Metro Arts Alert
Formerly Nashville Arts Alert!
TO: Nashville Arts Organizations,
7 February 2006
Mayor Bill Purcell receives top honor for Public Leadership in the Arts
Pictured above, from left to right: Sandra Duncan, MNAC Public Art Program Man-ager; Bob Lynch, President & CEO of Americans for the Arts; Mayor Bill Purcell; Norree Boyd, MNAC Executive Director; Patrice Walker Powell of the NEA; John Bridges, Mayor’s Office Director of Cultural Affairs. Photograph provided by Americans for the Arts.
Mayor Bill Purcell was recently honored by the Americans for the Arts, a national arts advocacy organization, and the U.S. Confer-ence of Mayors. He received the Local Leadership in the Arts Award, the top honor to a mayor for in-volvement and leadership in the arts.
The award was presented at a Public Leadership in the Arts Award luncheon at the Capital Hilton Hotel at the U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C. on January 25. The awards honor elected officials and legendary artists who have significantly enriched the quality of American lives through the arts and exhibited outstanding leadership in the advancement of the arts at the national, state, and local levels.
“To be the mayor of Music City is to know the importance of the arts and its impact on the lives of us all,” Purcell said. “This award recognizes the incredible talent that Nashville shares with the world. I am honored to be mayor of a city that cares so much about the arts.”
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From the Executive Director
Welcome to the new year and to the new format of MNAC’s Metro Arts Alert. This will be a monthly e-newsletter for you to use as a resource, whether you are representing an arts organization or are an individual artist. Since this is our first edition in the new format, this issue will be a bit sparse. But it will show you what we are trying to achieve. This is YOUR newsletter and we want it to be useful to YOU. We have included information about conferences, publications, employment opportunities, artist opportunities and important dates. Please give us your feedback and let us know if this is useful to you. Also let us know if there is other information you would like to see included. We want to give you the tools you need to keep Nashville at the top of the list of “Arts cities.”
—Norree
Submissions are requested via email to arts@nashville.gov with “MAA Submission” in the subject line. Deadline for submissions is the 15th of each month.
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Books & publications
(available at the Americans for the Arts Bookstore at www.artsusa.org, click on Bookstore)
Demystifying Grant Seeking
This book covers all the details of effective grant seeking and includes a list of the materials needed for grant-writing success. It is filled with exercises that will help you learn a new way of operating so you can seek grants with efficiency and integrity.
Made Possible By
This step-by-step guide to securing successful, sustainable corporate sponsorships can help your organization gain financial stability, increase visibility and achieve its mission. From approaching potential part-ners to preparing winning proposals, this easy-to-follow text has it all.
Generating and Sustaining Non-profit Earned Income
This comprehensive guide identifies best practices for generating a reliable income stream and ultimately reducing nonprofit organizations’ dependence on traditional sources of funding. This resource will teach readers sound business planning strategies that can significantly benefit their organization’s internal capacity and financial health.
Building Your Direct Mail Program
This workbook provides the tools you need to make your direct mail program as effective and efficient as possible. It features a wealth of nuts-and-bolts information, from determining the audience for a direct mail package and working with list brokers to creating and budgeting the package and evaluating the results.
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Events & conferences
Conference on African-American History & Culture: Tennessee State University and Metropolitan Historical Commission
Floyd-Payne Campus Center
Tennessee State University
Nashville TN
February 8, 2006, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Call 615-862-7970 for more information
The Value and Importance of Art in Health Care Settings: A Symposium Hosted by Vanderbilt University Medical Center, The Society for Arts In Heatlhcare and Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s
New York NY
February 17, 2006
Call 615-343-6333 for more information
Chancellor’s Lecture Series at Vanderbilt
Lucy Lippard, Artist and Art Critic
Student Life Center
February 22, 2006
5:00 PM Reception
6:00 PM Lecture
Arts Advocacy Day 2006: The National Arts Action Summit
L’Enfant Plaza Hotel
Washington, D.C.
March 13-14, 2006
National Arts Marketing Project Conference: Arts & Business Council of Americans for the Arts
Millenium Biltmore Hotel
Los Angeles, CA
April 29 - May 2, 2006
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Employment
Frist Center for the Arts seeking Curator of Education (Full Time, Exempt)
The Curator of Education is charged with developing the in-house gallery interpretation which includes but is not limited to implementing of the docent program and gallery assistant program, managing the art library resources, and creating or assisting in the creation of interpretive materials, education exhibitions, and being an active participant in other departmental initiatives. For full job description, visit www.fristcenter.org, click on Employment or direct email to jobs@fristcenter.org
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Check Out Nashville’s on-line Artist Registry
Marleen DeWaele-DeBock. The teenager.
The Artist Registry is proving to be a valuable resource, with over 200 professional artists now showing their work. You can learn more about each artist and their works by viewing their page on the Registry. All area artists are invited to participate in the Artist Registry. Visit the Registry’s welcome page at www.artsnashville.gov for details of the program or contact Teri McElhaney at 862-6737 or teri.mcelhaney@nashville.gov
New to the Registry: Olga Alexeeva, Bill Briggs, Larry M. Congnata, Marty Cognata, Greg Decker, Marleen DeWaele-DeBock, Franne Lee, Nicole Pietrantoni, Janice Pollard, Bets Ramsey, Julie Sola, Harry C. Underwood, Carol Wiel, David Wood
Updated on the Registry: Roger Clayton, Susan DeMay, Brenda Stein
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Public Art opportunities benefit Registry participants
... and ultimately the city of Nashville
The Metro Arts Commission frequently learns of regional public art opportunities. These opportunities are distributed via email to artists listed on MNAC’s online Artist Registry and will also be listed in Metro Arts Alert. This is a wonderful benefit to local artists who are interested in developing public art skills and building their base of experience. Ultimately Nashville benefits as well by growing the local public art talent available for the city’s public art program.
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Opportunities
Calls to artists
The Louisiana Percent for Art Program seeks an artist or artist team to create a site-specific “Gateway Sculpture” for the down-town Baton Rouge Market Square. Direct all questions to Kitty Pheney at (225) 342-8180 or kpheney@crt.state.la.us This call is not limited to, but preference will be given to Louisiana artists. Budget: $108,500. Deadline: May 1, 2006.
AVA, the Association for Visual Artists, offers between 6-8 exhibitions per year featuring the artwork of local, regional and national artists. Each exhibit lasts approximately 6-8 weeks and is showcased by an opening reception for the artists. Exhibits proposal application forms can be downloaded from www.avartists.org. Deadlines for 2007 exhibits proposals are as follows: Proposals on the national level must be postmarked by February 25, 2006. Proposals on the regional level (TN, KY, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS) must be postmarked by March 31, 2006.
The District of Columbia Commission on the Arts has 3 public art opportunities. Direct questions to (202) 724-5613. Download applications from www.dcarts.dc.gov (click on Public Art Programs, then Current Call for Entries).
- Seeking artists to create a permanent public artwork for several renovated recreation facilities in the District of Columbia. Deadline is February 17, 2006.
- Seeking artworks to be part of the District of Columbia’s 2006 Art Bank Program. Deadline is February 24, 2006.
- Seeking artworks for the John A. Wilson Building Public Art Program, designated for permanent installation in the Wilson Building at 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Deadline is February 24, 2006.
Artist residency
The Beamis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha, NE is taking residency applications for January–June 2007. These two to six month residencies are open to U.S. and international visual artists. The Bemis Center provides 900-2,200 square foot private studio/living space, a 10,000 square foot fabrication/installation facility equipped for steel and wood working, access to printmaking/photography facilities, individual monthly stipends of $750 and exhibition possibilities. Applications can be downloaded from www.bemiscenter.org. For more information, call (402) 341-7130 or email cary@bemiscenter.org. Deadline is February 28, 2006.
Arts & craft exhibition
The Tennessee Arts & Craft Juried Exhibition includes both visual arts and crafts together. Open to artists residing in Tennessee. Deadline for entry May 25. Exhibit runs August–October 2006. Prospectus available at www.customshousemuseum.org/juriedshow.
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