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Craft Artists Get Serious at Visiting Artist Program (posted 7/11/05)
Serious craft artists who are considering wholesaling their work will find themselves at this summer's Visiting Artist Program at the Philadelphia Buyers Market of American Craft, August 5-7, 2005. After three years of working to strengthen craft businesses, the Visiting Artist Program continues to grow its Artist Lecture Series, educational activities and other resources.
The Artist Lecture Series, the program's premier educational vehicle, presents a rich mix of topical discussions that address both standard business questions and timely, cutting-edge issues. The summer line-up includes: "Media Café," moderated by Alex Beitler of Yellow Sky Agency; "PR Pow-Wow"; "Winning Web Sites!" Part II, an extension of the popular "Winning Web Sites!" seminar offered last February; and "Web Resources" with Michael Simbrom. The Artist Lecture Series is sponsored by Yellow Sky Agency, Craft Retailers Association For Tomorrow (C.R.A.F.T.) and Simbrom Campisi Creative Services.
In addition to educational opportunities, visiting artists can research the wholesale marketplace, witness successful craft business models in action and meet with a craft business advisor for a one-on-one mentoring session.
Resources presented in the Visiting Artist Program and companion Artist Lecture Series are open to program participants as well as all Buyers Market Exhibitors.
Detailed information and downloadable registration forms are available at www.AmericanCraft.com under the "Info for Artists" heading. The pre-registration deadline is July 18, 2005.www.americancraft.com/BMAC/artist/newvisiting_artist.html
2005 Craft Resarch Fund (posted 5/11/05)
The Center for Craft, Creativity and Design awarded $95,000 in Craft Research Fund Project, Graduate Research for critical writing on studio craft and craft research following the annual two-day retreat of the Center's National Advisory Board April 1-2, 2005. This is the first year of a three-year pilot granting program to expand scholarly research on American studio craft. A panel of four peer reviewers evaluated the 57 applications for Project Grants and the 12 applications for Graduate Research, awarded six Projects Grants totaling $75,000 and four Graduate Research grants of $5,000 each.
Project Grants
$11,800 to scholar Sandra Corse, PhD, Georgia Tech faculty retired, of Waynesville, NC
Applying Adorno's Aesthetic Theory to the 20th century craft movement
$15,000 to curator, Davira Taragin, Racine Art Museum, Racine, WS
Research and essays for catalogue for exhibit of works of Viola Frey (1933-2004)
$15,000 to faculty, Beverly K. Brandt, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Rights, reproductions for The Craftsman & The Critic in early 20th Century Boston
$14,570 to author, museum consultant Ellen Paul Denker, Wilmington, DE
Research for article on Aileen Osborn Webb and Infrastructure of Contemporary Craft Marketing
$11,800 to folklorist Kathleen Mundell, Rockport, ME
Research, design, printing on ethnographic marketing of Mohawk basketmakers in New York
$6,830 to curator, Cindi Strauss, Museum of Fine Art, Houston, TX
Research for catalog on Ornament as Art from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection
Graduate Research Grants
$5,000 to Thomas Bongiorno, PhD candidate, Indiana University, Folklore Institute
Social-economic history of crafts fairs, emphasis on Renaissance Faire in San Francisco
$5,000 to Alice V. Kinsler, Textile History Masters Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
On Dust Bowl quiltmakers for the National Steinbeck Center, Salinas Valley, California
$5,000 to Elizabeth C. Melton, MFA student, Winthrop University, South Carolina
Research on weavings of Anni Albers in NC State Archives and Albers Foundation.
$5,000 to David Adams, MFA student, School for American Crafts, Rochester Institute of Technology, New York
How cultural attitudes about craft, art or design influence contemporary furniture makers
Rotasa Art Jewelry Grant (posted 4/28/05)
The Exhibition and Catalog Award for Contemporary Art Jewelry
Purpose and Goal
The Exhibition and Catalog Award for Contemporary Art Jewelry was created in 2004 by Rotasa Foundation to offer financial support to institutions staging exhibitions of the work of art jewelry artists and producing related catalogs. The Foundation believes such exhibitions and catalogs will enhance the reputation and public understanding of the fields of art jewelry and related metalsmithing.
The Award is intended to encourage and support the production of either a) retrospective
exhibitions or midcareer surveys of the work of single artists who have contributed to the
contemporary development of jewelry and related metalsmithing in innovative and thoughtful ways since 1960 or b) theme shows that stimulate new ways of thinking about jewelry as an art form. Rotasa Foundation seeks to support exhibitions with a rigor and a discipline in their choice of work as well as in their theme. Rotasa Foundation is also interested in supporting traveling exhibitions.
Annual Grants
The Rotasa Foundation may provide grants to one or more recipients every calendar year.
Although more than one grant may be made within a calendar year, no more than $50,000 will be awarded annually. Applicants will be encouraged to seek additional funding elsewhere, if necessary, to cover the total expense of an exhibit.
Eligibility
Museums, universities, other non-profit exhibition spaces and other organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code may apply for the Exhibition and Catalog Award for Contemporary Jewelry to support exhibitions originating within the United States that are scheduled to open prior to 2008.
Individual artists, individual curators not affiliated with tax-exempt institutions, exhibitions originating outside of the United States and exhibitions scheduled later than 2008 will not be considered for the Exhibition and Catalog Award for Contemporary Jewelry. In addition, previous awardees must wait four years before they are again eligible for the grant.
Review Criteria
All applications will be reviewed by Rotasa Foundation. The criteria listed below will be considered in evaluating all applications:
� The quality of the work of the exhibited artist(s).
� The significance of the exhibited art or artist's contributions to the field.
� The conceptual strength of the exhibit's theme (if applicable).
� The quality of the writing of the selected essayist for the catalog.
� The quality of the photography.
� The potential public and professional impact of the exhibition.
� The exhibition's potential for traveling to additional venues.
� The feasibility of producing the project with consideration to its proposed budget.
� The quality of the exhibition space and the display plan.
Application Requirements
The application for the Exhibition and Catalog Award for Contemporary Jewelry should be no longer than 10, single-spaced, single-sided pages (excluding slides and bios and writing samples) and must include the following:
1. Description of the exhibition concept and curatorial justification for the exhibition's importance at this time.
2. Description of the exhibition with reference to review criteria.
3. Checklist of works by participating artist or artists.
4. Visual aids- actual photos of work to be included (see REQUIREMENTS REGARDING VISUAL AIDS below)
5. Resume of the selected catalog essayist and samples of his or her writing.
6. Amount of assistance requested accompanied by a realistic budget that details how the exhibition will be organized and how funds will be expended, including:
a. Amount budgeted for a catalog including a description of the size, the number of pages, the amount published, the number of images included and quality of the printing.
b. Source(s) and amount of funding in place (or description of amount and nature of costs to be covered by institution's operating budget, if applicable).
c. Amounts for publicity and outreach, the design of display, insurance, crating, and shipping.
d. Exhibition fees to be charged to venues for traveling the exhibition (if applicable).
7. A short description of the institution with a list of past exhibitions and publications.
8. Resume of the curator and other qualified art professionals who are responsible for the exhibition. Resume should list past projects.
9. In addition, the application may, but is not required, to include the following:
a. Letters of support by directors of potential venues, or key individuals in the field.
b. No more than 3 examples of past catalogues produced for applicants prior exhibitions.
c. Links to applicable websites for additional information.
Requirements Regarding Visual Aids
The foundation will ONLY accept a sheet of 20 slides for review or 20 color prints. Each slide must be numbered, marked for right reading, and labeled with the name of the institution, along with the name of the artist, medium, size and date. A separate list of the numbered slides must be included and must repeat this information. The list may contain a brief narrative- one or two sentences- about the artwork.
Deadline Date
All applications for the current year must be received by July 29, 2005. Notification of applicants will occur no later than October 28, 2005.
Rotasa Foundation
775 East Blithedale Avenue
Suite 309
Mill Valley, CA 94941
[email protected]
415.435.4649
Receive $100 For Each Craft Traveler (posted 4/19/05)
Travel Concepts International of Placerville, CA, will donate $100 to your organization for every traveler who books an eligible TCI trip and identifies a cultural institution from which he or she has learned about it. Lloyd Herman, Director Emeritus of the Smithsonian Institution's Renwick Gallery, has previously identified the Craft Emergency Relief Fund and the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts to benefit from travelers on the recent crafts trips he has led to Morocco and Vietnam.
Now, TCI owner, Gwen Erwood, invites other craft-related institutions to enjoy the same benefit for their members interested in Herman's forthcoming craft trips to Ecuador (November 12 -30, 2005) and India (February 12 -28, 2006).
Formed in 1984 to organize tours predominately for members of the League of Women Voters and to further the League's position of promoting peace in an interdependent world, TCI now welcomes all those who love to travel and expand their hearts and knowledge of a diverse world. After listing your organization with TCI, for each of your members who travels on an eligible crafts tour, $100 is donated to your organization. TCI tours help you to raise funds, energize longtime members, draw in new members, create camaraderie between members and provide learning opportunities.
Full trip itineraries are available at www.tci-travel.com or by calling 800-762-4216. In order to participate in this program, you must list your organization with Travel Concepts International. Please call us at 800-762-4216, in Placerville, California.
Contact: Gwen Erwood, President
Telephone: 1-800-762-4216
Night Line: 1-800-762-4216
Fax: 1-530-621-3017
Email: [email protected]
TRAVEL CONCEPTS INTERNATIONAL
5500 BUCKS BAR ROAD, PLACERVILLE, CA 95667
CULTURAL TOURS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE
www.tci-travel.com
Windgate Artist's Exhibition Series (posted 4/18/05)
A grant category for the Artist's Exhibition Series has been developed to encourage curators to look at the field of contemporary craft and determine which mid-career artists are producing the most innovative, interesting and expressive work. It is hoped that through these exhibitions and catalogues, curators will explore why the artist's work is important and provide much needed critical writing about the art being made.
*Application for a grant must be made by the museum originating the exhibition. Artists are not eligible to apply.
*Solo exhibition for a living North American artist working in contemporary craft
*Exhibition must travel to at least three museums, and is limited to 10 venues
*The artist chosen must have been working in craft for a minimum of 20 years
*Exhibition can be a retrospective or recent work
*An illustrated color catalogue with a minimum of 24 pages must be produced. One hundred copies of the catalogue must be given to the artist.
*The artist chosen must not have had more than three one-person museum exhibitions previously
*Applicants must provide a budget that is within the funding limits, the list of other confirmed or proposed venues, 501(c)3 documents for each venue, the name of the artist, the list of research and essay prospects and a general concept for the exhibition, describing the importance of the chosen artist's work as well as their philosophy
*Approved grants will be paid out to each individual museum as it becomes involved with the exhibition.
The museum initiating the exhibition will produce the catalogue and will receive the funding for the catalogue and the curatorial research along with exhibition expenses. Subsequent venues for the exhibition will be listed in the catalogue. Transportation and crating will be paid upon receiving a paid invoice from the museum shipping the exhibition. The catalogues will travel to each venue and may be sold during the exhibition. The museum may keep any proceeds from these sales.
Any remaining catalogues at the termination of the exhibition will be given to the artist in addition to the 100 catalogues they initially received. The last venue will be responsible for returning the artwork to its owners. This transportation will also be paid upon receipt of paid invoices.
Maximum funding limits:
Illustrated color catalogue (minimum 24 pages) $50,000
Curatorial research for exhibition and catalogue $20,000
Exhibition expenses $10,000 at each venue
Transportation $10,000 at each venue
Crating $10,000 at initial venue
Applications will be accepted at any time, and may be sent to John Brown, director of the Windgate Foundation, P.O. Box 826, Siloam Springs, AR 72761. Applications will be considered at the board meetings which occur twice annually, once in the spring and once in the fall. For questions, email John Brown at [email protected]
(posted 4/14/05)
Call for Entries: 2006 NICHE Awards
Applications now available online at www.americancraft.com
Applications for the 2006 NICHE Awards are now available online at www.AmericanCraft.com. A revamped web page provides artists with the choice of completing an online application or downloading a paper version that can be printed and mailed. Other useful information includes updated rules and guidelines, as well as information about the 2006 NICHE Awards ceremony, special display and finalist notifications.
The NICHE Awards, sponsored by NICHE magazine, celebrate excellence and innovation in American and Canadian craft.
Deadline:
Entry deadline for professionals is September 7, 2005; entry deadline for students is September 30, 2005.
Categories include: Ceramics, Fiber, Glass, Metal, Wood, Jewelry, Lighting, Clocks, Clothing, Decorative Fiber, Garden Art, Goblets, Judaica, Mixed Media, Narrative, Recycled, and Teapots.
Judging criteria are based on three main distinctions:
· technical mastery, both in surface design and form
· market viability
· a distinct quality of unique, original and creative thought
Finalists are invited to display their work in the NICHE Awards exhibit at the February Philadelphia Buyers Market of American Craft, February 17-20, 2006, and will be included in the Winter 2006 issue of NICHE magazine. Winners will be announced at the February 2006 Buyers Market and featured in the Spring 2006 issue of NICHE magazine.
About The Rosen Group
The Rosen Group publishes NICHE magazine, www.nichemag.com, the exclusive trade publication for fine American craft retailers, as well as AmericanStyle magazine, www.AmericanStyle.com, the exclusive arts lifestyle magazine for enthusiasts and collectors. The Rosen Group also produces the biannual Philadelphia Buyers Market of American Craft, the nation's largest wholesale craft show.
(posted 4/12/05)
Open Call for HGTV's "Crafters Coast to Coast"
HGTV (The Home and Garden Network) is casting crafters and artisans from around the country to be featured on the national hit TV show, "Crafters Coast to Coast." For the complete listing of eligible cities and the brief application, please go to http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/tlg/64060488.html . For more information, contact Lorelei Plotczyk at [email protected].
