FW: A.R.T Volume 13, Issue 5

[Gretchen Smith]

The newsletter below lists a lot of neat opportunities for writers, artists, musicians etc.

I can be reached on my cell phone at 270-243-0444. Blessings to you this lovely summer.

Sincerely,

Gretchen M. Smith
The Christian Art Center
PO BOX 1022
Paducah, KY 42002-1022

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Subject: A.R.T Volume 13, Issue 5
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:18:51 -0400
From: KYA...@ky.gov
To: KYA...@ky.gov

Volume 13, Issue 5                                                                                            September 2008
In this issue...   •  Literary Arts   •  Media Arts   •  Performing Arts   •  Visual Arts/Craft   •  Eclectic Opportunities Let us know what you think. Click here to participate in the survey. Kentucky Arts Council Application Deadlines for Individual Artist Grants, Programs and Awards Kentucky Arts Council Training Opportunities Submit Opportunities A.R.T. (Artist Resources and Tips) is a publication of the Kentucky Arts Council, a state agency in the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet that creates opportunities for Kentuckians to value, participate in and benefit from the arts. Kentucky Arts Council funding is provided by the Kentucky General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.     Kentucky Arts Council 500 Mero Street 21st Floor Capital Plaza Tower Frankfort, KY 40601 502-564-3757 888-833-2787 kya...@ky.gov www.artscouncil.ky.gov	A.R.T. (Artist Resources and Tips) is a free, subscriber-based, monthly electronic newsletter for individual artists of all disciplines. This publication serves as a clearinghouse for regional, national and international opportunities, and contains up-to-date information about Kentucky Arts Council grants, programs and training available to Kentucky’s individual artists. Listings are obtained from a variety of resources and their inclusion in A.R.T. does not imply an endorsement from the Kentucky Arts Council. Before making a submission, please verify deadlines and requirements with the listing organization. TIP: Never submit your originals or your only copy of work samples or publicity materials. Please feel free to forward this newsletter on to individuals who may benefit from this information. If you are not receiving A.R.T. directly from the Kentucky Arts Council but would like to subscribe, please go to http://artscouncil.ky.gov/forms/mailqst.htm, fill out the Mailing List Request form and select A.R.T. in the Electronic Mailing Lists section. If you do not wish to be included in this distribution, simply hit the reply button and type UNSUBSCRIBE A.R.T. in the subject line of your e-mail. That will not delete your contact information for other communication purposes, only A.R.T. LITERARY ARTS WILDER WRITING RESIDENCY FELLOWSHIP Deadline: September 1. Poetry or creative nonfiction fellowship includes fourteen-week spring semester writer-in-residency position at Lynchburg College, a stipend of $12,000, housing, meals and roundtrip travel expenses. Submit a copy of a previously published book of poetry or creative nonfiction, curriculum vitae, cover letter outlining evidence of successful teaching experience and three references. More info: http://www.pw.org/content/thornton_writer_residency_3. 'AMERICAN LITERARY REVIEW' AWARDS Deadline: September 1. Fee: $15. Submit up to three poems, a short story of up to 8,000 words or an essay of up to 6,000 words. Cash prize and publication to awardees. More info: http://www.engl.unt.edu/alr/contests.html SANDEEN/SULLIVAN PRIZES Deadline: September 1. Fee: $15. Sandeen Prize in Poetry and Sullivan Prize in Short Fiction are awarded to authors who have published at least one book. Submit two copies of manuscript and CV or bio. Publication and $1,000 prize to winners in each category. More info: http://www.nd.edu/~alcwp. 'MOMENT' SHORT STORY CONTEST Deadline: September 3. Fee: $15. Travel, lodging, reading and $1,000 cash prize for short story with Jewish subject matter. Submit short story of 2,000 - 7,000 words. More info: http://www.momentmag.com. 2009 EMERGING VOICES ROSENTHAL FELLOWSHIP Deadline: September 5. Fee: $10. Open to writers of fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry from minority, immigrant and underserved communities. Eight-month fellowship includes $1,000 stipend, one-on-one sessions with mentor, and seminars on writing. Submit application, resume and writing samples. More info: http://penusa.org/go. 'HUNGER MOUNTAIN' CREATIVE NONFICTION PRIZE Deadline: September 10. Fee: $15. Publication in 'Hunger Mountain' and $1,000 cash prize for creative nonfiction. Submit up to 10,000 words. More info: http://www.hungermtn.org. SAMUEL FRENCH MORSE POETRY PRIZE Deadline: September 15. Fee: $20. Annual award for manuscript of poet’s first or second book of poetry. Submit manuscript of 50-70 pages, acknowledgments and bio. More info: http://www.english.neu.edu/publications/morse_poetry_prize. ROBERT FROST FOUNDATION ANNUAL POETRY PRIZE Deadline: September 15. Fee: $10 per poem. Prize of $1,000 and invitation to read for poem written in the spirit of Robert Frost. Published and unpublished work accepted. Poet retains all rights. Submit two copies of up to three poems. Include name, address, phone and e-mail on one copy of each poem only. More info: http://www.frostfoundation.org. KINGSLEY TUFTS POETRY AWARD Deadline: September 15. Submit book published between September 15, 2007, and September 15, 2008. Manuscripts, CD's and chapbooks are not accepted. More info: http://www.cgu.edu/tufts. KATE TUFTS DISCOVERY AWARD FOR POETRY Deadline: September 15. Submit a first book published between September 15, 2007, and September 15, 2008. Manuscripts, CD's, and chapbooks are not accepted. More info: http://www.cgu.edu/tufts. PAUMANOK POETRY AWARD Deadline: September 15. Fee: $25. Travel, lodging, reading and $1,000 prize for a group of poems. Submit three to five published or unpublished poems. More info: http://www.farmingdale.edu/ifs_academic_programs.html. LITERAL LATTE ESSAY AWARD Deadline: September 20. Fee: $10. Unpublished essays, 8,000 word maximum. All styles and subjects welcome. More info: http://www.literal-latte.com. GLIMMER TRAIN PRESS FICTION OPEN Deadline: September 30. Fee: $20 per story. Open to all writers and all themes. Word count limit 2,000 – 20,000. Cash prizes and publication awarded to top three pieces. Submit stories online. More info: http://www.glimmertrain.com/fictionopen.html. ASTOUNDING BEAUTY RUFFIAN PRESS POETRY PRIZE Deadline: September 30. Fee: $15. Submit up to 20 pages, one poem per page. Prize includes $1,000, publication by Ruffian Press and five copies of finished book. More info: http://home.earthlink.net/~astoundingbeautyruffianpress/id3.html. 'NEW SOUTHERNER' LITERARY CONTEST Deadline: October 1. Fee: $10. 'New Southerner' offers cash prizes to writers of poetry, fiction and nonfiction. More info: http://www.newsoutherner.com. LENA-MILES WEVER TODD POETRY SERIES AWARD Deadline: October 1. Fee: $15. Publication by Pleiades Press (distribution by Louisiana State University Press) and $1,000 cash award for book-length poetry collection. Submit manuscript of at least 45 pages. More info: http://www.ucmo.edu/englphil/pleiades. 2009 LITERARY GIFT OF FREEDOM AWARD Deadline: October 31. Fee: $35. Awards of $50,000 given annually to a woman writer by A Room Of Her Own Foundation, dedicated to helping women artists achieve the privacy and financial support necessary to pursue their art. More info: http://www.aroomofherown.org. BAKELESS LITERARY PUBLICATION PRIZES Deadline: November 1. Fee: $10. Publication by Houghton Mifflin and fellowship to the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference; awarded annually for a first book by a poet, fiction writer and creative nonfiction writer. Submit at least 50 pages of poetry, a novel or short story collection of 150 to 450 pages, or a creative nonfiction manuscript of 150 to 300 pages. More info: http://www.bakelessprize.org. MEDIA ARTS ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Deadline: September 1. Fee: $40 feature (over 55 minutes); $25 short (under 55 minutes, over 10 minutes); $15 supershort (under 10 minutes); $15 animation (under 55 minutes); $40 feature documentary (over 55 minutes); $25 short documentary (under 55 minutes). Open to all films completed after January 1, 2007 and not screened in U.S.A. on television or cable prior to November 30, 2008. More info: http://www.anchoragefilmfestival.org/news. DIXIE FILM FESTIVAL CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Deadline: September 10. Fee: $55. Open to feature, short, documentary, and animated films. Submit application and film on DVD or VHS. More info: http://www.dixiefilmfest.com. DENVER UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Deadline: September 30. Fee: $45. Open to full- and short-length films in narrative, experimental, and animation categories as well as documentary films and music videos. Submit application and film in DVD or VHS format. More info: http://www.duffcinema.com. PERFORMING ARTS BEREA COLLEGE APPALACHIAN MUSIC FELLOWSHIPS Deadline: September 1 (for October through December 2008); December 1 (for January through August 2009). One to three-month fellowships in support of research projects that contribute to the preservation and promotion of Berea College’s noncommercial traditional music collections. Monthly stipend--$3,000. More info: http://www.berea.edu/hutchinslibrary/specialcollections/amfp.asp. LEXINGTON CHILDREN’S THEATRE AUDITIONS Deadline: September 14 – 16. Open auditions (ages 9 – 99) for 'Snow Queen' by appointment only. More info: call 859-254-4546 ext. 310 or http://www.lctonstage.org. VISUAL ARTS/CRAFTS VERMONT ARTS COUNCIL CALL TO ARTISTS Deadline: August 28. 'The Art of Action: Shaping Vermont's Future Through Art' project seeks to commission 2-dimensional works of art that reflect or respond to issues and challenges facing Vermont. More info: http://www.vermontartscouncil.org. GRAVES PERFORMING ARTS CENTER GALLERY CALL TO ARTISTS Deadline: August 29. Open to all artists in Graves and surrounding counties. All types of visual art will be considered. More info: call 270-328-4824. CRAFTART 2008 CALL FOR ENTRIES Deadline: August 30. CraftArt 2008, St. Petersburg, Fla., is now accepting applications for individuals to join a pool of 140 fine craft artists. Awards to artists will total $15,000. More info: http://www.floridacraftsmen.net. SOLO EXHIBITION CALL TO ARTISTS Deadline: September 1. Joan Derryberry Art Gallery is reviewing slides for solo shows for the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 exhibition calendar. All artistic media. Send 20 images, image descriptions, resume, statement and SASE to: University Art Committee, Attn: Janis Nunnally, Joan Derryberry Art Gallery, Tennessee Tech University, Box 5194, Cookeville, TN 38505. SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM & EXHIBITIONS 2008 CALL TO ARTISTS Deadline: September 8. Four juried exhibition opportunities. Symposium 2008, a one-month indoor exhibition open only to members of Mid-South Sculpture Alliance; Folk Art Takes New Form, a two-month indoor exhibition open to all Kentucky artists; Symposium 2008 Outside, an eleven-month outdoor exhibition open only to Mid-South Sculpture Alliance members; Balancing Act, a six-month outdoor exhibition open to all artists. Honoraria and cash prizes awarded. More info: http://www.midsouthsculpture.org/conference_sculpture_show_entry.php. AGRO-ART FESTIVAL CALL TO ARTISTS Deadline: September 8. Fee: $25/50. Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center in Louisville seeks artists for First Annual Agro-Art Festival & Farmers Market exhibition and sales. More info: 502-895-3650 or sco...@mellwoodartcenter.com. THE FIGURE IN PASTELS WORKSHOP Deadline: September 15. Fee: $300. Pastel workshop to be held during the 2008 Appalachian Pastel Society Exhibition, October 4-6 in Henderson, North Carolina. More info: http://www.appalachian-pastel-society.org. GRESHAM CENTER FOR THE ARTS CALL TO ARTISTS Deadline: September 17. The city of Gresham, Oregon seeks artist/teams to create multiple artworks for outdoor plaza surrounding Gresham Center for the Arts. Statement of interest, resume, work samples & three professional references required. More info: http://www.racc.org. UK HEALTHCARE SEEKS ART GLASS COMMISSION Deadline: September 19. Arts in HealthCare program commission for art glass for UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital chapel. Art glass should not be simply public art; it should embody the aspirations of the program to provide a healing environment enhanced by artistic expressions. More info: jacquelin...@uky.edu. CLAYPOOL-YOUNG ART GALLERY ANNOUNCES CALL TO ARTISTS Deadline: November 3. Fee: $15. The Claypool-Young Art Gallery at Morehead State University seeks contemporary art work translations of death, memorials and memory for juried exhibition, 'Memento Mori: Contemporary Manifestations'. All media, including electronic media, created between 2003 and 2008 will be considered. More info: http://www.moreheadstate.edu/art. COMIX EXHIBITION Deadline: November 7. Lexington Art League invites artists to submit entries for an exhibition of comic and cartoon creations. More info: http://www.lexingtonartleague.org. Eclectic Opportunities KENTUCKY FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN OFFERS ARTIST ENRICHMENT GRANT Guidelines are now available for the Kentucky Foundation for Women’s September 5 deadline. More info: http://www.kfw.org. KENTUCKY WOMEN WRITERS CONFERENCE Registration and conference information available for the Kentucky Women Writers Conference, September 11-13 at the University of Kentucky, Lexington. More info: http://www.thewomenwritersconference.org. “COAXING CREATIVITY BACK INTO THE LIGHT” WORKSHOP Julia Fabris McBride & Trish Salerno will facilitate a one-day creativity workshop for entrepreneurs, executives, artists and activists, September 20, at the Clifton Center in Louisville. More info: http://www.coachjulia.net/creativity.htm. NELSON COUNTY READING CELEBRATION SEEKS AUTHOR PARTICIPTION Kentucky authors sought for Authors’ Row book signings and sales at Nelson County Reading Celebration, Friday September 26, from 4:30-7:30 P.M. More info: mechell...@nationalcity.com. KENTUCKY FILM LAB’S 2008 FILMMAKERS STUDIO Registration is now open (space is limited) for the September 26 – 27, 2008 Filmmakers Studio, an intensive, two-day, hands-on workshop. Topics include screenwriting, lighting, cinematography, directing and producing. More info: http://www.kyfilmlab.com. KENTUCKY STATE POETRY CONFERENCE Kentucky State Poetry Conference will be held October 17 – 18 at Pine Mountain State Resort Park. More info: http://www.kystatepoetrysociety.org/awardsweekend.html. THE PULITZER LEGACY IN GEORGIA Registration is now open for The Pulitzer Legacy in Georgia, October 27 – 30 at the historic Jekyll Island Club, featuring four recent Pulitzer Prize winners: poets Stephen Dunn and Natasha Trethewey, journalists, and historians Hank Klibanoff and Edward Larson. More info: http://www.uga.edu/garev. AMERICAN-SCANDANAVIAN FOUNDATION GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS Deadline: November 1. Fee: $20. Awards (up to $5,000) and Fellowships (up to $20,000) for study/research in the creative arts in Scandinavia. Funding areas: Visual Arts, Literature (prose and poetry), Film, Dance and Music. Language requirement. More info: http://www.amscan.org. GREEN RIVER WRITERS FALL POETRY RETREAT Registration is now open for Green River Writers Fall Poetry Retreat, November 6 – 9 at the Kavanaugh Life Enrichment Center in Crestwood. More info: http://www.greenriverwriters.org. ADA/ACCESSIBILITY WORKSHOP OPEN REGISTRATION “A Universal Approach to Interpretive Planning, Programs and Design” workshop will be held December 8 – 11 in Indianapolis. Training focuses on methods and techniques for developing programs and exhibits that are accessible to people with disabilities. More info: http://www.ncaonline.org. NATIVE ARTIST EXCHANGE NATIONAL TRAVEL FUND The New England Foundation for the Arts offers support for native artists residing in the United States to travel to different regions of the country for an exchange of artistic knowledge and skills. Travel grants up to $1,500. Applications must be received at least two months prior to the proposed project. More info: http://www.nefa.org/grantprog/nativearts/nativeartistexchange.html. EXPLORIUM OF LEXINGTON SEEKS CHILDRENS’ AUTHORS The Explorium of Lexington, formerly the Children’s Museum, seeks local children’s authors for reading & book signing events. More info: call Katherine Shaw at 859-258-3253 ext 25 or e-mail: sh...@explorium.com. SPALDING UNIVERSITY’S BRIEF-RESIDENCY MASTER OF FINE ARTS IN CREATIVE WRITING Study fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, writing for children and young adults, screenwriting or playwriting. More info: request brochure FA35 by e-mail, m...@spalding.edu; phone: (800) 896-8941, ext 2423; or web: http://www.spalding.edu/mfa.