Posts from ‘Arts Funding & Grants’
Art Fair! Public Art! Western Visions Art!
A wee behind. Hectic week. Apologies, all! Things have been down, but once a gal is up again, everything good in the world looks even better!
Hey, maybe you didn’t even notice, because everyone is so darn busy! Â Many good things happening in the Arts!
1: Art Fair Jackson Hole happening again this weekend, starting today! Â Runs through Sunday. Â I think the Art Association still needs volunteers, drop Steph Fellows a line at steph@artassociation.org, or call her cell phone: Â 303-250-3508. I’m volunteering Saturday, 3:30-6:00 p.m. Â See you there!
2: Exact wording from J.H. Public Art Initiative press materials reads:
TOWN COUNCIL APPROVES OPEN AIR EXHIBITION! Â ”Imagine discovering the art of our day on Snow King, in Town or on Pearl Street, free and accessible to all people! The Mayor and Town Council granted permission to the Public Art Initiative to host an exhibition of museum quality work in public space. Artwork will be professionally curated and changes every 18 months. The Town will provide staff support and assistance insuring the art located on public property. We hope to start this program next summer”.
AND…also verbatim:
PUBLIC ART ADMINISTERSÂ 3 NEW PROJECTS!
John Frechette: Bison and Grizzly DNA at the new Home Ranch Building designed by Carney Logan and Burke Architects. Budget $27,000. Funding Town of Jackson. Installation: Fall 2011
– Spring 2012.
Ben Roth: Six custom animal bike racks at the National Musuem of Wildlife Art inspired from the collection. Budget: $7500, Funding: Teton County, Community Pathways and National Museum of Wildlife Art. Installation: Fall 2011.
Don Rambadt: A three part installation for the retaining walls framing the Highway 89 pathway underpass announcing the Museum’s sculpture trail. Budget: $25,000, Funding: Teton County and Community Pathways. Installation: Fall 2011 and Spring 2012.
3: The National Museum of Wildlife Art is really gearing up for 2011′s Western Visions Miniatures and More Show & Sale. The J.H. Fall Arts Festival is soooo close!
Straight from the Museum:
“2011 Western Visions scheduled events include the Sketch Show & Sale and Original Prints Show & Sale, Aug. 20 – Sept. 25; and Palates & Palettes, with mini-quesadillas and margaritas accompanying the art on view, Sept. 9. The Jewelry and Artisan Luncheon takes place Sept. 14, with the 24th Annual Wild West Artist Party offering live music and meet-the-artist opps the evening of Sept. 15. Start placing your bids Sept. 3 for the drawing during the big event, the 24th Annual
Miniatures and More Show & Sale, Sept. 16. And on Sept. 28, a coffee-in-the-gallery Art A’ Brewin’ event allows a final chance to browse works still available for sale.”
Find out all you need to know about Western Visions by visiting www.wildlifeart.org, or contacting Western Visions’ superb co-ordinator, Jennifer Lee, at 307.732.5412. An online catalog aids long-distance participation, and the Museum has addes a “streamlined digital bidding system.” Â Cool stuff!
The Cultural Council of Jackson Hole currently has all 2011-2012 Arts for All grant applications available. Arts and culture organizations, as well as individual artists, are eligible.
The Cultural Council’s Alissa Davies notes that the program “distributes social service tax dollars from the Town of Jackson and Teton County for arts education, producing and presenting opportunities, and public projects by individual artists that have a strong community benefit.” Â Up to $6,000 in monies can be awarded, but all grants must be matched 1:1 or more by applicants. Grants are cash.
Applications are due by June 1, 2011, and late applications will not be accepted. Any organizations receiving public funds from the Town of Jackson or Teton County are not eligible.
For full details, visit www.culturalcounciljh.org. Contact Alissa Davies at 307.690.4757 or  email culturalcounciljh@gmail.com.
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On April 27, 2011, Americans for the Arts hosted complimentary access to Transitioning into the Arts Sector in this Economy, a webinar for those
seeking jobs in the arts sector. Â I believe these webinars are free to those already registered in the American for the Arts Job Bank, so check their home website for details.
Americans for the Arts notes that their webinars are  ”geared toward those who are new to the nonprofit arts field and want to learn how to make their resumes and cover letters stand out.” The non-profit says their jobs links will help job searchers “discover what executives are looking for when hiring for open positions, and what to highlight if you’re transitioning from another industry.” Question and answer sessions are offered after the webinars.
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A quadruple opening this Friday night, May 6, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Art Association:
- Y.A.R.D. Art Year 10 – “Works created by this year’s YARD (Young Artists Revolutionary Designs) Art students feature repurposed furniture made from recycled items in collaboration with the Habitat Restore. Their creativity knows no bounds – come see what these talented students in the YARD High School outreach program have created over the course of the schoolyear with instructors Sam Dowd, Javier Baez Armenta and Ben Carlson.”  On exhibition at the Artspace Main Gallery through May 23, 2011.
- Y.A.R.D. Art Alumni & Instructors – celebrate a decade of Y.A.R.D. with former students & teachers–Artspace Loft Gallery, on display through May 23, 2011.
- Figures: Eliot Goss at the Art Association – “A collection of ink wash drawings” by painter and architect Eliot Goss – Artspace Conference Gallery – on display through May 27, 2011.
- On the Other Side: Teton Mudpots and Driggs Clay Group Collaborative Ceramics Exhibition – Artspace Lobby Gallery – on display through May 27, 2011
