APPLICATION INFORMATION SESSION
Monday, May 10, 2010
5:30–6:30 PM

This workshop will introduce the Lawndale Artist Studio Program to prospective applicants, including a short presentation about the program and application guidelines, followed by a tour of the studio spaces and introduction to the current studio program participants. The workshop is optional for program applicants.

-via Lawndale email list

“The latest round of NEA grants for Access to Artistic Excellence, American Masterpieces, Arts on Radio and Television, Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth and Partnerships is out, and Texas visual arts orgs have got their share.”

..among the recipients are the following Houston Area organizations:

The Galveston Historical Foundation got $12,000 to support a symposium on the preservation of cast-iron storefronts.
The Houston Arts Alliance got $50,000 to identify, document, and present the varied folklife found in Houston.
Rice University, Houston, got $15,000 to support Explosion: East Asia Architecture Today.
Houston’s Spacetaker got $10,000 for its Artist Resource Center

Congratulations to everyone!
full article here

Lawndale Artist Studio Program
2010-2011

ABOUT
Lawndale Art Center develops local contemporary artists and the audience for their art.

The Lawndale Artist Studio Program is part of Lawndale’s ongoing commitment to support the creation of contemporary art by Gulf Coast area artists. With an emphasis on emerging practices, the program will provide three artists with studio space on the third floor of Lawndale Art Center at 4912 Main Street in the heart of Houston’s Museum District.

Artists have full access to their studios 24 hours a day, seven days a week; access to visiting artists, writers and curators; and will receive
a $500 monthly stipend for the duration of the program together with an initial $1500 materials budget. If accepted, artists are expected to present a workshop or presentation to the general public and the local arts community to share their practice or explore a related topic.

Works produced during the program will be exhibited at Lawndale Art Center in May 2011. Lawndale Art Center will work with resident artists to create additional exhibition opportunities during the residency.

TERM
The term of the studio residency program will be nine months beginning September 1, 2010 and ending May 31, 2011. Residents are expected to work a minimum of 16 hours each week in their studios.

ELIGIBILITY
Artists working in all media are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be 18 years or older and not enrolled in any degree program. The residency is open to all artists, with an emphasis on artists from the Gulf Coast region. Lawndale welcomes applications from artists in all stages of their careers. Former residents, Lawndale staff, current members of the Lawndale Board of Directors and those who have served in the past year, as well as artists currently scheduled to exhibit at Lawndale are not eligible to apply.

**Application Deadline: May 28, 2010 by 4PM**

APPLICATION FEE
A non-refundable application fee of $15 is due with the application and is payable by check or money order.

NOTIFICATION
Successful applicants will be notified no later than July 15, 2010.
-from Lawndale mailing list

“ONLINE APPLICATIONS CLOSE MARCH 1, 2010. APPLY NOW!

Artadia: The Fund for Art and Dialogue is currently accepting applications for the Artadia Awards 2010
Houston from all visual artists living and working in Houston, Harris County, Texas. Individual artists
and collaboratives working in all media and at any point in their career are strongly encouraged to
apply. Awardees will be selected in the spring of 2010 through Artadia’s two-tiered jury process. This is
Artadia’s fifth awards cycle in Houston.

For eligibility requirements and to access the web-based application, please visit:

artadia.org

Application deadline: March 1, 2010 at 11:59pm (CST)

HELP US SPREAD THE WORD BY FORWARDING THIS MESSAGE.

Artadia’s mission is to encourage innovative practice and meaningful dialogue across the United
States by providing visual artists in specific communities with unrestricted awards and a national
network of support. Founded in 1997 as the Art Council, Inc., Artadia is a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization. Artadia Awards are determined through a jury process that employs nationally prominent
curators, artists, and critics. Since its founding, Artadia has awarded over $2.0 million to more than
200 artists in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Most recently
Artadia launched a residency program, which brings Artadia Awardees from each of its program cities
to New York for a three-month residency at the International Studio and Curatorial Program (ISCP).

Visionary support for Artadia in Houston is provided by the Houston Endowment, Inc., and many
generous individuals.

-from the Artadia email announcement

“Michelle Obama has presented a Coming Up Taller award (which recognizes and supports outstanding after-school arts and humanities programs) from the President’s Committee on Arts and the Humanities to a Texas A&M student and an education curator for the University of Houston’s Blaffer Gallery in a White House ceremony.”

via The Houston Chronicle

The Southwest Alternate Media Project (SWAMP) is hosting an informational workshop on how to apply for the Texas Filmmakers Production Fund. The workshop will take you through the application process step-by-step. RSVP by emailing SWAMP or call 713-522-8592 xt. 2

The workshop will be held at Auroroa Picture Show (located at 1524 Sul Ross, Houston, TX) on April 26, 2009 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Deadline for the 2009 cycle is June 1st and if you are a filmmaker who has resided in Texas for at least one year, you are eligible to apply for up to fifteen thousand dollars in funding for your project.

Application forms are available for download from www.austinfilm.org or by request from Texas Filmmakers Production Fund, 1901 East 51st St., Austin, TX 78723, 512-322-0145, email

Since 1996, the Austin Film Societys TFPF has supported Texas filmmakers by giving out nine hundred thirty thousand dollars in cash, goods and services to 265 film and video projects.

via Houston Film Commission newsletter

DUE Friday, July 17
Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London is searching for new talent to perform on stage in front of a live audience. All you need to do is choreograph, perform, and film an original piece of dance, 30 seconds to 3 minutes long, post it on YouTube, and submit your entry at www.globaldancecontest.com. The winner will receive a cash prize, an expenses-paid trip to London, and a chance to perform on the main stage at Sadler’s Wells in January 2010. All kinds of dance are welcome, and the contest is open to anyone over the age of 18 from anywhere in the world.

“Local Coca-Cola Bottler and Wal-Mart sponsors announced a call for entries in this year’s Art of Harmony — Eco-Project.

Artists in high schools throughout the Greater Houston and southeast Texas areas can vie for the opportunity to have their creations displayed on a tour.

The competition encourages and rewards the talent of students in grades nine through 12.

…

Entry kits were mailed to high schools in the area.

Students also can call 1-800-556-6754.

Entry deadline is [March 31].”

via Deadline nears for Art of Harmony — Eco-Project | East End/Third Ward News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle.

Congrats to Franklin Sirmans, the Menil Collection’s curator of modern and contemporary art ['NeoHooDoo' curator], for being chosen as a recipient of one the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation’s inaugural Gold Rush Awards.

via Arts in Houston: ‘NeoHooDoo’ curator gets Gold Rush nod.

2008-2009 A. D. Players Script Competition

Submitted plays will be evaluated according to their suitability for our company and must meet the following criteria:

* an unpublished play for general audiences (no musicals or screenplays)

* Children’s Theater — at least 45 minutes long. Mainstage Theater — at least 70 minutes long

* Only one (1) script per author for Children’s and/or Mainstage Theater. * Plays previously submitted to A. D. Players are not eligible for this competition.

* a complete script (no rough drafts) formatted in standard professional playscript format

(see Professional Playscript Format Guidelines & Sample, 2nd ed. – Samuel French, Inc.)

* inclusion of a cover sheet with Title, author and date written

* a synopsis (one page or less) with the following: title, story summary, and cast breakdown

* a cast consisting of 10 actors or fewer

Submissions must include name, address, phone and email address.

Entries may be sent electronically via email (word.doc or pdf format) to: scriptcontest@adplayers.org

or by mail to :

Script Contest, c/o A. D. Players , 2710 W. Alabama, Houston TX 77098

* NO MATERIALS WILL BE RETURNED

* CONTEST ENTRY DEADLINE — May 1, 2009

The winner will be notified by August 1, 2009. The winner’s script will receive a public staged reading during the A. D. Players’ 2009-2010 season.

via A. D. Players - Script Contest Rules.