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ART OPPORTUNITIES & RESOURCES: The Longhouse Cultural and Education Center

& Northwest Native American Artists 9/28/2013

ABOUT NYFA SOURCE: NYFA Source is the nation’s most extensive online database of opportunities for individual artists and

art professionals. Featuring over 11,000 listings of awards, services and publications (with more

added everyday), Source includes detailed information about ongoing residencies, grants,

competitions, workspaces, business and legal resources, and other pertinent information for those

working in all disciplines, including: dance, media art, folk/traditional arts, design, multidisciplinary,

literature, music, performance/interdisciplinary, arts-related professions, theater and visual arts.

Source’s online presence is accompanied by its Live Assistance service. You may contact NYFA Source

via email (source@nyfa.org) or phone (1-800-232-2789, 3pm – 5pm EST, Monday through Friday,

excluding Holidays), should you have any questions about locating resources. We will happily assist

you in your own search through our database and provide tips for locating the opportunities and

services you seek.

There are many different ways to run a search on NYFA Source, by combining various search criteria.

Selecting more than one search criteria allows you to narrow your search down to a manageable set

of results that most closely fit your needs. Below, is an example of a useful search that can be

modified:

Examples:

To find residencies for artists working in the visual arts, search: Award(s): Artist

Communities/Artist-in-Residence Programs; Discipline > Visual Arts, All

The search can be further refined by narrowing it by specific sub-discipline and ethnicity:

Award(s): Artist Communities/Artist-in-Residence Programs; Discipline > Visual Arts, All;

Other Criteria > American Indian/Alaskan Native

To further limit the search to American Indian/Alaskan Native artists working in the fiber arts

and living in the United States, search: Award(s): Artist Communities/Artist-in-Residence

Programs; Other Criteria > American Indian/Alaskan Native; Location > Programs Open to

Applicants Living in Any US State, Territory, or Indian Nation.

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To find residencies for artists working in the fiber arts, search: Award(s): Artist

Communities/Artist-in-Residence Programs; Discipline > Visual Art, Fiber

The search can be further refined by narrowing it by specific sub-discipline and ethnicity:

Award(s): Artist Communities/Artist-in-Residence Programs; Discipline > Visual Art, Fiber;

Other Criteria > American Indian/Alaskan Native

To further limit the search to American Indian/Alaskan Native artists working in the fiber arts

and living in the United States, search: Award(s): Artist Communities/Artist-in-Residence

Programs; Discipline > Visual Art, Fiber; Other Criteria > American Indian/Alaskan Native;

Location > Programs Open to Applicants Living in Any US State, Territory, or Indian Nation.

NOTE: The following information has been gathered from NYFA Source and more can be found by

visiting nyfa.org/source.

ARTS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS New York Foundation for the Arts http://www.nyfa.org

New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) offers financial support and services, professional development, and online resources to individual artists living in New York state and abroad. These programs include Artists’ Fellowships, $7,000 unrestricted grants to artists living in New York State; NYFA Source, a free database of over 11,000 arts awards and resources; NYFA Classifieds, which features job and opportunity boards and a directory of NYC studio spaces; NYFA Learning, professional development workshops, lectures, and consultations focused on the business side of artists’ practices; and a fiscal sponsorship program called Artspire. Creative Capital http://creative-capital.org/home Creative Capital offers professional development programs and financial and advisory support to artists pursuing projects in the following disciplines: Emerging Fields, Film/Video, Literature, Performing Arts and Visual Arts. Fractured Atlas http://www.fracturedatlas.org Fractured Atlas offers fiscal sponsorship, liability insurance, health insurance, and online courses on arts-related topics. Many of the services that Fractured Atlas provides can be found and completed online.

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LOCAL ARTS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES For artists living in Seattle, one of the following entities can provide support through workshops and grants, exhibitions and performances, and location-specific resource listings.

4Culture 101 Prefontaine Place South Seattle WA 98104 Phone: 206 296.7580 Fax: 206 296.8629 Email: info@4culture.org Website: http://www.4culture.org/

Allied Arts Foundation 4111 E. Madison St. #52 Seattle, WA 98112 Phone: (206)624-0432 Website: http://www.alliedarts-foundation.org/contact/

Artist Trust 1835 12th Ave Seattle, WA 98122 Phone: (206) 467-8734 Fax: (206) 467-9633 Email: info@artisttrust.org Website: http://artisttrust.org/index.php

Arts Northwest 104 N. Laurel Street, Suite 116 Port Angeles, WA 98362 Phone: (360) 457-9290 Fax: (360) 457-9290 (Call before faxing) Email: sam@artsnw.org

Office of Arts & Culture Seattle 700 Fifth Ave., Ste. 1766 Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: (206) 684-7171 Fax: (206) 684-7172 Email: arts.culture@seattle.gov Website: http://www.seattle.gov/arts/

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FREE PROFESSIONAL AND DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES

Craft Emergency Relief Fund Artists’ Career Resources http://craftemergency.org/artists_services/professional_resources/

NYFA Podcast http://www.nyfa.org/level2.asp?id=157&fid=1 Business of Art Articles http://www.nyfa.org/level2.asp?id=51&fid=1 Distance Consultations http://www.nyfa.org/level3.asp?id=940&fid=1&sid=76 Source > Professional Development http://www.nyfa.org/source (Search Awards>Apprenticeship/Professional Development Award Programs & Search Services>Career Resources>Professional Development Workshops & Programs)

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation

Toolkit http://www.midatlanticarts.org/resources/artist_toolkit/index.html

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council

Facts & Downloads http://www.lmcc.net/arts_services/resources/fact_sheets_and_downloads

Sidestreet Project What do Curators Want Podcast http://sidestreet.org/category/podcasts/

GYST

Business of Art http://gyst-ink.com/resources/businessofart.php

College Art Association

Standards and Guidelines http://www.collegeart.org/guidelines/ Fractured Atlas http://www.fracturedatlas.org

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Fractured U http://courses.fracturedatlas.org/courses

Foundation Center

Online Training Courses http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/training/online/index.jhtml;jsessionid=OZ3L1ZG5HIUZNLAQBQ4CGW15AAAACI2F

LEGAL RESOURCES

General Washington Lawyers for the Arts Legal Services Washington Lawyers for the Arts’ serves the communities surrounding the performing, literary, media, visual, and interdisciplinary arts. WLA works with local attorneys who provide specialized legal expertise on topics that are not available through the neighborhood legal clinics offered by organizations such as the King County Bar Association or Columbia Legal Services.

Legal Clinic(s) LA sponsors legal clinics where artists and arts professionals are welcome to make 30-minute appointments to meet with attorneys who specialize in arts and entertainment law. They may discuss topics such as copyright or trademark and other intellectual property topics, contract review and non-profit issues.

Legal Workshop(s) LA sponsors workshops approximately once a month. They feature presentations given by member attorneys on a variety of legal subjects and are open to members and non-members alike. A sampling of recent workshops: “Contract Law Fundamentals,” “Rights of Publicity,” “Copyright Law Fundamentals,” “How to Get Paid.” We strongly encourage pre-registration — space is limited, they fill up fast.

Opportunity Type: Legal Services Program Contact: (206) 328-7053, Email: info@thewla.org

COPYRIGHT U.S. Copyright Office www.copyright.gov Licensing www.copyright.gov/licensing Registration of Music www.copyright.gov/fls/fl105.html Registration of Dramatic Works www.copyright.gov/fls/fl119.html Keep Your Copyrights www.keepyourcopyrights.org/copyright Stanford Copyright and Fair Use Center http://fairuse.stanford.edu Library of Congress www.loc.gov/teachers/copyrightmystery The Recording Artists Coalition www.recordingartistscoalition.com

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Future of Music Coalition http://futureofmusic.org FACE – Friends of Active Copyright Education www.csusa.org/face Rights for Artists www.rightsforartists.com/copyright.html Copyright Alliance www.copyrightalliance.org/index.php Independent Film Project www.ifp.org Dance USA http://www.danceusa.org/ Dramatists Guild of America www.dramatistsguild.com World Intellectual Property Organization – Audiovisual Performances www.wipo.int/copyright/en/activities/audio_visual.html Documentary Filmmakers’ Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use www.centerforsocialmedia.org/fair-use/best-practices/documentary

CONTRACTS Keep Your Copyright www.keepyourcopyrights.org/contracts Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies http://wp.aarcroyalties.com American Federation of Musicians www.afm.org PLUS – Picture Licensing Universal System www.useplus.com/index.asp The Recording Artists Coalition www.recordingartistscoalition.com Future of Music Coalition http://futureofmusic.org FACE – Friends of Active Copyright Education www.csusa.org/face Dramatists Guild of America www.dramatistsguild.com Fair Use Factors:

7 U.S.C.A § 107 United States Copyright Act

§ 107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair Use Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonerecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include-

(1) The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;

(2) The nature of the copyrighted work; (3) The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work;

and (4) The effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.

The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself set bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.

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RESIDENCY DIRECTORIES

Alliance of Artists Communities http://www.artistcommunities.org CEC Arts Links http://www.cecartslink.org Trans Artists http://www.transartists.org/ Residency Unlimited http://www.residencyunlimited.org/ Res Artis http://www.resartis.org/en/ NYFA Source http://www.nyfa.org/source Search: Awards > Artist Communities/Artist-in-Residence Programs OR Services> Space/Equipment/Materials>Artist Community/Artist-in-Residence Information (National/International)

GRANTS: RESOURCES, INFORMATION, AND DIRECTORIES

NYFA Source www.nyfa.org/source NYFA Classifieds Opportunities & Services for Artist www.nyfa.org/opportunities The Foundation Center www.foundationcenter.org Guidestar www.guidestar.org Information on foundations & the projects they funded

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ARTISTS OPPORTUNITIES: All opportunities are open to artists nationwide unless noted.

MULTIDISCIPLINARY First Peoples Fund Artist in Business Leadership Grant http://www.firstpeoplesfund.org/artists_artist_in_business_leadership.html

This self-directed, independent business arts fellowship is a one-year self-directed program is supported by individualized professional development training, and working capital funds to strengthen their marketing strategies. The fellowship also provides a focus on new work to stimulate creativity and a renewal of energy in Native art expression. Artist applicants must be in mid career (5+ years) in their experience in marketing their art at Indian art markets, galleries, and have wholesale experience.

School for Advanced Research – Santa Fe, New Mexico http://sarweb.org/index.php?artists

The Indian Arts Research Center (IARC) at the School for Advanced Research (SAR) offers these artist-in-residence fellowships annually to advance the work of mature and emerging Native artists. Each fellowship includes a monthly stipend, housing, studio space, a supplies allowance, and travel reimbursement to and from SAR. These fellowships provide time for artists to explore new avenues of creativity, grapple with new ideas to further advance their work, and strengthen existing talents.

Ron and Susan Dubin Native Artist Fellowship The Dubin Fellowship is dedicated to supporting traditional Native artistry. Eric and Barbara Dobkin Native Artist Fellowship for Women The Dobkin Fellowship encourages the creativity and growth of indigenous women artists working in any media.

National Museum of the American Indian Artist Leadership Program for Individual Artists Award http://nmai.si.edu/connect/artist-leadership-program/#individual

The National Museum of the American Indian’s (NMAI) Artist Leadership Program (ALP) for Individual Artists enables indigenous artists to research, document, and network in Washington, D.C., then return home empowered with new artistic insights, skills, and techniques to share with their communities and the general public the value of Native knowledge through art. The program aims to rebuild cultural self-confidence and enable artists to think more broadly about themselves and their art while perpetuating indigenous cultures and reflecting artistic diversity.

Native Arts and Culture Foundation

Artist and Community Collaboration Award http://nacf.us/grantees/2011-community-initiative

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As part of NACF’s strategy to foster artistic activities in Native communities, Native artists are invited to partner with tribal entities and nonprofit organizations to collaborate on artworks that integrate the community into artistic practice. Artists and organizations are encouraged to plan projects in which the creation of an artwork is central to the project and in which the artist functions primarily as an agent for community development. The artist's work will serve as an interface for community participation, engaging the community in the artist's work and use the making of art to help strengthen the community, draw attention to an important issue, and engage community members in new ways.

The Eiteljorg Museum Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship http://fellowship.eiteljorg.org/#theFellowship::Fellowship

The Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship is a biennial program, developed by the museum in consultation with its board and Native American Council. The Fellowship culminates in an exhibition that honors an invited artist and five contemporary fine artists whose achievements warrant meritorious recognition. Each of the five fellows, who are selected by an independent jury, receives an unrestricted $25,000 honorarium to facilitate their continued growth as creative artists. In addition, the Eiteljorg purchases significant work by each artist for its outstanding permanent collection of contemporary Native American art. The Eiteljorg also publishes a catalog written by Native American and non-Native art historians, critics and scholars with each exhibition.

Red Cloud Indian School – Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota Red Cloud Indian Art Show http://www.redcloudschool.org/page.aspx?pid=406

The exhibition, which typically showcases 175 submissions in categories as varied as painting and photography to beadwork and quillwork, features the work of more than 50 Native artists each year. Over $7000 in prizes are awarded in 24 different categories. The show is free and open to the public seven days a week, with free daily tours offered of not just The Heritage Center, but Red Cloud Indian School’s historic grounds.

Artist Trust Grants for Artists Projects http://artisttrust.org/index.php/for-artists/money#grants_for_artist_projects

Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) provide support for artist-generated projects, which can include (but are not limited to) the development, completion or presentation of new work. This program is open annually to artists of all disciplines residing in Washington state.

City of Kent, Washington

Give Me Culture Grant http://kentwa.gov/content.aspx?id=2150

The City of Kent Arts Commission’s “Give Me Culture” program offers small, flexible grants to individuals, organizations and community groups for arts and culture projects and events that serve the general public in Kent. Awards are intended to broaden

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participation in, and showcasing of, arts and culture activities, especially by ethnically diverse or underserved communities. Community Art Support Grant http://kentwa.gov/content.aspx?id=2150 The City of Kent Arts Commission’s Community Arts Support Program provides financial support for arts projects by arts and cultural organizations, community service groups and individual artists. The program is designed to encourage, develop and support community arts programming that serves the general public in the Kent area. Through the program, the Commission seeks to provide opportunities for innovation and for the development of unique services outside the scope of the Commission’s existing programming. The Kent Arts Commission will support these programs financially as funds are available and budgeted for the year.

Allied Arts Foundation Allied Arts Foundation Grants http://www.alliedarts-foundation.org/grants-sponsorships/for-artists/

AAF grants provide seed funds for projects that contribute to the cultural richness of the King County area. Grant amounts range from $500 – $1,500 depending on the strength of the project, the capability of the project director to complete the project successfully with the funding granted by AAF, and the impact it will have in the community. Allied Arts Foundation Sponsorship http://www.alliedarts-foundation.org/grants-sponsorships/for-artists/ AAF invites applications for umbrella sponsorship at any time, although it is advisable that applicants apply well before funding deadlines which may require tax status notification or an IRS Letter of Determination for the application. AAF sponsors projects and artists on a by-project or ongoing basis.

City of Tacoma, Washington Tacoma Artists Initiative Program ` http://cms.cityoftacoma.org/CEDD/TacomaCulture/arts/TA_TAIP_1314Application.pdf The Tacoma Artists Initiative Program (TAIP) was established in 1999 to encourage the

contributions made by individual artists within the City of Tacoma. The goal of the program is to recognize high quality talent of the artists in the community and assist them in generating new work and presenting that work to the community through a free public component. Artists working in all disciplines including literary, performing, new media, and visual arts are encouraged to apply. Cross-disciplinary approaches are also encouraged. TAIP funding awards are $2,500 and are determined through a competitive application process. The number of contracts awarded will be based on budgetary factors and the evaluation criteria detailed in these guidelines. Of these, Artistic Quality is the most important factor in determining the competitiveness of an application.

City of Seattle, Washington Neighborhood & Community Arts Funding

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http://www.seattle.gov/arts/funding/neighborhood_community.asp Seattle offers an extraordinary array of arts and cultural events throughout its diverse neighborhoods. The Office of Arts & Culture supports creativity at a grassroots level, making investments in dozens of festivals and community cultural projects. The Neighborhood & Community Arts (NCA) program supports Seattle's neighborhood arts councils and community groups that produce events to promote arts and cultural participation and build community. In 2013, the program provided $1,200 each to 40 groups to support annual public festivals and events.

Peninsula Art League – Gig Harbor, Washington Membership http://www.peninsulaartleague.com/join.html

PAL membership is open to anyone 18 years of age or older - artists and art appreciators alike. Current membership includes nearly 300 people - sculptors, photographers, potters, jewelry designers, glass and enameling artists, painters, writers -- even people who simply love art. Membership benefits include online exhibition, workshops, scholarship opportunities, store discounts, and more.

Anacortes Arts Festival http://www.anacortesartsfestival.com/index.cfm

The Anacortes Arts Festival is an annual summertime multiple-day event in Anacortes, WA where artists of all disciplines from the Northwest are invited to showcase their work, apply for awards, and host festival booths

Pride Foundation Scholarship Funds http://www.pridefoundation.org/what-we-do/scholarships/scholarship-funds/

Pride Foundation is able to offer a diversity of scholarships for students of arts & music. The foundation offers seven different types of scholarships for the arts, but students only need to fill out one application. Most scholarships are available for straight ally or questioning students as well as student of LGBTQ parents. All promote leadership and diversity in the LGBTQ community.

Patrons of South Sound Cultural Arts POSSCA Scholarship Program http://www.possca.org/scholarships.html

Every spring POSSCA awards arts scholarships to area high school seniors. An adjudication panel of local artists, musicians, and theater professionals bases their award choices solely on talent, rather than need or academics, making the scholarships a recognition of artistic achievement and dedication to the student’s craft. The awards are given in theatre & performing arts, visual arts, and music performance.

Olympia Art League Membership http://www.olympiaartleague.com/index.htm

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The Olympia Art League has served to promote visual arts in the South Puget Sound community of Washington State for over 50 years. The organization's 100+ members are an active, vibrant group of artists and art lovers. The League sponsors a variety of art-related activities for artists of all levels of ability. As a non-profit organization, the League’s mission is to serve, not only its members, but also the larger South Sound community. The public is welcome to attend the League’s monthly meetings, and to participate in most events the League sponsors.

Art Access http://www.artaccess.com/

Art Access is a Seattle-based arts publication that showcases local artists, events, and venues related to recent arts news. Art Access offers visitors to request to join their online directory of regional artists.

Tacoma Art Museum Art Resource Center http://www.tacomaartmuseum.org/Page.aspx?nid=202

With more than 6,000 art books, numerous art peridocials, videos, and teacher resource packets available, the ARC is an excellent community resource to learn more about the visual arts. The ARC features a casual seating overlooking Pacific Avenue, a large study table, internet-accessible computer workstations, a video station, and a children's book corner in the Betty Gene and John Walker Reading Alcove. Additionally the room is a wireless hotspot.

Make Olympia Make Olympia Street Market http://www.makeolympia.com/p/about.html

Make Olympia is a community market in Olympia, Washington whose mission is to encourage, support, and promote the entrepreneurial efforts of local, independent, and small-scale crafters, artisans, artists, performers and other talents. Make Olympia holds two annual street fairs that ask for local and regional crafters, artisans, performers, and creative people to host vendor booths.

Jack Straw Productions Jack Straw Artist Support Residency http://www.jackstraw.org/programs/asp/2014/ASP2014_application.shtml

Up to eight artists/teams are awarded 20 hours of free recording and production time with an engineer at Jack Straw Productions in Seattle, WA; an additional 10-12 artists/teams receive matching awards. The Artist Support Program is open to artists of all disciplines whose project proposals include sound as a major component. Such projects might include recording a music CD, producing radio programs, oral histories, audio literature, sound for a gallery installation or public art project, film, performance, digital media work, etc. Completed projects are publicly presented at a Meet the Artist Night, Artist Showcase, or Composer Spotlight event.

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Djerassi Resident Artists Program

General Residency http://www.djerassi.org/artistresidencies.html The mission of the Djerassi Resident Artists Program is to support and enhance the creativity of artists by providing uninterrupted time for work, reflection, and collegial interaction in a setting of great natural beauty, and to preserve the land on which the Program is situated the Santa Cruz Mountains of California. Residencies are awarded competitively, at no cost, to national and international artists in the disciplines of choreography, literature, music composition, visual arts, and media arts/new genres. Applicants should be emerging and mid-career artists, for whom appointments as resident artists may make a significant difference to their careers, as well as from established artists with national and/or international reputations. Applicants are evaluated by panels of arts professionals in each category. Those selected are offered living and studio space for a 30 day session during the season which runs from mid-March through mid-November.

Puffin Foundation Grants http://www.puffinfoundation.org/grants-info.html The Puffin foundation is accepting grant proposals from emerging artists in the fields of art, music, photography, theater, and video. This grant does not provide funding for the writing of books, nor does it provide for travel. For the upcoming 2014 cycle the foundation will review grants only in the following fields: Music, Photography, Theater and Public Interest.

VISUAL ARTS

En Foco New Works Award

http://enfoco.org/index.php/programs/newworks_award/New Works En Foco’s Photography Awards, New Works, is an annual program open to American photographers of African, Asian, Latino/a, Native American and Pacific Islander heritage. The goal is to create or complete an in-depth photographic series which explores themes emanating from personal experiences. Three photographers will be selected from a national call for entries to receive an honorarium, photographic supplies (varies according to funding year), technical assistance, a photographer’s page on enfoco.org, and a culminating group exhibition in the New York area.

Center for Photography at Woodstock – Woodstock, New York Woodstock Artist in Residency Program http://www.cpw.org/create/artist-residencies/

The Woodstock Artist-in-Residency Program in Woodstock, NY is designed to support artists of color working in the photographic arts who reside in the United States that would benefit with access to time, facilities, financial, critical, and technical support. This activity is created with an emphasis on supporting artists working in the photographic arts who are at the brink of their careers and promising talent.

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Pratt Fine Arts Center – Seattle, Washington Art Bridge Fellowship http://www.pratt.org/classes/tuition-assistance/

The Art Bridge Fellowship provides educational and professional support to emerging artists from Washington State. The awards may be used towards course work, supplies, and studio rental (with completion of rental test) and participation in Artist Trust’s EDGE Program. Two awards of $2,500 each will be given to emerging visual artists who demonstrate artistic merit.

Schack Art Center – Everett, Washington Call to Artists for Ongoing Exhibitions http://www.schack.org/calls-to-artists/

Schack Art Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and celebrating the arts for the enhancement of community life. Schack invites both local and international artists to submit work for upcoming juried exhibits. Artists will receive a percentage of sales from the exhibition.

Regional Arts & Culture Council – Portland, OR Public Art Mural Program http://racc.org/public-art/mural-program

The program provides funding for murals that reflect a diversity in style and media and encourages artists from diverse backgrounds and range of experience to apply. Murals approved through this program become part of the City’s public art collection. An individual artist or group of artists is eligible for up to $10,000 in matching funds. Students enrolled in an art program at a degree granting institution are eligible for up to $2,500 in matching funds. Additional public art programs are available through RACC.

Olympia Film Society

Duck the Malls Art & Craft Sale http://www.olympiafilmsociety.org/art-gallery/

A local craft fair taking place inside the Historic Capitol Theater. The sale was created to support local and independent artisans and artists in the South Sound and visual art programming at the Olympia Film Society. Vendors are encouraged to submit an application to join the fair and sell their artwork.

Seattle Art Museum Betty Bowen Award http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/visit/bowen.asp

Visual artists working in Washington, Oregon or Idaho are invited to apply for the Seattle Art Museum’s annual Betty Bowen Award. The Betty Bowen award has provided artists with an opportunity to introduce their work to SAM’s curators of modern and contemporary art and the Betty Bowen Committee members, and to have their work critiqued by their peers. Each year, two artists are selected to serve as rotating

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members of the committee. Award amounts vary per year. Last year, the award winner received an unrestricted $15,000 cash grant prize.

City of Seattle, Washington CityArtists Project Program http://www.seattle.gov/arts/funding/individual.asp

The CityArtist Projects program provides funding for Seattle-based individual artists to develop and present their work. The program focuses on different disciplines in alternating years. The 2014 cycle will award grants to artists working in literary, media/film and visual arts. The program encourages a broad range of artistic and cultural expression that reflects Seattle's diversity.

Evergreen Association of Fine Arts Call for Artists http://www.eafa.org/artist-center/calls-for-artists

EAFA regularly posts calls for artists to show visual artwork in Bellevue, Washington and its neighboring cities. Shows typically ask for 2D artwork and oftentimes will award one exceptional artist from the show, such as is the case for its current posting call for the “Around the Block” show at Parkland Gallery.

National Collage Society Membership http://www.nwcollagesociety.org/index.htm

The Northwest Collage Society meets in Seattle at the Shoreline Community Center, 18650 1st Ave NE, four to five times a year, September through June. Meetings offer a variety of programs including guest speakers, demonstrations and slide presentations. Dues are payable the first of September, annually. The organization draws most of its members from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and British Columbia. They come from diverse backgrounds: painting, printmaking, graphics, glass, sculpture, fiber and mixed media; all share an avid interest in creating.

Pottery Northwest Pottery Northwest Residency http://www.potterynorthwest.org/Residencies.htm#Overview

A residency at Pottery Northwest (Seattle, WA) is an opportunity to work within a community of individuals that share a passion for the creative act. Much more than a studio rental, it is a situation that holds the potential for dialog and exchange of ideas as well as technical expertise. Pottery Northwest welcome applications from diverse backgrounds, age groups, and experience levels who are actively engaged in and committed to their work. There is no degree requirement. Generally, the duration is six months to two years. Along with sales and exhibition events, there are possibilities for teaching assignments. Applicants are chosen for the quality of their work, a perceived potential for growth in their work, and the ability/willingness to contribute to the community within the studio.

Contemporary Craft

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Lydon Emerging Artist Program http://www.contemporarycraft.org/SCC/LEAP_award.html The program recognizes exceptional emerging talent in the contemporary craft field and provides opportunities for these early career artists to bring their artwork to the consumer market. The yearlong retail program will feature, market and sell the work of one winner, who will also receive a $1000 prize, and 10 finalists beginning in January 2014. Brigitte Martin, who is the creator and Editor-in-Chief of Crafthaus, will be our juror for LEAP. LEAP is open to exceptionally talented graduate students and/or emerging artists who are beginning to receive recognition for their work, but are not currently represented by well-established galleries. Artists must work in craft media: ceramics, wood, metal/jewelry, glass, found materials, mixed media, fiber or a combination of these materials.

PERFORMING ARTS

Theatre Communications Group Young Leaders of Color Grant http://www.tcg.org/grants/ylc/

The Young Leaders of Color Program was created in 2008 to gather groups of young theatre professionals of color from around the US at TCGs National Conferences to engage in a dialogue about the new generation of leadership. With the generous support of various funders, TCG is able to provide a limited number of conference stipends to selected young leaders of color from around the country. Stipends cover the expense of registration, travel and housing for the full TCG Conference. Throughout the week of the Conference, the groups convene alongside dozens of other young theatre professionals. These informal and structured sessions offer the group opportunities to exchange information about artistic and management experiences, identify solutions to challenges faced in their organizations and the larger field, develop a peer network and begin new collaborations.

The Banff Centre – Banff, Alberta, Canada Indigenous Dance Residency http://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/program.aspx?id=1349

The Indigenous Dance Residency in Banff, Alberta, Canada is a three-and-a-half-week intensive that includes daily technique classes, improvisation classes, performance skills, and the creation of a new choreographic work that will be performed as part of the Banff Summer Arts Festival at The Banff Centre. Dancers accepted to the program participate in an artistic process with other Indigenous artists from various nations, backgrounds, and countries. IDR provides an unprecedented opportunity to establish career-changing relationships with national and international dance professionals

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, Inc.

USArtists International Grant http://www.midatlanticarts.org/funding/pat_presentation/us_artists/guidelines.html

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USArtists International (USAI) is committed to ensuring that the impressive range of expression of the performing arts in the United States is represented abroad, and that the creative and professional development of American artists is enhanced through participation at significant international festivals. Performances at important festivals provide American artists with opportunities for the exchange of ideas and practices with their colleagues in other countries, as well as exposure to new and larger audiences. It is our hope that participation of exemplary artists from the United States in international festivals will help develop audiences for, and greater appreciation of, the excellence, diversity and vitality of the American performing arts. Through USAI, grants are available to American dance, music and theater ensembles and solo performers that have been invited to perform at international festivals and engagements that represent extraordinary career opportunities anywhere in the world outside of the United States.

MEDIA ARTS

Sundance Institute

Native Lab Fellowship http://www.sundance.org/programs/native-lab-fellowship/

Sundance Institute's Native American and Indigenous Program has created a Fellowship to provide direct support to emerging Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaskan Native film artists working in the U.S. The Fellowship is a two-stage development opportunity for filmmakers with short film scripts. The first stage of development is an intensive 5-day workshop where Fellows receive feedback from screenwriters and directors. Held at Sundance Film Festival, the second stage of the Fellowship advances the careers of the Fellows by providing networking opportunities with film professionals who advise them on the business of cinema.

Thurston Community Television

Training Classes and Workshops http://www.tctv.net/training.php

TCT offers a range of affordable beginning and intermediate training courses for youth, adolescents, and adults looking to learn more about television production, video editing software, and other core classes for a budding film or video maker.

LITERARY ARTS Richard Hugo House Hugo Classes http://hugohouse.org/classes/hugo-classes

Richard Hugo House offers seasonal workshops and classes for literary artists. Classes are available for every level of writing experience, from workshops teaching introductory writing practices to classes geared towards publishing a new book.

Jack Straw Productions

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Jack Straw Writers Program http://www.jackstraw.org/programs/writers/WritersForum/index.html

The purpose of the Jack Straw Writers Program is to introduce local writers to the medium of recorded audio; to encourage the creation of new literary work; and to provide new venues for the writer and their work. The program was created in 1997, and each year a single curator selects 12 writers/writing teams out of dozens of applicants based on artistic excellence, diversity of literary genres, and a cohesive grouping of writers.

Alice James Books

Beatrice Hawley Award https://alicejames.submittable.com/submit/21055 Alice James Books accepts submissions of poetry manuscripts to the Beatrice Hawley Award. The Beatrice Hawley Award welcomes submissions from emerging as well as established poets. Entrants must reside in the United States. The winner receives $2000, book publication, distribution through Consortium, and has no cooperative membership commitment. In addition to the winning manuscript, one or more additional manuscripts may be chosen for publication.

Lee & Low Books

New Voices Award http://www.leeandlow.com/p/new_voices_award.mhtml LEE & LOW BOOKS, publisher of children's books, is pleased to announce the fourteenth annual NEW VOICES AWARD. The Award will be given for a children's picture book manuscript by a writer of color. The Award winner receives a cash prize of $1000 and a standard publication contract, including an advance and royalties for a first time author. An Honor Award winner will receive a cash prize of $500. The contest is open to writers of color who are residents of the United States and who have not previously had a children's picture book published. Writers who have published other work in venues such as children's magazines, young adult, or adult fiction or nonfiction, are eligible. Only un-agented submissions will be accepted.

PEN American Center

PEN Open Book Award http://www.pen.org/content/pen-open-book-award-5000 The PEN Open Book Award, formerly the Beyond Margins Awards, invites submissions of book-length writings by authors of color, published in the United States during the current calendar year. The award confers a $5,000 prize upon an author of color. U.S. residency or citizenship is not required. Works of fiction, literary nonfiction, biography/memoir, poetry, and other works of literary character are strongly preferred. The PEN Open Book Award is open to authors of color who have not received wide media coverage. Self-published books are not eligible. Submissions will be accepted from publishers and agents only, and must be accompanied by an official letter of recommendation.