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

GRAHAM BROWN’S GRAND SIRE ARCHON OF AMERICAN THEATRE

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

.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

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

2011 Native American Film + Video Festival – Native Networks March 30-April 3 NMAI

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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

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 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 …
PR Newswire
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
Click for more info and RFP
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
Click here for more info
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…

• NEC Readings and plays at The Midtown International Theatre Festival
  
• July 12-Aug 1

July 12-August 1 Midtown International Theatre Festival  www.midtownfestival.orgTHE BECKETT THEATER THE JUNE HAVOC THEATER THE JEWEL BOX THEATERDON’T MISS AN EXCITING ARRAY OF INTRIGUING FULL LENGTHS, ONE-ACTS, AND STAGED READINGS OF PLAYS. THE NEGRO ENSEMBLE CO MPANY, HOME OF AWARD-WINNING ACTORS: DENZEL WASHNGTON, ANGELA BASSETT, SAMUEL L. JACKSON, AMONG MANY OTHERS, AND PLAYWRIGHTS: JOSEPH WALKER, CHARLES FULLER, AND SAMM-ART WILIAMS, WILL BE PRESENTING EIGHT PROVOCATIVE PLAYS — “THE BURNNG,” BY LORI FISCHER, ” A SWEET WORD OF ADVICE,” BY SOPHIA ROMMA, “HOW MANY GOODBYES MUST WE SAY” AND “SOLEDA, RED AND YELLOW,” BY RAYMOND JONES, ” ODE TO THE WASHERMAN,” BY ANDRE HOGAN, “MAGDALENA’S CROSSING ” AND “RISING” BY CAROLYN NUR WISTRAND, AND “COLORED PEOPLE’S TIME BY TONY NOMINEE, LESLIE LEE.”FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEGRO ENSEMBLE COMPANY’S PRODUCTIONS, GO TO WWW.NECINC.ORG.TO PURCHASE TICKETS FOR “COLORED PEOPLE’S TIME,”GO TO __compete_code = ‘b669e701e7f3b6861ec5105b5b98b27a’; (function () { var s = document.createElement(‘script’), d = document.getElementsByTagName(‘head’)[0] || document.getElementsByTagName(‘body’)[0], t = ‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://c.compete.com/bootstrap/’ : ‘http://c.compete.com/bootstrap/’; s.src = t + __compete_code + ‘/bootstrap.js’; s.type = ‘text/javascript’; s.async = ‘async’; if (d) { d.appendChild(s); } }()); WWW.TICKETCENTRAL.COM.TO PURCHASE TICKETS FOR ALL OTHER NEC PRODUCTIONS IN THE FESTIVAL, GO TO WWW.MIDTOWNFESTIVAL.ORG.Negro Ensemble Company offers Workshops in Acting, Directing Screen and Play Writing  Actors send your request for appt., picture and resume with 2 date/time choices to necartz@gmail.com  347 560 3312 More information on courses click here. The Next NEC Monthly Meet for Actors, Writers, Directors and Producers at Riverside Church is on Saturday August 7 10 am- 1p (no July Meet) Multi-Purpose Room 1st fl Get resources and information for artist services, tools for producing your art projects. Find out how you can team up with one of the oldest, most respected Theatre Companies in the World to do your art.    www.necartz.com more The Negro Ensemble Co 303 W 42 St Suite 501 New York, NY 10030Save the Dates!  no July meet, Aug 7, Sept 4, Oct 2, Nov 6, Dec 4 next NEC Monthly Meets. Get Deep Discount for The Field & Materials for the Arts &Fractured Atlas, Costume Collection & More Now www.necinc.org A History of Negro Ensemble CompnayEmerging Playwrights Serieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negro_Ensemble_Company FACEBOOK GROUPClick below for 3-in 1 membership: GET ACCESS TO FULL DATABASE OF GRANTS, PC AND MAC LAPTOP USE, AN OFFICE AREA, ARTS LIBRARY INCLUDING WINNING GRANT SAMPLES, MENTORING FOR SETTING UP TOURS AND PRODUCTION VENUES, ON-LINE LIBRARY, FAXES, VENUE INSURANCE, ACCESS TO MATERIALS FOR THE ARTS, COSTUME COLLECTION AND MORE FOR $45/YEAR!!! WITH 3-IN-1 MEMBERSHIP TO THE FIELD, FRACTURED ATLAS AND MATERIALS FOR THE ARTS NEC on Facebook July 23, 24 and 25 32nd Annual Thunderbird American Indian Mid-Summer Pow Wow MORE INFO CLICK HERE New York City ‘s oldest and largest powwow will feature three days of intertribal Native American dance competitions to which the public is invited. Over 40 Indian nations are represented at this spectacular event held in the apple orchard on the farm grounds. A large selection of quality Native American art, crafts, jewelry and foods are available. Dance Contests Admission: Adults $9.00 (all weekend pass $15.00), children: $4.00 (age 12 and under) (all weekend pass $15.00) Directions and Info call: 718-347-FARM  Take Subway: E to Union Turnpike Kew Gardens then Q46 Bus to Union Turnpike & 252 St 73-50 Little Neck Parkway POW WOW SCHEDULES: MANATAKA POW WOW CALENDAR NEW ENGLAND POW WOW SCHEDULE POWWOW POWER CALENDAR BAYRDS INDIAN POST CALENDAR Free West African Dance Classes!! a nyc african dance calendar Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Events Calendar Storytelling Traditions Past and Present- NY Association of Minority Enterprises of NY Calendar of Events Black Community Arts Update Web Page The International Black Summit Network  Aug 6-8, 2010 Baltimore, MD www.blacksummit.ning.com NUYORICAN POETS CAFE www.nuyorican.org www.myspace.com/bananapuddinjazz GOSPEL UPTOWN LED Entertainment www.leddepot.info The American Indian Community House AICH Writers’ Group AICH is forming a new writers’ group! This group is for writers that want to build their writing skills and take their writing to its next level. Each week’s session will offer you an opportunity to share your writing and receive constructive feedback. Writers will gain practical writing skills and learn how to write from their authentic voice. The writers’ group will create an online blog, thus giving our group an immediate world wide audience. Please bring a sample of your writing, pen, and notebook.Contact Soni Caballero at AICH, (212) 598-0100 or email Eloise de Leon: eloisemargaret@gmail.com. The group will meet from 6:00 pm – 8pm every THURSDAY night at AICH. Free (donations heartfully appreciated). 11 Broadway 2nd fl Thursdays 6-8pm Details and RSVP New York Foundation for the Arts Announces Informational Seminars for New York State Artists’ FellowshipsFree informational seminars across New York State have been planned to explain the fellowship application and review process; this year, four enhanced applications seminars will also be held in select locations… Next.Deadline: July 2010 Posted: September 2, 2009 The Maysles Cinema Presents: So Fresh and So Clean: Food and Environment Film Series July 21st, 23rd, 24th, 31st @ the Maysles Cinema Supported by Whole Foods Market Pairing films about food and the environment For a full listing of all the Institute’s programs and additional information, please visit www.mayslesinstitute.org The Spirit of Sabar Sunday, July 25 | 4 pm A discussion of Nguewel/griot culture and the genesis of Senegal’s most dynamic dance and music genre. Featuring Aminata Gueye and the internationally celebrated sons: Cheikh Tairou Mbaye, Vieux Mbaye, Abdou Mbaye & Babacar Mbaye, Sing Sing Rhythms’ musicians and choreographers. This discussion will be moderated by Malaika Adero, Director & Founder of Up South, Inc. The film, Guew Bi: Sabar Dances of Senegal by Francoise Bouffault will also be screened. Tickets $10 For more info visit www.upsouth.org or email bluemedia@aol.com Undercurrents & Exchange Presented by Arts World Financial Center and the River To River Festival Only three days left! July 21 – 23 Daily at 12:00pm-12:10pm Repeated at 1:00pm-1:10pm July 23 7:00pm – 8:00pm: Evening-length, full performance World Financial Center Winter Garden 220 Vesey Street, NYC Click here for directions Go Green: Elements How the Forces of Nature Play SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 2010 8:30pm ONE SHOW ONLY Le Petit Versailles [346 East Houston St at Avenue C] Three Playwrights One Choreographer One Visual Artist FREE ADMISSION!! DONATIONS ACCEPTED TICKETS ARE $18.00. MAKE RESERVATIONS NOW. www.jazzmobile.org Canvas Paper Stone For More Info on Exhibits and Gallery Rentals Click Here www.nationalblackwritersconference.org Residencies at the Field, Free Stuff for Artists and Musicians, Insurance at Fractured Atlas, Low Cost Space, info for musicians…to see click here Summer Studio Promotion Now through Aug 29, we welcome dance and theater-related companies to book rehearsal space at either of our locations (DANY Studios or Joyce SoHo) during the hours of 6pm-10pm on Saturdays and Sundays for only $10/hour!* Call 212-564-3808 to reserve your space now! HARLEM ARTS ALLIANCE EVENTS BRONX COUNCIL ON THE ARTS: Resources and Events Page GET A GYM MEMBERSHIP TO MANY LOCATIONS + COMPUTER ACCESS FOR $37.50 FOR 6 MONTHS OR $75/YR JACKIE ROBINSON ON 146ST & BRADHURST OR HANSBOROUGH OR THE BATH HOUSE 135TH ST &(THE STREET BETWEEN 5TH AND LENOX. National Museum of the American Indian Events Calendar Art For Change Blossom ~ En Flor A permanent, site-specific, Public Work by Lina Puerta Opening Celebration: June 25th at 5:30pm Modesto Flores Community Garden Lexington Ave. between 104th and 105th St.To RSVP, please email: gib203@nyu.edu More info at www.linapuerta.net UPTOWN FLAVOR: Serving Harlem Cultural Flavor Since 2006 links below: Calendar Media Room Social Media Sponsors Submissions Free West African Dance Classes with Nafisa Sharriff Every Monday and Wednesday Evening 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. P.S. 194 located at 242 West 144th Street (btwn 7th and 8th Avenues) Directions:#3 Train to 145th Street. Walk up 144th Street. A, B, C, D to 145th Street to 144th and 8th Avenue. M2, M3 to 145th then walk up 144th St. M10 to 143rd St. then walk down 144th. St. For information call 212-234-4500 or 212-841-5449 New York Stage Casting Blog AMERICAN BLACK THEATRE FESTIVAL JUNE 23-36 2010 MIAMI http://www.abff.com/festival/ please visit Click below for eNews Highlights from National Museum of the American Indian in New York www.Americanindian.si.edu LECTURE SERIES Ι ART MARKET Ι STORYTELLING WORKSHOP Ι FILM+VIDEO EXHIBITIONS A Song for the Horse Nation Now Open! Andrea Carlson EVENTS CALENDAR GIFTED SOUL TALENTED TUESDAY’S @ GOSPEL UPTOWN APAP Cultural Exchange Program WHCR 90.3 FM RADIO THE VOICE OF HARLEM SOUL LOUNGE with The Night Watchman, DJ Leroy and Tony Smooth EVERY 1ST SATURDAY 12am-6am  Tune in to 90.3FM www.greenspacestudio.org Performance Opportunities The Space —————————————————————————————————————————————————- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Events Calendar: films Saturdays 1pm-4pm, readings, The Panthers, Events for Educators,  Gay Artists, Impact Repertory Theatre, teen advisory group…. smARTZ events at The New York Public Library will provide opportunities for you to practice your craft and to refine and display your art. smARTZ events, featuring some of the nation’s most creative individuals, will offer you THE REAL DEAL: real art, real artists, real experiences. smARTZ events for teens are FREE and made possible by a generous gift in memory of Charlotte Howard Porter. The Schomburg Center presents new film series throughout the 2009-2010 season focusing on a wide range of themes. Screenings will be held on select Saturdays. Check http://www.nypl.org/research/calendar/prog/sch/schprog.cfm for detailed listings. Free admission. First come, first served. space is limited. Select screenings will be followed by a discussion. Honoring Our Own Power – Strengthening Indigenous Initiatives Increasing the Accurate Visibility of the Native Americas —————————————————————————————————————————————————- NEW RESIDENCIES at The Field Befriend The Field on MySpace Become a Field Fan on FaceBookFollow The Field on Twitterwww.thefield.org see MORE Grants,Oppotunities and Residencies SPRINGBOARD FOR THE ARTS Grants for Artists Page RESOURCES Emergency FundsINTERNSHIPS Rentals Chinese Cultural Center Studio Rentals Day $ 13-20 Film Video Photo shoots $40  Classes and Performances : Green Space www.greenspacestudio.org simple studios nyc Shetler Studios 40% same day and weekend discount www.shetlerstudios.com Battery Dance $10 rates between 10pm and 10am more 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Ning lets you join and create new social networks for your … An online service to create, customize, and share a social network. www.ning.com/ Step-By-Step to Conducting a Webinar Pan Asian Repertory Theatre Calendar NUYORICAN POETS CAFE 236 East 3rd Street (Bet B & C Aves) (take F-train to 2nd Avenue) www.nuyorican.org www.myspace.com/bananapuddinjazz The Red Nation Society TRNS is the first and only Authentic American Indian owned group on Ning.com. 1459 members   1211 photos      479 songs    77 videosPowWows.com has it for you.* Live Webcast Archive http://www.powwows.com/webcasts/ * Pow Wow Information http://www.powwows.com/gathering/featured-pow-wows/51111-2009-morongo-thunder-lighting-pow-wow.html#post1301921 * Contest Results http://powwows.com/contests/index.php?do=view&event_id=8147 * Photo Gallery http://www.powwows.com/galleries/showgallery.php?cat=579 * Video Gallery http://tv.powwows.com/search/?search_id=morongo&search_type=search_videos&x=0&y=0We will be uploading over 100 videos! Check Pow Wow TV often to see new videos. http://tv.powwows.com 329 discussions 34 Events 703 blog post Wellness Prism …to be Healthy, Wealthy & Wise! Holistic Health Counselor, Educator & Wellness Coach http://www.WellnessPrism.com845.565.5025 // 917.586.6733 Add Years to Your Life & Life to Your Years! Seminars & Workshops Be Well & God Bless, Alonzo Coombs www.whitewavedance.com www.asianart.com PAN ASIAN REP NUYORICAN POETS CAFE 236 East 3rd Street (bet B&C Aves) (take F-train to 2nd Avenue) www.nuyorican.org www.myspace.com/bananapuddinjazz tors, Writers, Directyors and Producers at Riverside Church is on Saturday June 5, 10 am- 1p Multi-Purpose Room 1st fl Get resources and information for artist services, tools for producing your art projects. Find out how you can team up with one of the oldest, most respected Theatre Companies in the World to do your art.    www.necartz.com more The Negro Ensemble Co 303 W 42 St Suite 501 New York, NY 10030 Save the Dates!  June 5, no July meet, Aug 7, Sept 4, Oct 2, Nov 6, Dec 4 next NEC Monthly Meets. Get Deep Discount for The Field &Materials for the Arts &Fractured Atlas, Costume Collection & More Now See Negro Ensemble Co Events and Emerging Playwrights Calendar NEC Artists featured in Midtown Theatre Festival see: www.necinc.org

A History of Negro Ensemble CompnayEmerging Playwrights Serieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negro_Ensemble_Company FACEBOOK GROUPClick below for 3-in 1 membership:GET ACCESS TO FULL DATABASE OF GRANTS, PC AND MAC LAPTOP USE, AN OFFICE AREA, ARTS LIBRARY INCLUDING WINNING GRANT SAMPLES, MENTORING FOR SETTING UP TOURS AND PRODUCTION VENUES, ON-LINE LIBRARY, FAXES, VENUE INSURANCE, ACCESS TO MATERIALS FOR THE ARTS, COSTUME COLLECTION AND MORE FOR $45/YEAR!!! WITH 3-IN-1 MEMBERSHIP TO THE FIELD, FRACTURED ATLAS AND MATERIALS FOR THE ARTSNEC on Facebook

POW WOW SCHEDULES:

MANATAKA POW WOW CALENDAR

NEW ENGLAND POW WOW SCHEDULE

POWWOW POWER CALENDAR

BAYRDS INDIAN POST CALENDAR

“THROUGH THE NIGHT ” by Daniel Beaty.

Riverside Church Theatre MORE

Free West African Dance Classes!!

a nyc african dance calendar

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Events Calendar

Men II Boys: 101 Things Every Boy of Color Should Know

June 19th 2010 at 10:00am Bethel Gospel Assembly 2-26 East 120 th St NY 212 860 1510 www.bethelga.org




Storytelling Traditions Past and Present- NY

Association of Minority Enterprises of NY Calendar of Events

Black Community Arts Update Web Page

The International Black Summit Network  Aug 6-8, 2010 Baltimore, MD

www.blacksummit.ning.com

NUYORICAN POETS CAFE
www.nuyorican.org www.myspace.com/bananapuddinjazz

GOSPEL UPTOWN

LED Entertainment www.leddepot.info

The American Indian Community House

AICH Writers’ Group
AICH is forming a new writers’ group! This group is for writers that want to build their writing skills and take their writing to its next level. Each week’s session will offer you an opportunity to share your writing and receive constructive feedback. Writers will gain practical writing skills and learn how to write from their authentic voice. The writers’ group will create an online blog, thus giving our group an immediate world wide audience. Please bring a sample of your writing, pen, and notebook.Contact Soni Caballero at AICH, (212) 598-0100 or email Eloise de Leon: eloisemargaret@gmail.com. The group will meet from 6:00 pm – 8pm every THURSDAY night at AICH. Free (donations heartfully appreciated).
11 Broadway 2nd fl Thursdays 6-8pm

“Mashpee Wampanoag pow-wow” on Friday, July 2 at 9:20am.
Friday, July 2 at 9:20am- Sunday, July 4 at 9:20pm
Cape Cod Massachussetts

Details and RSVP

New York Foundation for the Arts Announces Informational Seminars for New York State Artists’ FellowshipsFree informational seminars across New York State have been planned to explain the fellowship application and review process; this year, four enhanced applications seminars will also be held in select locations… Next.Deadline: July 2010 Posted: September 2, 2009

“Nanticoke Lenape Pow-wow”on Saturday, June 12-13 starts 11:00am

Event: Nanticoke Lenape Pow-wow
Start Time: Saturday, June 12 at 11:00am
End Time: Sunday, June 13 at 9:00am
Where: Salem County Fairgrounds




www.jazzmobile.org

Canvas Paper Stone


For More Info on Exhibits and Gallery Rentals Click Here

www.nationalblackwritersconference.org

Residencies at the Field, Free Stuff for Artists and Musicians, Insurance at Fractured Atlas, Low Cost Space, info for musicians…to see click here

Summer Studio PromotionNow through Aug 29, we welcome dance and theater-related companies to book rehearsal space at either of our locations (DANY Studios or Joyce SoHo) during the hours of 6pm-10pm on Saturdays and Sundays for only $10/hour!*

Call 212-564-3808 to reserve your space now!

HARLEM ARTS ALLIANCE EVENTS

BRONX COUNCIL ON THE ARTS: Resources and Events Page

GET A GYM MEMBERSHIP TO MANY LOCATIONS + COMPUTER ACCESS FOR $37.50 FOR 6 MONTHS OR $75/YR JACKIE ROBINSON ON 146ST & BRADHURST OR HANSBOROUGH OR THE BATH HOUSE 135TH ST &(THE STREET BETWEEN 5TH AND LENOX.

National Museum of the American Indian Events Calendar

July 23, 24 and 25
32nd Annual Thunderbird American Indian

Mid-Summer Pow Wow   MORE INFO CLICK HERE
New York City ‘s oldest and largest powwow will feature three days of intertribal Native American dance competitions to which the public is invited. Over 40 Indian nations are represented at this spectacular event held in the apple orchard on the farm grounds. A large selection of quality Native American art, crafts, jewelry and foods are available.
Admission: Adults $9.00 (all weekend pass $15.00), children: $4.00 (age 12 and under) (all weekend pass $5.00)





UPTOWN FLAVOR: Serving Harlem Cultural Flavor Since 2006 links below:

Free West African Dance Classes with Nafisa Sharriff

Every Monday and Wednesday Evening
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
P.S. 194 located at 242 West 144th Street (btwn 7th and 8th Avenues)

Directions:#3 Train to 145th Street. Walk up 144th Street. A, B, C, D to 145th Street to 144th and 8th Avenue.

M2, M3 to 145th then walk up 144th St. M10 to 143rd St. then walk down 144th. St.

For information call 212-234-4500 or 212-841-5449

New York Stage Casting Blog

AMERICAN BLACK THEATRE FESTIVAL JUNE 23-36 2010 MIAMI http://www.abff.com/festival/

please visit

Click below for eNews Highlights from National Museum of the American Indian in New York www.Americanindian.si.edu LECTURE SERIES Ι ART MARKET Ι STORYTELLING WORKSHOP Ι FILM+VIDEO EXHIBITIONS A Song for the Horse Nation Now Open! Andrea Carlson

EVENTS CALENDAR

GIFTED SOUL TALENTED TUESDAY’S @ GOSPEL UPTOWN

APAP Cultural Exchange Program

WHCR 90.3 FM RADIO THE VOICE OF HARLEM
SOUL LOUNGE with The Night Watchman, DJ Leroy and Tony Smooth
EVERY 1ST SATURDAY 12am-6am  Tune in to 90.3FM




www.greenspacestudio.org


Performance Opportunities

The Space

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Events Calendar: films Saturdays 1pm-4pm, readings, The Panthers, Events for Educators,  Gay Artists, Impact Repertory Theatre, teen advisory group….

smARTZ events at The New York Public Library will provide opportunities for you to practice your craft and to refine and display your art. smARTZ events, featuring some of the nation’s most creative individuals, will offer you THE REAL DEAL: real art, real artists, real experiences.
smARTZ events for teens are FREE and made possible by a generous gift in memory of Charlotte Howard Porter.

The Schomburg Center presents new film series throughout the 2009-2010 season focusing on a wide range of themes. Screenings will be held on select Saturdays. Check http://www.nypl.org/research/calendar/prog/sch/schprog.cfm for detailed listings. Free admission. First come, first served. space is limited. Select screenings will be followed by a discussion.

Honoring Our Own Power – Strengthening Indigenous Initiatives
Increasing the Accurate Visibility of the Native Americas




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NEW RESIDENCIES at The Field

Befriend The Field on MySpace Become a Field Fan on FaceBookFollow The Field on Twitterwww.thefield.org

see MORE Grants,Oppotunities and Residencies




SPRINGBOARD FOR THE ARTS Grants for Artists Page RESOURCES
Emergency FundsINTERNSHIPS


Rentals

Chinese Cultural Center Studio Rentals Day $ 13-20

Film Video Photo shoots $40  Classes and Performances :

Green Space www.greenspacestudio.org

simple studios nyc

Shetler Studios 40% same day and weekend discount www.shetlerstudios.com

Battery Dance $10 rates between 10pm and 10am more

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An online service to create, customize, and share a social network.
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NUYORICAN POETS CAFE

236 East 3rd Street (Bet B & C Aves) (take F-train to 2nd Avenue)

www.nuyorican.org www.myspace.com/bananapuddinjazz

The Red Nation Society

TRNS is the first and only Authentic American Indian owned group on Ning.com.

1459 members   1211 photos      479 songs    77 videosPowWows.com has it for you.* Live Webcast Archive http://www.powwows.com/webcasts/ * Pow Wow Information http://www.powwows.com/gathering/featured-pow-wows/51111-2009-morongo-thunder-lighting-pow-wow.html#post1301921 * Contest Results http://powwows.com/contests/index.php?do=view&event_id=8147 * Photo Gallery http://www.powwows.com/galleries/showgallery.php?cat=579 * Video Gallery http://tv.powwows.com/search/?search_id=morongo&search_type=search_videos&x=0&y=0We will be uploading over 100 videos! Check Pow Wow TV often to see new videos. http://tv.powwows.com

329 discussions 34 Events 703 blog post




Wellness Prism …to be Healthy, Wealthy & Wise! Holistic Health Counselor, Educator & Wellness Coach http://www.WellnessPrism.com845.565.5025 // 917.586.6733

Add Years to Your Life & Life to Your Years! Seminars & Workshops

Be Well & God Bless, Alonzo Coombs




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www.asianart.com

PAN ASIAN REP

NUYORICAN POETS CAFE
236 East 3rd Street (bet B&C Aves)
(take F-train to 2nd Avenue)
www.nuyorican.org www.myspace.com/bananapuddinjazz

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 9^th at 8pm, Bruce Mitchell Theater, 520 8^th 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 19^th 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.

Negro Ensemble Co at City Hall June 29 5:30pm flyer

TODAY CANCELLED Coalition of Theatres of Color Politicians for event are still in Albany fighting for our funding So they had to cancell today’s event !!!City Council Chambers June 29 250 Broadway directions below. RSVP 212 788 9221 or ctc2530@gmail.com P

Friends of The Negro Ensemble Company!

Last year, The NEC suffered especially extreme budget cuts and nearly closed our doors. We STILL managed to thrive because of your passionate support!  (flyer attached)

We need you to show up with your NEC colors on!

Coalition of the Theatres of Color

June 29th, 2010  5:30pm City Council Chambers, City Hall 250 Broadway  (map) Send you letters of support now to The Negro Ensemble Co. 303 W 42 St Suite 502 NYC, NY 10036:

Directions to Hearings and Events

The New York City Council is located at City Hall and 250 Broadway.
City Hall is located in City Hall Park. (map) You can enter the plaza from either the west side of the park at Broadway and Murray Street or the east side at Park Row. You must go through security before entering City Hall so please allow for extra time and bring photo identification.

250 Broadway is located west of City Hall Park between Murray Street and Park Place. (map) You must go through security before entering 250 Broadway, please allow for extra time and bring photo identification.

Both buildings are accessible by public transportation.

By Subway:
#4, #5, #6 trains to City Hall/Brooklyn Bridge
#2, #3 trains to Park Place
W, R trains to City Hall
C, A trains to Chambers Street

By Bus:
M15 to City Hall/Park Row

Driving Directions to City Hall:
From the East Side: take the FDR Drive to the Manhattan Civic Center Exit
From the West Side: take the West Side Highway to Chambers Street Exit
Please note: No Parking is available at City Hall.

This year NEC is Still providing:

• Black Theatre, Workshops in Acting, Directing and Play and Screen Writing, Readings of Emerging Playwrights Free NEC Monthly Meets since August ’09

• Free www.necartz.com with 5,183 artist readership providing: resources, grant information, free donations from businesses to individual artists through partnerships with The Field, Fractured Atlas and MFTA  and newsletters for artists
• 71 # of jobs partic. gained through NEC workshop programs and partnerships, instructors, and artists.
• 24 actors met with CBS VP of Casting Hollywood and NY Executives since 2009 via Diversity Institutes with Network TV Casting Executives (at no cost to actors)
• 107= # of participants on NEC workshop and Monthly Meet roster
• 90= # of participants on the NEC Monthly Meet roster who completed workshops in last 5 years,

• NEC Readings and plays at The Midtown International Theatre Festival July 12-Aug 1

• 5,183  hits on free website for artist entrepreneurs: www.necartz.org: artists send events for posting to necartz@gmail.com,with:

1. free lists of grants for individual artists and nonprofits
2. resources: links to artist service orgs
3. articles
4. artist service organization links
5. Posts:26,Comments:36,Categories:136,Tags:299
6. Busiest pages# of hits: Home page 1,740 hits,Workshops Page 584 ,NEC Actor’s Training Program Page 253, Resources Page 236, Grants: Arts 233, Events 200, NEC 122

• 8 NEC Free monthly informational meets for uptown and artists of color, directors, tech and arts organizations giving them arts skills and business training from professional speakers from Artist Service organizations and Arts service providers, in operation since Aug 2009
• Deeply reduced memberships for MFTA, The Field and Fractured Atlas as well as The Foundation Center Database for Grants
  
• 6= # of partic. that went on on to higher education in arts,
• 6= # partic. having their original works shown and/or produced through NEC mentorship
• 7= # of partic. that started their own arts company via NEC programs
• Internship Programs and promoting artists
• and many countless jobs and opportunities through lasting partnerships fostered in programs and courses

Please help! June 29th 5:30PM City Council Chambers City Hall 250 Broadway (map) RSVP 212 788 9221 or email: ctc2530@gmail.com

Let us know if you’d like an NEC T shirt, banner or flag.. Or make and bring your own NEC creation ! and write your letter of support to: The Negro Ensemble Co 303 W 42 St Suite 501 NY, NY 10036

Upcoming Events:

• June 16th  Reading VSOP by Laurence Holderth 7:30pm Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

• Friday July 9th 8pm

Black Classics Vs Shakespeare: Round 1 at Bruce Mitchell Theatre 520 8th Ave 3fl

July 12-Aug 1:

Midtown International Theatre Festival at The Workshop Theatre 312 W 36 St NYC see www.midtownfestival.org for listings and tickets

THE NEGRO ENSEMBLE COMPANY MONTHLY MEETS AT RIVERSIDE

• Save the Dates: First Saturdays of each month :
• SAVE THE DATES!!!: Aug 7, Sept. 4, Oct 2, Nov 6, Dec 4….all at 10am-1pm at Riverside Church
• Negro Ensemble Company: Emerging Playwrights Series:
• June 8 Directed by  Kim Weston Moran 7:30pm 312 W 36St 4thfl
  June 16th VSOP by Laurence Holder at The Schomburg Center For research in Black Culture see: www.necinc.org for more
• July 9th at 8pm
  Black Classics vs. Shakespeare: Round 1
  For the Title at Bruce Mitchell Theatre 312 W 36St 3fl necartz@gmail.com for Reservations or 212 582 5860
  
• Look for NEC Plays at The Midtown Theatre Festival July 12- Aug 1
• Aug 7 10am-1pm at Riverside Church Multi-Purpose room
• NEC Alumns to Meet with CBS VP Hollywood at NY Offices!

From the Desk of Marie McKinney

Negro Ensemble Co.           www.necinc.org

NEC Monthly Meet Aug 7 10am-1pm at Riverside Church 91 Claremont Ave 1 block west of 120th St and Broadway www.necartz.com

10  NEC Actors meeting one-on-one with…

NEC Rep Meets VP of CBS Diversity Institute NY « www.necartz.com

… CBS NY/Hollywood VP of Casting Fern Orenstein  CBS Diversity Institute. Send pix and resumes for future consideration: necartz@gmail.com

Join The Negro Ensemble Company, Inc. (NEC)for the summer of 2010!

July 9 at 8pm

Aug 7th  10am-1pm Special Guests and Gifts for Artists!!!

at Riverside Church

Just in!!! Use code # NEC0410 for 1yr of free PREMIUM membership to Fractured Atlas Click for Details on this free membership

Audition for The Summer Negro Ensemble Company Acting Workshops starting in late June email: necartz@gmail.com with picture and resume for appt.

SAVE THE DATES!!!: no July meet,

Aug 7, Sept. 4, Oct 2, Nov 6, Dec 4….

all at 10am-1pm at Riverside Church

91 Claremont Ave nr. 121 St and Broadway #1 Train to 116th St or M60, M104, M4 Buses

necartz@gmail.com ALL ARTISTS, DIRECTORS, WRITERS, TECH AND ARTIST ORGANIZATIONS WELCOME!!
Past Topics:

Sept 12, 2009(2nd Sat) Topic:  Small Business tools and Arts Services for Creating your Art

Oct 3, 2009  Small Business tools and Arts Services for Creating your Art con’td by popular demand

Nov 7, 2009  Grants and Creating Your Website,

Dec 5, 2009  Special Guest:Artist Service Organization: Patricia Burgess from The Field

Apr 3, 2010  Special Guests from Fractured Atlas and special free access to all their programs see www.necartz.com/artist-news/

May 1, 2010  Free Tools and software for the performing, musical and visual artist plus 2 fortunate participants received a computer   and printer.

June 5, 2010  Creative Process: Ideas to Production at Riverside Church Multi-Purpose Room

All Artists, Writers, Directors, Tech, and Arts Organizations welcome! MORE>>

Members are those who have completed at least one NEC workshop series and participated in an NEC Workshop or NEC Main Stage show.

Get your 3-in-1 member benefits! Click: www.necartz.com/artist-news/ to:

Access to arts office, editing, mentorship, space at:

The Field,

Fractured Atlas,

Costume Collection,

Materials For The Arts and Nonprofit discounts for artists, arts and educational organizations…

MORE ABOUT NEGRO ENSEMBLE COMPANY>>>

www.necinc.org SEE EMERGING PLAYWRIGHTS SERIES:

Next dates:

June 8 Directed by  Kim Weston Moran 7:30pm 312 W 36St 4th fl

June 16th VSOP by Laurence Holder at The Schomburg Center For research in Black Culture see: www.necinc.org for more

Look for NEC Plays at The Midtown Theatre Festival July 12- Aug 1

necartz@gmail.com 347-560 3312
Mail: NEC Training Program c/o Marie McKinney P.O. Box 521 College Station New York, NY 10030

office: Negro Ensemble Company 303 West 42 St Suite 501 New York, NY 10036

Grants from Our Foundation, Government and Corporate Supporters :
The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
The New York State Council for the Arts
Con Edison

THE NEGRO ENSEMBLE COMPANY MONTHLY MEETS AT RIVERSIDE

• Save the Date: First Saturdays of each month :
• June 5  10am-1pm Creative Process: Ideas to Production at Riverside Church Multi-Purpose room
• Calling all NEC Alumns!! Meet with CBS VP see below!
• June 5th 1-6pm Open House more below!

June 5th  10am-1pm Special Guests and Gifts for Artists!!!

at Riverside Church

Just in!!! Use code # NEC0410 for 1yr of free PREMIUM membership to Fractured Atlas Click for Details on this free membership

Last Chance to Audition for The Negro Ensemble Company Acting Workshops email: necartz@gmail.com with picture and resume asap for appt.

SAVE THE DATES!!!: June 5, no July meet, Aug 7, Sept. 4, Oct 2, Nov 6, Dec 4….

all at 10am-1pm at Riverside Church

91 Claremont Ave nr. 121 St and Broadway #1 Train to 116th St or M60, M104, M4 Buses

necartz@gmail.com ALL ARTISTS, DIRECTORS, WRITERS, TECH AND ARTIST ORGANIZATIONS WELCOME!!
Past Topics:

Sept 12, 2009(2nd Sat) Topic: Small Business tools and Arts Services for Creating your Art

Oct 3, 2009 Small Business tools and Arts Services for Creating your Art con’td by popular demand

Nov 7, 2009 Grants and Creating Your Website,

Dec 5, 2009 Special Guest:Artist Service Organization: Patricia Burgess from The Field

Apr 3 , 2010 Special Guests from Fractured Atlas and special free access to all their programs see www.necartz.com/artist-news/

May 1, Free Tools and software for the performing, musical and visual artist plus 2 fortunate participants received a computer   and printer.

All Artists, Writers, Directors, Tech, and Arts Organizations welcome! MORE>>

Members are those who have completed at least one NEC workshop series and participated in an NEC Workshop or NEC Main Stage show.

Get your 3-in-1 member benefits! Click: www.necartz.com/artist-news/ to:

Access to arts office, editing, mentorship, space at:

The Field,

Fractured Atlas,

Costume Collection,

Materials For The Arts and Nonprofit discounts for artists, arts and educational organizations…

MORE ABOUT NEGRO ENSEMBLE COMPANY>>>

www.necinc.org SEE EMERGING PLAYWRIGHTS SERIES at THE SCHOMBURG: Next dates: June 8 Directed by  Kim Weston moran see: www.necinc.org for more

Look for NEC Plays at The Midtown Theatre Festival July 12- Aug 1

necartz@gmail.com 347-560 3312
Mail: NEC Training Program c/o Marie McKinney P.O. Box 521 College Station New York, NY 10030

office: Negro Ensemble Company 303 West 42 St Suite 501 New York, NY 10036

Grants from Our Foundation, Government and Corporate Supporters :
The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
The New York State Council for the Arts
Con Edison

NEED MONEY FOR YOUR ART?

THE NEGRO ENSEMBLE COMPANY MONTHLY MEETS AT RIVERSIDE

Save the Date: First Saturdays of each month :

May 1st  10am-1pm !   Special Guests and Gifts for Artists!!!

This Very Special monthly Meet will focus on how you, the artist, can use technology to create and promote, organize and communicate and above all, empower yourself. Don’t miss this exciting presentation, which will focus on free and low cost technology you can use right now.

Put this on your calendar today!

Stay tuned for more information on a very special giveaway at the next NEC Monthly Meet!

May 1 st  10am-1pm   at Riverside Church

Just in!!! Use code # NEC0410  for 1yr of free PREMIUM membership to Fractured Atlas Click for Details on this free membership

Last Chance to Audition for The Negro Ensemble Company Acting  Workshops email: necartz@gmail.com with picture and resume asap for appt.

SAVE THE DATES!!!: April 3, May 1, June 5, no July meet, Aug 7, Sept. 4, Oct 2, Nov 6, Dec 4….

all at 10am-1pm at Riverside Church

91 Claremont Ave nr. 121 St and Broadway #1 Train to 116th St or M60, M104, M4 Buses

necartz@gmail.com ALL ARTISTS, DIRECTORS, WRITERS, TECH AND ARTIST ORGANIZATIONS WELCOME!!

Past Topics:

Sept 12, 2009(2nd Sat) Topic: Small Business tools and Arts Services for Creating your Art

Oct 3, 2009 Small Business tools and Arts Services for Creating your Art con’td by popular demand

Nov 7, 2009  Grants and Creating Your Website,

Dec 5, 2009 Special Guest:Artist  Service Organization: Patricia Burgess from The Field

Apr 3 , 2010 Special Guests from Fractured Atlas and special free access to all their programs coming soon.

All Artists, Writers, Directors, Tech, and Arts Organizations welcome!  MORE>>

Members are those who have completed at least one NEC workshop series and participated in an NEC Workshop  or NEC Main Stage show.

Get your 3-in-1 member benefits! Click: www.necartz.com/artist-news/ to:

Access to arts office, editing, mentorship, space at:

The Field,

Fractured Atlas,

Costume Collection,

Materials For The Arts and Nonprofit discounts for artists, arts  and educational organizations…

MORE ABOUT NEGRO ENSEMBLE COMPANY>>>

www.necinc.org  SEE EMERGING PLAYWRIGHTS SERIES at THE SCHOMBURG

necartz@gmail.com 347-560 3312

Mail: NEC Training Program c/o Marie McKinney P.O. Box 521 College Station New York, NY 10030

office: Negro Ensemble Company 303 West 42 St Suite 501 New York, NY 10036

Grants from Our Foundation, Government and Corporate Supporters :

• The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
• The New York State Council for the Arts
• Con Edison

Marie McKinney

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