Pace University to launch of performing arts school

Pace University to Start Performing Arts School
by Robin Pogrebin, The New York Times, May 15, 2014

Apply for 2014-2015 Queer/Art/Mentorship program

Now in its forth year, the intergenerational Queer/Art/Mentorship program, founded by filmmaker Ira Sachs and writer/dance producer Lily Binns, seeks applications from New York City-based, early-career queer working artists. The mentors for Q/A/M's 2014-2015 program cycle are:

Jibz Cameron

Chitra Ganesh

Thomas Allen Harris

James Lecesne

Simone Leigh

Jaime Manrique

Caden Manson

Carrie Moyer

Bradford Nordeen

Stacie Passon

Yoruba Richen

Applicants must:

*work within at least one of the following disciplines: literary, film, visual arts, performing arts (including dance and music), and curatorial arts (in any kind of medium; e.g. galleries, books, etc.)

*self-Identify as queer, gay, lesbian, bisexual and/or transgendered

*be New York City-based

*not be currently enrolled in school or university

*be early-career and professionally focused

*have a project that they’d like to work on with a mentor during the 2014-2015 Mentorship cycle.

Intent to Apply Deadline: June 7, 2014

Application Deadline: July 1, 2014

Applicants selected to participate in the program will be paired with individual Mentors for year-long support (Oct 2014-Sept 2015) with once-a-month meetings between each Mentor and Fellow. Fellows are also required to meet monthly as a group, further developing a community of artistic peers across disciplines.

For more information and application instructions, click here.

New Ground Zero arts center plans, hirings announced

London Director to Draft Arts Vision for Ground Zero
by Robin Pogrebin, The New York Times, February 12, 2014

InfiniteBody preview: New project due from Bessie-winning Emily Johnson

Emily Johnson
(photo by Cameron Wittig)

In this video, Emily Johnson--Minneapolis-based Bessie Award winner and 2013 Creative Capital grantee--looks ahead to her intriguing new project, Shore, set to premiere in June 2014. Shore is a work about "gathering to create connections" and warmly invites participants to forge community in numerous ways.

from Creative Capital on Vimeo

Shore is a multi-day performance/installation of dance, volunteerism, feasting and storytelling. It is a place audiences choose to visit once or many times, as participants or observers. The project develops in each venue over an extended period of time, requiring conversation and collaboration among organizations. Shore begins with a feast, followed by a night of curated storytelling. During the day, participants propose and carry out volunteer activities needed in their home communities. Staged performances that move from outdoors to the stage take place at night.

Learn more about Shore here.

Catalyst, Dances by Emily Johnson Web site

Explore videos from other Creative Capital artists here.

Arts careers for US veterans

War Theater, RepurposedVeterans Pursue Careers in the Arts

by Robin Pogrebin, The New York Times, November 10, 2013

Envisioning the Practice: call for papers on performing arts curation

Envisioning the Practice:

Montréal International Symposium

on Performing Arts Curation

April 10-13, 2014

A seminal event in the field of the performing arts, conceived by the Arts Curators Association of Québec, and hosted by the PHI Centre and the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), "Envisioning the Practice” will be held in Montréal (Canada) on April 10-13, 2014. The symposium is sponsored by Tangente, and collaborating partners Studio 303 and S.A.T. /La Société des arts technologiques will offer programming for this special event. 

Please click here for a pdf of the Call for Papers.

Paper and panel proposals submission deadline: June 1, 2013

Notification of acceptance: July 15, 2013

Dena Davida, Dominique Fontaine, Jane Gabriels
Planning Committee co-chairs
A.C.A.Q. Co-founders
Arts Curators Association of Québec
info@acaq.ca

"If I can make it here...": Spanish Consulate offers help

Want to make it in New York?

Spanish cultural professionals interested in presenting arts projects or making a career in New York City can download a new series of pdf guides--covering everything from funding resources to media outlets--directed to professionals in architecture and design, film, gastronomy, literature, humanities and science, music, performing arts and visual arts.

These How to Make It in New York guides should be useful for any newcomer--Spanish or not. So, click here for more information on this project and to download links for each of the covered arts and culture disciplines.

Refreshing: UCLA's performing arts series

Fresh name and perspective for UCLA's performing arts series
by Mike Boehm, Los Angeles Times, April 26, 2012