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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
The tide rolls out, the tide comes back in.
Lots of closings around town lately, and people moving on.  So sad.  But there is new growth as well, buds of activity and new operating models.  Two new galleries are opening; one, Heather James, I’ve mentioned and will write more about soon.
The other is a gallery with good potential for locals:Â MADE. (Brilliant name!)Â It opens soon, in Gaslight Alley, just down from Valley Books and Brookover Photography, across the alley from Crazy Horse Native American Jewelry and next door to Bet the Ranch.
MADE’s proprietor is John Frechette, owner of Strapped, his own line of belt buckles fashioned from colorful, translucent fused glass. Frechette plans to load up the shop with handmade “products from around the country.” I take that to mean his goods are manufactured in America.
Frechette’s space will be home to Strappedglass.com. It will also be a new venue for local artists, with space dedicated to local work. Frechette plans 
to feature local artists on a rotating basis, spotlighting products for week-long intervals during peak tourist seasons. Artist “weeks” begin Thursdays and end the following Wednesday. Opening night parties happen on Thursdays too.  Frechette says it’s mandatory for artists to attend their own opening nights, but they are not required to be on premises for the full week.
Artists need to apply to Frechette to be considered.  Those who are scheduled pay $175 rent for the week, and all sale proceeds go directly to the artist; no commission is paid to MADE.  The fee also pays for opening night refreshments, e-invites and flyers advertising the event. Extra ads beyond what MADE supplies are at the expense of the artist.
Interested? Contact Frechette by emailing him:  info@strappedbelts.com. Provide the following information: Name, Business Name, Website, Mailing address, Phone, email, estimated number of invitees for your opening night, and your first three choices for an exhibition week.
Hurry, because as you might imagine, slots are filling fast.
A phone number has also been supplied:Â Â 307.690.9019
At this writing, May 20-27 is the first available artist exhibition week; Frechette has dates available into September, 2010.
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The Cultural Council of Jackson Hole has announced that 2010 Arts for All grant applications are currently available.  The Cultural Council is a non-profit arts organization that “strives to bring together arts and cultural organizations that are supporting the communication, collaboration, and promotion of cultural life in our valley…”  The Council administers the program.
Grants are available to both arts and culture organizations and individual artists.  All!
Potential grant awards are generous. Up to $6,000 may be awarded to either an individual or a group, but all grants must be matched 1:1 by the applicant.  Arts for All distributes social service tax dollars from the Town of Jackson and Teton County for arts education, says the Cultural Council’s Alissa Davies. The program’s mission includes “producing and presenting opportunities and public projects by artists that have a strong community benefit.”
Completed applications are due by June 1, 2010; there are no exceptions for late applicants.
Davies notes that no support will be provided to organizations already receiving public support from Town or County funds. Arts for All funds are allocated to the Cultural Council at the discretion of the Jackson Town Council and the Teton County Board of Commissioners.
Davies emphasizes that there are no guarantees elected officials will fund beyond this cycle.
For more information about the Arts for All program, to receive an application and guidelines, or for information about the Cultural Council, please contact Alissa Davies at 307.690.4757, or email culturalcounciljh@gmail.com.
Artists “…need gallery owners who have the courage to show…art that most searchingly investigates our sensibilities and souls.”
