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Monday, January 05

17. Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Artist Residencies, deadline: Thursday, January 15

18. Venus Theatre Announces: 2009 Retro-Classic Series, deadline: Wednesday, January 07

19. Washington Studio School presents OPEN HOUSE
20. How to Market Yourself to Your Target Audience
21. Marketing /PR Roundtable presented by Dance/Metro DC
22. Artistic Directors’ Roundtable presented by Dance/Metro DC
23. 12 STEP Program for Artists: The Art of Doing Business
24. Portrait Painting Workshop offered in January, deadline: Monday, January 05

25. Strauss Fellowships for Individual Artists (Jan 19), deadline: Monday, December 15
26. Spotlight Grants for Individual Artists, deadline: Tuesday, January 27

27. Metro DC Dance Award Nominations, deadline: Thursday, January 15
28. VSA arts/Williamstown Theatre Festival Apprenticeship, deadline: Wednesday, February 25

29. IMPROV TEACHER Needed, deadline: Saturday, January 10
30. DIRECTOR needed for PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH, deadline: Saturday, January 10

31. Affordable Artist Studios at A. Salon, deadline: Saturday, October 31

calls for entry

1. Bethesda Urban Partnership - 5th Annual Play In A Day

Your theater is invited to participate!! The 5th Annual Play In A Day will take place on Saturday, February 7th at 8pm at Imagination Stage’s Lerner Theater in downtown Bethesda. Play In A Day is made up of creative teams of actors, writers and directors from professional theatre companies that have 24 hours to write, direct and produce original plays based on a theme and prop chosen at the kick-off party.

Free rehearsal space and meals are provided on Saturday, February 7, beginning at 8am. The 10-15 minute original plays will be performed at the end of the 24-hour time period for a live audience. A question and answer session with the audience follows the performances.

Payment – Participating theater companies will be paid $1,000 to be shared by the team’s director, writer and 3-6 actors.

Awards – There will be an additional $1,000 in total cash prizes awarded by accredited judges: Renowned Playwright, Mary Hall Surface; George Washington University Theater Professor, Alan Wade; and The Writer’s Center Executive Director, Charles Jensen.

To register or if you have any questions, please contact Lindsay Patterson at (301) 215-6660, Ext. 42 or Lpatterson@bethesda.org.

for more info:
Bethesda Urban Partnership
t: 301.215.6660 x.42 or f: 301.215.6664 or Lpatterson@bethesda.org or www.bethesda.org

2. “Art on Paper 2009”
deadline: Friday, January 09

Deadline: JAN. 9, 2009.

A national juried exhibition sponsored by the Maryland Federation of Art (MFA). Open to all artists residing in the U.S. Accepting two and three-dimensional works on paper or work that uses paper as an integral material.

Work must have been created within the last 3 years. Cash awards available. Exhibition scheduled March 6-April 15, 2009.

Entry fee: $25 for 1-2 entries, $5 for each additional (with a maximum of 6 allowed). For more information, contact: Art on Paper, MFA Circle Gallery, P.O. Box 1866, Annapolis, MD 21404; Phone: (410) 268-4566; email: info@mdfedart.org; or check website: www.mdfedart.org.

for more info:
Maryland Federation of Art
info@mdfedart.org or www.mdfedart.org

3. Millennium Stage Local Dance Commissioning Project presented by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as part of Performing Arts for Everyone and the Millennium Stage
deadline: Friday, January 09

The Kennedy Center’s Local Dance Commissioning Project is currently seeking applications.

Awards, given to two local (MD, DC, VA) choreographers, includes: a $7,500 artist fee; Center-hosted private showings; rehearsal space at the Kennedy Center during Summer 2009; and time with the Kennedy Center’s technical team prior to the performance day to develop lighting, sound, and/or set for the new work.

Proposals must be received no later than 5pm on FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2009. Hand delivered applications will not be accepted. The awards will be announced in March 2009. Please visit www.kennedy-center.org/localdance for application details and mailing instructions. All questions regarding this commissioning project should be directed to Michael Ann Mullikin, Manager of Dance Programming, 202-416-8044.

for more info:
Kennedy Center
t: 202.416.8044 or http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/dancecommission.html

4. RECLAIMED
deadline: Tuesday, January 13

Reclaimed
Show Dates : April 1 - April 26, 2009
Deadline for Entries: January 13, 2009
Entry Fee: $35

Reclaimed, an exhibition that focuses on everyday common objects that are reclaimed, recycled, reinterpreted and transformed into art. From Marcel Duchamp’s “ready-mades” to Robert Rauschenberg’s “combines”, artists have been for years recycling and reclaiming everyday common objects and transforming them into something new and unique. This exhibition is open to all artists nationally and internationally to submit work that has been reclaimed and transformed into their own personal artistic statement.

Juror: Steven and Linda Krensky
Steven and Linda Krensky are avid art collectors and gallery owners. They have a contemporary art gallery in Baltimore known as Light Street Gallery. The gallery came about for their need for more space so that they could continue to collect art but also to help promote artists.

Please visit our website for complete instructions and to download the prospectus or to apply online.

http://www.torpedofactory.org/galleries/targetcallforentry.htm

for more info:
Target Gallery
t: 703.838.4565 x.4 or targetgallery@torpedofactory.org or www.torpedofactory.org

5. DCCAH: DC CREATES PUBLIC ART
deadline: Friday, January 16

Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services: Youth Center Mural.

Budget: $75,000.

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) in collaboration with Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) seek an artist or artist team to design, create and install a mural that will be centrally located in the new 60-bed state-of-the-art secured juvenile rehabilitation facility located in Laurel, Maryland (the Youth Center). The goal of this project is to help enliven and reinforce a sense of place within this facility and encourage the youth in positive behavior through design and creation of this large colorful mural. The selected artist(s) will be required to engage youth in the project. For more information and to download an application, please visit the DCCAH website.

for more info:
DC Commission on Arts and Humanities
t: 202.724.5613 or f: 202.727.4135 or dcart@dc.gov or dcarts.dc.gov

6. Call for Art: When Harlem Came to Paris Juried Silent Art Auction
deadline: Saturday, January 17

LiL SoSo Productions in cooperation with Authentic Contemporary Art (formerly Authentic Art Consulting) and several co-sponsors will be partnering with the Alliance Française de Washington (www.francedc.org) to celebrate the influence of African Americans in France with the multi-media arts event: When Harlem Came to Paris, Saturday, February 28, 2009 in Washington, DC.

This event celebrates the rich history and culture of Black American writers, artists and musicians who came to Paris from the 1920s and
1930s, the period often referred to as the Harlem Renaissance. A Silent Charity Art Auction will be held simultaneously during the event.

Beneficiary: Anne Bujon Educational Initiative

The Anne Bujon Educational Initiative is a program sponsored by the Alliance Française de Washington in partnership with the District of Columbia Public School System (DCPS.)Established in 2002 in honor of Anne Bujon, wife of former French Ambassador François Bujon de l'Estang, this initiative offers a tangible
connection with the French language, culture, and way of life to almost 300 third, fourth, and fifth graders in six high-need public elementary schools in the District of Columbia.

Juror

Myrtis Bedolla is the co-owner and founding director of Galerie Myrtis, located in Baltimore, Maryland. Ms. Bedolla possesses over 20 years of experience as an artist's representative and in preparing artists for the art market through lectures, workshops and individual consulting. She also serves as an advisor to corporate, private and institutional collectors in the acquisition and deacession of fine art; and provides corporations, civic and arts organizations with professional curatorial services, lectures and educational programming.

As the cultural liaison for the embassies of Ghana, Haiti, Mali, Republic of Georgia and Zimbabwe; Ms. Bedolla uses art to encourage
cultural exchange and awareness.

Commission and Recognition

You will be asked to set a suggested 'Reserve Bid” (a starting bid price) for each piece submitted. Unless otherwise noted, each piece will be sold with a split of 60/40 (Alliance’s Abei Outreach receives 60% and the artist 40% of the final bid amount).

Please visit http://www.lilsoso.com/harleminparis/ to download the
entry form and other information.

for more info:
Authentic Art Consulting
t: 888.861.1395 or artinfo@authenticartonline.com or www.authenticartonline.com

7. MOVING WORDS 10th Anniversary Poetry Competition
deadline: Friday, January 23

Since 1999, MOVING WORDS has showcased the work of Arlington poets on Northern Virginia Metro buses. In honor of its 10th anniversary, the competition will expand beyond Arlington’s borders to include poets who live within METRO’s entire transit zone.

WHO: Poets who live within the DC Metro transit zone* are invited to submit up to three poems for the MOVING WORDS Poetry Competition.

* The DC METRO transit zone includes the Northern Virginia counties Arlington, Fairfax and Loudoun and the cities Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church; the District of Columbia; and the Maryland counties Montgomery and Prince George’s.

DEADLINE: January 23, 2009

JUDGES: noted poets Rod Jellema, Kwame Alexander, and Yael Flusberg

PRIZES: Six winners will have their poems displayed on Northern Virginia METRO buses for three months between April 2009 and September 2009, will receive a $100 honorarium, and be invited to give a public reading of their work in April 2009.

GUIDELINES: Visit www.arlingtonarts.org for details and to download guidelines.

MOVING WORDS is a program of the Cultural Affairs Division of the Arlington County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources, and is sponsored by the Arlington County Department of Environmental Services Commuter Assistance Program and METRO.

ELIGIBILITY
Poets who live within the DC Metro transit area and who are over 18 years old are eligible to enter. Poets who have previously been selected for Moving Words must wait two years before submitting entries again.

GUIDELINES
1. Poems must be 10 lines or less, including stanza breaks.
2. All poems must be typed.
3. NEW! Please DO NOT put your name on poems. Include one separate sheet with your name, address, phone, e-mail address, and the poem titles in the order in which they appear.
4. NEW! Poets may submit up to 3 poems for consideration. There is no reading fee.
5. Excerpts from longer poems are eligible, but the poet must provide only ten or fewer excerpted lines. Do not send the full poem.
6. Previously published poems are eligible, but the author must own copyright for poems that have been previously published.
7. Poems will not be returned.

DEADLINE
All entries must be received on or before Friday, January 23, 2009. Submit entries by email or mail to:

arts@arlingtonva.us

OR

Moving Words
Arlington Cultural Affairs
3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive
Arlington, VA 22206

for more info:
Arlington County Cultural Affairs Division
t: 703.228.1854 or f: 703.228.1851 or kglennon@arlingtonva.us or www.arlingtonarts.org

8. Request for Proposals: Gallery & Mead Theatre Lab Program at Flashpoint
deadline: Friday, January 23

The Cultural Development Corporation (CuDC) is requesting proposals for Flashpoint’s Gallery and Mead Theatre Lab programs for the September 2009 – August 2010 season. The Gallery is open to artists, independent curators and arts organizations presenting contemporary work in any medium. The Mead Theatre Lab Program is open to artists, producers, arts organizations or anyone based in the DC metro area choosing to present performing art of any genre. Flashpoint is also seeking resident organizations to become a part of the vibrant community of arts organizations.

More information and guidelines can be found at flashpointdc.org.

All proposals must be received no later than 5 pm on Friday, January 23, 2009.
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Flashpoint is a dynamic arts space dedicated to nurturing and growing emerging artists and cultural organizations. From essential management services to innovative performances and exhibitions, Flashpoint offers exciting opportunities to experience DC's arts in action.

for more info:
Cultural Development Corporation
t: 202.315.1305 or culturaldevcorp@culturaldc.org or http://www.sourcedc.org/activate

9. 2009 Open Exhibition: Call for Proposals
deadline: Monday, February 02

2009 Open Exhibition
Show Dates: October 28-November 29,2009
Deadline for Entries: February 2, 2009
Entry Fee: $40

Chosen artist will receive a $500 stipend and a small catalog to accompany the exhibit.

This is an annual exhibition opportunity for an artist to have a solo exhibition in the gallery. This is an Open Call for proposals for an exhibition in the fall of 2009. This call is open to all artists from North America working in all visual media. Proposals for exhibitions by both individuals and groups will be considered. The individual or group associated with the chosen proposal will receive a solo exhibition at the Target Gallery from October 28 - November 29, 2009.

For complete instructions on how to apply for this opportunity, please visit our website at
http://www.torpedofactory.org/galleries/targetcallforentry.htm

for more info:
Target Gallery
t: 703.838.4565 x.4 or targetgallery@torpedofactory.org or www.torpedofactory.org

10. Bethesda A&E District presents Bethesda Painting Awards
deadline: Friday, February 20

The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is currently accepting applications for the fifth annual Bethesda Painting Awards, a juried competition honoring four selected painters with $14,000 in prize monies. Deadline for slide submission is Friday, February 20, 2009. Up to eight finalists will be invited to display their work from June 3 – July 4, 2009 in downtown Bethesda at the Fraser Gallery.

The first place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 20, 1979 may also be awarded $1,000.

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applications accepted:
Decmber 29, 2008 - February 20, 2009
9am-5pm

where:Bethesda Urban Partnership
7700 Old Geogetown Road

cost:$25
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Each artist must submit five slides, application and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Applications are available online at www.bethesda.org or please call 301/215-6660. You may also send a self-addressed stamped envelope to the Bethesda Painting Awards, c/o Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District 7700 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. All original 2-D painting including oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, encaustic and mixed media will be accepted. The maximum dimension should not exceed 60 inches in width or 84 inches in height. No reproductions. Artwork must have been completed within the last two years and must be available for the duration of the exhibition. Digital entries on CD will be accepted.

for more info:
Bethesda Arts and Entertainmnet District
t: 301.215.6660 x.17 or f: 301.215.6664 or Cmeyers@bethesda.org or www.bethesda.org

11. Bethesda A&E District presents Bethesda Painting Awards
deadline: Friday, February 20

Call for Artists

when: Deadline: February 20, 2009

where: Bethesda Urban Partnership
7700 Old Geogetown Road
Bethesda

cost: $25

The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is currently accepting applications for the fifth annual Bethesda Painting Awards, a juried competition honoring four selected painters with $14,000 in prize monies. Deadline for slide submission is Friday, February 20, 2009. Up to eight finalists will be invited to display their work from June 3 – July 4, 2009 in downtown Bethesda at the Fraser Gallery.

The first place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 20, 1979 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. All original 2-D painting including oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, encaustic and mixed media will be accepted. The maximum dimension should not exceed 60 inches in width or 84 inches in height. No reproductions. Artwork must have been completed within the last two years and must be available for the duration of the exhibition. Digital entries on CD will be accepted.

Each artist must submit five slides, application and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

for more info:
Bethesda Arts and Entertainmnet District
t: 301.215.6660 x.17 or f: 301.215.6664 or Cmeyers@bethesda.org or www.bethesda.org

12. HCCA Call for Gallery Proposals
deadline: Sunday, March 01

Howard County Arts Council is seeking proposals from artists and curators for our 2010-2011 gallery season at the Howard County Center for the Arts.

Submissions for all media accepted in slide or digital format. Postmark deadlines for general review are September 2, 2008 and March 1, 2009. Find our Exhibit Application at www.hocoarts.org/exhibits.php. Email info@hocoarts.org or call 410-313-2787 with questions.

for more info:
Howard County Center for the Arts
t: 410.313.2787 or info@hocoarts.org or www.hocoarts.org

13. Call to Sculptors - TAL @ Washington Square
deadline: Monday, March 02

CALL TO ARTISTS
SCULPTORS OF THE ART LEAGUE
Juror – TBA
May 4, 2009 – July 31, 2009

Eligibility:

Open to all members and instructors of The Art League and Torpedo Factory Artists. For membership information, see below.

Submission Guidelines:

Submissions must be sent by e-mail to barbarap@theartleague.org by Monday, March 2 at 10am. E-mail must list:

Name:
Phone Number:
E-Mail Address:

Artists may submit 1-3 images. Images must be in JPEG format and each no greater than 3.0 MB in size. Artists must include the following information for each image, in the following format:

Artist:
Title:
Specific Medium:
Dimensions (h” x w” x d”):
Price (If NFS, insurance value):

Entries which do not follow this format will not be accepted. Work must be three-dimensional and free-standing. No wall hangings will be accepted. All work must be original. Works cannot have been juried into previous Washington Square Exhibitions or previous exhibits at The Art League Gallery.

Notification of Acceptance:

All artists will be notified by e-mail in mid-April as to the status of submissions.

Receiving:

Sunday, May 3, 2009, 10am – 12noon, at the Washington Square Building, 1050 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC. Accepted work must be delivered to the venue in person. No shipped pieces will be accepted. Work and prices/insurance values must correspond to digital submissions. Artists will submit a loan agreement form, which will be made available upon acceptance and on the day of receiving.

Placement Fee:

$3.00/piece, payable on the day of receiving

Sales:

Work may be for sale or marked NFS (Not for Sale). If accepted, artists must submit an insurance value for all NFS.

A 40% commission applies to all artwork sold. Accepted artwork may NOT be sold directly by artists or their representatives (including through their web sites) for the duration of the exhibition.

Opening Reception:

TBA

End of Show Pick-Up:

August 1, 2009, 10am-12noon at the Washington Square Building (Work not picked up will be delivered to The Art League Gallery and a $5/day storage fee will be charged.)

Juror:

TBA

Membership:

Membership to The Art League is open to all artists wishing to participate. To join in March, the prorated fee is $60, which enables artists to submit to four juried membership shows through June 2009, in addition to Sculptors of The Art League. Artists may also opt for the prorated $100 fee, which extends them the opportunity of submitting to all shows through June 2010.

Contact The Art League for updates and the full prospectus.

for more info:
The Art League
t: 703.683.1780 or f: 703.683.5786 or barbarap@theartleague.org or http://theartleaguegallery.blogspot.com

14. CityDance Ensemble Choreography Commission
deadline: Monday, March 02

CityDance Ensemble, 'Washington's preeminent modern dance company' (The Washington Times), seeks promising choreographers to create dances for the company's 2009-2010 Next series. Next is an annual concert series that presents work by today's up-and-coming dance artists.

Choreography Requirements
• Choreographers will be considered for either new or existing work.
• Commissioned works can be up to 15 minutes in length.
• Commissioned works must be suitable for up to seven dancers.
• Choreographers will be given 20 hours to create and rehearse the
commissioned work on the company.
• Music must come from an existing score.

Stipend & Travel
• Chosen choreographers will receive a $1,000 stipend.
• Chosen choreographers will spend one week with CityDance
(August/September 2009), with travel, housing, and per diem covered.
• Commission includes a modest budget for costumes, props, and other
technical needs.

Submissions
• Choreographers must submit a DVD containing no more than two works
made in the last three years. (If you are submitting an existing work
for consideration of the commission, the entire work must be
included.) Maximum length of DVD is 20 minutes. Submitted DVDs will
not be returned.
• Choreographers must write and submit a one-page narrative describing
the piece under consideration. For consideration of an existing work,
please include all technical, musical, and other credits. For
consideration of a new work, please outline the number of dancers
required, music used, and overall theme of the piece.
• Include a resume with mailing address, email address, and phone number.

Deadlines
• All submissions must be received by Monday, March 2, 2009.
• Choreographers will be notified of their status by Wednesday, April
15, 2009.

Questions
• Email commissions@citydance.net or call 202.347.3909.

Submit to:
Paul Gordon Emerson, Artistic Director
Next Choreography Commission
CityDance Ensemble
1111 16th Street NW Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036 USA

www.citydance.net

for more info:
City Dance Ensemble
t: 202.347.3909 or f: 202.833.2686 or info@citydance.net or www.citydance.net

15. Indoor Exhibition “REFORM” presented by Washington Sculptors Group
deadline: Friday, March 13

Washington Sculptors Group
Invites artists to submit work for Indoor Exhibition “REFORM”
At the Workhouse Arts Center-Gallery W-16
A Program of Lorton Arts Foundation

MAY 13 – JUNE 27, 2009

The word “reform” generally implies a transformation from an imperfect or transgressive state to one of improvement or acceptability. The largest problem with this notion is figuring out whose definition of “perfect”, “imperfect”, “improvement”, and “acceptability” to use.

The works in Reform should broadly explore the complicated concept of change implied in the title. There are three “categories” which may be useful to consider in creating or choosing works for submission. Works can consider personal reform, a change in one’s habits or fundamental nature away from a given definition of imperfection and towards a prescribed social acceptability. They can also reflect upon institutional reform, or a change in the mission and goals of a place. Specific reference can be made to the site of the exhibition and the adaptive re-use of the Lorton Workhouse. Finally, artists can also use the idea of reform in a strictly formalist sense, exploiting the change in structure or function of a sculptural object, whether through the repurposing of a found object or a change in the physical appearance of a previously completed work.

Juror: Claire Huschle,Executive Director at Arlington Arts Center (AAC)

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CALENDAR:

DEADLINE for Entries: MARCH 13, 2009 (Received)

Notification sent to artists: April 10, 2009

Installation: May 9 – May 12, 2009

Exhibition Opens: May 13, 2009

Opening Reception, Panel Discussion, and Juror’s Talk: May 30, 2009 2 pm – 6 pm

Exhibition Closes: June 27, 2009

De-Install all work: June 28 - 30, 2009

Contact: Mahasti YMudd at maimudd@msn.com

for more info:
Washington Sculptors Group
www.washingtonsculptors.org or www.washingtonsculptors.org

16. Art-In-Architecture Artist Registry - DC
deadline: Friday, July 31

Deadline: July 31, 2009.

The General Services Administration (GSA) Art in Architecture Program commissions the nation's leading artists to create large-scale works of art for new federal buildings. These artworks enhance the civic meaning of federal architecture and showcase the vibrancy of American visual arts. Together, the art and architecture of federal buildings create a lasting cultural legacy for the people of the United States. For more information, visit the website below and type “art in architecture” into the search bar in the upper right hand corner. Information: www.gsa.gov.

for more info:
The General Services Administration (GSA)
www.gsa.gov

17. Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Artist Residencies
deadline: Thursday, January 15

Open to writers, visual artists, composers, and new genres (video, film, installation, performance, conceptual art, interactive multi-media, and related work). Studios are available for all disciplines, and include a darkroom. Admission is determined by professional achievement or promise of achievement.

Residency periods run 2 weeks to 2 months in length. Actual residency cost is $180 per day. Participants are asked to contribute according to their ability.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis, but the next scheduling deadline is JAN. 15, 2009, for the residency period running June-Sept. 2009. Application fee: $25. For more information, contact: VCCA, 154 San Angelo Dr., Amherst, VA 24521; Phone: (434) 946-7236; email: vcca@vcca.com; or check website: www.vcca.com.

for more info:
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
www.vcca.com. or www.vcca.com.

auditions

18. Venus Theatre Announces: 2009 Retro-Classic Series
deadline: Wednesday, January 07

Venus Theatre Announces:
2009 Retro-Classic Series Auditions

Four brilliant playwrights bring amazing new works to Venus Theatre in 2009.

Auditions to be held on Wednesday January 7, by appointment only. Seeking 21 women and 9 men.

For detailed information go to:
www.venustheatre.org/auditions

This is a unique opportunity to be a part of the living breathing art, and Venus invites you to participate.

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About Venus Theatre

Venus Theatre Company is a 501c3 nonprofit organization committed to setting flight to the voices of women and children with theatre for a lifetime.

for more info:
Venus Theatre
www.venustheatre.org

classes and workshops

19. Washington Studio School presents OPEN HOUSE

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when: January 4, 2009, 1 - 3pm

where: Washington Studio School
2129 S St, NW
Washington, DC

cost: Free
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Join the WSS OPEN HOUSE for two hours of FREE drawing from dynamic models and set ups; live music and refreshments; meet the WSS faculty, register for classes; or just check out the school. Student work on exhibit. Classes offered in Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, and Printmaking to adults and high school teens. Winter Term dates: January 11 - April 4.

for more info:
Washington Studio School
t: 202.234.3030 or f: 202.234.1088 or admin@washingtonstudioschool.org or www.washingtonstudioschool.org

20. How to Market Yourself to Your Target Audience

Saturday, January 10, 2009 (Snow Date 1/24/09), 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (Lunch included).

Bollman Bridge Elementary 8200 Savage-Guilford Road, Jessup, MD 20794.

$30 per participant, $20 TAI Seminar Alums (special discount for artists that completed the 2007 or 2008 TAI seminar only).

How are you communicating with your target audience? Is it through fliers, your web site, word of mouth? This intensive workshop will help you decide the most effective way to communicate with the people who want you at their school and venue, the tone and content of your pieces, as well as cost effective ways to reach them. The workshop will begin with a panel Q&A session with a PTA representative, an educator, an artist, and a professional marketer/designer.

Afterwards, there will be breakout groups for the panel to critique your marketing pieces and a hands-on tutorial on designing a fabulous marketing piece to help you reach and get your audience. The workshop will offer an exclusive networking and tabling opportunity for registered artists to interface with educators in Anne Arundel, Howard, and Montgomery County Public School Systems during their 2009 Arts Integration Conference.

Register today by contacting YA’s Kristen Turner at 410-837-7577 ext. 14 or kristen@yamd.org. To suggest TAI workshop quarterly topics, or for more information, please contact TAI’s Co-Director, Pat Cruz at patc@yamd.org or 410-837-7577 ext.10. (Workshop Includes an Exclusive Opportunity to Network With Educators).

for more info:
Young Audiences
t: 410.837.7577 x.14 or kristen@yamd.org

21. Marketing /PR Roundtable presented by Dance/Metro DC

January 15th from 4:30-6:30pm

Marketing /PR Roundtable is particularly topical, sharing current trends, data, practical advice with a range of individual-lead companies to larger organizations represented at the roundtable, and, yes, PR and Marketing is the main topic. The next meeting will take place on January 15th from 4:30-6:30pm at Dance/MetroDC offices.

These are great forums for more information, confirming your hunches, backing up your ideas. All are welcome – just contact us and we’ll get you on the list. For more information email info@dancemetrodc.org

for more info:
Dance/MetroDC
info@dancemetrodc.org

22. Artistic Directors’ Roundtable presented by Dance/Metro DC

January 26 @ 7pm

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Artistic Directors’ Roundtable discusses current issues in artistic leadership and uses this valuable time together to brainstorm, share current best practices, and be of practical support to each other’s art and art-making. Our next meeting is taking place January 26th from 7-9pm. Location to be determined.

for more info:
Dance/MetroDC
info@dancemetrodc.org

23. 12 STEP Program for Artists: The Art of Doing Business

DON'T LET ANOTHER YEAR PASS.................
One Day Seminar: 12 STEP Program for Artists: The Art of Doing Business

The 12 STEP Program was designed to give artists the foundation in marketing, sales and project management that is needed to become 'revenue generating' artists.
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Plaza Art
1594B Rockville Pike
Rockville MD 20852
Saturday, January 31, 2009
10:00am - 4:00pm
$120 - FREE CD Included ($45 value)!
REGISTRATION: Phone: 301-770-0500

Saturday, January 31, 2009

for more info:
House of Artistry
t: 301.770.0500 or jodiart@aol.com or www.plazaart.com

24. Portrait Painting Workshop offered in January
deadline: Monday, January 05

This class teaches the fundamentals of painting the head in oil. Students will paint the model from life in 4 sessions. Beginning with a toned canvas, students will execute a careful drawing and subsequently build up the structure of the head from darks to lights. Emphasis is on understanding the structure of the head and learning to mix colors to create realistic and harmonious flesh tones. The class will begin with a demonstration of the alla prima technique, used by John Singer Sargent and handed down through generations of atelier painters and teachers. Experience with drawing and/or painting preferred.

JANUARY WORKSHOP
When: Mondays 6:30-8:45 p.m.
Dates: January 5, 12, 19, 26.

SPRING I
When: Saturday 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Dates: February 7, 14, 21, 28, March 7, 14, 21.

SPRING II
When: Saturday 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Dates: April 11, 18, 25. May 2, 9, 16, 23.

Location: Capitol Hill Arts Workshop
535 7th St SE Washington DC 20003
(202) 547-6839 www.chaw.org

Instructor: Sarah Griffin Thibodeaux
www.sarahgriffinthibodeaux.com

for more info:
Studio Thibodeaux
t: 504.432.0049 or sarah@studiothibodeaux.com or www.sarahgriffinthibodeaux.com

funding

25. Strauss Fellowships for Individual Artists (Jan 19)
deadline: Monday, December 15

Named for Bill Strauss (1947-2007), gifted writer, co-founder of the Capitol Steps and the Cappies, the Strauss Fellowships for Individual Artists support and encourage Fairfax County's finest creative artists in all disciplines and recognize professional working artists' achievements and their demonstrated history of accomplishments; they promote artists' continued pursuit of their creative work.

The 2008 Strauss Fellowship Recipients were:

Jill Banks
Michael Travis Childers
Eileen Doughty
Linda Hesh
Kristin Johnsen-Neshati
Rebecca Kamen
Elizabeth Anne Kendall
Marni Maree
Lilianne Milgrom
Yoshiko Ratliff
Bryan Rojsuontikul
Susan Shields

Deadline: Jan 19, 2009
Download Grants Application Here:
http://www.artsfairfax.org/index.php?/grants/information/

for more info:
Arts Council of Fairfax County
t: 703.642.0862 x.5 or f: 703.642.1773 or henrik@artsfairfax.org or www.artsfairfax.org

26. Spotlight Grants for Individual Artists
deadline: Tuesday, January 27

Spotlight Grants are intended to encourage Arlington-based Visual, Media and Performing Artists to develop and present innovative new arts projects or programs that benefit Arlington County and its residents, increase access to and involvement in arts experiences for Arlington residents, and respond to diverse community needs.

Eligibility & Basic Guidelines:

* Residents of Arlington County, age 18 or older
* Visual, Performing and Media Artists are welcome to apply.
* Total funding for the Spotlight Grant Program is $15,000, with three grants of $5,000 per project.
* At least one public presentation in Arlington is required during the 12-month grant period.
* Public presentations must be directly related to the work or activities funded by the grant.

Public presentations may take the form of artist talks, exhibits, outreach activities, and/or
educational seminars.

Grant Workshop Dates:
December 6, 2008 11.30 AM - 1.30 PM & January 7, 2009 7 - 9 PM

Application Deadline:
Tuesday, January 27, 2009

FY2010 Spotlight Grant Guidelines and Application form available on our website.

for more info:
Arlington County Cultural Affairs Division
t: 703.228.1852 or smunoz@arlingtonva.us or www.arlingtonarts.org/cultural_affairs/funding.htm

other

27. Metro DC Dance Award Nominations
deadline: Thursday, January 15

Have you seen a performance this year that you felt like deserved some recognition? Nominate the performance for a Metro DC Dance Award. There are several catagories including Outstanding Individual Performance, Outstanding Youth Performance, Excellence in Costume Design, Outstanding achievement in Dance Education and many more.

Go to http://www.dancemetrodc.org/front/mdcda_main.php to make a nomination or to check out more information regarding the Metro DC Dance Awards. Nominations are accepted after performances have taken place. Our first deadline is approaching very soon, January 15, 2009! Get your nominations in!!

for more info:
Dance/MetroDC
info@dancemetrodc.org

28. VSA arts/Williamstown Theatre Festival Apprenticeship
deadline: Wednesday, February 25

VSA arts/Williamstown Theatre Festival Apprenticeship
For the fourth year, VSA arts will partner with the renowned Williamstown Theatre Festival in Williamstown, Massachusetts, for the VSA arts Apprenticeship. This program provides unique insight into the world of a professional theater for undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities, ages 19–24.
Every summer, the Williamstown Theatre Festival Apprentice Program offers classes in acting, voice, and movement, as well as discussions and master classes with notable professionals. Apprentices learn about the different components of a professional theater company by working in each of the various departments at the festival on a rotating basis.

Applications for this program must be received by February 25, 2009.The selected Apprentices will have all expenses covered by VSA arts. Official rules, guidelines, and application are available at www.vsarts.org/williamstown.
VSA arts is an affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

for more info:
WVSA arts connection
t: 202.628.2800 or MCMidock@vsarts.org or www.vsarts.org/williamstown

part-time employment

29. IMPROV TEACHER Needed
deadline: Saturday, January 10

Traveling Players seeks a teacher of improvisation and acting skills for Middle School and High School students. Classes will take place in McLean, VA and result in public performances on 3/15 (High School)and 5/2 (Middle School).

Middle School: 4:30 -5:30 Saturdays 1/10 to 5/2/09 (no class 1/17,
2/14, 3/28, 4/4, 4/11)
High School: 3-4:30 Sundays 1/11 to 3/15/09 (no class 1/18, 2/15)

Ideal candidate will have a BA or BFA, training in acting and improv, previous experience teaching middle and high school students (ages 11-18) and the ability to work independently to create a fun, lively environment. Must have own transportation; no nearby public transit.

Compensation: $30 - $40 hourly.

Traveling Players Ensemble, Inc. has a camp for dedicated teens (ages 11-18) to perform classical texts in outdoor amphitheatres. Selected as a 'Summer School in the Arts' by the NEA, TPE has performed at The Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage, Wolf Trap's International Children's Festival and Colonial Williamsburg. During the school season, Traveling Players offers continuing courses in classical acting, improvisation and other theatre skills. For more information, please visit www.travelingplayers.org.

If interested, please email cover letter/resume to Jeanne Harrison,Producing Artistic Director; jeharrison@travelingplayers.org;
703.987.1712.

for more info:
Traveling Players Ensemble
jeharrison@travelingplayers.org

30. DIRECTOR needed for PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH
deadline: Saturday, January 10

Traveling Players Ensemble seeks a director for its Spring production of The Phantom Tollbooth, adapted by Susan Nanus from the book by Norton Jeffers. Rehearsals will take place in McLean, VA and will culminate in three public performances in local venues. Cast is composed of middle school students. Director will have design support.

Rehearsals are 2:30-4:30 pm on Saturdays 1/10-4/25/09 (no rehearsals on 2/14, 3/28, 4/4, 4/11). Community performances on Saturdays 5/2,
5/9 and 5/16 (times TBA and may vary).

Ideal candidate will have a graduate degree, experience directing students (ages 11-14), the ability to effectively manage a large group and a strong belief in the power of the ensemble. Must have own transportation; no nearby public transit. Compensation: $1300 - $1700.

Traveling Players Ensemble, Inc. has a camp for dedicated teens (ages 11-18) to perform classical texts in outdoor amphitheatres. Selected as a 'Summer School in the Arts' by the NEA, TPE has performed at The Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage, Wolf Trap's International
Children's Festival and Colonial Williamsburg. During the school season, Traveling Players offers continuing courses in classical
acting, improvisation and other theatre skills. For more information,
please visit www.travelingplayers.org.
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If interested, please email cover letter/resume to Jeanne Harrison,
Producing Artistic Director; jeharrison@travelingplayers.org;
703.987.1712.

for more info:
Traveling Players Ensemble
jeharrison@travelingplayers.org

space

31. Affordable Artist Studios at A. Salon
deadline: Saturday, October 31

From 190 SF @$236 month to 970 SF@$1154 month,utilities included ($14.25 per square foot per year)

shown Wednesdays 6-8 PM
6925 Willow Street NW
202-882-0740
www.asalondc.org

for more info:
A. Salon

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