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New Economy Smack Down: May 13th!! - Put it in your calendars:
Galapagos Art Space & The Field present:
The New Economy Smack Down
Don't be brought down by the old economy, instead usher in the newness with an evening of lively debate, truth-telling, and prophesizing...
Located at Galapagos Art Space in DUMBO
FREE with RSVP
Shows & Discounts:
CLOSING THIS WEEKEND!
Object Collection's Problem Radical(s) @ Performance Space 122
check them out on WNYC
check them out on WFMU
read about them in Working Class Magazine
"It's shows like this that shut down the NEA" - Backstage. Go see what the fuss is all about!
OPENING NEXT WEEKEND!
The Paper Industry's SINE WAVE GOODBYE
May 14--17, 21--23 at 8p.m.
Tickets: $17 adult/$12 studen
buy here or by calling TheaterMania at 212-352-3101
At the Ontological Theater at St. Mark's Church
131 East 10th Street (at 2nd Ave.)
Early Bird Discount Code: type in the code "newton" for $12 tickets to opening week!
These discount tickets are limited and going fast so book now!
PARTIES!!:
The Debate Society's "5-year Birthday Party" Party! Friday, May 8 @ 7-11pm
Drinks & Sweets - Chaperones - Party Favors - Pickles - Activities - Special Guest Performances - TDS Auction - Dancing - and more all proceeds benefit The Debate Society's upcoming season.
@ The Ukrainian Cultural Center, 136 2nd Ave. (Btw. St. Marks & E. 9th St.)
Tickets $25 advance, $30 at the door13P SPRING BENEFIT @ Joe's Pub, May 11, 2009
the coveted awards presented by 13P to the mentors and heroes who have inspired us with their seminal contributions to new American plays.
honoring... CRAIG LUCAS, SUZAN-LORI PARKS, PAULA VOGEL, & MAC WELLMAN
hosted by... LISA KRON, evening directed by... SARAH BENSON
425 Lafayette Street - New York, New York
5:30PM viP Cocktails, 6:00PM Doors Open to Joe’s Pub, 7:00PM Performances Begin, 8:30PM Silent Auction & Post-Performance Reception with the Honorees, Cast and Playwrights of 13P
Festive attire
Kindly RSVP online at www.13p.org
For more information, call 212-613-3119 or visit www.13p.orgPerformance Space 122 Spring Gala
There are a handful of secret $40 artist tickets still floating around in the ether - just email me directly and I'll try to hook you up. Or if you can - go ahead and buy a full price ticket online and show your full price support!
PERFORMANCE SPACE 122 ANNUAL SPRING BENEFIT 2009
"REAL DANCING WITH THE REAL STARS"
Honoring C. CARR and ISMAEL HOUSTON JONES
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
The Playhouse at Abrons Arts Center
466 Grand Street at Pitt Street, in Manhattan
6:00 Cocktails & Hors D’Oeuvres , 8:00 Performance, 10:00 Party
PERFORMANCES: Philippe Petit, Bill T. Jones’ Fela!, Liam Mower from Billy Elliot (star of the original London production), Elizabeth Streb, Yvonne Meier, Regina Roche and Adrienne Truscott; plus presentations by Claire Danes, DANCENOISE and Martha Wilson; Video by Charles Atlas
"THE JUDGES": Harvey Fierstein, Bebe Neuwirth, Stephen Daldry
HOSTS: Isaac Mizrahi & Richard Move (as Martha Graham)
The Field's Spring Career Workshops
MEDIATED SOCIALIZING: Strategies for Internet Outreach - Jaki Levy, Tuesdays, 6:30-9pm, May 5, 12, 19
FUNDRAISE: Grant Writing Fundamentals - Audra Lang, Weds, 6:30-9pm, May 20, 27, Jun 3
MANAGE: Strategic Partnerships for Success - Karen Bernard, Mon, 6:30-9pm, Jun 8LMCC TNT: Training, Networking, and Talks
Grantwriting Basics for Artists:Thurs, May 14 @ 6:30pm
Led by: Kay Takeda, Director, Grants & Services, LMCC
This 90-minute workshop will cover the basic components of most grant proposals, providing tips and hands-on exercises to help make future proposals more effective.
Workshop is free, but space is extremely limited. RSVP is required.
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, 125 Maiden Lane, 2nd FloorQueens Council on the Arts
MAKE ART -- MAKE MONEY Weds, May 20 & June 10 @ 6:-8:30pm
Grant Writing Basics, FREE two-day workshop. Join grant writing consultant Melissa Sandor and QCA staff to help take the fear out of grant writing. This two-day workshop will cover the basic components of most grant proposals, providing tips and hands-on exercises to help make future proposals more effective. Space is extremely limited, click here to register.
Registration closes Monday, May 18, 2009JOYCE SOHO: Meet the Presenters! -Mon, Jun 8 6:30pm
Dance presenters from across New York City discuss the programming process, the particular mission of their venues and how they select artists for presentation.NY BUTOH-KAN TRAINING INITIATIVE PHASE 3 a joint effort of CAVE and Garnica LEIMAY (LEIMAY) check out details - sessions started April 3rd but are going for the next few weeks so there is still time to sign up!
Request for Information/Things/People:
New!
Audition for LEIMAY-Ko Murobushi collaboration project June 15 & 16. The details of the audition will be posted on www.leimay.or
Temporary Distortion is seeking a volunteer intern for its current work in progress, Americana Kamikaze (US Premiere: Performance Space 122, New York 10/09. European Premiere: EXIT Festival, Paris 03/10). The intern will provide administrative support for the company in areas such as publicity, fundraising, and research, allowing for valuable practical experience in the operation of a professional non-profit touring theater company. Clerical duties will be balanced out by production work, including: taking rehearsal notes, assisting with loading/unloading of tours, learning computer based lighting, sound and video control systems, etc. All work will be based at Temporary Distortion’s rehearsal studio in Long Island City, Queens. Future overseas opportunities may become available based on the staffing needs of the company when on tour.
Contact: info@temporarydistortion.com
www.temporarydistortion.comThese might still be open!
BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange is looking for a handy person! Must be able to work approximately 10 hours per month. Flexible scheduling and stipend available. Must have experience in carpentry, painting, tools, and general fix-it trouble-shooting skills. If interested please send letter of interest to Operations Manager, Kim Brandt at kim@bax.org.EYEBEAM - development associate
LINC (Leveraging Investments in Creativity)- Program Manager
Foundation for Contemporary Arts is actively seeking a Program Manager (four days a week) to look after the Foundation's grant programs. The position is also responsible for bookkeeping and office management duties. Historically this position has been held by an artist and we hope to be able to continue this tradition. More Info: pdf
Creative Time is hiring two short-term production positions Production Manager & AV Coordinator()for our summer group exhibition on Governors Island here in NYC. Both positions would start on a part time basis in May and ramp up to full time as we head into production. Show opens 6/26. There is the possibility of an extension over the summer to manage and maintain the exhibition once opened. tel:212 206 6674.
The Foundry Theatre, an award-winning Off-Broadway theatre company, seeks a motivated, adventuresome up-and-coming Associate Producer. Please submit cover letter and resume to: The Foundry Theatre, 140-142 Second Ave, Suite 405, New York, NY 10003 by fax to 212 777-1441 or by email to hiring@thefoundrytheatre.org
FIGMENT is a free, annual participatory arts and culture event to be held this year on June 12-14th on Governors Island. FIGMENT is now accepting submissions for projects and seeks artists, performers, musicians, dancers, builders, bringers, and creative people of all types.
Deadline May 15Performance Research Vol. 15, No. 1 (March 2010) : Memento Mori – Call for Contributions
The aim of this issue of Performance Research is to examine cultural representations of death and dying and their relation to performance. ‘Memento Mori’ invites proposals for articles, artist’s pages and other documents for this issue. In the first instance please send proposals of 300-500 words (full articles should ONLY be sent after acceptance to proceed to draft stage). For artist’s pages and other documents please send a sample of up to 3 images (or other material) and an accompanying rationale of 200-300 words.
Deadline May 15 - if you are interested in more information send me an email and I'll forward the full listingEYEBEAM open call for Summer/Fall 2009 Artist Residencies.
Residents are granted a $5,000 stipend and 24/7 access to Eyebeam's state of the art digital design and fabrication studios at their Chelsea facility.
Deadline May 15Art in Odd Places 2009: SIGN / Open Call for Artist Submissions
Art in Odd Places (AiOP) 2009: SIGN invites proposals from visual and performing artists interested in the spectacle of daily urban life. In its 5th edition, AiOP takes place on 14th Street, NYC from October 1-26, 2009. We encourage artists and performers to explore its length and diversity, tease out its history and intervene imaginatively to encourage visitors, workers and inhabitants to discover it anew. Our interests include but are not limited to artist proposals for walks, tours and maps, (re)uses of public space, site-specific performance, social interventions, artists' projects with community partnerships, innovative uses of new technology. 2009 guest curators: Erin Donnelly and Radhika Subramaniam. AiOP Director: Ed Woodham. Visit www.artinoddplaces.org for more information.
Deadline: May 30The Watermill Center invites emerging artists to submit ambitious proposals for the creation of collaborative works which critically investigate, challenge, and extend the existing norms of performance practice. Watermill also welcomes research proposals from established scholars. Watermill is actively engaged in raising its international profile and extending its network of associates and encourages proposals from artists based outside the US. Visit www.watermillcenter.org for more information.
Deadline: May 31P73 Playwriting Fellowship is a year-long program that provides support to one early-career playwright each year, from January 1 to December 31. During the year, Page 73 serves as the fellow's producer and advocate, providing support for career development, the development of one or more new theatrical projects, and a cash stipend.
Deadline May 31MTA Arts for Transits seeks artists' images of past work to be considered for a commission to create public art for the St. Lawrence Avenue station along the Pelham Line. Artists' packages will be reviewed by a selection panel and finalists will be selected to create site-specific proposals. Please direct inquiries to lbradsha@mtahq.org or 212-878-7225.
Deadline: June 1LMCC Swing Space Project-Based Residencies
Swing Space makes vacant spaces available to artists, arts groups, curators, and arts organizations for the development and presentation of new projects in the visual and performing arts. Projects recommended by our independent review panel will be considered for placement from November 2009 through July 2010 for residencies lasting 2–4 months.
More information about Swing Space, including complete Application Guidelines, is available here.
Deadline: Wednesday, July 15 at 5PMMabou Mines/Suite Residency Program - choose "RESIDENCY" in their menu at the bottom
Deadline for intial proposal June 23EMPAC The Artist in Residence program and The Scholar and Researcher in Residence Program
Deadlines Rolling
Tell legislators in Albany not to let the MTA hike the fares. courtesy the Working Families PartyCheck out the Arts Advocacy Took Kit
Claudia LaRocco's WNYC Performance Club Monday Morningish Scramble
- a serious debate has been raging about economic models add your voice
Human Services for Artists:
Check out the Artists Health Insurance Resource Center website
One more little item....
Wed, May 13, 7pm
Galapagos Art Space & The Field present:
The New Economy Smack Down
Don't be brought down by the old economy, instead usher in the newness with an evening of lively debate, truth-telling, and prophesizing...
Located at Galapagos Art Space in DUMBO
FREE with RSVP
Hosted by Jennifer Wright Cook of The Field and Robert Elmes of Galapagos Art Space, with PANELISTS:
Moira Brennan, Multi-Arts Production (MAP) Fund
Miguel Gutierrez, Miguel Gutierrez and the Powerful People
Brian Rogers, The Chocolate Factory Theater
Morgan von Prelle Pecelli, The Lost Notebook
RoseAnne Spradlin, RoseAnne Spradlin Dance
Jeff Hnilicka, Funding Emerging Arts with Sustainable Tactics (FEAST)This event is co-presented by The Field and Galapagos Art Space
as part of The Field's Economic Revitalization for Performing Artists (ERPA) program.