*Last updated 09-01-2010
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The Greater Hartford Arts Council Posts Job Positions in support of area arts and heritage organizations. The information listed below is posted in good faith the the listings are up-to-date and accurate. Questions about specific job positions should be directed to those respective organizations. To post a Call To Artists, please email info@letsgoarts.org.
>> Call for Artists: Hartford Public Library ArtWalk
The ArtWalk is currently seeking submissions for exhibitions to be mounted in 2011, the first in February 2011. Work in all mediums will be considered. Eligibility: Artists living or working in the Metro Hartford area will be given priority. Students, emerging and established artists are all eligible. Artists must be at least 18 years old and have a body of work sufficient to exhibit by the date of the exhibition.
Selection: A jury will recommend artists to the Library. Criteria for selection include, but are not limited to: an artist's resume or vitae and proven ability, an appropriate body of work that is compatible with the space, and the ability to provide work ready doe installation by an agreed upon date. Installations designed specifically for the ArtWalk are encouraged.
The jury will also consider the economics, logistics, and feasibility of the proposed exhibition. The jury will recommend up to four artists for 2011.
Selected Artists: The artists chosen for exhibitions will generally have a solo show, supporting marketing, an opening night reception and an opportunity to give an artist's talk during the exhibition.
Download a PDF file of the submission requirements.
To learn more visit www.hplct.org.
For additional questions, please contact Mary Crean, chief development officer at (860) 695-6360 or by email at mcrean@hplct.org.
>> Call for Artists: Out of the Loop
Out of the Loop, November 11 - December 5, 2010, Gallery at Blue Back Square
The West Hartford Art League is pleased to announce a call for entries for its first broad-scale fiber arts show to showcase out-of-the-ordinary, contemporary fiber works that advance traditional techniques through radically innovative interpretations. Entries can include (but are not limited to): surface design, felting, quilting, knotting, weaving, knitting, fiber, sculpture, basketry, handcrafted paper and needlework. We encourage two and three-dimensional works including sculptural pieces.
The juror will be looking for exceptional craftsmanship as well as "out of the box" thinking, design and execution.
Dowload a prospectus from our website (Go to gallery and upcoming exhibitions).
Out of the Loop will be juried by Ed Johnetta Fowler Miller. Ed Johnetta Fowler Miller is acknowledged to be one of the most creative and colorful improvisational quiltmakers in the U.S. Widely exhibited in the U.S. and internationally,her quilts can be found in many important museums, corporate and private collections including, The National Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.; Nelson Mandela's National Museum in Cape town, South Africa; Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Conn.; and the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
(860) 231-8019 office
69 Raymond Road, West Hartford, CT 06017
>> Call for Artists: Easton Art & Photography Festival
http://www.eastonartfestival.com/
Looking for Artists & Photographers who are interested in the Art & Photography Festival in Easton, Connecticut on Sat. October 2, 2010 from 10am to 6pm.
50 photographers and Artist will be allowed to sell their works for the day. Easton, CT. is a affluent town within Fairfield County Connecticut where people are very interested in purchasing photography and Artist Paintings.
One 10' x 10' Space among the fifty open cost $100 for the day. You can set up a Tent and sell your works.
This will marketed heavily within Fairfield County so a great turn out of qualified buyer will be available.
Event will be hosted by the Ashlar-Aspetuck Masonic Lodge of Easton.
Hopefully this will help some artists sell more of their work helping them through these difficult economic times.
>> The Hartford Recycling Coalition / Request for Proposals
The Hartford Recycling Coalition is soliciting proposals from nonprofit organizations for visual and performance art projects which educate residents and promote and encourage single-stream recycling in Hartford. Projects which involve children and youth are encouraged. Two proposals will be selected. Visual arts projects will be displayed and performances will be given on November 15, 2010 at a Hartford Recycles Day event. Funding in an amount up to $4,500 will be provided for each of the two projects selected during this Request for Proposals process. Read more and download the application from HERE.
>> Call to Artists / 2010 Northeast Competition
Deadline: 8.31.10 (Midnight EST)
Juror: Laura Hoptman, Kraus Family Senior Curator at the New Museum, New York, NY
New American Paintings is a museum-quality, soft-cover art periodical, published bimonthly by The Open Studios Press. Each 176 page volume is a regional exhibition-in-print, selling for $20 at 1,500 bookstores, museum shops and art supply stores nationwide. The books have become periodical resources for collectors and art world professionals.
Competition winners retain all rights to their images and pay nothing to appear in New American Paintings.
Now accepting entries from:
CT, DE, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT
The competition's 40 winners will appear in the Feb/March 2011 edition of New American Paintings.
All styles and media are welcome, as long as the work is singular and two-dimensional.
To Enter, visit:
http://www.newamericanpaintings.net
For more details, visit:
http://www.newamericanpaintings.com/competitions.html
Questions? Call 617.778.5265
>> Auditions: Ballet Theatre Company Nutcracker Auditions
When: Sunday August 29, 2010: Noon to 7pm
Where: Ballet Theatre Company, 20 Jefferson Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06110
Contact: 860-570-0440
www.dancebtc.org
Audition Fee: $15/student
This is Ballet Theatre Company’s 9th annual production of the holiday classic, The Nutcracker. For the 2010 performance, Roman Baca, Director of NYC based Exit 12 Dance Company will be Artistic Director. This year’s BTC Nutcracker public performances will be from December 16th through the 19th at Saint Joseph College. Please see dancebtc.org for more information and to register. The audition fee is $15.00/student, arrive 30 minutes prior to audition time and dance attire required.
>> Call to Artists / Tolland Art Show & Taste of Tolland
Info here.
>> The Windham Theatre Guild / Auditions:
I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE
WHAT: The Windham Theatre Guild will hold Open Auditions for their November production of I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change…the hilarious musical revue that pays tribute to those who have loved and lost, to those who have fallen on their face at the portal of romance, to those who have dared to ask “Say what are you doing Saturday night?”
WHEN & WHERE: Tuesday and Wednesday, September 7th & 8th at 7:00 PM at the Windham Middle School, Quarry Street, Willimantic (please arrive promptly at 7pm). The audi;tion will include vocal, acting and improvisational sequences. Please prepare a musical number for the vocal audition. Piano accompaniment will be provided. Readings from the script will be provided that evening.
WHO: Roles are available for at least 2 men and 2 women, 18 years old and up. (May expand casting to up to 4 men and 4 women)
DIRECTOR: Pam Pellegrine
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Ken Clark
Production Dates: November 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, & 20, 2010
Rehearsals begin September 14th. More information is available at windhamtheatre@aol.com or by contacting Pam Pellegrine at ppellgrine@sbcglobal.net.
>> Fellowships Available for Writers
Applications are available online for a new fellowship program for low-income writers from Greater Hartford to attend a retreat center in Litchfield.
The new Wisdom House Writers Fellowship Program was developed to encourage the work of writers in the 29-town region. Fellowships are available to stay at the Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center in Litchfield. The fellowships, which cover accommodations and meals, are funded by a grant from the Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.
“The fellowships will provide local writers with an opportunity to focus on and develop their writing by providing a quiet environment,” said Sister Jo-Ann Iannotti, who is coordinating the program. “Writers may request to stay at the facility for two to 10 days to focus on and develop their writing.”
Applications are available online at www.wisdomhouse.org and are being accepted immediately for summer dates. Applicants must be at least 21 years old. Writers do not have to have been published to apply. Besides seeking financial information, the application requests a writing sample and references with knowledge of the applicant’s interest in writing. Applications are also available by calling 860-567-3163.
Wisdom House is an interfaith retreat and conference center, presenting programs in spirituality, education and the arts. The center specializes in hospitality to the nonprofit community and is a sponsored service of the Daughters of Wisdom, a Roman Catholic religious order. The center includes several buildings - the oldest dates to 1770 - and 70 acres of meadows, woods and brooks. Wisdom House is on the corner of Clark and East Litchfield Roads about 2.5 miles from Litchfield Center.
The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is the community foundation for the 29-town Greater Hartford region, dedicated to improving the quality of life for area residents for the past 85 years. The Foundation receives gifts from thousands of generous individuals and families, and last year, awarded grants of more than $25 million to a broad range of area nonprofit organizations. For more information about the Hartford Foundation, visit www.hfpg.org or call 860-548-1888.
>> Hartford Chorale / New Member Auditions
We are auditioning for all voice parts for the 2010-2011 season. The final audition date before the season begins is Saturday September 11. The next round of auditions will be in January 2011.
Join the Hartford Chorale for the 2010-2011 season which will include Handel's Messiah, Holiday Pops and a farewell concert to the Hartford Symphony Orchestra's Music Director, Edward Cumming. We are looking for qualified singers who can accurately prepare music independently, sing with good intonation and blend, read music well, and commit to a significant number of rehearsals and concerts during our multi-concert season. Rehearsals are held on Monday nights from 7:15-10:00 p.m. at St. James’s Episcopal Church in West Hartford.
Interested candidates should have choral experience, be able to sight read music, and must be able to provide a letter of recommendation from a conductor or teacher who can speak to the candidate's experience in choral singing. Components of the audition will include singing your own vocal part on selected choral works; some vocalizing to identify range and timbre; short, melodic fragments to be repeated by memory and brief tests of sight-reading ability and learning speed. An accompanist will be provided. HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR OUR FULL SCHOLARSHIP INTERNSHIP AND INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAMS. Membership is open to all persons of high school age and up. Full-time students qualify for reduced membership dues and we offer internships to high school and college students. We also offer CEUs to Music Educators. See the Community Outreach page for more details. See our website www.hartfordchorale.org for more information.
Contact: e-mail audition@hartfordchorale.org inquire about auditions or membership and to schedule an audition.
>> Call for Artists / Silver Glass Productions seeks female performance artists for first annual New Seeds Festival
Silver Glass Productions has announced a call for female performing artists to participate in the first annual New Seeds Festival. Silver Glass has announced that the first annual event will take place Mar 18, 19, 25 and 26, 2011.
Artist applications will open Aug 1, 2010 and supporting materials are due no later than Oct 15, 2010. Silver Glass will notify artists of their participation by Nov 15, 2010. The festival is seeking original, socially relevant work across all performance disciplines. Applications to apply can be found at http://www.newseedsfest.org/guidelines.htm.
>> Call to Crafters / Glastonbury’s Annual Apple Harvest Festival
This festival draws up to 30,000 every October and we invite you to submit an application to be an exhibiting arts & crafts vendor. Space is available from 10’ and up. Join the 150 exhibitors and 25 food vendors at this popular family-oriented event that features an arts & crafts show, amusement rides, live entertainment and of course, apple pie. For more information, visit www.glastonburychamber.com. Details HERE.
>> Hartford Stage / CenterStage Apprentice Program
The Center Stage Apprentice Program at Hartford Stage provides valuable on-the-job instruction for recent graduates of qualified colleges and universities who are pursuing careers in Theatre. Apprentices will enjoy close working relationships with experienced professionals, hands-on work opportunities, monthly seminars, and an integrated blend of independent and collective learning experiences.
Apprenticeships run from September 1, 2010 – May 31, 2011. Each Apprentice is provided housing, parking and a weekly stipend.
Hartford Stage offers the following Apprenticeships:
ARTS ADMINISTRATION
ARTISTIC
COSTUMES
DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION
MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
PROPERTIES
SCENIC ARTS
For more information and to apply, visit our website:
http://www.hartfordstage.org/work_with_us/apprenticeships
>> Rental Space Available / The Studio @ Billings Forge
Calling all Musicians - Performers - Instructors: The Studio @ Billings Forge, a 2,600 square foot multi-use space, and component of the dynamic Billings Forge Community Works complex, seeks musicians, performers, artists and instructors, to offer classes and performances in our clean, bright, newly constructed facility. The studio space includes green room, two handicapped-accessibly bathrooms and small kitchen area, chairs and tables with seating for apx. 100 people. We offer reasonable hourly rates and a cooperative and friendly environment in which to work and perform.
For further information and to make an appointment to view the facility contact: Janice
La Motta, Program Coordinator, The Studio @ Billings Forge, 860.597.6723 or
jlamotta@billingsforgeworks.org