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Von 4 bis 6 Uhr morgens ...
... war die kleine Maus schon im Garten unterwegs.
Und danach schnell unter die 75 Watt Glühlampe!
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French Leave by Anna Gavalda
It is no surprise that this novel became a bestseller in France, as it captures a moment like a bird in flight—that sunny moment of refusing to acknowledge the weight of cares and celebrating the silly, the mad, and the wild. We are led in this madcap adventure by the irrepressibly sassy Garance, who travels from Paris by car with her brother and his wife to a relative’s wedding. Travelling wearing her thong because her skirt was too tight or slathering depilatory cream on her legs in the car (“Where else can I do it?”), Garance narrates, giving us a view of her family and their lives.
‘French leave’ is a phrase meaning to take one’s leave suddenly, with no warning and without permission. And that is what a family trio does almost immediately after arriving at the wedding in Podunk-on-Indre. Suddenly deciding what they really wanted to do was to visit their brother in Tours, the siblings jump back in their car and race away to spend the day with each other, taking time to remember, laugh, love, and celebrate their bonds. Left behind were boring family obligations, spouses, painful responsibilities and what they enjoyed was joyous, rare, and life-sustaining.
Something really must be said about novels that actually celebrate the ties between siblings. How rare it is. This paean to family life caused me to wonder about the parents: what had they done (or not done) to make the children so loving to one another? Sure, the kids are different from one another. Older sister Lola is careful and cautious, while younger sister Garance is completely at ease with seeing how much she can get away with. But the two somehow feel as though they are enriched—nay--can’t live without each other’s influence. Simon and Vincent are likewise different as chalk and cheese, but the freedoms of one nutures the other. There is admiration, support, generosity, and a depth of sincerity displayed that is usually reserved for best friends.
This slim novel is just a weekend slice of life—but what a slice it is! This novel should be required reading for twenty-somethings on the cusp of discovering the "latter years" and those others who need the fizz put back in their drinks. Wonderful light summer fare.
This book counts towards the 2011 Europa Challenge. The Europa Challenge Blog: French Leave by Anna Gavalda
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TweetRules of Civility by Amor Towles
“Old times,” as my father used to say, ”if you’re not careful, they’ll gut you like a fish.”
Debut novelist Amor Towles has captured a moment in the life of a woman when she was up for grabs—emotionally, spiritually, physically.
1938. New York. Two twenty-something women from very different backgrounds meet in Mrs. Martingale’s boarding house located on the lower East Side of Manhattan. They party by their wits and their beauty for they have no money. Together on New Year’s Eve 1938, they run into Tinker Grey, a wealthy enigma who becomes part of their lives.
Lush, literate language channels the period: jazz saxophonists have a “semblance of rhythm and surfeit of sincerity;” Midwestern beauties are “starlight with limbs”; Indiana-born Eve Ross could be a “corn-fed fortune hunter or a millionairess on a tear.” Towles seems to really enjoy choosing words that express locales, movement, inflection. The language glitters, though the larger job—meaning—seemed to lack depth.
Spring turns to summer and when autumn comes, our narrator Kate has compressed the usual time it takes to develop a grown-up sensibility, and has evolved into someone cautious, calculating, focussed. There were moments in this novel when I discovered I didn’t admire nor even like these people very much. I had a sense of distance from events, and meeting our narrator years later didn't reassure me that she'd developed whatever character or grace her younger self had lacked.
This Books on Tape audiobook was performed by Rebecca Lowman with considerable skill. She may have made our narrator slightly colder than strictly necessary, but it was ably done.
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TweetMal wieder News zum Hasen :)
Heute hat er mich zum ersten mal mit lautem (!) Gepiepe begrüsst ♥
Er hat ein ganz zartes, zuckersüsses Stimmchen. Ich hab mich sehr gefreut, das ist ein Riesenfortschritt. Wildlinge und sehr scheue Katzen geben normalerweise keine Laute von sich, Katzen reden nur , wenn sie sich nicht bedroht fühlen. Er legt also Wert darauf, dass ich merke, dass er sich freut, wenn er mich sieht und das freut mich granatenmässig :)
Ich fühle mich gerade wie im 7. Himmel :D
Erst hat er tagelang lautlos gepiept, also zwar das Schnäbelchen sperrangelweit aufgerissen, aber es kam kein Ton raus. Und vorhin laut und deutlich "Miihiiiii". Juhu :D
Er ist immer noch jede Nacht super pünktlich, sobald bei uns vor dem Haus das Licht angeht, steht er parat.
Hach, mein Hasischatz. Ich freu mich so.
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Er hat ein ganz zartes, zuckersüsses Stimmchen. Ich hab mich sehr gefreut, das ist ein Riesenfortschritt. Wildlinge und sehr scheue Katzen geben normalerweise keine Laute von sich, Katzen reden nur , wenn sie sich nicht bedroht fühlen. Er legt also Wert darauf, dass ich merke, dass er sich freut, wenn er mich sieht und das freut mich granatenmässig :)
Ich fühle mich gerade wie im 7. Himmel :D
Erst hat er tagelang lautlos gepiept, also zwar das Schnäbelchen sperrangelweit aufgerissen, aber es kam kein Ton raus. Und vorhin laut und deutlich "Miihiiiii". Juhu :D
Er ist immer noch jede Nacht super pünktlich, sobald bei uns vor dem Haus das Licht angeht, steht er parat.
Hach, mein Hasischatz. Ich freu mich so.
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Arts Education Program
FY2012
Arts Education ProgramProgram Guidelines
Individuals may request up to $5,000
Organizations may request up to $30,000
Arts Education ProgramProgram Guidelines
Individuals may request up to $5,000
Organizations may request up to $30,000
NEW DEADLINE: Friday August 26, 2011 by 11:59 pm
Applicants may submit one AEP application per category each fiscal year
Arts Education Program DescriptionThe Arts Education Program (AEP) is designed to support organizations and individuals who
provide high-quality arts activities to youth in educational settings from early childhood through
high school. These programs or projects may include, but are not limited to: arts instruction, arts
integration, artist residences, in-school performances and/or public performances. Funding is
distributed in two categories: School-Based Programs and Community-Based Programs to
organizations and individuals that demonstrate a significant and positive impact on student
achievement.
provide high-quality arts activities to youth in educational settings from early childhood through
high school. These programs or projects may include, but are not limited to: arts instruction, arts
integration, artist residences, in-school performances and/or public performances. Funding is
distributed in two categories: School-Based Programs and Community-Based Programs to
organizations and individuals that demonstrate a significant and positive impact on student
achievement.
School-Based Programs take place during the traditional school day for students, whether in
classrooms or at an outside venue. Activities must directly benefit DC Public or Public Charter
School students, and directly connect to curricula standards and instructional programs
occurring at those schools. Evaluation criteria for School-Based Programs emphasize strong
curriculum-based design.
classrooms or at an outside venue. Activities must directly benefit DC Public or Public Charter
School students, and directly connect to curricula standards and instructional programs
occurring at those schools. Evaluation criteria for School-Based Programs emphasize strong
curriculum-based design.
Community-Based Programs take place outside of the traditional school day, such as at afterschool, weekend or summer programs or events. Programs may be associated with schools or community-based settings; however, priority will be given to activities that engage youth multiple times throughout the year.
• If requested activities have a primary focus involving children and youth, the applicant must request funds through the Arts Education Program;
• If requested activities have a primary focus involving public art installations, the applicant must request funds through the Public Art Building Communities program;
• Applicants with questions about either of these requirements are strongly encouraged to consult with a DCCAH staff member prior to applying to discuss the proper application category for the request.
• If requested activities have a primary focus involving public art installations, the applicant must request funds through the Public Art Building Communities program;
• Applicants with questions about either of these requirements are strongly encouraged to consult with a DCCAH staff member prior to applying to discuss the proper application category for the request.
AEP has a 1:1 cash matching requirement for organizations only. This is designed to assist an organization's fundraising by leveraging funding from additional sources. Neither in-kind services nor other DCCAH funds may be used to satisfy the matching requirement. Funds must be spent within DCCAHʼs FY2012 (October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012). Individuals are not required to match the grant award.
For more information, please email Carlyn Madden. Or call (202) 724-5613.
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Community Arts Grant
FY2012
Community Arts GrantProgram Guidelines
Individuals and Organizations may request up to $10,000
Community Arts GrantProgram Guidelines
Individuals and Organizations may request up to $10,000
NEW DEADLINE: Friday August 26, 2011 by 11:59 pm
Community Impact Grant Program DescriptionThe Community Arts Grant (CAG) provides support for small-scale projects to promote arts and humanities activities to a diverse range of communities in the District of Columbia. For DCCAH, “Community Arts” refers to artistic projects that impact District residents based on geographic location, common interests or shared identities. This grant program gives the applicant the opportunity to expand on its own definition of community.
Previous applicants to the Folk and Traditional Arts Program, Elders Learning through the Arts, Hip Hop Community Arts Program and Small Projects Program are recommended to apply to CAG.
Projects must have a total budget of less than $100,000. Eligible activities include, but are not
limited to: concerts, visual arts exhibitions, literary readings, and festivals that focus on dance, folk art, film, music, theater and other art forms.
limited to: concerts, visual arts exhibitions, literary readings, and festivals that focus on dance, folk art, film, music, theater and other art forms.
• If requested activities have a primary focus involving children and youth, the applicant must request funds through the Arts Education Program;
• If requested activities have a primary focus involving permanent public art installations, the applicant must request funds through the Public Art Building Communities program;
• Applicants with questions about either of these requirements are strongly encouraged to consult with a DCCAH staff member prior to applying to discuss the proper application category for the request.
• If requested activities have a primary focus involving permanent public art installations, the applicant must request funds through the Public Art Building Communities program;
• Applicants with questions about either of these requirements are strongly encouraged to consult with a DCCAH staff member prior to applying to discuss the proper application category for the request.
Organizations applying to the Community Arts Grant have a 1:1 cash matching requirement. This is designed to assist an organizationʼs fundraising by leveraging funding from additional sources.Neither in-kind services nor other DCCAH funds may be used to satisfy the matching requirement. Funds must be spent within DCCAHʼs FY2012 (October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012). Individuals are not required to match grant funds.
For more information, please email Steven Mazzola or call (202) 724-5613.
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Cultural Facilities Projects
FY2012
Cultural Facilities ProjectsProgram Guidelines
Organizations may apply for up to $100,000
Deadline: August 31, 2011 by 11:59 PM
Applicants may submit one CFP application per fiscal year
Cultural Facilities ProjectsProgram Guidelines
Organizations may apply for up to $100,000
Deadline: August 31, 2011 by 11:59 PM
Applicants may submit one CFP application per fiscal year
Cultural Facilities Program DescriptionThe Cultural Facilities Projects (CFP) offers capital funds to help defray costs related to the improvement, expansion and rehabilitation of existing buildings owned or leased by nonprofit cultural institutions. The types of facilities involved may include, but are not limited to museums, galleries, theaters, offices, arts storage/conservation space, film exhibition space, studios and historic buildings. Examples of funded projects include roof replacement, HVAC updates, installation of handicapped accessible bathrooms, theatrical lighting and sound updates, specialized flooring installation, upgrades to fire safety systems, façade restoration, elevator installation and electrical and advanced networks wiring.
Applicants may submit one CFP application per fiscal year.
Funding PrioritiesApplicants should carefully evaluate their projects in the context of the following priorities before submitting application:
• Projects that demonstrate the readiness to undertake proposed project within the prescribed grant period.
• Projects that improve, expand, or rehabilitate buildings to provide for handicapped accessibility.
• Projects that increase and assure public access to the arts.
• Projects that address known health and safety deficiencies.
• Projects that reduce the organization's operating costs.
• Project that create or improve access to facilities for working artists.
• Projects that demonstrate the readiness to undertake proposed project within the prescribed grant period.
• Projects that improve, expand, or rehabilitate buildings to provide for handicapped accessibility.
• Projects that increase and assure public access to the arts.
• Projects that address known health and safety deficiencies.
• Projects that reduce the organization's operating costs.
• Project that create or improve access to facilities for working artists.
The Cultural Facilities Program has a 1:1 cash matching requirement, designed to assist an organization's fundraising by leveraging additional funding from other sources. Neither in-kind services nor other DCCAH funds may be used to satisfy the matching requirement. Funds must be spent within the fiscal year 2012 (October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012).
For more information, please email Deirdre Ehlen or call (202) 724-5613.
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East of the River
FY2012
East of the RiverProgram Guidelines
Organizations may apply for up to $25,000
Deadline: September 1, 2011 by 11:59 PM
Applicants may submit one EOR applications per fiscal year
East of the RiverProgram Guidelines
Organizations may apply for up to $25,000
Deadline: September 1, 2011 by 11:59 PM
Applicants may submit one EOR applications per fiscal year
East of the River Program Description
The East of the River Program (EOR) provides access to high-quality arts and humanities
experiences for DC residents who live east of the Anacostia River. Activities may be programs
or projects that include, but are not limited to, dance, design, folk and traditional arts, literature,
media arts, music, theater, and visual arts. Funding may be used to support salaries and
operational costs directly related to the described East of the River activities.
experiences for DC residents who live east of the Anacostia River. Activities may be programs
or projects that include, but are not limited to, dance, design, folk and traditional arts, literature,
media arts, music, theater, and visual arts. Funding may be used to support salaries and
operational costs directly related to the described East of the River activities.
Priority will be given to organizations with a principal place of business in Wards 7 or 8.
• If requested activities have a primary focus involving permanent public art installations, the applicant must request funds through the Public Art Building Communities program;
• Applicants with questions about these requirements are strongly encouraged to consult with a DCCAH staff member prior to applying to discuss the proper application category for the request.
• Applicants with questions about these requirements are strongly encouraged to consult with a DCCAH staff member prior to applying to discuss the proper application category for the request.
The East of the River Program does not require matching funds. Funds must be spent within DCCAHʼs FY2012 (October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012).The program is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts to increase access for underserved communities.
For more information, please email Ebony Blanks or call (202) 724-5613.
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Festivals and City Arts Projects
FY2012
Festivals and City Arts ProjectsProgram Guidelines
Organizations may request up to $50,000
Festivals and City Arts ProjectsProgram Guidelines
Organizations may request up to $50,000
NEW DEADLINE: Friday August 26, 2011 by 11:59 pm
Applicants may submit two Festivals and City Arts Projects applications per fiscal year
Festivals and City Arts Projects DescriptionThe Festivals and City Arts Projects (FCAP) provides support for large-scale projects to promote arts and humanities activities to a diverse range of communities in the District of Columbia. These projects must have a total budget of $100,000 or more. Funding is distributed in two categories: Festivals and City Arts Projects. Eligible activities include, but are not limited to: concerts, visual arts exhibitions, literary readings, and festivals that focus on dance, folk art, film, music, theater or other art forms.
• If requested activities have a primary focus involving children and youth, the applicant must request funds through the Arts Education Program;
• If requested activities have a primary focus involving permanent public art installations, the applicant must request funds through the Public Art Building Communities program;
• Applicants with questions about either of these requirements are strongly encouraged to consult with a DCCAH staff member prior to applying to discuss the proper application category for the request.
• If requested activities have a primary focus involving permanent public art installations, the applicant must request funds through the Public Art Building Communities program;
• Applicants with questions about either of these requirements are strongly encouraged to consult with a DCCAH staff member prior to applying to discuss the proper application category for the request.
Festivals and City Arts Projects has a 1:1 cash matching requirement, designed to assist an
organizationʼs fundraising by leveraging funding from additional sources. Neither in-kind
services nor other DCCAH funds may be used to satisfy the matching requirement. Funds must
be spent within DCCAHʼs FY2012 (October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012).
organizationʼs fundraising by leveraging funding from additional sources. Neither in-kind
services nor other DCCAH funds may be used to satisfy the matching requirement. Funds must
be spent within DCCAHʼs FY2012 (October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012).
For more information, please email Steven Mazzola or call (202) 724-5613.
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Grants-In-Aid
FY2012
Grants-In-AidProgram Guidelines
Organizations may apply for up to $50,000
Deadline: August 30, 2011 by 11:59 PM
Applicants may submit one GIA application per fiscal year
Grants-In-AidProgram Guidelines
Organizations may apply for up to $50,000
Deadline: August 30, 2011 by 11:59 PM
Applicants may submit one GIA application per fiscal year
Grants-In-Aid Program DescriptionGrants-In-Aid (GIA) is available to arts and humanities organizations whose primary function is
exhibition, presentation or training in the arts and humanities. GIA offers general operating
support to organizations specializing in the following areas: dance, design, folk and traditional
arts, literature, media arts, music, theater, and visual arts.
exhibition, presentation or training in the arts and humanities. GIA offers general operating
support to organizations specializing in the following areas: dance, design, folk and traditional
arts, literature, media arts, music, theater, and visual arts.
Organizations that have been eligible to receive funds from the National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs Program in FY2011 are now eligible to apply for FY2012 Grants-in-Aid funding.
Grants-In-Aid has a 1:1 cash matching requirement, designed to assist an organization's fundraising by leveraging funding from additional sources. Neither in-kind services nor other DCCAH funds may be used to satisfy the matching requirement. Funds must be spent within DCCAH's FY2012 (October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012).
For more information, please email Ebony Blanks or call (202) 724-5613.
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Individual Artist Grants
FY2012
Individual Artist GrantsProgram Guidelines
Individuals may request up to $5,000
Deadline: August 29, 2011 by 11:59 PM
Applicants may submit one Individual Artist Grant application per fiscal year
Individual Artist GrantsProgram Guidelines
Individuals may request up to $5,000
Deadline: August 29, 2011 by 11:59 PM
Applicants may submit one Individual Artist Grant application per fiscal year
Individual Artist Grant Program DescriptionThe Individual Artists Grant (IAG) is designed to support the creation and/or presentation of
innovative arts projects closely related to the development of an individual artist's professional
career. This grant recognizes the impact of individual artists throughout the District of Columbia
and supports the vitality that those artists bring to the community.
innovative arts projects closely related to the development of an individual artist's professional
career. This grant recognizes the impact of individual artists throughout the District of Columbia
and supports the vitality that those artists bring to the community.
Artistic disciplines may include, but are not limited to, dance, design, folk and traditional arts,
literature, media arts, music, theater, and visual arts, as well as other emerging and
experimental fields and cross-disciplinary mediums.
literature, media arts, music, theater, and visual arts, as well as other emerging and
experimental fields and cross-disciplinary mediums.
Previous applicants to the Artist Fellowship Program and Young Artist Program are
recommended to apply to IAG.
recommended to apply to IAG.
NOTE: Recipients of FY11 Artist Fellowship Program (AFP) grants in Visual and Media Arts are not eligible to apply to the FY12 Individual Artist Grant. These FY11 grant recipients will be eligible to apply for the Individual Artist Grant in FY13. We encourage FY11 AFP recipients to apply to the FY12 Community Artist Grant.
• If requested activities have a primary focus involving children and youth, the applicant must request funds through the Arts Education Program;
• If requested activities have a primary focus involving permanent public art installations, the applicant must request funds through the Public Art Building Communities program;
• Applicants with questions about either of these requirements are strongly encouraged to consult with a DCCAH staff member prior to applying to discuss the proper application category for the request.
• If requested activities have a primary focus involving permanent public art installations, the applicant must request funds through the Public Art Building Communities program;
• Applicants with questions about either of these requirements are strongly encouraged to consult with a DCCAH staff member prior to applying to discuss the proper application category for the request.
Individual Artist Grants has no cash matching requirement. All project funds must be spent
within DCCAHʼs FY2012 (October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012).
within DCCAHʼs FY2012 (October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012).
For more information, please email Moshe Adams or call (202) 724-5613.
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Public Art Building Communities
FY2012
Public Art Building CommunitiesProgram Guidelines
Individuals may apply for up to $50,000
Organizations may apply for up to $100,000
Deadline: PABC has rolling deadline throughout FY2012
Public Art Building CommunitiesProgram Guidelines
Individuals may apply for up to $50,000
Organizations may apply for up to $100,000
Deadline: PABC has rolling deadline throughout FY2012
Public Art Building Communities Description
The Public Art Building Communities grant (PABC) is available to individual artists and organizations to create and install permanent or temporary public artwork that enhances District neighborhoods. Eligible projects include, but are not limited to: sculpture, mosaics, artistic streetscape improvements, murals, paving patterns, video installations, custom benches, stained glass windows, artistic gates and railing, etc. Funding is available for all fees associated with the design, fabrication and installation of the artwork(s) including: artist fees, materials, insurance, engineering, shipping, fabrication and installation services, permits, copyright registration, and photographic documentation. Projects must have a lifespan of at least five (5) years.
The Public Art Building Communities grant (PABC) is available to individual artists and organizations to create and install permanent or temporary public artwork that enhances District neighborhoods. Eligible projects include, but are not limited to: sculpture, mosaics, artistic streetscape improvements, murals, paving patterns, video installations, custom benches, stained glass windows, artistic gates and railing, etc. Funding is available for all fees associated with the design, fabrication and installation of the artwork(s) including: artist fees, materials, insurance, engineering, shipping, fabrication and installation services, permits, copyright registration, and photographic documentation. Projects must have a lifespan of at least five (5) years.
Applicants may submit up to two (2) PABC applications per fiscal year.
Organizations are required to have a 1:1 cash matching requirement, designed to assist an organization's fundraising by leveraging funding from additional sources. Neither in-kind services nor other federal or local government funds may be used to satisfy the matching requirement. Funds must be spent within DCCAHʼs FY 2012 (October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012). Individual applicants are not required to match grant funds.
For more information, please email Deirdre Ehlen or call (202) 724-5613.
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UPSTART Program
FY2012
UPSTART ProgramApplication Questions
Organizations may apply for up to $100,000, average grant size is $50,000
UPSTART ProgramApplication Questions
Organizations may apply for up to $100,000, average grant size is $50,000
NEW DEADLINE:Friday August 26, 2011 by 11:59 pm
Applicants may submit one UPSTART application per fiscal year
The UPSTART Program is the signature capacity building program of the DC Commission on
the Arts and Humanities. UPSTART is designed to support arts organizations with intensive
technical assistance through consulting and funding for core administrative systems, leadership
development and operating reserves. Projects funded through UPSTART may include
consulting services for information technology, communications or fundraising strategy,
organizational development, executive coaching, financial management, strategic planning, and
governance.
the Arts and Humanities. UPSTART is designed to support arts organizations with intensive
technical assistance through consulting and funding for core administrative systems, leadership
development and operating reserves. Projects funded through UPSTART may include
consulting services for information technology, communications or fundraising strategy,
organizational development, executive coaching, financial management, strategic planning, and
governance.
UPSTART assists established arts and humanities nonprofit organizations with significant
programmatic functions that face operational and infrastructure challenges and financial
limitations that prevent organizational and programmatic sustainability.
programmatic functions that face operational and infrastructure challenges and financial
limitations that prevent organizational and programmatic sustainability.
In FY 2012, there are two major changes to the UPSTART program. Currently, organizations with current budgets under $1.5 million are eligible to apply. In addition, past recipients of UPSTART grants are eligible to reapply.
A maximum of six applicants will be selected. Of the six applicants, no more than two applicants will be past recipients of the UPSTART program grant.
The UPSTART Program has the following components:
• An organizational assessment by UPSTART program consultants;
• Development and implementation of an organizational work plan with goals and milestones to be approved by DCCAH;
• Expenditure of funds based on meeting milestones and work plan objectives;
• Establishment or expansion of an operating reserve fund;
• Peer networking meetings;
• Preparation of interim and final work plan updates reports, and
• Preparation of a final report by completing forms 804 and 805
• Development and implementation of an organizational work plan with goals and milestones to be approved by DCCAH;
• Expenditure of funds based on meeting milestones and work plan objectives;
• Establishment or expansion of an operating reserve fund;
• Peer networking meetings;
• Preparation of interim and final work plan updates reports, and
• Preparation of a final report by completing forms 804 and 805
For more information, please email Carlyn Madden or call (202) 724-5613.
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Art Bank
Currently there are over 2,500 artworks in the Art Bank Collection, installed in more than 150 District Government agencies. An open call is initiated each year to invite local artists to submit artwork for consideration of purchase into the collection, providing the selected artists with financial and professional benefits. A selection committee is formed to review prospective works and to make final selections of all new acquisitions. Once purchased, the artwork is documented, framed and installed in public areas of District government agencies, improving the environment in public facilities for District employees and residents alike.
The DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities (DCCAH) is seeking to purchase two and three-dimensional works of art including, but not limited to, prints, drawings, mixed media compositions, paintings, photographs, ceramics, and moveable sculptures to be included in the Art Bank Collection. We also strongly encourage submissions by video artists and other technological innovators as we look to expand the Art Bank Collection to include more diverse and dynamic forms of contemporary art. Representational, conceptual, and abstract works will be equally considered.
This year, the Art Bank application process will be done entirely online. Please follow dcarts.slideroom.com to find the Art Bank 2011 Call to Artists. In order to access the application, all applicants will first be prompted to create a SlideRoom account, at no cost. Once logged into their new account, each applicant artist will be allowed to submit up to ten labeled images to be considered for acquisition into the Art Bank. All artwork submitted must be available for purchase upon submission and must be created with archival materials. Work shall not exceed 96" in any direction or 100lbs in weight.
In addition to ten images of prospective artwork,
a completed online application will include:
• An artist statement
• A current CV or resume
• An image list of all works submitted, in the order of submission
a completed online application will include:
• An artist statement
• A current CV or resume
• An image list of all works submitted, in the order of submission
ARTIST ELIGIBILITY:
This call is open to all artists who reside or maintain studio space in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. However, preference will be given to District residents.
This call is open to all artists who reside or maintain studio space in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. However, preference will be given to District residents.
DEADLINES:
FRIDAY | SEP 30 | 11:59PMfor submission
FRIDAY | SEP 30 | 11:59PMfor submission
Tuesday, October 11: Preliminary selections made from image entries.
Week of October 17-21: Artists required to drop off artwork for viewing per notification.
Monday, October 24: Final selections made.
Monday, October 31: Artists required to pick up works that are not accepted.
Week of October 17-21: Artists required to drop off artwork for viewing per notification.
Monday, October 24: Final selections made.
Monday, October 31: Artists required to pick up works that are not accepted.
For More Information, contact Zoma Wallace, Curator and Art Collections Manager
of DCCAH at Zoma.Wallace@dc.gov or 202.724.5613
of DCCAH at Zoma.Wallace@dc.gov or 202.724.5613