Call for Entries
These notices, listed chronologically by due date, are provided as a service to the sponsoring organizations. Placement herein should not be considered endorsement of or promotion by the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council.Lanesboro Residency Program
June 30 Application Deadline
Artists are invited to apply for a residency with the Lanesboro Residency Program. Applications are due annually on June 30 (postmark and online submission deadline) for residencies scheduled November 1 – May 31. The Lanesboro Residency Program provides an opportunity for emerging artists to create new work and explore new ideas while engaging with the community through their artwork. Through 2-week and 4-week residencies, the program offers artists lodging, studio space, project/community facilitation, a stipend of between $500-$2500, and the time and space to focus solely on their art. As a component of each residency, artists spend time providing opportunities for learning, dialog and enrichment within the community. Lanesboro Arts Center supports two to four Residencies each year.
The Lanesboro Residency Program has benefited 36 artists since its inception in 2001, ranging in media from painting, music, iron sculpture, ceramic tile sculpture, literary arts, photography, video, and fiber arts. To apply, artists will submit a completed applicant information page, resume, residency project proposal including community outreach aspect, work samples, and a letter of recommendation. Applications are reviewed by a panel of Lanesboro Arts Center staff, working artists and community representatives. Successful applications will address the following criteria: 1) Quality of the work samples submitted (made within the past 3 years), and pertinence to the proposed project. 2) Value of the proposed project to the artist’s career and to the community. 3) Creativity and innovation of integrating art into the community. 4) Ability to accomplish the project outlined in the time requested. Application forms and instructions can be downloaded from the Lanesboro Arts Center website. Contact Lanesboro Arts Center for more information or to receive an application in the mail: 507-467-2446 / info@lanesboroarts.org.
The Lanesboro Residency Program is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund. With year-round programming, Lanesboro Arts Center is a professional, not-for-profit organization that serves as a catalyst for artistic excellence and educational development in providing diverse art experiences for people of all ages.
Call for Proposals
Performing Arts Management Today
The International Conference on Performing Arts Management Today will be held at the Retzhof Castle Educational Institute in Leitring bei Leibnitz, Austria December 17-21, 2013. This professional conference is open to arts managers, arts administrators, arts management educators and consultants, arts entrepreneurs, fundraisers, producers, arts agents and talent managers working in various artistic disciplines from all over the world interested in the research of topical questions and processes in contemporary performing arts administration and training. The conference working lnaguage is English. You are welcome to take part in the conference as a speaker, presenter, participant or observer. At the moment the conference is accepting presentation proposals. Click for submission guidelines and practical details.
Color Downtown (Rochester)
various projects w/varied deadlines
The Rochester Downtown Alliance has launched Color Downtown! The Downtown Cultural Initative, a committee that focuses on utilizing the Rochester community’s art and cultural assets in creating a vibrant, unique downtown that has a strong, diversified base for economic prosperity. Review the proposals and Web site for details.
Ford Foundation Space for Change
Planning & Pre-Development Grants
Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC) is a ten-year national initiative to improve artists’ ability to make work, build social capital, and contribute to democratic values. LINC’s work focuses on six major themes of support for artists: demand and markets, direct support and validation, artist space, health insurance and health care, and training and professional development. 501(c)(3) organizations that directly serve both artists and communities are invited to apply for planning and pre-development grants on a rolling basis. Learn more at www.LINCnet.net.
