos reserves the right to refuse anything too ornate. Plexiglas is required if needed. Mat color should be white or off-white. Colored liner mat (fillet) is OK.  No frame larger than 42” on either side.
All artwork must be for sale.

IDENTIFICATION LABELS: Face back of artwork & place in lower left hand corner. Be sure the information on Entry #1 is identical to that on the Title #1 entry form and that
Entry #2 and Title #2 match also. We suggest you photocopy these in order to keep your
prospectus information intact.

Entry #1                                                                    Entry #2

Artist _____________________________ Artist ______________________________

Title ______________________________ Title ______________________________

Medium ___________________________ Medium_____________________________

Size ________ Price ___________ Size __________Price __________

Presentation:  Work will be rejected from the jury process: any artwork not presented
in a professional manner, appropriate for exhibiting  or not accurately represented by slide or image. Frame carefully, making sure frames are in pristine condition with tight corners and wire that is fastened about 1/3 the height down and has 2 to 3-inch flexibility. Mats must be clean and well cut. Plexi should be damage free and have no foreign matter (i.e.. pet hair, bugs, etc.) underneath. If this sounds daunting, please consult a professional framer.  Manos requests that each entry have a brief bio fastened securely to the back.

Entry Fee: Non-refundable $35 for the first entry and $20 for the second entry, with a maximum of 2 entries for $55 due with entry. Entries postmarked no later than Nov 30 2008. Mail to

MH Watson

747 Via Vanilla

Rio Rico, AZ 85748

MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO Manos.
Shipping instructions sent with acceptance card.

Bios: e-Mail a 1-page bio to manosgallery@msn.com.

Juror: The Juror of Selection and Awards will be: Michaelin Otis of Green Valley, AZ.
Check her website at avalonartsgallery.com

Commissions and Awards: A 40% commission from each sale will go to Manos
Please price your paintings accordingly. Cash awards will be given including
the $500 Best of Show  Jurors Recognition $100 and 3 $50 Awards of Merit.

Sales and Shipping Procedure: Sales will be handled by the Manos Staff. Payment for sales to artists will be made by April 1.  All shipping of sold work will be handled by Manos Gallery.

Security and Gallery Features: The gallery carries insurance on these paintings (up to
$150,000 collectively) during the time they are in the gallery. Humidity, temperature, and
lighting are carefully controlled to assure paintings are protected and displayed in the best
professional manner.

Opening Reception and Show Specifics:
Saturday, Feb 28 2009, 2 to 4 PM is our opening reception.
Awards will be presented at that time.
The show will remain open daily from 10 AM to 5 PM.
Subject Matter: Open

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Watercolor Invitational ENTRY FORM

Mail to Manos   747 via Vanilla   Rio Rico AZ, Arizona, 85648,
Postmarked no later than Nov 30, 2008. Include a check payable to Manos for $35 for one entry or $55 for two entries. Photocopies are acceptable if you do not want to lose the
Information on the back of the form.

Artist (print)

______________________________(Sign*)_______________________________

*I confirm that the work submitted is my own unique, original creation. It is not copied or
derived, in whole or in major significant part, from the work of another artist and/or photographer without his/her written permission. I also understand that, although all possible care will be afforded each entry, Manos Gallery will not assume responsibility for damage or loss.

Address ______________________________________________________Zip _______

Phone _______________________ Email _____________________________________

TITLE#1_____________________________________ Frame Size _________________

Medium _______________________________________Price _____________________

TITLE #2 _____________________________________Frame Size ________________

Medium _______________________________________ Price ____________________

Brunswick Building Gallery

233 West Railroad Street

Missoula, Montana  59802

new oil stick paintings

Nancy N.Erickson

Four Day Exhibit 2008

Opening:  Thursday, October 2, 5 – 8 pm

                       First Friday, October 3, 1 – 8 pm

                         Saturday, October 4, 11am – 5 pm

                                Monday, October 6, close, 11am – 5pm

                              exhibition will be removed after 5pm

OK, First things first:  Nancy Erickson is one of my heroes.  She has subtly influenced my work for at least ten years.  Click on the image for a larger format.  If you are any where near Missoula, please, go visit the exhibition in my stead; send me thought images through the ozone.

Second:  I believe the address above to be a gallery I visited in Missoula in the mid nineties.  It was filled with art quilts before we were really thinking about them.  The trust of the exhibition  made white cotton gloves available in the absence of human monitors.

Third; What seems like a red herring.  Planet.textilethreads.com provides all sorts of international artists and calls to artists.  I underwrite this site as part of my contributions to my artistic community.

Fourth:  My web master and I have never bluntly or openly asked for voluntary donations to subsidize the continuing stream of information of this site.  I think it is time for each reader to contribute what they can.

Please visit my website and scroll down to the paypal button.  It is grouped with the purchase of the European Edition of Changing the World One Thread at a Time.  You need not purchase the catalog.  You have full decision making power in the amount you wish to donate.

Fifth:  If there is some wonderful philanthropist out there in the audience, I would love to own another of Nancy Erickson’s works.  I have a fondness for her polar bears.  thank you, thelma

When a dear friend was in the process of moving the inevitable down sizing occurred.  Things were going up on Craig’s list.  I got a note saying, oh, I think the overhead projector is priced too low. I’m also worrying about the space for the easel.

So, last Monday I trucked on up to the edge of Oro Valley.  Or maybe it’s technically in the town of Marana.  I don’t know.

Anyway, look what came home with me.  I’ve learned something about manifesting abundance.  I have always known that first you notify the universe and then you get to work.  That has now been technologically enhanced.

I use Firefox  as a web browser.  It gives me the ability to open innumerable tabs and my macbook remembers them from one day to the next.

I had been researching easels.  I must have had every style and every manufacturer and every retailer of easels in my tabs.  At the end of getting my web work done I would browse through all the easel tabs.  Finally I deleted them.  That’s when I got the note from my good friend.

Yes, the universe does work in interesting ways.

a national women’s art exhibition – deadline August 1
Sponsored by the Oakland Community College Womencenter, Farmington Hills, Mi., From Our Perspective is accepting digital entries, with a deadline of August 1st. This juried exhibit will feature women artists and will include two- and three-dimensional works of art.  The Juror, Susan Goethel Cambell, lives and works in Detroit, Mi. and has work in many public and private collections, including the National Museum of Women in the Arts, The New York Public Library, The Detroit Institute of Arts, The Toledo Museum of Art and The University of Michigan Special Collections Library. Fee: $25 for up to 3 works. Awards: Best of Show $800.00, President’s Award $250.00 and a Purchase Prize of $250.00 (for smaller pieces).  To view full prospectus, and to upload images online, go to www.oaklandcc.edu/womencenter/artshow.htm.  Exhibit runs Sept. 18-Oct. 10 2008.  Please contact Arlene Frank with any questions at womenart@oaklandcc.edu

Dinnerware Artspace is beginning a new mural located at
Arizona Alley at (the 200 block of) E. Congress Street.

Young and older latino artists are invited to participate.

This mural is being created in conjunction with the
National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC) Regional Conference,  April 25-26, 2008, and the Tucson/Pima Arts Council.

Check the NALAC.org  website for more information on attending the workshop.

The mural title is “Tucson Colectivo”.
Bring your own paints and brushes.
The mural format is two giant spirals on a 40ft long mural.
Latino and latina artists can claim a section to paint on.

Tell your latino/latina artist friends about this project.

Contact me at Dinnerware Artspace for more details.

David Aguirre
Dinnerware Artspace
520 792-4503

Someday I’ll tell you all about the Lady’s Aide. Today I’m just going to boast about my mechanical prowess.

My macbook now has 2 GB of memory. Thanks mostly to my set of lady’s micro tools that are kept in the bottom of my desk drawer.

Here’s the strangely wonky image from the macbook screen. It shows I got it right the first time.

Gamblin was the color man when the Smithsonian set out to recreate the renaissance, earth, colors of the old masters. He gives a twenty minute tutorial on thinking about color.

I received this DVD as a gift at a recent art’s materials exposition. Check with your supplier of art supplies and see if you can obtain a copy of this.  OOPS,  go to the Gamblin website, linked above.  You can view it online.   It addresses color in several ways including the historic time frame and the colors produced and used.

I was at the University of Arizona Museum of Art today. This is from a new installation by
El Anatsui.

These works are copyright of the artist and are shown here under the doctrine of fair use for educational purposes. The work above uses the rims of screw on caps of cheap liquor that the anglo world has exported to Africa for the last several centuries. It references that societal problem, the problem of garbage, and also the West African textile tradition.

Not to mention that it is lusciously gorgeous and cries out to be carressed.

More societal commentary. Aluminum printing plates used in their most maleable form to comment on waste and waste paper in particular.

If you are traveling or happen to be around Tucson, Arizona, do yourself a favor and go to the University of Arizona. There is the Museum, two galleries, the Center for Creative Photography, the Flanrau Observatory, the Arizona Historical museum and much more.

This is one of the first semi-successful prints from one of the linoleum blocks I’ve carved. My husband stole the print of the cat laying in front of the full moon. The old cedar tree taught me that it is much more sensible to carve the object. Carving away the background even when you leave a border to support the brayer requires much more skill than I have right now. I’ll have to actually get my printing done on good paper instead of just testing on typing sheet sorts of samples.

Last Wednesday I struggled with intaglio wiping the large, multi color, chard collagraph. I failed miserably. Then printed it again after more wiping. It was only a minor failure.

I cleaned the plate. Printed a blind emboss from it Wednesday and it is only a minor failure. The blind emboss, done Thursday, from the bamboo was good with only minor creasing. These are a couple of details from the blind emboss from that plate.

However, the real success on Thursday is a bunch of small square and rectangular offcuts from the big bamboo plate. I did one and then rearranged the modules.

I did five consecutively with increasing pressure. The last one was two half inch foam blankets and then thin, thick, and medium regular blankets. The blind emboss combined with the half sheet (smaller) of paper meant that I could put on gonzo pressure and still not break the paper.

Pretty rewarding to see the progression of the five. I forgot to take the camera with me on Thursday. Now I’ve got my confidence up just a bit I think I will ink each module with a different color, wipe, and print. I’ve also taxed my body mightily even though the gearing on the big press is pretty good. My shoulders and my back are telling me I ran a LOT through that press last week.

I have fallen way behind the pace of the work and the assignments. I don’t know how the kids who are taking twelve to sixteen credits are handling the volume of work.

The big plates are beautiful but a real headache. The press is thirty years old and has experienced all that teen aged students can imagine in it’s life. The bed will take a fifty inch long piece of paper; the roller is about thirty inches long.

I guess I should spend the weekend reading the text books. However, the two women, with great experience, who come in and work on lab days are very kind and teach me a lot. I’ve been delivering pomegranites for rewards.

I like the multi cultural and multi generational aspects of the class a lot. I guess it is time for me to become a bit more social person again.