2008 NALAC Leadership Institute Deadline Friday, May 21, 2008
Attention NALAC Members!
Don’t miss the opportunity to apply for the 2008 NALAC Leadership Institute, which takes place in San Antonio, Texas, from July 14-19, 2008. The NALAC Leadership Institute is the premier professional development program for the Latino arts field, providing invaluable administrative skills and leadership training to the next generation of Latino arts leaders. The deadline to apply for this year’s training is Friday, May 21, 2008.
Now in its 8th year, the NALAC Leadership Institute brings emerging Latino artists and key staff of community based Latino arts and cultural organizations from across the nation for intensive training in nonprofit arts management and leadership development. Fifteen to twenty applicants are selected to attend each year.
The NALAC Leadership Institute has created a powerful national network of Latino arts leaders, whose creative intellect is shaping the future of Latino arts and culture. The application for the NALAC Leadership Institute is short and straightforward and is available online at www.nalac.org
The NALAC Leadership Institute training includes instruction in such areas as:
Fundraising and Grant Writing
Capacity Building
Audience Development
Outreach & Publicity
New Technologies
Trends in Philanthropy
Leadership Transition
Case Study Reviews
The NALAC Leadership Institute also provides the unique opportunity to meet and network with peers from around the country working in every artistic discipline.
Past Leadership Institute instructors and presenters have included Rosalba Rolon (Pregones Theater), Abel Lopez (GALA Theatre), Maribel Alvarez (The Southwest Center), Anthony J. Garcia (El Centro Su Teatro), Jesse Borrego (Actor), Tomas Ybarra Frausto (independent scholar) and John Phillip Santos (Writer/Filmmaker).
The deadline to apply for the Institute is Friday, May 21, 2008. Detailed information and the online application form are available at www.nalac.org
For more information, please call 210-432-3982 or email info@nalac.org
The NALAC Leadership institute is made possible with support from the National Endowment for the Arts; Our Lady of the Lake University; Southwest Airlines; the MetLife Foundation; Texas Commission on the Arts; City of San Antonio Office of Cultural Affairs, NALAC members, individual donors and volunteers.
Call to Artists
Works for Purchase
Kay-Lochausen Fine Art Gallery
705 Texas Ave
El Paso Texas 79902
(915) 637-1500
GKLochausen@aol.com
Kay-Lochausen Fine Art Gallery is seeking contemporary art for a local project. Only paintings and wall art / sculpture at this time. (This could change as construction on the project continues, and open the door to floor sculpture and other mediums.)
Pieces excepted will be purchased at a price determined by the artist and myself. Samples (photos) of works accepted in other cities are available to view at Kay-Lochausen Fine Art Gallery located inside Under the Sun Studios/Forum Studios located at 705 Texas Ave. The color scheme is also available to see. The dominant colors in the Phase I area of the building are maroon, gold, sage green, and pale (metallic) blue.
There is not a limit on size. Large pieces are welcome! Diptychs and triptychs are highly desired. (Hint) In the first phase of the selection It is expected horizontal and triptychs will be choosen. Works incorporating metal leafing are also highly desirable.
There is not a fee to submit. If your piece is selected, there will be a handling fee to move the works from the gallery to establishment. (This will be minimal - and determined by the Interior Design Firm in charge.) The artist may also move the piece personally during designated times.
This project will be done in phases. If your piece is not accepted in the initial phase - your work may be tagged for review in the following 3 phases of the building. This opportunity is open to artists in a 200 mile radius to include El Paso, Juarez, New Mexico.
In this project contemporary includes: Abstract and abstract impressionism, Minimalism, Pop and Color Field. Representational of our area is welcome - just not traditional landscapes in this phase.
Clean shapes and lines, nothing political or personal in nature, as these will be in a well traveled public forum.
Initial submissions may be made via email to GKLochausen@aol.com. Please feel free to call with any questions. Submissions are welcome immediately.
Visual artists!
Think you’re the best in town?
Enter the 5th Annual What’s Up Best of the Best
The category for best artist is up for a public vote at the What’s Up Dig (May 14, details to be announced), the official voting party for the Best of the Best. For the second year, artists can submit a sample of their work so voters can check it out – on the spot – before they cast their ballots.
Guidelines to Submit:
You will need to provide What’s Up with a high-resolution (300 dpi) photo of your artwork by May 2, 2008.
You can drop off the image on a CD at our office:
Attn: What’s Up – Best Artist
120 Porfirio Diaz (79902)
Or e-mail it to editor@whatsuppub.com if it’s under 5 MB.
Please include your name, phone number, and the title of your work and its original media.
We will print out the image in color on a 11x17 sheet for display at the What’s Up Dig. We will include your name, the artwork’s title and the original media.
The Best Artist category will be a write-in category on the ballot; voters can write in whichever artist they believe to be best. You don’t have to submit a sample to be included in the vote; however, it’s the only way to expose your work to Best Of voters.
The winner’s piece will be profiled in What’s Up’s Best of the Best issue July 16.
Young Ambassadors gives students the opportunity to come to Washington for 1 week and meet artists, curators, researchers and other professionals in the arts/culture field. Upon completion of the seminar, they are placed in cultural organizations in designated areas throughout the country for a paid, 4-week internship. The link to the on-line application is below along with contact information. Please help us spread the word!
If you have any questions or need further information, please contact Emily Key at 202.633.1268 or by email at keye@si.edu
Visual Artist Call by Dr. Pepper for Latino artists, ages 18-34. Selected artist receives cash prize and possibly will have work on Dr. Pepper can. Guidelines listed on this link: http://www.drpeppersabrosura.com/
Entries accepted for the Hunting Art Prize for established, emerging, and amateur visual artists throughout Texas for a $50,000 award http://www.huntingartprize.com/
