This year the event also celebrates the career of the Tucson Pima Arts Council’s Deputy Director, David Hoyt Johnson, who is due to retire at the end of June. A recent press release from TPAC said of Johnson, “In addition to fostering support for the arts, it would not be an exaggeration to say that Johnson has, for over a quarter of a century, done almost more than any other individual to nurture and shepherd our region’s award-winning public art program.”

On behalf the the staff and board of the Arts Commission, we congratulate the Lumies nominees, and commend David Hoyt Johnson on his exceptional tenure at the the Tucson Pima Arts Council in service to the arts and culture community.

Tickets can be purchased online at 2013 Lumies Eventbrite.com.

List of 2013 Lumies Award Categories & Nominees

Artist Lifetime Achievement

Gonzalo Espinosa, Sculpture Resource Center
Julie Gallego, Ballet Folklórico San Juan
Barclay Goldsmith, Borderlands Theater
To-Ree-Nee Wolf Keiser McArdle, Public Artist and Performer

Established Artist

David Fitzsimmons, cartoonist and essayist
Mark McLemore, host of Arizona Spotlight
Becky Neideffer, pastel artist
Pollyanna, mystery public artist
Adam Rex, children’s book illustrator

Established Arts Organization

Flam Chen/Many Mouths One Stomach – All Souls Procession
Pan Left Productions
Rialto Theatre
UA Presents
University of Arizona Press

Arts Educator

Dennis Bourret, Tucson Junior Strings
Kimi Eisele, University of Arizona Poetry Center
Rome Hamner, Odaiko Sonora
Joseph Rodgers, Dancing in the Streets
Ann Simmons-Myers, Pima Community College

Arts Education Program

Live Theatre Workshop – Onstage Education Program
The Loft Cinema – Education Initiative
Tucson Museum of Art – Education Center
Tucson Youth Poetry Slam

Arts Administrator

Lynn Fleischman, Executive Director, The Drawing Studio
The late Mary Charlotte Thurtle, founder and former executive director, Pan Left Productions
Jessica Andrews, former Executive Director, Arizona Theatre Company
The late Liz Bustamante, former TPAC Administrator and web developer

Arts Patron

Catherine Morton
Helen and John Schaefer
Neelam Sethi
Rick Small, Stonewall Foundation
Herb Stratford

Emerging Artist

Julie Rustad
Brian Lopez
Luis Carlos Davis

Emerging Arts Organization

Dancing In the Streets
Romero House Potters

Large Business Partner

Bookmans

Small Business Partner

Creative Machines
Downtown Kitchen/Janos Wilder
Gloo Factory
Monterey Court Studio Galleries & Café
Photographic Works
Sacred Machine Museum & Curiosity Shop
Pita Jungle

Position Duties
• Manage daily office functions, e.g. answering and directing phone calls, being liaison to volunteer board members and general membership, greeting walk-ins, purchasing supplies, overseeing maintenance of office equipment and office technology; preparing mass mailings, interfacing with office landlord and receptionist.
• Basic book keeping — posting receivables, making bank deposits, processing invoices, doing monthly reconciliation and creating reports as needed, and interfacing with volunteer accountant; preparing financial materials for tax returns and Form 990s.
• Assist in maintaining the organizations online presence through Facebook, Twitter and the website.
• Assist in the design and creation and editing of newsletters and Action Alerts using online programs.
• Help draft and edit correspondence and other communications as needed.
• Maintain all donor and member contacts. E. G. Maintain donor and member files; create reports as necessary.

For the full job description please visit: http://azcitizensforthearts.org/about/employment-opportunities/

WILKES UNIVERSITY’S LOW RESIDENCY M.A./M.F.A. PROGRAM ANNOUNCES:

Thought of completing a graduate degree in Creative Writing.  Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA offers the M.A. and M.F.A. in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, or screenwriting.  These programs are low residency programs, which means students come to Pennsylvania every six months to be part of the largest M.F.A. writing community in the country.  Between residencies, students work with writer mentors one-on-one.  Students living in AZ can opt to take the first residency class in Mesa, AZ where Wilkes University is working with the city of Mesa to establish a branch campus.  Students who take this option will have all fees waived.  DEADLINE FOR MESA CLASS—June 1, 2013.  DEADLINE FOR PA:  May 20, 2013.

TWO NEW TRACKS ADDED in 2013!  Thanks to the initiative of Akashic Books editor Johnny Temple and Etruscan’s founding editor Phil Brady, alums and current students now have the option of pursuing a Master of Arts in Publishing!  This new track will open at the June, 2013 residency.  Wilkes alums will take only an additional 18 credits to earn the M.A. in publishing.

Have you found the world of documentary film fascinating?  The Wilkes low residency program has also added a Master of Arts in documentary film, which will begin in January, 2014.   Like the new publishing degree, alums need only take an additional 18 credits to earn this degree.  The curriculum is being developed now working with Robert May and SenArt Films and other to be named companies.

IMPORTANT ADDITION:  Students who hold a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing or film studies may apply to the publishing or documentary film track.  Non-Wilkes students will earn the Masters degree by completing 21 credits.  For students living in Mesa, AZ, the deadline to apply to the Wilkes CW program is extended to June 1, 2013.

For more information on any of these new possibilities or to apply to any of the newly revised program tracks, please email or call Dr. Bonnie Culver, (570) 592-7221, or write for information and/or apply:  www.wilkes.edu/mesa.  Deadline to apply is June 1, 2013!

Exhibition Dates: July 8 – 21, 2013
Entry Deadline: Thursday, May 30, 2013

Dacia Gallery invites emerging and established artists to submit artwork for an opportunity to have a Solo Exhibition in the Summer of 2013. We are looking for new talented artists to exhibit and to possibly represent as well. The gallery will advertise and promote the selected artist for the exhibition and host a formal Opening Reception for the exhibit, including an Artist Talk during the opening reception.

Accepted Artwork: Painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, photography, mixed media and illustration.

Dacia Gallery also offers artists opportunities to participate in Group Exhibitions for the 2013 season.

For more information and to apply please visit our website and follow the guidelines on the submission page: www.daciagallery.com

Workshops are FREE and open to students and community members. Seating is limited for each workshop, so reservations are recommended. Please call 602-787-6595 to reserve a seat at each workshop. Please visit the website for more detailed information.
http://www.paradisevalley.edu/fine-arts/theater-and-music-summer-workshops

For a full prospectus, visit our website at http://www.tubacarts.org
Exhibit: October 18 – November 17, 2013
Applications Open: June 1, 2013
Application Deadline: September 4, 2013

Awards:
Best of Show: $800
Award of Excellence: $500
Best Art Quilt: $300″
Award of Merit: $200
Honorable Mention: $100
Honorable Mention: $100

This is DAHT’s third annual celebration of National Dance Day called Arizona’s Got Dance! 2013!

One of the AGD13 events is a Showcase at Tempe Center for the Arts. The Showcase will be in the Theater on Saturday, July 20th, with a pre-show in the TCA Lobby before the Showcase begins. Dress Rehearsal will be on Thursday, July 18th.

DAHT is looking for 12 – 15 dance companies/individuals to represent the DIVERSITY and TALENT located in Arizona’s dance scenes. If you are interested in auditioning, here is the information you need to know:

(1) The auditions are digital ONLY. We accept DVD and online submissions.
(2) The audition fee is only $10 per submission, and you get the money back if you are picked to perform in the showcase!
(3) The auditions started on Monday, March 25th and end on Friday, May 31st (the post-mark date must be listed as May 31st or before if you are mailing DVDs).
(4) The performers will be announced by 5:00 PM on Monday, June 10th.
(5) The panel of judges is composed of anonymous qualified, professional, and unbiased dance professionals.
(6) Your submitted work must be COMPLETE.

For questions, please contact Artistic Director, J. Bouey, at boueybj@gmail.com

Complete submission guidelines can be found on the blog and on our website www.prescott.edu/alligatorjuniper.

All attending participants who register in advance will receive $5 off the Saturday Festival concert at Los Abrigados. To register in advance send an email to SedonaBluegrass@aol.com with “Workshop Registration” in the subject line.

For information visit www.SedonaBluegrassFestival.org or call 928.204.2415. Register before June 3.