NYC: MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO GRAHAM BROWN ORIGINAL MEMBER OF THE NEGRO ENSEMBLE CO. 1968

19 12 2011

  MEMORIAL TODAY 7PM AT THE SCHOMBERG CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN BLACK CULTURE!!!

TRIBUTE TO GRAHAM BROWN ORIGINAL MEMBER OF THE NEGRO ENSEMBLE CO 1968 click

GRAHAM BROWN’S GRAND SIRE ARCHON OF AMERICAN THEATRE

MEMORIAL SERVICE 

for
 
GRAHAM BROWN

Tuesday January 17, 2012
 

7 pm 

at
 
THE AMERICAN NEGRO THEATRESCHOMBURG CENTER OF RESEARCH IN BLACK  CULTURE

515 Malcolm X Blvd. (between: 135th & 136th St.)
Harlem, New York 10037

(212) 491 – 2200

  quote from Malachon by Derek Walcott…

…The shac-shac and the violin

Mix with the smoke and malcochom

They say “Sing how Chantal the brute

Took the white planter Regis’ life

And what I tell them is the truth

Don’t believe all you heard or read

Chantal the tiger cannot dead….

Like the staining of clear springs the mind of man,

In blood he must end as in blood he began

Like mist that rising from a muddy stream

Between beasthood and Godhead groping in a dream

The rage of the tiger is taken for grantedMORE…

Graham Brown
Graham Brown, award winning leading actor of the NY stage and television; revered for his virtuosity,  versatility, elegance and humility.  He played a multitude of roles over the years and was an origin member of The Negro Ensemble Company (founders: Robert hooks, Douglas Turner Ward, Gerald Krone) since 1968. Graham Brown was…MORE…




Impact of The Negro Ensemble Company’s Monthly Meets at Riverside Church

23 05 2011

Thank You So Much to the Ministry of Education at Riverside Church and particularly to Jeremiah Drake  and Rev.Arnold Thomas for supporting the efforts of The NEC Monthly Meet!

The NEC Monthly Meet at Riverside,and NECARTZ.COM gave artists and nonprofits the business tools,and innovative fundraising information to elevate their standard of living,identify personal obstacles though small group inquiry, set goals, create group goals and participation and initiate meaningful partnerships and organizations; market and teach The Negro Ensemble Co Training Program.

It gave the staff a chance become more involved in the lives of our students and performers and the fulfillment of their goals. It gave the company an opportunity to  mentor, hire and include actors for projects and qualified staff and interns.

It also was a driving force for many careers, initiating organizations for art and out reach, expanding what is possible for artists and nonprofits, creating new jobs.
The program including www.necartz.com and the monthly meet programs had a positive impact a revolving group of 400 artists; and several hundred through out reach programs started through the monthly meets in Riverside Church’s Multipurpose room.

Special Guests Speakers included staff members from The Field, Fractured Atlas, Artistic Director and staff from NEC, TV actor Todd Davis, Broadway Actor Ronald Wyche, Business Planning Expert Robert Ponce and others… All NEC Monthly Meets were facilitated by Marie McKinney Director of Education at Negro Ensemble Company

We were able to promote the NEC Monthly Meet on Bronx Council of the Arts, Screen Actors Guild and Actor’s Equity sites among others..

Computer donations from the Materials for the Arts, brochures from 50 artist service organizations and small snacks helped drive membership at the NEC Monthly Meets, which spawned:

  1. A prison outreach program in Brooklyn headed by Ginger Spencer serving over 100 incarcerated teens,
  2. An independent SAG film called Shenika’s Redemption featuring and produced by Kubbi which was an awarded finalist in The 11th Annual BEVERLY HILLS FILM FESTIVAL in Hollywood.
  3. Lindsay Strachen KUBBI Ralph McClain Fern Orenstein Negro Ensemble Co at CBS NY

    Maintained NECARTZ.COM and used computer to drive readership to almost 10,000 hits with a readership of close to 500 artists

  4. Goal setting and career counselling led by facilitator and industry experts.
  5. Non profit theaters and productions started and administrated by NEC Monthly Meet participants Teresa Lasley, Alyssia Joy Powell, Dana and Clinton Lowe
  6. Supported the productions at Negro Ensemble Company and 9 productions and a band created by NEC Monthly Meet participants
  7. Created partnerships with The Field and offered reduced membership, special guest appearances and mentoring through that partnership,
  8. Connected uptown artists with downtown resources like The Foundation Center, Fractured Atlas and actively nurtured those connections
  9. Provided interviews for 22 artists at the CBS Diversity Institute, 4 followup interviews and 2 episodic television roles for our artists
  10. Created a contest donating a computer to the winner among Monthly Meet participants to drive membership.
  11. Increased computer access for performing arts students.
  12. Created partnership with Stella Adler Studio of Acting and NYU Tisch School of the Arts and negotiations regarding diversity curriculum and courses led by Marie McKinney.
  13. Edit a video of an  outreach trip to Monrovia, Liberia with The Restoration and Healing Inc. Ministry (NEC Meets facilitator, Marie McKinney), to help victims of civil war violence and sexual abuse which was posted on youtube and helped cause further outreach there by several organizations, including Franklin Graham who created an event in Monrovia in March 2010. Since then, Noble Prizes were won by Leymah Gbowee, who united the women of Liberia to pray and end the 14 year civil war and  President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf .
  14. Edited flyers, pictures and footage for Negro Ensemble Company Training Program and The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers.

Thank You So Very Much!

Marie McKinney
Negro Ensemble Company
Director of Education
Founder of Monthly Meet at Riverside
www.necartz.com
necartz@gmail.com





What does Tupac Have to do with the Amazon?

16 05 2011

Click: NEC Training Program Participants are Awarded

.One of my former students who has gone on to create many things shared this link with me, and it showed me something important. This is why I do what I do. To give the tools to those who seek positive change, respect for culture and diversity.

People don’t realize that the activists of the 60′s were college grads & intellectuals, pacifists. H. Rap Brown was mentored by my Dad at Howard University!!! Angela Davis -a professor. King a minister. The Panthers of the 60′s -Authors. Good Radicals…Rational Radicals.The planet burns so why are we playing our missions  on video games, where it doesn’t matter, when the computer shuts down?

Right now thee are such brave leaders in Ecuador and the Amazon and Bolivia and Alaska and Oregon and NY..educating and walking and organizing to stop the destruction of and buying up of the most powerful rivers to Damn then up. The Indigenous elders are speaking up because they see the changes that has lead to destruction of the planet.  We are told we are different people but when we look in heir faces we know what is true.

Why do we allow institutions to label what is good as bad, causing us to limit who are? Why do our children play video games at libraries with book shelves that are half empty? Why don’t they know their culture and how people and things are connected?

Tupac at the age of 17 started out promoting a revolution for peace and respect. Perhaps to get girls or perhaps because his Mom taught him values she learned from being an activist.  And I’m not only talking black.here are heroes like these in different races and cultures.

What about the fearless Native Indian filmmakers coming out of South America and US now standing up for the health of our rivers, our culture and our earth? They are calling us to restore the balance in our lives, with one another in our relationships
and our relationship with our planet earth and creator.  www.necartz.com       www.nativehorizon.orgps

Shuk!

You don’t have to know the language to understand what the grand mother is saying in the video above





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30 08 2010

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New York City Nonprofits Project Links for Nonprofits

Foundation Center Common Applications

Foundation Center Common Application Link for NY and NJ Area Nonprofits

AGM Common Proposal Forms AGM Applications all in zip file

Rolling Deadline – Jerome Foundation General Grants: support the creation, development and production of new works. Support is for artists who take risks and embrace challenges; whose developing voices reveal significant potential; who are rigorous in their approach to creation and production; who have some evidence of professional achievement but not a substantial record of accomplishment; and who are not recognized as established artists by other artists, curators, producers, critics, and arts administrators.
The amounts of grants vary. Board meets four times a year. Visit www.jeromefdn.org

Rolling Deadline – Harkness Foundation for Dance: supports curriculum development, general/operating support, program development and scholarships. Initial approach is a letter. The amounts of grants vary. Call (212) 755-5540.
Rolling Deadline : Foundation for Contemporary Arts’ Emergency Grants: provide speedy funding for artists who have unanticipated, sudden opportunities to present their work to the public, or who incur unexpected or unbudgeted expenses for projects close to completion with committed exhibition or performance dates. The grants are intended to support the creation of innovative and experimental work. Grants are determined on a monthly basis. Grants range from $200 to $2,000; the average grant is $1,000. Visit www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org

Youth, I.N.C Invites Applications for 2011 Service Grant Program
Cash grants plus fundraising assistance and networking opportunities will be provided to nonprofits that have worked to help New York City youth for at least three years….
Deadline: Rolling
Posted: October 5, 2010

Kresge Foundation Call for Applications for Arts and Culture Facility Investments and Building Reserves Grants
Grants of up to $1 million will be awarded to arts nonprofits working to strengthen their long-term financial health; a new grant program will support both project costs and the creation of a building reserve….
Deadline: March 1, 2011 (Preliminary Applications)
Posted: December 30, 2010

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation ArtsCONNECT Grant Guidelines
Grants of up to $10,000 per presenting partner will be awarded to nonprofit presenter consortiums that are working collaboratively to present a single artist or touring company and that represent at least two mid-Atlantic states….
Deadline: March 21, 2011
Posted: December 30, 2010

American Educational Research Association Seeks Applications for Research Using Large Scale Data Sets
Grants of up to $35,000 will be awarded to academics from a variety of disciplines working on dissertations or research that use large-scale national and international data sets….
Deadline: Various
Posted: December 20, 2010

ArtsLink Helps Support U.S. Artists Working in Communities Abroad
In 2011, grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded to individual artists, arts managers, and nonprofit arts organizations working in visual and media arts in collaboration with an artist or organization outside the United States….
Deadline: January 15, 2011
Posted: December 16, 2010

First Nations Composer Initiative Seeks Applications for Common Ground Grants Program
Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Hawaiian Native composers, commissioners, or performing musicians working to create music and distribute it to a broader community….
Deadline: February 1, 2011
Posted: December 16, 2010

Creative Work Fund Invites San Francisco-Area Artists to Collaborate With Nonprofit Organizations
Grants of up to $40,000 will be awarded to San Francisco Bay Area artists and nonprofits working on projects with the potential to help strengthen their communities, draw attention to an important issue, or engage audiences in new ways….
Deadline: March 4, 2011 (Letters of Inquiry)
Posted: December 14, 2010

William T. Grant Foundation Invites Letters of Inquiry for Investigator Initiated Grants on Youth Settings
Grants of up to $1.5 million will be awarded for research that enhances understanding of how youth settings work, how they affect youth development, and how they can be improved, as well as the effects of such research on policy affecting youth….
Deadline: January 5, 2011 (Letters of Inquiry)
Posted: December 14, 2010

PeyBack Foundation Offers Funding for Programs Assisting At-Risk Youth in Indiana, Tennessee, and New Orleans
Grants of up to $15,000 will be awarded to nonprofits providing leadership and growth opportunities to economically disadvantaged children in Indiana, Tennessee, and the New Orleans metropolitan area….
Deadline: February 1, 2011
Posted: December 10, 2010

Etant donn?s: The French-American Fund for the Performing Arts Offers Funding for French and American Theater Programs
Grants of up to $25,000 will be awarded to American nonprofit institutions producing or presenting theater tours, residencies, or translations either of contemporary French playwrights or with French theater professionals….
Deadline: February 1, 2011
Posted: December 17, 2010

2010 Artists Summer Institute Workshop

2010 Artists Summer Institute Workshop

Promote Yourself! An Introduction to Public & Media Relations for Artists

Led by Heidi Riegler, PR consultant & founder of RIEGLER MEDIA | MARKETING

As an artist you create art, but if you want your art to be seen or heard, you have to think about how your work will reach its audience. Understanding public and media relations is an essential part of a successful communications campaign that will garner press coverage and visibility for your art project and for yourself.

In this three-part workshop, participants will learn how to develop targeted PR and media plans, craft written press materials, and reach out to the media:

Dates & Topics:

Session 1: Public & Media Relations Basics
January 26, 2011, 6:30 – 8PM

Session 2: PR/Media Plans, Press Releases & Pitches
February 16, 2011, 6:30 – 8:30PM

Session 3: Honing Your Message
March 2, 2011, 6:30 – 8:30PM

Location:

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, 125 Maiden Lane, 2nd Floor

Workshop is free, but space is limited.
Click here for complete information and to register.

TNT: Training, Networking, and Talks is supported by New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, New York State Council on the Arts, and The Joan Mitchell Foundation.

Theatre Communications Group and Mellon Foundation Launch New Global Connections Program
The program will award travel grants and project development grants of up to $10,000 to U.S.-based theaters and individual artists interested in international collaboration….
Deadline: December 20, 2010 and February 28, 2011
Posted: December 9, 2010

Fellowships Available for Research at Woody Guthrie Archives
Individuals interested in non-commercial research of Guthrie’s life, work, and contribution to American music and world culture will receive help to defray travel and lodging costs related to visiting the archives in Mt. Kisco, New York….
Deadline: January 3, 2011
Posted: December 9, 2010

National Museum of the American Indian Invites Applications for Indigenous Contemporary Arts Programs
Grants of up to $15,000 will be awarded to teams of at least two Native American artists through the foundation’s Exhibitions and Publications program and its Expressive Arts program….
Deadline: January 14, 2011
Posted: December 9, 2010

Getty Foundation Offers Funding for Multicultural Undergraduate Internships at Los Angeles-Area Museums and Visual Arts Organizations
Nonprofit museums and visual arts groups in Los Angeles County will receive support for up to three full-time internships for undergrads and recent graduates of African American, Asian, Latino/Hispanic, Native American, and Pacific Islander descent….
Deadline: February 1, 2011
Posted: December 9, 2010

Meet The Composer Accepting Applications for Creative Connections
Grants of up to $3,500 will be awarded to U.S. composers and sponsoring organizations working to present original music of any style or genre in performances that include some form of public outreach….
Deadline: January 7, 2011
Posted: December 8, 2010

Center for Cultural Innovation Offers Grants for California Artists Working in Visual Arts, Craft, and Literary Arts
The foundation’s Round VII grants will provide awards of up to $10,000 to working artists in California who have exhibited, performed, presented, and/or published their work in a public context within the last three years….
Deadline: January 14, 2011
Posted: December 8, 2010

Aaron Copland Fund for Music Accepting Applications for Contemporary American Music Recording Program
Grants of up to $20,000 will be awarded to nonprofit performance ensembles and presenting institutions as well as nonprofit or commercial recording companies working to produce new or reissue contemporary American music recordings….
Deadline: January 15, 2011
Posted: December 8, 2010

Sundance Institute Native American and Indigenous Program Invites Submissions for Native Lab Fellowship
A workshop and networking opportunities at the Sundance Film Festival will be provided to emerging Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaskan Native film artists working in the United States….
Deadline: February 1, 2011
Posted: December 2, 2010

Bezos Scholars Program @ the Aspen Institute Seeks Applications From High School Juniors and Educators
Seven-day, all-expenses-paid scholarships to attend the Aspen Ideas Festival June 26 to July 2, 2011, in Aspen, Colorado will be awarded to twelve public high school student/educator teams….
Deadline: February 11, 2011
Posted: December 2, 2010

Open Society Institute Invites Applications for Latin American Security, Drugs, and Democracy Fellowship
The competition is open to dissertation-level graduate students and recent Ph.D. recipients worldwide conducting research on organized crime, drug policy, and related issues in Latin America; support will be provided for twelve months of research….
Deadline: January 20, 2011
Posted: November 29, 2010

Delaware Fund for Women Invites Grant Applications
Grants of up to $15,000 will be awarded to nonprofits looking to create or expand programs that support the needs and potential of women and girls in Delaware….
Deadline: January 28, 2011
Posted: December 27, 2010

Louisville Institute Invites Applications for First Book Grant Program for Minority Scholars
Grants of up to $40,000 will be awarded to junior, non-tenured religion scholars of color working on a major research and book project pertaining to American Christianity and related to the priorities of the institute….
Deadline: January 15, 2011
Posted: December 18, 2010

Applications for DeVos Institute Summer International Fellowship Program at the Kennedy Center
Twenty international arts managers will participate in an intensive arts management program designed to teach them practical skills that are readily transferable to the management of their organizations….
Deadline: December 1, 2010
Posted: October 1, 2010

New York Foundation for the Arts Invites Applications for Artists’ Fellowships
Fellowships of $7,000 will be awarded to New York artists working in the disciplines of poetry, printmaking/drawing/book arts, nonfiction literature, sculpture, crafts, digital/electronic arts, and film…..
Deadline: Various
Posted: October 1, 2010

Venture Philanthropy Partners New Funding Opportunity to Improve Education and Employment Outcomes for Youth in the National Capital Region
Grants totaling $2.7 million over a two-year period will be awarded to nonprofits working to improve opportunities for low-income youth between the ages of 14 and 24….
Deadline: October 12, 2010 (Preliminary Proposals)
Posted: September 24, 2010

Tribeca Film Institute Accepting Submissions for Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund
Grants of up to $25,000 will be awarded to seasoned and first-time filmmakers in support of films that highlight and humanize issues of social importance from around the world through complete, thoughtful, and dynamic storytelling….
Deadline: December 8, 2010
Posted: September 24, 2010

US Artists International Program Gives Funding for U.S. Performing Artists to Participate in International Festivals
Grants will be awarded to American dance, music, and theater ensembles as well as solo performers that have been invited to perform at international festivals….
Deadline: December 13, 2010 ; and April 22, 2011
Posted: October 1, 2010

Check out Associate Membership available for $45/year + many other perks for artists through www.necartz.com “Get 3-in-1” page click “Donate”button, then go to 161 Sixth Avenue 14th Floor and speak to Patricia or Pele.

Poetry and Creative Writing Prizes and Grants

Rockefeller Foundation : Proposals for Residencies at the Bellagio Center
Scholars, scientists, journalists, writers, artists, non-governmental organization practitioners, and policy makers from anywhere in the world can apply to stay at the Bellagio Center for one month of uninterrupted work on a wide range of world issues….
Deadline: December 1, 2010
Posted: October 22, 2010

Guidelines for Native Arts New England and National Native Arts Exchange Grant Programs
Grants of up to $3,000 will be awarded to Native American artists and organizations in New England working to reach broader audiences, connect with new markets for their work, and gain access to additional financial resources….
Deadline: Various
Posted: October 21, 2010
Call for Nominations of Performing Arts Ensembles From Haiti, Indonesia, Mali, Pakistan, Senegal, Syria, and Turkey for U.S. Touring Program
The new program will work to foster cross-cultural understanding between citizens of the United States and other countries; ensembles will receive an honorarium plus financial and planning assistance for travel and tour expenses….
Deadline: November 1, 2010 (Online Nomination Form)
Posted: October 21, 2010

VSA Invites Applications for International Young Soloists Awards
Musicians with disabilities, or a musical ensemble with at least one disabled member, will be awarded $5,000 and an opportunity to perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts….
Deadline: November 15, 2010 and December 1, 2010
Posted: October 21, 2010

National Endowment for the Humanities Offers Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants for Innovative Projects
Grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded to U.S. individuals and organizations working on digital initiatives in any area of the humanities….
Deadline: November 15, 2010 and December 1, 2010
Posted: October 21, 2010

National Endowment for the Arts Invites Communities to Participate in 2011-12 Big Read Program
Grants of up to $20,000 will be awarded to nonprofits, state agencies, tribal governments, or tax-exempt public libraries to fund comprehensive resources that support their efforts to read and discuss a single book or the work of a poet….
Deadline: February 1, 2011
Posted: October 15, 2010

American-Scandinavian Foundation Announces Fellowship and Grant Competitions
Fellowship awards of up to $23,000 will be given to American and Scandinavian students, scholars, professionals, and artists for a year-long program that will work to broaden the link between the United States and Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sw
Deadline: Various
Posted: October 15, 2010

Shubert Foundation Accepting Grant Applications From U.S. Nonprofit Professional Theaters
Grants will be awarded to nonprofits with an established artistic and administrative track record, as well as a history of fiscal responsibility working to develop new works and other significant contributions to the field of professional theater….
Deadline: December 1, 2010
Posted: October 15, 2010

Theatre Communications Group Accepting Proposals for New Generations Program Future Leaders and Future Audiences Grants
Grants of up to $80,000 will be awarded to theaters expanding their reach to underserved communities and to talented theater professionals who show promise as leaders in the field….
Deadline: November 15, 2010
Posted: October 14, 2010

Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Launches National Competition for Social Innovation Fund Grants
A total of $20 million will be awarded to eight to ten high-performing nonprofits working to deliver transformative services to disadvantaged youth, primarily in philanthropically underserved communities….
Deadline: October 25, 2010 (Intent to Apply)
Posted: October 7, 2010

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Accepting Applications for 2011 Institutional Grants
Grants will be awarded to nonprofit film organizations and to film programs within accredited schools, colleges, and universities that encourage the appreciation of motion pictures as an art form and a vocation….
Deadline: December 15, 2010
Posted: October 7, 2010

The Many Voices Project is the distinguished annual competition (since 1981) to find new and emerging writers. (An emerging writer has not published more than two books of creative writing with a commercial, university, or national small press.)
Our 2010 submission period is September 15 – November 1 (postmark), 2010. This year, there is a $20 entry fee to enter this book-length competition; there is also a required entry form, available HERE. Both the Prose Prize and the Poetry Prize this year are national prizes. The two winning manuscripts will be published in Fall 2012; each author receives a $1,000 honorarium and a standard book contract. All of our books are distributed nationally by Consortium Book Sales & Distribution.

Kleban Award: given annually to both a librettist and a lyricist, each receiving $100,000, payable in 2 annual installments of $50,000. Applicants must have had work previously produced on a stage or in a workshop performance OR be or have been a member or associate of a professional musical workshop or theater group. Visit www.newdramatists.org/kleban_award.htm
Deadline: September 15, 2010

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships for Scholars and Artists: who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts. The amounts of grants vary and will be adjusted to the needs of Fellows, considering their other resources and the purpose and scope of their plans. Visit www.gf.org.
Deadline: September 15, 2010

The Fund for Creative Communities (The Fund): provides grants of up to $5,000 to Manhattan-based nonprofit organizations. Supported by the New York State Council on the Arts, these grants are available in all disciplines. The Fund also seeks to increase access to arts and cultural activities in neighborhoods throughout Manhattan and to encourage new arts activities in communities where the need exists. Visit www.lmcc.net
Deadline: September 21, 2010

The Multi-Arts Production Fund Bulletin: September 2010 News & Announcements | Calendar

News & Announcements


The 2010-2011 MAP Application Calendar is now posted on our website.
September 15, 2010:
Online Letter of Inquiry Application Open
October 15, 2010:
Online LOI Deadline

December 10, 2010:
Notification of Invitation for Full Proposal
January 10, 2011:
Deadline for Full Proposals (by invite only)

April, 2011:
Final Notification of Panel Results

Grant Activities Period
September 1, 2011 through August 31, 2013
For eligibility, requirements, and work sample information can be found on our website.
New York Public Library’s Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers: supports projects that draw on the research collections at the NYPL Humanities and Social Sciences Library. Fellows receive a stipend of $60,000, an office, a computer, and full access to the library’s physical and electronic resources for 9-month term (September-May). Visit www.nypl.org/locations/tid/36/node/29202
Deadline: September 24, 2010
Bronx Council of the Art’s 2009-2010 NYSCA/BCA Community Arts Grants: provide direct support for arts and cultural projects developed and/or sponsored by Bronx Arts Organizations and Community-Based Organizations. Activities may include workshops/classes, performances, arts exhibitions, special one-day events, multi-discipline collaborations, and public access programming. Individual artists can apply through an organizational conduit based in the County. Matching funds are required. Visit www.bronxarts.org/cag.asp
Deadline: September 24, 2010

Creative Capacity Fund Offers Professional Development Grants for Artists and Arts Organizations in San Francisco and Los Angeles
Grants of up to $1,000 will be awarded to arts administrators and individual artists in the Bay Area and Los Angeles pursuing professional development activities….
Deadline: Monthly
Posted: May 20, 2010

STUDIO LLC – new professional artist development program
Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning
(Jamaica NY)
STUDIO LLC is Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning’s (JCAL) professional development program for emerging artists. With an emphasis on entrepreneurship, STUDIO LLC encourages artists to regard their studio as a small business. The course will help artists to identify their professional goals and create a long-term plan for their ever-flourishing studio practices and artistic endeavors. John L. Moore, Jackie Battenfield, and Martha Wilson have joined as mentors of the participating artists.MORE Elsevier Foundation Invites Proposals for Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries Program
One-, two-, and three-year awards of up to $50,000 will be given to libraries in the developing world working to improve access to scientific, technical, and medical information….
Deadline: September 15, 2010
Posted: June 4, 2010

NABJ Chapter Grants
NABJ bestows financial awards of up to $500 to student and professional chapters to encourage programs that will benefit local members and sustain NABJ’s mission of community outreach. The next deadlines are October 1 and February 15. Winners are announced within 60 days of the deadlines.
Download Chapter Grant Application » (29.7 KB PDF, requires the free Adobe Reader.)

More information about Professional Chapter Grants
Artist Opportunities/Competitions
Apply for 2010 DC Commission Grants SEE ALSO: www.dcarts.dc.gov/dcarts/site
www.thefield.org

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago Announce Fellowships for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
Annual stipends of $25,000 will be awarded to doctoral and dissertation students working with mentors over two years to improve programs and public policy targeting the prevention of child abuse….
Deadline: December 15, 2010
Posted: June 29, 2010

Lower Manhattan community Council:
Application Deadline: Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Each year LMCC awards grants for arts projects happening across Manhattan’s neighborhoods through The Fund for Creative Communities (The Fund) and the Manhattan Community Arts Fund (MCAF). Both programs provide grants of up to $5,000 to arts organizations and artists for quality arts projects in every discipline.
RSVP for an Information Session
During the months of July, August, and September LMCC will be traveling across Manhattan giving information sessions for these two grants programs. Attending an information session is required for first time applicants and returning applicants who have not attended a session since 2007.
Visit our website to see the complete schedule and RSVP for an Information Session.
Annenberg Foundation Invites Applications for Los Angeles Nonprofit Leadership Development Program
Graduates of the Alchemy Leadership Seminar and Alchemy+ can qualify for $10,000 capacity-building grants for their nonprofits located in and/or serving the Los Angeles County region….
Deadline: October 31, 2010
Posted: June 17, 2010

APAPl ASOC OF PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTERS SAVE THE DATE JAN 2011 WWW.CONFERENCE.COM

http://www.artspresenters.org/

AMS/Arts Presenters Economic Tracking Survey One of the ways Arts Presenters is leading the way in keeping our members updated on the latest economic trends affecting our field is by introducing new economic tracking surveys with AMS Research and Planning. These surveys gather crucial information from APAP members as well as from members of the Performing Arts Center Consortium and the League of Historic American Theaters. January 2009 Report

City of Atlanta Office of cultural Affairs Contracts for Arts Services (CAS) program awards contracts related to the production, creation, presentation, exhibition and managerial support of artistic cultural services in the city of Atlanta. The program recognizes that the presence of artists and non-profit organizations involved in the arts are critical to Atlanta’s cultural vitality. The arts enrich the creative development of the city’s diverse populations and contribute positively to the social and economic well being of Atlanta and the region. www.ocaatlanta.com/
New York State Council on the Arts Meetings: Public Meetings:
June 28, 2010 10:00am – 1:00pm Performing and Literary Arts Committee
2:00pm – 5:00pm Visual Arts Committee
June 29, 2010 10:00am – 1:00pm Multi-Disciplinary Arts Committee
June 30, 2010 1:00pm – 4:30pm Council Meeting (FY11 Grants)
All of NYSCA’s public meetings are available via webcast.
Grants http://www.uacgreensboro.org/grants/index.html
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies Invites Nominations for Leadership Awards
The Distinguished Public Service Award and the Gary Young Award recognize individuals who have displayed exemplary leadership of state arts agencies and regional arts organizations….
Deadline: July 16, 2010
Posted: May 20, 2010

Ruddie Memorial Youth Foundation Accepting Applications for Youth Program Evaluation Grants
Grants of up to $25,000 will be awarded to nonprofits working to promote scholastic, professional, athletic, and/or other excellence in youth and provide them with opportunities for success….
Deadline: July 28, 2010
Posted: June 23, 2010
Threadhead Record Foundation Offers Grants to Support Music of New Orleans
Three grants of up to $3,000 will be awarded to musicians in need of resources to produce and distribute their work and whose music promotes the cultural heritage of New Orleans….
Deadline: July 1, 2010
Posted: June 23, 2010
Nominations Invited for 2010 Mario Savio Young Activist Award
Awards of $6,000 will be divided equally between young people and the organizations they represent to honor their commitment to human rights and social justice and ability to transform their commitment into effective action….
Deadline: June 30, 2010
Posted: May 6, 2010

Tournees Festival Offers Grants to Bring Contemporary French Cinema to U.S. College Campuses
Grants of $2,300 will be awarded to individuals affiliated with an American university or college providing film festivals that reference French-American cultural and educational exchange….
Deadline: June 30, 2010 and October 1, 2010
Posted: June 10, 2010
Entries Invited for Council on Foundations’ 44th Annual Film & Video Festival
Films selected to participate at the festival must have received full or partial funding for production, distribution, and/or outreach from a private, community, operating, or corporate foundation; a corporate giving program; or a donor network….
Deadline: June 25, 2010
Posted: May 24, 2010
Links to artist residencies worldwide
More at The Foundation Center 79 Fifth Ave 2nd floor Plus on-line and on site seminars in Grant writing seewww.foundationcenter.org

Ford Foundation Launches $100 Million Initiative to Develop Arts …
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Through an open RFP process, grants of up to $100000 will go to …provided a $1 million grant to El Museo del Barrio, New York City’s leading Latino arts …
Entertainment Software Association Foundation Invites Grant and Scholarship Applications
Grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded to nonprofits working to support programs and opportunities that use technology and/or computer and video games to make a positive difference in the lives of America’s youth….
Deadline: Various
Posted: April 16, 2010
Women Helping Others Foundation Invites Grant Applications
The WHO (Women Helping Others) Foundation supports community-focused charities that serve the overlooked needs of women, children, and families in the United States and Puerto Rico.
Funding will be considered for tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charities that have been incorporated for at least three years and have total organizational budgets of $3 million or less. Preference will be given to organizations with an operating budget of $3 million or less, those not dependent upon government grants, and those with greater organizational program costs than personnel costs. Organizations that have previously received a WHO Foundation grant should wait three years before applying again.
Funding will be considered for grant requests from $1,000 to $40,000 each.
Posted on April 12, 2010
Deadline: September 7, 2010
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Writers, actors or producers, Disney│ABC Television Group’s Talent Development & Diversity programs play an integral part in launching successful careers in the entertainment industry. These programs are designed to attract, develop and staff individuals with diverse backgrounds and life experiences in either creative or production positions.
Those accepted into our talent development programs have the opportunity to hone their skills and perfect their craft under the supervision of network and studio executives, producers, writers and/or episodic directors.
The submission period for the 2011 Television Writing Program opens June 1st, 2010 and will close on July 1st, 2010
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American Institute of Indian Studies opportunities click here
Career Development Program Fellowship
The mission of CFEVA’s two-year Career Development Program is to advance the professional development and promote the careers of a selected group of highly talented emerging visual artists, while encouraging their participation in the local arts community and beyond. Artists selected for particip…





Negro Ensemble Company at Midtown Theatre Festival July 12- Aug 1

22 07 2010
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“STAGED” bout pits Shakespeare vs. Black Classics

3 07 2010

NEGRO ENSEMBLE COMPANY Actors Showcase Provides Actors Exhibition in Battle of Classics

NO JULY 3! next NEC Monthly Meet at Riverside Church Aug 7, Sept4

New York, NY . July 2, 2010 – What defines a classic? The Negro Ensemble Company’s showcase presentation “Black Classics vs. Shakespeare: Round 1” (July 9th at 8pm, Bruce Mitchell Theater, 520 8th Avenue, New York, NY) stages a mock prize fight between scenes from Shakespeare plays and scenes from classic African-American works, including gems from NEC’s archives and original works. “These fine young actors get a chance to explore their cultural connection not only to the African-American theater tradition but also to an unheralded legacy of achievement of African American actors doing Shakespeare,” says Marie McKinney, director of Black Classics vs. Shakespeare: Round 1.

According to McKinney, the purpose of the “bout” is not to pit one against the other but to show the connection that all classic material shares, and highlight the legacy of African-American actors doing Shakespeare, as well as, African-American classics. “Many people are not aware that cultural elements like the lyre and court jester used throughout European literature have West African roots… Black actor, Ira Aldridge, one of Europe’s most renowned and highest paid Shakespearean actors in the 19th century, was an African-American from New York, who literally fought to be on stage here,” says McKinney. “Now we are able to showcase young actors who are connecting to this legacy and showing their proficiency in a wide range of material.”

This showcase continues the forty-three year tradition of The Negro Ensemble Company Training Program.  NEC’s program combines solid groundwork in character technique, script analysis and voice production with ethnic culture.  “We use the time-honored work of masters such as Michael Chekhov, Stanislavsky, Cicely Berry and Stella Adler as a foundation and bring it into an African American cultural context,” says McKinney, who is also the instructor for the actors in this showcase.”  According to Charles Weldon, NEC’s Artistic Director, “We get calls all the times from actors who have graduated from big schools who are hungry for information about their own culture.”

Black Classics vs Shakespeare: Round 1″ boasts scenes from brilliant vintage plays by unknown playwrights, and famed writers like Alice Childress and Derek Walcott, representing a unique portfolio of African American life. The program features pieces from the NEC archives, and it showcases a brilliant group of new actors: Dae Ezinwo, Ashley Awusie, John Elmore, Kaskadé, Soyini Crenshaw, C. Truth, Jeniere Bailey, Malikia Causey, Lela Bryant, Gillian Brooke Todd, Nicholas Newton, Keith Walker, Tavarius Graves, David J. Cork.

About The Negro Ensemble Company: The mission of the Negro Ensemble Company, Inc. (NEC) is to present live theatre performances by and about black people to a culturally diverse audience that is often underserved by the theatrical community. In 1967, Playwright Douglas Turner Ward, producer/actor Robert Hooks, and theater manager Gerald Krone came together to make these dreams a reality with the Negro Ensemble Company. Since its founding , the NEC has produced more than two hundred new plays, and has provided a theatrical home for more than four thousand cast and crew members. Among its ranks have been some of the best black actors in television and film, including Louis Gossett Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Denzel Washington and Phylicia Rashad. The NEC is respected worldwide for its commitment to excellence, and has won dozens of honors and awards, including, Tony Award, Pulitzer Prize and Drama Desk. While these accolades point to the larger success of the NEC, it has created something far greater. It has been a constant source and sustenance for black actors, directors, and writers as they have worked to break down walls of racial prejudice.








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