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APPROACHING DEADLINE -
Reminder to All Returning Roster Artists
As a
current Residency Roster artist, you are eligible to remain on
the Residency Roster in the same discipline by submitting the
following items. Please note: Residency Roster
artists in
all disciplines are required to reply each year.
Required actions to
remain on the Residency Roster:
(All required forms are available on our website)
http://www.azarts.gov/artists/rosterartists.htm#Paperwork
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Complete self-assessment rubric and submit summary sheet
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Include documentation of professional development action completed
Sept. 06-Sept.07
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Complete and sign the signature page
If you
wish to remain on the Roster the above listed items must be
submitted to the Arizona Commission on the Arts offices, 417 W.
Roosevelt St., Phoenix, AZ 85003-1326 postmarked or delivered by
5PM Thursday, September 20, 2007.
If we do not receive the above items by the deadline, you will be
removed from the Arizona Residency Roster.
Looking to Define your Teaching Artist
Role?
Visit the Association for Teaching Artists collection of responses on
defining a Teaching Artist.
http://www.teachingartists.com/whatisaTA.htm
Join the Discussion
The Association for Teaching Artists maintains a listserv that is public
and set up for Teaching Artists in New York State to promote discussion
and to share information and resources.
For more information or to subscribe to the listserv, please visit:
www.groups.yahoo.com/group/associationofteachingartists
or send an email to:
associationofteachingartists-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
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New Website Supports Musicians, Music
Educators
The Herb Alpert Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of a new
website to support musicians, music educators, and all others interested
in building a career in the music business.
http://www.artistshousemusic.org/Home
Filing for 501(c)
Status?
The IRS has created a new website
www.stayexempt.org that enables new
organizations to apply for 501(c) status without using a lawyer.
www.stayexempt.org
What Educators Mean
when they say......
Ever wondered what educators mean when they refer to "authentic
assessment" or "Bloom's Taxonomy"? Education, like all professions, has
a specialized vocabulary that
parents and others may have a difficult time understanding. ASCD (The
Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development) offers a great
resources. This online dictionary, A Lexicon of Learning, provides clear
definitions of educational terms in everyday language.
CLICK HERE
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National Teaching Artist Study Launched
The Center for Arts Policy will begin national research project on
teaching artists this summer.
http://www2.colum.edu/center_for_arts_policy/teaching_art_research.htm
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Surdna Arts Teachers
Fellowship Program
Arts Teachers from specialized, public arts high schools are invited
to apply for funding for artistic development. This program offers
teachers the opportunity to immerse themselves in their own creative
work, interact with other professional artists and stay current with new
practices. Maximum award $5,000. Letter of intent due
November 16, 2007. For more
information visit
www.surdna.org/artsteacherfelloship
Step into Arts Learning
A
new pilot
artist residency program intended to introduce schools and communities
that have not received funding assistance from the Arizona Commission on
the Arts in the past 3 years, with particular interest and
support provided for rural and underserved student populations. The
program provides funds and technical assistance resources for the design
and presentation of standards based arts education programs by teaching
artists. These grant dollars are structured
with
$1,200 for a mini
program and $2,000 for a full program to cover fees for guest artists to
present an artist in residence program, conduct professional development
for classroom teachers or out-of-school program staff, present a
community event and funds for supplies and travel. There is no cash
match required of the applicant. For more information on the Step
into Arts Learning grant
CLICK HERE
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Artist Projects Grants
Applications Available Online.
The Arizona Commission on the Arts, Artist Projects is a program to
support individual artists in all disciplines for project-related costs
that allow the artist(s) increased time to research and develop ideas or
new works. The specific definition of eligible projects is purposely
left flexible to respond to artists' ideas, dreams and needs. Ideas for
projects might include, but are not limited to, projects that stretch
the artist's work, seek to advance an artform or involve
interdisciplinary collaborations with other artists or non-artists.
Applicants must propose a project or phase of a project that can be
realized with the requested budget and completed within the proposed
timeline.
Deadline
September 20, 2007
http://www.azarts.gov/aguide/artist_projects.htm
Governor Janet Napolitano Receives the
2007 National Award
for State Arts Leadership
(Image: Robert C. Booker, ED of the AZ Commission on the Arts,
Virginia Cardenas, chair of the AZ Commission on the Arts Board, and
Governor Janet Napolitano.)
at the 75th Annual U.S. Conference of Mayors’ for her ambitious and
committed support for the arts. During her inaugural year as governor,
Governor Napolitano issued three politically risky line item vetoes that
saved public funding for the arts in Arizona. Governor Napolitano,
herself a high school musician and a lifelong opera fan, supports the
arts not only in words and policy, but also as an avid attendee. She
hosts the Governor’s Arts Awards Dinner, which celebrates individuals,
organizations, and corporations for their outstanding contributions to
the arts in the state.
“We honor Governor
Napolitano for her unwavering support for the arts and for making
significant and lasting improvements to the arts landscape in the
Southwest,” said Robert L.
Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts. “Governor Napolitano
has helped make
the arts even more accessible in Arizona communities.”
“This is a great day
for Arizona,” said Robert C. Booker, Executive Director of the Arizona
Commission on the Arts. “Governor Napolitano truly understands the power
of the arts as an economic tool, a way to educate our young people, and
a path to cultural understanding across all of Arizona.”
“Every year, the U.S. Conference of Mayors recognizes the efforts of
those who believe as much as we do, that the arts are the heart of our
society. Arts and culture help shape a city’s quality of life, but
mayors also understand the connection between the arts and business and
the arts’ impact on the local economy,” said Tom Cochran, executive
director of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
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Burton Barr Central Library Issues
Call for Artists for 2008
Burton Barr Central Library is seeking
artists’ submissions for 2008 for @Central Gallery, located on the
library’s first floor at 1221 N. Central Ave. Proposals are being
accepted for solo and group exhibitions from artists not currently
represented by a gallery who reside in Arizona and are 18 or older.
Artists may submit up to 10 images in slide or digital format following
the prospectus instructions. Works previously exhibited in @Central
Gallery in the past two years are not eligible for submission. The
submission fee is $15. Deadline for submission is Monday,
October 15. For a prospectus and
submission form, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: @Central
Gallery, Burton Barr Central Library, 1221 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ
85004, call Prudence Crosswhite at 602-256-3521 or visit
phoenixpubliclibrary.org
2007 Arts Conference - POSTER SESSION
- a Call for Arizona Presenters
Pin the tail on the assessment: creating meaning at the intersection
of the arts and assessment, Second Annual Arts Education Conference
presented by The Arizona Department of Education. Arizona arts educators
interested in presenting may submit a 2-page description of their
practice along with support materials. A brief list of questions that
should be answered, along with the checklist which will be used in
scoring responses, is attached. These questions are based, in part, on
the AZ Professional Teaching Standards: Standard 1, #1, 5, 6; Standard
3, #3; and Standard 4 #1-5. Poster presentation descriptions are due to
the Arizona Department of Education no later than
Monday, September 17, 2007. For questions and forms please
contact Anne Trujillo, Administrative Assistant, 602-364-3740.
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Save the Date! October 9, 2007 - Residency Roster Symposium
Noon - 6PM, More information to come. We will bring together
Residency Roster Artists for a mini Roster Symposium. The day will
include a networking lunch, assessment workshop, evening reception and
mini keynote address.
Protecting & Increasing Your Value
Brought to you by The Arts & Business Council of Greater Phoenix,
Monday, September 10, 2007 (1:00pm –
4:30pm) Topics will include: Economic Dignity, Budgeting and
Protecting your Life Value, Understanding your Credit. Point
Hilton Squaw Peak Resort (Apache Ballroom) 7677 N. 16th Street, Phoenix
Arizona 85020 To Register contact Jeanette Thomas at (602)364-7457
jthomas@artsbusinessphoenix.org $20.00 cost for each workshop. Light
refreshments provided.
Artist Rights & Responsibilities
Brought to you by The Arts & Business Council of Greater Phoenix,
Monday, September 24th 2007 Workshop (1:00pm –
4:30pm). Topics will include: Rights & Responsibilities:
branding, contracts, intellectual property, Artist as Activist, Artist
as Advocate, Know your Community Resources. Point Hilton Squaw Peak
Resort (Point of View Upper East) 7677 N. 16th Street, Phoenix Arizona
85020. To Register contact Jeanette Thomas at (602)364-7457
jthomas@artsbusinessphoenix.org $20.00 cost for each workshop. Light
refreshments provided.
Arts
Education Conference: Pin the Tail on the Assessment
October 8, 2007, Creating Meaning
via the Intersection of assessment and the arts. Join with your
colleagues and the Arizona Department of Education for a day-long
conference focused on arts education and arts assessment in Arizona.
This year's conference will focus on assessment and the myriad of ways
in which the arts are and can be assessed in the classroom. Who Should
Attend: Music, dance, visual arts and theatre teachers, school
administrators, parents, teaching artists, arts organizations and others
interested in arts education. Cost $75. For more information
or to register visit
https://www.ade.az.gov/onlineregistration/EventLocationSelection.asp?EventID=1113
2007 Afterschool
Conference
Presented by the Arizona Center for Afterschool Excellence. Saturday,
October 20, 2006, Mesa Convention
Center. Participate in over 30 best practice workshops including
site management, arts and literacy, behavior management, program
evaluation and more. Scholarships are available. For more
information visit
www.azafterschool.org
2007 Conference for Community Arts
Education
Presented by the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts
November 8-10, in Los Angeles;
Pre-Conference Institutes on Creative Aging and Marketing & Community
Engagement will be held November 7.
www.communityartsed.org
31st
Annual Southwest Arts Conference (SWAC)
Save the Date - January 25th, 2008
New feature this year, look
for an Arts Learning Track throughout the day designed especially for
arts educators.
http://www.azarts.gov/swac/
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